PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Andersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Geoly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander Geoly acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Andersson
vs
Geoly

186 cm
30
168 lbs
17 - 13 - 1

189 cm
28
183 lbs
20 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Andersson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Geoly!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Geoly.
Geoly shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Geoly takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Andersson cracks Geoly with a good jab.
Andersson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Andersson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Geoly counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

Geoly pushes Andersson up against the cage in a clinch.
Geoly digs a right hand into Andersson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Andersson's gas tank.
Geoly's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Geoly swings wildly with an uppercut but Andersson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Andersson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Geoly lands an uppercut.
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!
Andersson misses with the head strike.
Geoly's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Geoly lands with a left to the head.
Geoly scores with a hook to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Geoly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Andersson.
Geoly misses with a punch to the body.
Andersson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Andersson fails to land.
Andersson tries a body shot but Geoly blocks it.
A short uppercut from Geoly.
Geoly gets through Andersson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Andersson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Geoly.
Andersson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Geoly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Geoly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Andersson.
Andersson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The referee is keeping an eye on Geoly - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Geoly is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Andersson can't fight it off and eventually Geoly manages to take the fight to the floor. Andersson looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Andersson wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Andersson controls Geoly momentarily but Geoly frees himself.
Andersson seems keen to control Geoly's posture.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Frank Andersson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Andersson misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersson misses the body punch
and Geoly counters with a good, hard body kick but Andersson shrugs it off.
Andersson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Frank Andersson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Andersson tries to close the distance and clinch but Geoly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Andersson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Andersson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Geoly turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Geoly fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Andersson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Geoly.
Geoly feints and then cracks Andersson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Andersson down.
Geoly connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Andersson moves out of range as Geoly throws a body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Geoly has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Andersson.
Andersson takes a swing at Geoly's ribcage but misses.
Geoly blocks a head kick by Andersson.
Geoly is trying hard to land a takedown here. Andersson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andersson punishes Geoly's body with a nice straight punch.
Geoly stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Andersson throws a hook but Geoly avoids it easily.
Andersson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Geoly swats away the attempt to clinch by Andersson.
Geoly misses with the body kick
and Andersson counters with a nice uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Andersson misses the target.
Geoly throws a low kick but Andersson moves out of range easily.
Geoly misses with a hook. Andersson ducked under it nicely.
Andersson walks into a left hand.
Geoly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Andersson looks to land a combination but Geoly avoids it well.
Geoly slips a jab from Andersson.
Andersson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
An inside leg kick from Geoly misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Geoly 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. This is the final round!

Andersson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Andersson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Geoly throws out a loose jab but Andersson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Geoly misses with a few strikes there.
Andersson avoids the body shot from Geoly.
Geoly tries to work over Andersson's front leg with a kick but Andersson checks it.
Andersson loads up on a big right hand but Geoly slips the punch.
Andersson fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Geoly throws a shot from downtown. Andersson moves away and avoids it.
Geoly thumps Andersson with a low kick.
Alexander Geoly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Andersson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Geoly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Geoly gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Andersson.
Frank Andersson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Geoly uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Geoly misses with a leg kick.
Andersson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Geoly throws a right hand that misses
and Andersson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersson scores with a jab to the body.
Andersson missing with a left hand there. Geoly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Andersson misses with a wild body shot.
Andersson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Geoly doesn't seem bothered though.
Andersson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Decent striking displayed by Geoly there.
Andersson digs a good body shot into Geoly's ribs.
Andersson blocks a low kick nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Andersson misses the target.
Andersson lands a head shot.
Andersson lands with a kick to the temple. Geoly shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Andersson misses with a kick to the body.
Andersson lands with a good body shot.
Geoly steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Andersson.
Andersson takes a swing at Geoly's ribcage but misses.
Alexander Geoly is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Geoly steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Andersson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andersson misses with a wild body shot.
Andersson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Geoly gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Geoly.
Andersson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Andersson slaps away a takedown attempt from Geoly, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Andersson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Andersson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Geoly's head.
Geoly throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Andersson misses the shot to the body.
Andersson lands the left hand.
The fighters circling - Andersson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Geoly misses with a straight right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geoly lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A chopping leg kick lands by Andersson.
Andersson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Geoly under the eye.
Geoly misses with a body kick.
Andersson looks to score with a jab to the body but Geoly is just out of range.
A lazy left from Geoly finds it's target.
Andersson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A jab from Geoly misses.
Geoly throws a chopping leg kick but Andersson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Geoly tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Andersson misses with an uppercut
and Geoly counters with a head kick. That will keep Andersson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Andersson tries a low kick but Geoly avoids it.
Geoly slips a straight right by Andersson.
Andersson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Geoly's corner calls for a 1-2. Geoly obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Andersson.
A chopping leg kick lands by Geoly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Geoly throws a low kick but Andersson avoids it.
Andersson swings for the body but Geoly moves out of range.

Geoly closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Geoly lands in his opponent's guard.
Frank Andersson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Andersson trying to control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Geoly trying to control the position from guard on top but Andersson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Andersson showed his dominance in that final round.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 19:19
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 19:19
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 19:19

The fight is ruled a draw!