PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Klaus Andersen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tmmy Mazunga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tmmy Mazunga is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Andersen
vs
Mazunga

188 cm
19
182 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
28
180 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Klaus Andersen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Tmmy Mazunga!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Andersen shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mazunga is trying to defend but Andersen finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Mazunga is trying to stand back up but Andersen is controlling him
Mazunga keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Andersen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Andersen wants to free his trapped foot but Mazunga is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Andersen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Andersen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Andersen wants to pass to mount but Mazunga is defending the position.
Mazunga wants to get back to his feet.
Andersen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Andersen slips a nice elbow through Mazunga's hands, connecting with Mazunga's forehead.
Andersen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mazunga avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Andersen.
Andersen thows a huge punch but Mazunga dodges it nicely.
Mazunga avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Andersen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersen is looking to take a break and control but Mazunga is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mazunga blocking the ground and pound attempt from Andersen.

Mazunga is defending against the submission attempts here by Andersen.
Andersen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Andersen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Andersen wants to advance to full mount but Mazunga doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersen wants to control from the top but Mazunga keeps moving.
Mazunga utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mazunga preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Andersen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mazunga wants to get back to his feet but Andersen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Andersen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mazunga keeping full guard, as Andersen tries to pass.
Andersen throwing strikes from guard but Mazunga blocks nicely.
Andersen throws a strike but Mazunga rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Mazunga tries to stand but Andersen is controlling from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Mazunga stands up and waves to Andersen to follow him.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Mazunga enables Andersen to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Mazunga manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Klaus Andersen dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

The fighters circling - Mazunga throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Andersen tries for a takedown but Mazunga sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Andersen moves into the clinch successfully.

Andersen gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Andersen wants to control from the top but Mazunga keeps moving.
Mazunga avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Mazunga wriggles free and stands up.
Mazunga pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mazunga checks a leg kick.
Mazunga stuffs the takedown attempt from Andersen. Andersen gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Andersen has taken the fight to the clinch.

Andersen manages to break the clinch.
Mazunga pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mazunga misses with a looping right.
Mazunga tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mazunga misses with a straight left.
Mazunga tries to score with a low kick but Andersen moves his leg out of the way.
Mazunga connects with a jab.

Andersen throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Mazunga tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Andersen is in Mazunga's guard.
Andersen trying to control the position from guard on top but Mazunga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Andersen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mazunga is keeping the position for now.
Mazunga wants to stand and escape but Andersen is having none of it.
Andersen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andersen trying to control the position from guard on top but Mazunga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Andersen scoring with some ground and pound.
Andersen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Andersen is working Mazunga over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Andersen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Andersen wants to control from the top but Mazunga keeps moving.
Andersen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mazunga working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Andersen.
Andersen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Klaus Andersen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Andersen throws and elbow that misses. Mazunga uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Andersen's guard. Nice move by Mazunga!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Andersen manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mazunga avoids a series of strikes thrown by Andersen.
Andersen sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Andersen looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
BOOM! Andersen connects with a massive shot to the dome!
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!
Andersen trying to control but Mazunga is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Andersen is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Mazunga is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Klaus Andersen dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Andersen avoids the body shot from Mazunga.

Andersen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Mazunga is staying active underneath Andersen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mazunga keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Andersen working over Mazunga with some ground and pound. Mazunga looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Andersen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Andersen throwing shots but Mazunga is blocking nicely.
Mazunga avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Andersen.
Andersen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Andersen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mazunga defending well though.
Andersen has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Mazunga is bucking up trying to escape but Andersen cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Andersen lands a big elbow.
Mazunga is squirming around, avoiding Andersen's attempts to control the action.
Andersen unloads with some shots from mount but Mazunga bucks and avoids them well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersen postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Mazunga looks a forlorn figure.
Andersen with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andersen breaks from Mazunga's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Andersen punching from mount but Mazunga doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Andersen with a couple of short strikes.

Mazunga is rocked!
Andersen lands a big shot to the head and Mazunga winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Klaus Andersen!