PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anton Chigurh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arjuna Pandava (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chigurh's entrance music is Paul Oakenfold - Ready Steady Go (Korean Style) . A fine choice. Pandava has chosen 月刀歌 by Katanagatari OST as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Chigurh
vs
Pandava

178 cm
24
165 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

190 cm
22
170 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anton Chigurh!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arjuna Pandava!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pandava throws a body punch but Chigurh moves out of range.
A slow jab from Pandava misses its intended target.
Pandava throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chigurh counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Chigurh clinches up against the ropes.

Pandava's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pandava lands with a shot to the body.
Chigurh connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Chigurh avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pandava takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pandava throws the left hand but Chigurh avoids the punch easily.
Pandava lands with a shot to the body.
Pandava swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pandava throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've been told by Chigurh's head coaches at Wax on Wax off 'Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

Chigurh drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chigurh wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pandava keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Pandava wants to get back to his feet.

Chigurh wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Pandava, who protects the arm well.

Chigurh tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Chigurh has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pandava is not content to let Chigurh control the position.
Pandava is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Chigurh asserts his dominance and retains side control.

Chigurh in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Pandava is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Anton Chigurh!
Anton Chigurh is the new lightweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Anton Chigurh thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Arjuna Pandava stepped up to the mic, saying 'Even a powerful man may fail if, through lassitude, he does not employ the means he has. Failure is due, in the vast majority of cases, to ignorance of one's own strength.'.