PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Austin Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adis Djurdjevic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Anderson
vs
Djurdjevic

185 cm
38
215 lbs
24 - 18 - 0

194 cm
38
216 lbs
27 - 18 - 2

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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 24 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Austin Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Adis Djurdjevic!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Djurdjevic throws a head kick that misses.
Anderson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Djurdjevic lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Djurdjevic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.
Anderson doesn't manage to clinch there - Djurdjevic circles away.
Djurdjevic connects with a nice looking jab.
Anderson throws a body kick that misses.
Djurdjevic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.
Djurdjevic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Anderson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Anderson misses with an uppercut.
Anderson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Anderson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Mello MMA in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Djurdjevic has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Anderson.
Djurdjevic looks to land a left hand but Anderson moved out of range nicely.
Djurdjevic throws a series of punches but Anderson avoids them all with ease.
Djurdjevic misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Anderson.
Anderson tries to clinch but Djurdjevic is having none of it.

Djurdjevic shoots in and gets a takedown into Anderson's guard.
Djurdjevic is fighting to break Anderson's control of his arms but Anderson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Djurdjevic in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Djurdjevic tries to free his leg and advance position but Anderson is retaining full guard.
Djurdjevic postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Anderson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ground and pound from Anderson.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Anderson is nestled in close to Djurdjevic, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Djurdjevic looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Djurdjevic is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Anderson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Anderson's back!
Djurdjevic looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson holding on to Djurdjevic's left wrist, preventing the choke.
Djurdjevic misses with an elbow to the head.
Djurdjevic throwing sloppy strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Djurdjevic trying to control momentarily.
I really don't envy Anderson right now.
Anderson has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Djurdjevic.
Djurdjevic punches the canvas rather than the man.

Djurdjevic is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.

Djurdjevic patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Djurdjevic missing with strikes.

Djurdjevic is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Anderson knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Anderson for a finish.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson turns into Djurdjevic and is now in his guard.
Djurdjevic has momentary wrist control but Anderson slips an elbow through the middle.
Djurdjevic wants to sweep but no luck.
Djurdjevic has momentary wrist control but Anderson slips an elbow through the middle.
Anderson is looking to work some ground and pound but Djurdjevic has wrist control.
Djurdjevic keeping full guard, as Anderson tries to pass.
Anderson throwing strikes from guard but Djurdjevic blocks nicely.
Anderson is working Djurdjevic over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Anderson postures up.
Djurdjevic manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Anderson manages to get himself to full guard.

We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Djurdjevic trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Adis Djurdjevic will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Anderson.
Anderson throws the left hand but Djurdjevic avoids the punch easily.
Nice shot by Anderson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Djurdjevic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Anderson lands with a nice body punch.
Anderson scores with a head kick.
Anderson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson lands a slapping body shot.
Anderson scores with a nice head shot.
Djurdjevic looks to land a combination but Anderson avoids it well.
Djurdjevic misses with a hook to the body
and Anderson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Djurdjevic tries to sprawl but Anderson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Djurdjevic trying to hold on to Anderson's head to control him but Anderson postures up.
Djurdjevic misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Djurdjevic is trying to get back to full guard.
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 thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Djurdjevic's head.
Djurdjevic trying to control from the bottom.
Austin Anderson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Djurdjevic blocking the ground and pound attempt from Anderson.

Anderson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Djurdjevic has managed to free his arm - good work.

Anderson seems to be looking for submissions.
Anderson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Djurdjevic blocking the ground and pound attempt from Anderson.
Djurdjevic regains full guard. Nicely done.
Anderson postures up and lands a big shot to Djurdjevic's brow.
Djurdjevic is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Djurdjevic looking to hit a scissor sweep but Anderson is one step ahead there.
Anderson connects with a couple of short punches.

Djurdjevic has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Anderson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Anderson scoring with some ground and pound.
Djurdjevic manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Anderson manages to get himself to full guard.

The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Djurdjevic is fighting to break Anderson's control of his arms but Anderson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Djurdjevic missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Anderson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Djurdjevic lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Djurdjevic trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Djurdjevic stands and throws Anderson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Djurdjevic fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Anderson is trying to control Djurdjevic's posture but Djurdjevic avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Djurdjevic.
Djurdjevic creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Anderson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
An elbow from Djurdjevic crashes against the mat.
The ground and pound from Djurdjevic seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Anderson is looking for a sweep.
Djurdjevic taking a breather here.
An elbow from Djurdjevic crashes against the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Austin Anderson dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Djurdjevic throws a left and a right that both miss
and Anderson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Djurdjevic's knee momentarily.
Anderson avoids the head kick by Djurdjevic.
Anderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Djurdjevic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Djurdjevic walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A head kick misses from Djurdjevic.
Djurdjevic takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Austin Anderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Anderson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Anderson misses with a hook. Djurdjevic ducked under it nicely.
Djurdjevic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A jab from Anderson misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Djurdjevic fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Djurdjevic throws a head kick that misses
and Anderson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Anderson cracks Djurdjevic with an open hand slap.
Anderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Djurdjevic tries a head kick but it misses.
Anderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Djurdjevic can do to turn this around?
Anderson is looking to land body kicks.
Anderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Djurdjevic tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Anderson defends well and Djurdjevic ends up having to push Anderson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Good leg kick by Anderson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Djurdjevic misses with a combination
and Anderson counters with a stiff right hand.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses.
Anderson swings for the body but Djurdjevic moves out of range.
Anderson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Djurdjevic doesn't seem bothered though.
Djurdjevic misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Anderson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Anderson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Djurdjevic had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Anderson defends it easily.
Djurdjevic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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!
Anderson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Anderson connects with a couple of short punches.
Anderson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Djurdjevic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Anderson scoring with some ground and pound.
Djurdjevic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Djurdjevic is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Anderson defends well.
Anderson works over Djurdjevic with some ground and pound from guard.

Djurdjevic is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson loads up on a big left hand. Djurdjevic felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Anderson looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Djurdjevic can't hide his disappointment, as Anderson celebrates the victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Austin Anderson!
A relieved looking Austin Anderson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Adis Djurdjevic spoke after the fight, saying 'I can see the pasture..... and it's beginning to look green'.