PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Al Danos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yevgeni Andreyev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Al Danos
vs
Andreyev

185 cm
18
230 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

192 cm
25
263 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Al Danos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yevgeni Andreyev!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Andreyev moves into the clinch.
Andreyev lands with a light punch inside.
Andreyev will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Al Danos up against the cage.
Andreyev makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Andreyev will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Al Danos up against the cage.
Andreyev lands with a right to the head.
Al Danos is looking to break free of the clinch but Andreyev has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Andreyev as Al Danos tries to tie him up.
Al Danos tries to work over Andreyev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hand to the body from Andreyev.
Andreyev lands a left hand.
Andreyev should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Andreyev prevents Al Danos from breaking the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Andreyev as Al Danos tries to tie him up.
A nice left hand lands by Andreyev.
Andreyev lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andreyev lands a right hand.
Andreyev pressing his opponent against the cage.
Andreyev lands a body shot.
Andreyev working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Andreyev scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Al Danos is trying to force a seperation but Andreyev has the dominant position.
Andreyev lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Al Danos tries to stall but Andreyev uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Al Danos misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Andreyev.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andreyev lands a body punch in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Andreyev stalling.
Al Danos is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Andreyev is keeping busy.
Andreyev lands a hook to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Al Danos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Andreyev gets through Al Danos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Andreyev scores with a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andreyev lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Al Danos.
Al Danos wants to stall.
Andreyev keeps control of Al Danos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by Andreyev.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Andreyev creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Al Danos fails to land.
Andreyev lands with a right to the head.
Andreyev makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yevgeni Andreyev dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Al Danos clinches.
Andreyev lands with a short shot to the head.
Al Danos tries to break free but Andreyev pushes him back against the cage.
Andreyev lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Andreyev scores with a nice short uppercut.
Andreyev working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Andreyev lands a nice uppercut.
Andreyev lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Al Danos backwards.
Andreyev keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Al Danos's efforts to push away.
A bit of stalling here from Andreyev.
Al Danos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Al Danos can't break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Danos tries to break free but Andreyev pushes him back against the cage.
Andreyev softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Al Danos is looking to break free of the clinch but Andreyev has double underhooks.
Andreyev lands a right hand.
Al Danos is trying to break free.
Nice body punch from Andreyev - that landed with a thud.
Andreyev lands with a short shot to the head.
Al Danos tries to break the clinch but Andreyev is controlling the position.
Andreyev scores with a hook to the body.
Yevgeni Andreyev seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Al Danos working hard to break the clinch.
Al Danos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Al Danos tries to work over Andreyev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andreyev lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Andreyev lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Andreyev on the inside.
Andreyev scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Al Danos looking to stall.
Al Danos is trying to break the clinch but Andreyev is controlling him.
Andreyev stalling.
Andreyev presses Al Danos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Al Danos is looking to control Andreyev's arms but Andreyev gets an underhook and turns him. Now Al Danos has his back to the cage.
A short uppercut from Andreyev.
Andreyev lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andreyev leaning against his opponent.
Al Danos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nice body punch from Andreyev - that landed with a thud.
Al Danos wants to get back to striking at distance but Andreyev won't allow it.
Andreyev makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Andreyev lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A shot in the inside from Andreyev.
Andreyev lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Andreyev.
A right hand to the body from Andreyev.
Andreyev is working Al Danos over against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Andreyev scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andreyev lands a left hand.
Andreyev gets through Al Danos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Andreyev lands a body punch in the clinch.
Al Danos working hard to break the clinch.
Andreyev taking a breather.
Andreyev lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Al Danos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Al Danos is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Andreyev lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yevgeni Andreyev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Andreyev darts in and clinches Al Danos up against the cage.
Al Danos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Andreyev scores with a nice hook to the head.
Andreyev throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Al Danoss head.
Al Danos misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Al Danos.
Andreyev working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Andreyev lands a body shot in the clinch.
Al Danos is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Andreyev effectively controlling the action here.
Andreyev working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andreyev lands a shoulder strike.
Al Danos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Andreyev lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Al Danos misses with a punch on the inside.
Andreyev content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Andreyev throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Andreyev has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Al Danos after a bit of a struggle.
Andreyev lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Al Danos backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Andreyev.
Al Danos taking a breather.
Al Danos throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Al Danos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Andreyev manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Al Danos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Al Danos wants to break free but Andreyev has control.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andreyev lands a nice uppercut.
Al Danos has had enough of the clinch but Andreyev keeps him there for the moment.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Andreyev.
Andreyev is working Al Danos over against the cage.
Al Danos misses with a body punch.
Andreyev has Al Danos pushed against the cage.
Al Danos is trying to break the clinch but Andreyev is controlling him.
Al Danos wants to get back to striking at distance but Andreyev won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Danos tries a body shot but Andreyev blocks it.
Andreyev stalls.
Andreyev lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Good body shot from Andreyev.
Al Danos is trying to break the clinch but Andreyev has him pressed against the cage.
Andreyev lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Al Danos backwards.
Andreyev scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Andreyev is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Al Danos is defending well.
Andreyev is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Al Danos to keep the fight standing.
Rafael Al Danos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yevgeni Andreyev is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rafael Al Danos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yevgeni Andreyev.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Al Danos working aggressively here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yevgeni Andreyev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Andreyev has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yevgeni Andreyev!