PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor A million ankle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beck Barsanti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think A million ankle might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to punchout. 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.

A million ankle
vs
Barsanti

199 cm
26
291 lbs
20 - 13 - 0

182 cm
26
284 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fedor A million ankle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Beck Barsanti!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A million ankle closes this distance looking for a takedown but Barsanti circles away.
A million ankle thows a body kick. Barsanti tries to catch it but that hurt him.

A head kick lands from A million ankle that sends Barsanti to the canvas. Barsanti tries to scramble back to his feet but A million ankle brings him back down into side control.

It looks like Beck Barsanti has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barsanti is holding A million ankle down, trying to stall.
Barsanti taking punishment in the form of punches.
Barsanti is not content to let A million ankle control the position.
Barsanti taking punishment in the form of punches.
An elbow from A million ankle crashes against the mat.
Barsanti tries to bench press A million ankle off him but A million ankle keeps the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A million ankle wants to stand but Barsanti has his arm trapped.
A million ankle scoring with punches and elbows.
A million ankle will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The ground and pound from A million ankle seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
A million ankle creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Barsanti sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
A million ankle trying to control the position but Barsanti is working away.
A million ankle in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Barsanti tries to bench press A million ankle off him but A million ankle keeps the position.
Barsanti is trying to control A million ankle's posture but A million ankle avoids it.
Barsanti keeps A million ankle under control for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barsanti is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
A million ankle cracks Barsanti with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Barsanti can't do much from the bottom here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barsanti avoids any damage from the ground and pound of A million ankle.
Barsanti is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A million ankle tries to stand but Barsanti is controlling his head.
A million ankle is chipping away with strikes.
An elbow from A million ankle crashes against the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A million ankle looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Barsanti is avoiding damage well.
Barsanti defending against the ground and pound.
A million ankle in side control, throwing shots but Barsanti defends.
A million ankle misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Barsanti wants to control but A million ankle postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barsanti gets back to half guard.
Barsanti wants to control but A million ankle is keeping busy.
A million ankle throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Barsanti wants to control but A million ankle is keeping busy and won't allow it.
A million ankle is nestled in close to Barsanti, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barsanti trying to control from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A million ankle wants to stand but Barsanti has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
A million ankle throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fedor A million ankle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Beck Barsanti's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Barsanti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barsanti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but A million ankle circles away quickly and effectively.
Barsanti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from A million ankle.

A million ankle closes the distance and clinches.
Barsanti tries a body shot but A million ankle blocks it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A million ankle lands an elbow inside that Barsanti shrugs off.
A million ankle lands an elbow just above Barsanti 's eye.
A million ankle prevents a body shot from Barsanti.
Barsanti misses with the head strike.
A million ankle scores a nice knee to the body.
A million ankle creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barsanti's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A million ankle lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A million ankle lands an elbow inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, A million ankle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barsanti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A million ankle working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A million ankle is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barsanti can do to turn this around?
Barsanti lands with a short shot to the head.
Barsanti throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A million ankle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A million ankle landing knees to the head.
A million ankle looking to throw knees to the head but Barsanti is blocking nicely.
A million ankle trying to land knees to the body.
A million ankle leaning his opponent against the cage.
A million ankle working the clinch nicely. Barsanti is working for position but A million ankle cracks him with a big knee to the head! Barsanti crumples up against the cage and A million ankle lands two more shots before the ref can save Barsanti! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Fedor A million ankle!
Fedor A million ankle seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.