PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ward Weber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Weidmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson Weidmann has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Weber
vs
Weidmann

214 cm
24
279 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

200 cm
25
255 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ward Weber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anderson Weidmann!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Weber gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Weber misses with a punch on the inside.
Weber misses with a hook to the ribs.
Weidmann gets underhooks to prevent Weber's takedown attempt.
Weber misses with a hook from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Weidmann's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Weidmann pulls guard effortlessly.
Weidmann looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Weidmann is on top in guard.

A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Weidmann accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weidmann is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Weidmann's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weidmann trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Weidmann content to stall in guard here.
Weidmann lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Weidmann passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Weber is trying to improve his position.
Weidmann wants to stand but Weber has his arm trapped.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Weidmann cracks Weber with an elbow. That is naaassty.

Weidmann working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Weidmann controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weber gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Weidmann lands a big elbow.
Weber is trying to escape the mount.
Weidmann takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Weidmann is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Weber can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Weidmann controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Weidmann dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Weidmann looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Weidmann is pushing down on Weber's leg trying to pass to half guard. Weber is fighting to maintain full guard but Weidmann has managed to sneak the leg through.
Weidmann takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Weidmann landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Weidmann landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weidmann is taking a breather. Weber says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Weidmann wants to pass to mount but Weber is defending the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Weidmann is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Weber doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Weidmann.

Weidmann is looking for a kimura here.
Weidmann is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Weidmann is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Weber wants to improve his position but Weidmann is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weber taking some punishment here, with Weidmann in his half guard.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Weidmann. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Weidmann controlling the action here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Weidmann is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Weber enables Weidmann to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Weber manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Weber will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Weidmann content to stall in guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weidmann passes Weber's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Weidmann is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Still in half guard, Weidmann seems content to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Weidmann is working for a submission of some sort.
Weidmann seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Weidmann showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Weber gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Weidmann seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Weber can't keep his opponent in guard - Weidmann advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Weidmann looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weidmann takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Weber is trying to stand.
Weidmann working Weber over with strikes.
Weidmann is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Weidmann works his foot free and advances to mount.
Weidmann tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Weidmann manages to capitalize on a mistake by Weber to take his back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weber can't escape the position.
Weber tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!

Weidmann with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Weidmann controlling from the full mount.

Weidmann is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Weber is surviving well by controlling Weidmann's body position as best he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weber is trying to escape the mount.
Weidmann working the ground and pound effectively.

It looks like Ward Weber has been cut.
Weidmann lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Weidmann takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Weidmann swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Weber is now in Weidmann's guard. A big mistake from Weidmann there, giving up the dominant position!

And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Weidmann comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Weidmann winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 26:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Weidmann!