PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mr Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabolous Fjodor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fjodor has chosen Era - Enea Vollare Mezzo as his entrance music. 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.

Anderson
vs
Fjodor

180 cm
21
165 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

166 cm
22
155 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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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 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mr Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fabolous Fjodor!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson feints and then cracks Fjodor's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fjodor down.
Anderson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Fjodor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fjodor steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Anderson. That one must have hurt.
Fjodor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fjodor takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mr Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fjodor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No joy there for Anderson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Anderson moves out of range as Fjodor strikes.
Fjodor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Anderson scores with a leg kick.

Fjodor clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fjodor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Anderson has him pressed against the cage.
Fjodor is looking to break free of the clinch but Anderson has double underhooks.
Fjodor swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Anderson fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
Anderson stalling.
Anderson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Anderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fjodor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Anderson misses with a punch to the body.
Fjodor tries to circle away but Anderson has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
Fjodor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Anderson has him pressed against the cage.
Anderson keeps control of Fjodor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fjodor working hard to break the clinch.
Anderson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Fjodor just stands there and leans against the cage.
Fjodor lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Anderson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fjodor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fjodor wants to get back to striking at distance but Anderson won't allow it.
Anderson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fjodor backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Anderson working aggressively here.
Fjodor working hard to break the clinch.
Fjodor can't find room to land a body shot as Anderson controls the action.
Fjodor has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Anderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fjodor lands with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson blocks a leg kick.
Fjodor throws a hook but Anderson blocks it.
A jab from Fjodor misses.
Anderson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fjodor walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Anderson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Anderson moves out of range of the strikes.
Fjodor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fjodor will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Anderson.
Anderson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Anderson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fjodor misses the shot to the body.
Anderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Fjodor.
Anderson throws a sloppy head kick and Fjodor moves out of range easily.
Anderson lands a leg kick that knocks Fjodor off balance momentarily.
Anderson throws a leg kick
and Fjodor counters with a straight right hand.
Fjodor blocks a leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Anderson - that will leave a mark!
Fjodor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fjodor tries to clinch but Anderson is having none of it.
Fjodor takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fjodor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Anderson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson scores with the left hand. Fjodor knows he should have avoided that one.
Anderson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fjodor takes one on the button.
Anderson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Anderson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fjodor misses with a left hand

and Anderson counters with a takedown into side control.
Anderson wants to control but Fjodor is keeping him busy.
Anderson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Anderson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Fjodor knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anderson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mr Anderson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A nice leg kick lands there from Anderson.
Fjodor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fjodor wants to clinch up but Anderson keeps it at a distance.
Anderson fakes the leg kick and cracks Fjodor in the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Anderson, right into the meat.
Anderson wants to slow Fjodor down by chopping away at his legs.
Anderson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Anderson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fjodor is out of range.
Anderson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fjodor tried to score with a low kick but Anderson checks it.
A good leg kick by Anderson.
Fjodor's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fjodor just misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson motions for Fjodor to come forward. Anderson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fjodor moves out of range of the leg kick from Anderson.
Anderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fjodor throws a head kick that misses.
Fjodor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fjodor checks a leg kick.
Fjodor takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Anderson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fjodor's sensitive parts.
Anderson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Anderson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Fjodor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Fjodor.
Anderson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fjodor lands a nice leg kick that just misses Anderson's sensitive parts.
Mr Anderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Anderson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Anderson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fjodor walks into a stiff left hand from Anderson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fjodor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fjodor is looking to land body kicks.
A bone on bone clash there as Fjodor blocks the leg kick.
Fjodor wants to clinch up but Anderson keeps it at a distance.
Fjodor blocks a leg kick.
Anderson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fjodor has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fjodor takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Anderson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That kick from Anderson tenderised Fjodor's leg. Fjodor is trying to keep his angry face on.
Anderson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fjodor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Anderson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fjodor misses with a hook. Anderson ducked under it nicely.
Fjodor takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Fjodor moves out of range of the body kick from Anderson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fjodor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fjodor misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Anderson counters with a takedown into side control.
Anderson trying to control the action but Fjodor is working from the bottom.
Anderson in side control, throwing shots but Fjodor defends.
Anderson misses with the ground and pound.
Anderson 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.
Anderson is chipping away with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Anderson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Anderson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Anderson trying to control the position but Fjodor is working away.
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!
Fjodor is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anderson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Fjodor is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mr Anderson dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Anderson throws a leg kick which misses Fjodor's front leg but catches the back leg as Fjodor tries to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Anderson.
Fjodor thows a body shot but no joy.
Anderson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fjodor.
Fjodor is looking to chop away at Anderson's legs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Anderson.
Fjodor scores with the left hand. Anderson knows he should have avoided that one.
Anderson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fjodor.
Anderson tries a head kick but it misses.
Fjodor doesn't manage to clinch there - Anderson circles away.
Fjodor throws out a leg kick but Anderson moves out of range and Fjodor only half commits.
Anderson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Anderson looks to land a body kick but Fjodor moved away.
Anderson is looking to land body kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fjodor.
A slapping leg kick lands for Anderson.
Anderson feints and then cracks Fjodor's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fjodor down.
Anderson tries a low kick but Fjodor avoids it.
Anderson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Anderson throws out a leg kick but Fjodor moves out of range and Anderson only half commits.
Anderson is looking to land body kicks.
Anderson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Anderson gets tackled into the cage by Fjodor. Fjodor maintains the clinch.
Fjodor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fjodor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anderson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Fjodor to keep the fight standing.
Fjodor lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Anderson tries to pull guard but Fjodor won't allow it.
Fabolous Fjodor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fjodor tries to break the clinch but Anderson is controlling the position.
Anderson lands a hook that snaps the head of Fjodor backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Fjodor breaks the clinch.
Fjodor lands the left hand.
Anderson scores with a kick to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fjodor. Anderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anderson is looking to slow Fjodor down with leg kicks.
Anderson misses with a low kick as Fjodor jumps back.
Fjodor blocks a head kick by Anderson.
Fjodor uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Anderson has time to react.
Fjodor tries to clinch but Anderson moves away

and Anderson counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Fjodor!
Anderson working the body and head with strikes.
Fjodor is trying to control Anderson's posture but Anderson avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Anderson tries for a kimura but Fjodor is defending well.
Anderson wants to control but Fjodor is keeping him busy.

Anderson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Anderson looking to control but instead Fjodor has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Mr Anderson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fjodor is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fjodor trying to hold on to Anderson's head to control him but Anderson postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fjodor is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fjodor is looking to escape.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mr Anderson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Anderson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mr Anderson!
During a confident post fight interview, Mr Anderson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.