PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adis Djurdjevic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Austin Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Djurdjevic
vs
Anderson

194 cm
38
216 lbs
27 - 16 - 2

185 cm
37
215 lbs
23 - 16 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Adis Djurdjevic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Austin Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Anderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anderson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Djurdjevic's head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Anderson.
Djurdjevic looks to score with a jab to the body but Anderson is just out of range.
Djurdjevic has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Holding Cell in the buildup to the fight.
Anderson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Anderson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Adis Djurdjevic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Anderson takes the fight into the clinch.
Djurdjevic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Djurdjevic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Anderson blocks a body shot from Djurdjevic.
Anderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Djurdjevic struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
Anderson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Djurdjevic controls his hands.
Djurdjevic misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anderson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson blocks a body shot from Djurdjevic.
Anderson misses with a body punch.
Anderson lands with a light punch inside.
Anderson misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Djurdjevic lands a shot to the body.
Djurdjevic jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Anderson walks away with a smile on his face. Djurdjevic gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A head kick misses from Djurdjevic.
Djurdjevic throws a front kick aimed at Anderson's knee but Anderson avoids it well.
Djurdjevic throws a left and a right that both miss
and Anderson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Djurdjevic misses with the body kick
and Anderson counters with an inside leg kick.
Djurdjevic doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Anderson to counter with a crisp jab.
Djurdjevic takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Anderson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Djurdjevic has time to react.
Djurdjevic connects with a nice looking jab.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anderson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Djurdjevic throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Anderson counters with a left to the body.
Djurdjevic is breathing heavily.
Anderson cracks the inside of Djurdjevic's front leg.
Anderson slips under a jab.

Anderson closes the distance and clinches.
Anderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Djurdjevic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anderson pushes Djurdjevic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Djurdjevic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Anderson.
A shot in the inside from Anderson.
Djurdjevic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.

Anderson breaks from the clinch.
Austin Anderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anderson avoids the head kick by Djurdjevic.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Djurdjevic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Djurdjevic has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson.
Anderson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Djurdjevic swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Anderson scores with a nice short uppercut.

Djurdjevic manages to pull guard.
Anderson scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson working some strikes from top position.
Anderson wants to pass the guard but Djurdjevic is keeping the position.
Anderson postures up.
Anderson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Djurdjevic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Djurdjevic is trying to control the position but Anderson postures up.
Anderson controls from within his opponent's guard.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Djurdjevic is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Anderson defends well.
Anderson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Djurdjevic is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Anderson landing with the ground and pound.
Anderson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Anderson wants to pass the guard but Djurdjevic is keeping the position.
Djurdjevic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Djurdjevic controls Anderson momentarily but Anderson frees himself.
Djurdjevic throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Anderson tries to clinch but Djurdjevic is having none of it.
Anderson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Djurdjevic throws a lazy right hand but Anderson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Djurdjevic throws a sloppy head kick and Anderson moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Austin Anderson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

A big left from Anderson misses.
Anderson scores with a hook to the body. Djurdjevic takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Djurdjevic takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Adis Djurdjevic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice body punch from Anderson.
Djurdjevic on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Djurdjevic throws a head kick that half lands.
Djurdjevic drops his hands momentarily and Anderson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Anderson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Anderson lands with a nice body kick.
Djurdjevic wants to clinch but Anderson slips to the side
and Anderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Anderson blocks a head kick by Djurdjevic.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Djurdjevic connects with an inside leg kick.
Djurdjevic throws a series of punches but Anderson avoids them all with ease.
Anderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Anderson darts in and clinches Djurdjevic up against the cage.
Anderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Anderson scores with a shoulder strike.
Djurdjevic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Djurdjevic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Anderson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson misses with the head strike.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
Anderson misses with a hook to the ribs.

Djurdjevic pulls guard effortlessly.
Anderson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Djurdjevic is trying to keep Anderson in close.
Djurdjevic keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully.
Anderson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Anderson wants to control from the top but Djurdjevic keeps moving.
Djurdjevic controls Anderson momentarily but Anderson frees himself.
Djurdjevic keeping full guard, as Anderson tries to pass.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Anderson scores with a body shot.
Djurdjevic throws the kick towards the body but Anderson avoids it.
Djurdjevic avoids the body shot from Anderson.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Djurdjevic.
Anderson lands a jab to Djurdjevic's midsection.
Austin Anderson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Anderson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Anderson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Djurdjevic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Djurdjevic's head.
A head kick misses from Djurdjevic.
Djurdjevic jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Djurdjevic. Anderson shrugs it off though.
Anderson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Anderson throws a big shot that misses.
Djurdjevic throws a sloppy head kick
and Anderson counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Anderson wants to clinch up but Djurdjevic keeps it at a distance.
Djurdjevic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anderson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Djurdjevic's head backwards.
Anderson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Anderson looks to throw the jab but Djurdjevic is out of range.
Anderson lands a slapping body shot.
A head kick misses from Djurdjevic.
Anderson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Djurdjevic has time to react.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Djurdjevic back to the cage. Anderson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

Djurdjevic is rocked!
Anderson cracks Djurdjevic with a left hook right on the temple and Djurdjevic goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Anderson lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Djurdjevic is OK!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Austin Anderson!
During a confident post fight interview, Austin Anderson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Adis Djurdjevic had this to say: 'I can see the pasture..... and it's beginning to look green'.