PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joka Wanted (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Havener (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joka Wanted could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Andrew Havener's chin.

Wanted
vs
Havener

184 cm
23
159 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

179 cm
25
164 lbs
4 - 3 - 3

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joka Wanted!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 3, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrew Havener!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wanted scoring well with a low kick there.

Havener moves into the clinch successfully.

Wanted escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Wanted clinches with his opponent.
Wanted tries to break free but Havener pushes him back against the cage.
Havener with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wanted is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wanted is trying to break free.
Wanted scores with a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wanted is trying to break free.
Wanted is trying to pull guard but Havener has him pressed against the cage.

Wanted breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wanted jabs at Havener's body.
Havener moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Havener keeps the fight on the outside.
Wanted dives in and grabs Havener's left leg, looking for a takedown. Havener pushes down on Wanted's head and hops out.
Havener stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Havener wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joka Wanted. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wanted wants to clinch up but Havener keeps it at a distance.
Wanted shoots in and drives through. Havener sprawls well.
Wanted throws a one two combo.
Wanted is breathing heavily.
Havener stuns Wanted with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Havener has Wanted up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wanted is trying to maintain a safe position but Havener gets an underhook and turns Wanted into the cage.
Wanted is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Havener to keep the fight standing.

Wanted's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Havener closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Havener pulls guard successfully.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Wanted trying to control but Havener is working from the bottom.
Havener really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wanted. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Wanted stands up and waves to Havener to follow him.
Nice sprawl there from Havener as Wanted shoots in.

Havener moves into the clinch.
Wanted tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wanted is trying to pull guard but Havener turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Wanted is trying to maintain a safe position but Havener gets an underhook and turns Wanted into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Havener unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wanted lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wanted is trying to drag Havener to the mat but Havener just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Havener.
Wanted is trying to stall.
Wanted is trying to drag Havener to the mat but Havener just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Havener.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Havener is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Wanted fails to pull guard.
Wanted tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Havener just stands there and leans against the cage.
Havener prevents Wanted from breaking the clinch.
Havener is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wanted is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Havener gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Havener scores with a hook to the body.
Havener trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joka Wanted 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.

Havener with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Wanted gets tackled into the cage by Havener. Havener maintains the clinch.
Wanted has Havener pressed against the cage.
Havener keeps control of Wanted as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wanted leaning his opponent against the cage.
Wanted wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Havener has him pressed against the cage.
Wanted tries to land knees in the clinch but Havener avoids the damage to the body.
Havener landing knees to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wanted has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Havener avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Havener prevents Wanted from breaking the clinch.
Havener missing with knees to the body.
Wanted is trying to break the clinch but Havener is controlling him.
Wanted has had enough of the clinch but Havener keeps him there for the moment.
Wanted is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Wanted is trying to push Havener away but Havener has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wanted taking a breather.
Havener prevents Wanted from breaking the clinch.
Wanted avoids a wild elbow strike from Havener.
Havener is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wanted is defending well for now.
A short right from Wanted on the inside.

Wanted pulls guard effortlessly.

Havener stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Havener moves into range and clinches up with Wanted.
Havener wants to break free but Wanted has control.
Havener landing knees to the head.

It looks like Joka Wanted has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wanted leaning his opponent against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Havener.
A short uppercut from Havener.
Wanted tries for a takedown but Havener manages to get underhooks.
Havener has Wanted pressed against the cage, preventing Wanted from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Wanted pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wanted throws a nice looking combination but Havener bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Havener rushes Wanted and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wanted wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Havener using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wanted has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Havener managing to block the knees to the body from Wanted.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Havener manages to break the clinch.
Wanted thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Havener if he has to take too many more of those.

Havener closes the distance and pushes Wanted back into the cage.

Havener breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Havener moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wanted managing to block the knees to the body from Havener.
Havener unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Andrew Havener will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Joka Wanted's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Wanted tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Havener paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wanted lands a head kick!
Wanted shoots in for a takedown but Havener shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Havener has managed to clinch.
Havener is trying to maintain a safe position but Wanted gets an underhook and turns Havener into the cage.
Wanted is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Havener to keep the fight standing.
Wanted trying to control the position but instead, Havener has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wanted into the cage.
Wanted looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Havener misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wanted misses with a knee strike.
A hook to the body from Wanted.
Wanted can't break the clinch.
Wanted is trying to push Havener away but Havener has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Havener trying to land knees to the body.
Wanted is struggling to control the position.
Wanted is trying to stall.
Wanted lands a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wanted wants to get back to striking at distance but Havener won't allow it.
Havener looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wanted is trying to force a seperation but Havener has the dominant position.
Wanted fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joka Wanted. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right hand to the body from Wanted.
Wanted is trying to push Havener away but Havener has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wanted holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Wanted breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Havener instigates a clinch.
Wanted wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wanted is trying to force a seperation but Havener has the dominant position.
Havener tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wanted avoids it.
Wanted drops down looking for an ankle pick but Havener pulls his leg out and moves away.

Havener gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Havener crunches a lovely knee into Wanted's ribcage.
Wanted tries to break free but Havener pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Havener.
Wanted has Havener pressed against the cage, preventing Havener from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Joka Wanted has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wanted is looking to control Havener's arms but Havener gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wanted has his back to the cage.
Wanted on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wanted has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Havener after a bit of a struggle.
Wanted throws a punch but it's blocked by Havener.
Wanted is looking to break free of the clinch but Havener has double underhooks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Havener is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Wanted looking to throw knees to the head but Havener is blocking nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joka Wanted showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wanted has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joka Wanted!