PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andry Andrianampoinimerina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Andrianampoinimerina
vs
James

172 cm
20
170 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

183 cm
22
182 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

CEC Nutrition Q160

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andry Andrianampoinimerina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jesse James!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrianampoinimerina throws a right and a left that James avoids nicely.
Andrianampoinimerina jabs James to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice body punch from James.

Andrianampoinimerina looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Andrianampoinimerina throws a big right hand that misses.
James is looking to stand up but Andrianampoinimerina isn't so interested in that idea.
Andrianampoinimerina throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as James works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Andrianampoinimerina won't allow James to get back to his feet.
James preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Andrianampoinimerina in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Andrianampoinimerina throwing strikes but missing.
Andrianampoinimerina stops James from standing up.
Andrianampoinimerina in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andrianampoinimerina wants to control from the top but James keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Andrianampoinimerina throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as James works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrianampoinimerina wants to control from the top but James keeps moving.
Andrianampoinimerina throwing strikes from guard but James blocks nicely.
Andrianampoinimerina stops James from standing up.
Andrianampoinimerina throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

James has his feet on Andrianampoinimerina's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
James throws a combination that misses
and Andrianampoinimerina counters with a straight right hand.
James misses with a jab, cross combination.
James throws a looping overhand right but Andrianampoinimerina ducks down to avoid it.
James stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and James wants it to stay on the feet.
Jesse James is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good exchange - Andrianampoinimerina coming out on top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James throws a looping overhand right but Andrianampoinimerina ducks down to avoid it.
James takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Andrianampoinimerina scores with a punch to the head.
James throws a body punch but Andrianampoinimerina moves out of range.
James throws a jab but it's blocked by Andrianampoinimerina.
Andry Andrianampoinimerina seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab from Andrianampoinimerina.
Andrianampoinimerina misses with a double jab.
James misses with a jab, cross combination.
James throws a hook to the side of Andrianampoinimerina's head but Andrianampoinimerina sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Andrianampoinimerina lands a nice hook to James's body. James takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
James dodges the punch combination from Andrianampoinimerina.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Andrianampoinimerina.
James takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sloppy strikes from James. Those never looked like landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrianampoinimerina shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts James as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andry Andrianampoinimerina. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Andrianampoinimerina throws an uppercut from half a mile away. James sees it coming and avoids it easily.

James tries to sprawl but Andrianampoinimerina drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Andrianampoinimerina throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Andrianampoinimerina thows a huge punch but James dodges it nicely.
Andrianampoinimerina looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
James is trying to stand.
James blocking the ground and pound attempt from Andrianampoinimerina.
James is trying to stand.
Andrianampoinimerina 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.
Andrianampoinimerina thows a huge punch but James dodges it nicely.
Andrianampoinimerina lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Andrianampoinimerina is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Andrianampoinimerina missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
James is trying to stand.
Andrianampoinimerina looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Andrianampoinimerina 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.
Andrianampoinimerina stops James from getting back to his feet.
Andrianampoinimerina missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Andrianampoinimerina with the ground and pound but James uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Andrianampoinimerina stops James from standing up.
Andrianampoinimerina trying to control but James is working from the bottom.
Andrianampoinimerina working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of James's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Andrianampoinimerina working some strikes from top position.
Andrianampoinimerina missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
James is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Andrianampoinimerina is controlling him.
James keeping moving, preventing Andrianampoinimerina from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andry Andrianampoinimerina 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.

Andrianampoinimerina scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sloppy strikes from James. Those never looked like landing.

Andrianampoinimerina shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. James is trying to defend but Andrianampoinimerina finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Andrianampoinimerina winds up and cracks James with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
James is looking to escape.
Andrianampoinimerina not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Andrianampoinimerina is stalling here. James is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Andrianampoinimerina seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and James has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Andrianampoinimerina misses with an elbow from the bottom.
James tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Andrianampoinimerina regains half guard.
James wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrianampoinimerina regains full guard. Nicely done.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Andrianampoinimerina trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
James would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Andrianampoinimerina doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Andrianampoinimerina might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Andrianampoinimerina working a defensive guard here.
Andrianampoinimerina lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for James!
Andrianampoinimerina raining down shots from the mount!
Andrianampoinimerina wants to control the pace but James is squirming around nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Andrianampoinimerina has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of James's face.
James squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Andrianampoinimerina lands a big elbow.

James is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andrianampoinimerina looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has James covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andry Andrianampoinimerina!