PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alex Andrews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ano Aukanaii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrews's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Higher Love. This should be a great matchup!

Andrews
vs
Aukanaii

189 cm
28
197 lbs
21 - 10 - 1

182 cm
25
198 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
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 21 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Alex Andrews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ano Aukanaii!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrews stalks Aukanaii and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Aukanaii's face. Aukanaii staggers backwards, shaken.
Andrews scores with a sloppy right hand. Aukanaii should have avoided that one.
Andrews is looking to clinch but Aukanaii is avoiding it.
Andrews tries to bum rush Aukanaii with a series of wild strikes but Aukanaii uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Andrews throws a series of punches but Aukanaii avoids them all with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Andrews. Aukanaii does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aukanaii throws a low kick, looking for Andrews's leg but Andrews calmly moves out of range.
Aukanaii thumps Andrews with a low kick.
Aukanaii takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Andrews uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aukanaii.
Andrews is looking to land body kicks.
Andrews throws a right and a left that Aukanaii avoids nicely.

Andrews has managed to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Aukanaii's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Andrews throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Aukanaii showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Andrews.
A combination from Andrews does no damage.
Andrews misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Andrews scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Aukanaii throws a series of punches but Andrews moves out of range.
Andrews throws a head kick that misses.
Nice takedown defense from Aukanaii. No joy for Andrews on that attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrews tries to clinch up.
A head kick misses from Andrews.

Andrews pushes Aukanaii up against the cage in a clinch.
Andrews working aggressively here.
Andrews trying to control the position but instead, Aukanaii has worked for underhooks and has pushed Andrews into the cage.

Aukanaii escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aukanaii lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Aukanaii.
Andrews checks a leg kick nicely.
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!
Andrews tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aukanaii throws a jab when Andrews was well out of range.
Alex Andrews seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aukanaii jabs Andrews right on the nose. Andrews blinks but takes it well.
Aukanaii avoids a punch combination nicely.
Andrews lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aukanaii circles away quickly and effectively.
Andrews shoots in for a takedown but Aukanaii shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Aukanaii uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Andrews.
Nice takedown defense from Aukanaii. No joy for Andrews on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Andrews. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Andrews stalks Aukanaii and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Aukanaii's face. Aukanaii staggers backwards, shaken.
Andrews misses with a left hand
and Aukanaii counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aukanaii fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aukanaii swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Aukanaii walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Andrews checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The fight stays on the outside here - Andrews looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Andrews throws the left hand but Aukanaii avoids the punch easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Aukanaii lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Andrews has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Andrews and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Andrews misses with a series of wild punches.
Andrews wants to clinch
and Aukanaii counters with a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aukanaii dodges the punch combination from Andrews.
Aukanaii throws a series of punches but Andrews moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Andrews dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A combination from Andrews does no damage.
Andrews misses with a double jab
and Aukanaii counters with a body kick that stops Andrews in his tracks momentarily.
Aukanaii swats away the attempt to clinch by Andrews.
Andrews with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Aukanaii shoots for a takedown but Andrews saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Aukanaii throws a leg kick but Andrews checks it.
Andrews tries to clinch up.

Aukanaii gets tackled into the cage by Andrews. Andrews maintains the clinch.
Aukanaii is pressed up against the cage. Andrews has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Aukanaii down to the mat. Aukanaii avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrews moves out of range of the leg kick from Aukanaii.
Andrews misses with the combination.
Alex Andrews is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Andrews throws a push kick but Aukanaii slaps the foot to one side.
Andrews throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aukanaii avoids the head kick by Andrews.
Andrews throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Andrews throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big right from Andrews misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Aukanaii, right into the meat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Andrews throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Andrews with a lazy takedown attempt
and Aukanaii makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Andrews on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Andrews falls off balance throwing a combination
and Aukanaii counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Andrews wants to clinch up but Aukanaii keeps it at a distance.
Andrews tries to close the distance and clinch but Aukanaii swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A head kick by Andrews misses
and Aukanaii counters with a good low kick that Andrews was not able to check.
Andrews tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aukanaii was well out of range. Poor timing from Andrews.
Aukanaii lands a nice looking body shot.
Andrews throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrews ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A jab from Aukanaii does it's job there.
Andrews tries to close the distance and clinch but Aukanaii swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aukanaii connects with a body shot that sends Andrews's belly button to the back.
Andrews takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Andrews swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Andrews throws a lazy uppercut
and Aukanaii counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aukanaii jabs Andrews to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Good standup being displayed there by Aukanaii as he connects with a hook.
Aukanaii throws a leg kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aukanaii tries to bum rush Andrews with a series of wild strikes but Andrews uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Aukanaii digs a good hook to Andrews's body.
Andrews throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Aukanaii.
Andrews throws a series of punches but Aukanaii moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Andrews misses with a two punch combination.
Aukanaii fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Andrews.
Nice takedown defense from Aukanaii. No joy for Andrews on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Andrews. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aukanaii lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aukanaii lands a nice shot to the body.
Andrews takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ano Aukanaii showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Aukanaii throws a series of punches but Andrews avoids them all with ease.
Andrews will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Aukanaii looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Aukanaii thows a body shot but no joy.
Andrews tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Andrews tries to bum rush Aukanaii with a series of wild strikes but Aukanaii uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Aukanaii fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Andrews misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Andrews throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Andrews looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrews throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Andrews throws a jab but it's blocked by Aukanaii.
Andrews fails with an attempt to clinch.
Andrews waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aukanaii.
Aukanaii dodges the punch combination from Andrews.
Andrews throws a series of punches but Aukanaii moves out of range.
Andrews shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Aukanaii closes this distance looking for a takedown but Andrews circles away.
Andrews falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Aukanaii to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Andrews.
Andrews tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Aukanaii counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Andrews throws a series of punches but Aukanaii moves out of range.
Andrews swinging wildly here.
Aukanaii is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Andrews rather than just go for the knockout.
Andrews on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Andrews throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Aukanaii counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Andrews's guard now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aukanaii trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Andrews has momentary wrist control but Aukanaii slips an elbow through the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aukanaii is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Aukanaii has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Aukanaii postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Aukanaii controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Aukanaii working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Aukanaii lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Aukanaii loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Andrews working a defensive guard here.
Aukanaii working some strikes from top position.
Aukanaii scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Aukanaii stands up over Andrews, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Aukanaii is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aukanaii is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Aukanaii postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Aukanaii lands a couple of elbows.
Aukanaii content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Andrews is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Aukanaii is aware though and is defending well.
Ano Aukanaii has got the better of the ground game so far.
Aukanaii scoring with some ground and pound.
Aukanaii postures up and lands a big shot to Andrews's brow.
Aukanaii throwing strikes but missing.
Aukanaii trying to control but Andrews is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Andrews wants to stand and escape but Aukanaii is having none of it.
Aukanaii trying to control but Andrews is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ano Aukanaii comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Aukanaii 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ano Aukanaii!