PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andrey Eremeev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Bestarsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Eremeev
vs
Bestarsson

189 cm
23
165 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

179 cm
23
166 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

GREEN!160
KAISER

Sun-Tzu

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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrey Eremeev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Viktor Bestarsson!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bestarsson swings widly with a right hand
and Bestarsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Eremeev fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Eremeev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bestarsson takes one on the button.
Bestarsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Eremeev.
Eremeev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bestarsson moves away.
Bestarsson connects with a single shot there.
Bestarsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Eremeev will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bestarsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Eremeev lands with a cross.
Eremeev moves away from the strike by Bestarsson.
Bestarsson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eremeev's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bestarsson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Eremeev scrambles back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bestarsson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Eremeev misses the target.
Bestarsson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Eremeev.
Viktor Bestarsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Eremeev misses with a hook
and Bestarsson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Eremeev's knee momentarily.
Bestarsson takes a swing at Eremeev's ribcage but misses.
Eremeev tries to counter with a takedown but Bestarsson is quick to defend against it.
Eremeev checks the leg kick nicely there.
Eremeev on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bestarsson 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.
Eremeev misses with the combination.
We've been hearing reports that Eremeev has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Eremeev on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Eremeev takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Eremeev takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bestarsson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
It looked like Eremeev wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Eremeev is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Eremeev connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bestarsson's hands.
Bestarsson slips under a jab from Eremeev.
Bestarsson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Bestarsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Eremeev.
Bestarsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bestarsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Bestarsson lands a nice shot to the body.
Eremeev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bestarsson moves away.
Bestarsson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Eremeev steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bestarsson. That one must have hurt.
A telegraphed right hand from Eremeev misses the target.
Bestarsson takes one to the chin there.
Eremeev blocks a head kick by Bestarsson.
Bestarsson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bestarsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bestarsson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bestarsson throws a jab when Eremeev was well out of range.
Bestarsson looks to land a right hand but Eremeev moved out of range.
The fighters circling - Eremeev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Eremeev looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bestarsson is fending him off so far but Eremeev persists. Nope, Bestarsson circles away and we're back to standing.
Bestarsson throws a right and a left that Eremeev avoids nicely.
Bestarsson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bestarsson misses with a right hand
and Eremeev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bestarsson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrey Eremeev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bestarsson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Eremeev fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bestarsson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bestarsson. That's going to slow Eremeev down.
Bestarsson avoids the body shot from Eremeev.
Eremeev throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bestarsson's waist but Bestarsson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Eremeev off to one side.
Bestarsson throws a shot to the body.
Bestarsson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Eremeev throws an off balance right hand
and Bestarsson counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bestarsson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Eremeev's calf.
Bestarsson lands a jab to the head.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bestarsson. Eremeev shrugs it off though.
Eremeev just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eremeev moves out of range of the body kick.
Eremeev throws a body shot but no joy.
Bestarsson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bestarsson - that will leave a mark!
Eremeev has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bestarsson finds it's way round the side to connect with Eremeev's head.
Bestarsson lands with a nice body punch.
Eremeev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bestarsson.
Bestarsson throws a head kick that misses.
Bestarsson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Bestarsson rushes Eremeev and presses him up against the cage.
Eremeev leaning his opponent against the cage.
Eremeev really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bestarsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Eremeev taking a breather.
Bestarsson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Eremeev backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bestarsson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Eremeev misses with a lunging right hand
and Bestarsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bestarsson.
Eremeev on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Eremeev fails with a takedown attempt.
Eremeev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bestarsson.
Eremeev misses with a wild body shot.
Bestarsson throws a shot to the body.
Bestarsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Eremeev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice sprawl there from Bestarsson as Eremeev shoots in.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bestarsson. Eremeev shrugs it off though.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bestarsson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eremeev listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Eremeev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bestarsson.
Eremeev throwing a counter right hand but Bestarsson manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eremeev shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bestarsson but Bestarsson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrey Eremeev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A combination from Eremeev does no damage.
Eremeev loads up on a big right hand but Bestarsson slips the punch.
Bestarsson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Eremeev.
Crunch! Bestarsson slams his shin into Eremeev's torso.
Bestarsson misses with a head kick.
Bestarsson misses with an uppercut. Eremeev saw that one coming.
Bestarsson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Eremeev walks into a left hand.

Eremeev is rocked!
Crack! A monster head kick from Bestarsson and Eremeev falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Bestarsson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Viktor Bestarsson!
Our winner, Viktor Bestarsson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.