PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ting Yan Wang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei East (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Wang might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Minority - Green Day. East is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by AC/DC - Highway To Hell . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Yan Wang
vs
East

185 cm
24
195 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

181 cm
28
201 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ting Yan Wang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrei East!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Igor Prikhodko and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wang lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wang thows a body shot but no joy.
East fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wang avoids it really well and circles away.
Wang throws a one two combo.
Wang throws a right and a left that both miss.

East takes the fight into the clinch.
Wang is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
East has Wang pressed against the cage, preventing Wang from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wang wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wang wants to get back to striking at distance but East won't allow it.

Wang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wang throws a looping overhand right but East ducks down to avoid it.
Wang works East's body with a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang throws out a loose jab but East uses good head movement to avoid it.
East misses with a lunging right hand
and Wang counters with a stiff right hand.
Wang thows a body shot but no joy.

East manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Wang on his heels. He'll look to pass Wang's guard now, I'm sure.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Wang keeping moving, preventing East from controlling successfully.
East sitting in guard here, content to control.
East with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wang is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
East is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
East is in close to Wang's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wang wants to stand up but East is controlling him.

Wang is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. East is aware though and is defending well.
East has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
East stopping the sweep attempt from Wang.
East stops Wang from standing up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
East controlling from the top position.
Wang bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in East's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang trying to control the position from guard on top but East is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wang trying to stand up but can't free himself from East's guard.
East has Wang pulled in close to control his posture.
Wang preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
East pulls Wang in close to prevent any damage.
Wang trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ting Yan Wang wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Wang scores with a hook.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! East crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Wang - the referee stops the clock and East gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Wang. East manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wang connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wang pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wang misses with a right hand

and East counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wang wants to stand up but East is controlling him.
East looking to sit in guard and control but Wang gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
East keeping full guard, as Wang tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ting Yan Wang dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Wang takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wang misses with a straight right.
Wang scores with a jab to the body.
Wang misses with a straight right.
Wang slips a jab and a cross from East.
East tries to land a leg kick but Wang saw it coming and moves away.
A combination from Wang does no damage.
Wang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
East steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wang.

East feints and as Wang raises his hands in defense, East changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
East is working Wang over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang keeping moving, preventing East from controlling successfully.
East throwing strikes but missing.
East is stalling in the full guard.
Wang trying to keep a closed guard but East is proving a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ting Yan Wang has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Wang misses with a wild body shot.

East fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Wang to the ground. East is now in Wang's guard.
East trying to control but Wang is working from the bottom.
East is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
East's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
East trying to control the position from guard on top but Wang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Andrei East hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
East throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
East keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wang rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and East counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but East manages to avoid it.
Wang fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wang thows a body shot but no joy.
Wang connects with a crisp jab.
Wang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wang swings away with a body shot that misses
and East counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wang thinking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Wang finds it's target.
East bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wang lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wang rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and East connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wang tries a head kick but it misses.
Wang misses with a hook
and East counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from East. Wang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from East.
Wang throws a hook but East avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

East shoots in and gets a takedown into Wang's guard.
East trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Wang manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrei East showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

East staying out of range there.

East has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wang tries to break the clinch but East is controlling the position.
East is trying to stall.
Wang trying to control the position but instead, East has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wang into the cage.
Wang wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but East has him pressed against the cage.
East has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wang is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Wang manages to break the clinch.
East takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice shot by Wang.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but East was well out of range. Poor timing from Wang.
Wang thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wang throws a series of punches but East moves out of range.
Wang tries a head kick but it misses.
Wang lands with a hook. East tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ting Yan Wang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wang misses the jab.
Wang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
East scores with a jab. Wang acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ting Yan Wang is winning the standup battle so far.
Wang throws a sloppy head kick and East moves out of range easily.
Wang throws an ugly left hook that misses

and East counters with a nice double leg into side control. Wang won't be happy with that.
East scores with a couple of short elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
East is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
East is looking to take a break and control but Wang is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
East looking to control but instead Wang has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
East with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but East manages to pass to mount!
Wang is trying to escape the mount.
East content just to control the position here.
Wang is looking to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wang is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Wang is trying to escape the mount.
Wang takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Wang tries to get back to half guard but can't.
BOOM! East connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wang is looking to get to half guard.
East working away from the top, dropping strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andrei East comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think East has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrei East!