PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ingemar Anders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergey Keosayan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anders comes to the cage accompanied by Gods Son. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Sergey Keosayan enters the cage!

Anders
vs
Keosayan

175 cm
39
153 lbs
35 - 22 - 2

169 cm
30
151 lbs
27 - 14 - 3

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)

Humanoid Nutrition (160Q for 160$)
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 22 - 2, fighting out of London, Ingemar Anders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 14 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sergey Keosayan!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anders throws a shot from downtown. Keosayan moves away and avoids it.
Anders punishes Keosayan's body with a nice straight punch.
Anders thows a left - swing and a miss!
Anders throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Anders misses with a wild body shot.
Keosayan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Anders looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Keosayan swings widly with a right hand
and Anders counters with a left to the body.
Keosayan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Keosayan throws a head kick that misses
enabling Anders to counter with a crisp jab.
Anders moves out of range of the leg kick from Keosayan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keosayan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Anders throws a low kick but Keosayan avoids it.
Anders keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Keosayan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Keosayan misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anders fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Anders works Keosayan's body with a nice hook.
Anders tries to work over Keosayan's front leg with a kick but Keosayan checks it.
And Keosayan tries to counter it with a takedown but Anders pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Keosayan tries a low kick but Anders avoids it.
Keosayan shoots for a takedown but Anders saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Anders fires out a quick counter leg kick but Keosayan just manages to avoid it.
Anders blocks a low kick nicely.
Anders ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Keosayan moves away.
Nice body punch from Anders.
Keosayan looks to land a body kick but Anders moved away.
Anders is looking to wear down Keosayan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Anders waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Keosayan.
Anders slips under a jab from Keosayan.
Keosayan takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Keosayan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Anders connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Keosayan scrambles back to his feet.
Keosayan tries to land a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anders checks a leg kick.
Anders avoids the body shot from Keosayan.
Anders shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Keosayan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anders misses with a wild body shot.
Anders throws a jab when Keosayan was well out of range.
Anders throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Keosayan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Keosayan misses with the body kick
and Keosayan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Anders fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Keosayan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Crunch! Anders slams his shin into Keosayan's torso.
Keosayan just misses with a punch to the body.
Keosayan throws a lazy right hand but Anders sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A low kick from Keosayan is predictable there
and Anders counters with a three punch combo that has Keosayan backing up. Keosayan nods at Anders to acknowledge the strikes.
Anders misses with a straight right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keosayan looks to score with a jab to the body but Anders is just out of range.
Anders misses with a body shot.
Anders sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Keosayan misses with a looping left.
Keosayan scores with a kick to the body.
Keosayan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Anders was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Anders throws a nice outside leg kick.
Keosayan has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Anders misses with a low kick.
Keosayan throws a poor cross that misses
and Anders counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sergey Keosayan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Keosayan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Anders cracks Keosayan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Keosayan looks to land a left hand but Anders moved out of range nicely.
Anders throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Keosayan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anders throws a body shot but no joy.
Jab from Anders.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Anders checks a leg kick.
Anders doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
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!
Keosayan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Anders misses the target.
Anders throws a body shot but no joy.
Anders looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Keosayan lands a leg kick that knocks Anders off balance momentarily.
A low kick from Keosayan is predictable there
and Anders counters with a nice uppercut.
Keosayan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anders.
Anders takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Anders is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A thudding body kick lands there by Keosayan!
Anders throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ingemar Anders is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Keosayan.
Anders swings for the body but Keosayan moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ingemar Anders dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Keosayan fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Anders to the ground. Keosayan is now in Anders's guard.
Anders is looking to stand back up but Keosayan counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Anders.

Anders has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Anders is not content to let Keosayan control the position.
Keosayan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anders trying to control but Keosayan postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anders controlling the position for now.
Anders tries to roll over but Keosayan keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keosayan wants to take a breather but Anders is having none of it.
Anders works his way to full guard. Good work.
Anders looking for a sweep. Not yet Anders, not yet.
Anders bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Keosayan's guard.

Anders works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Keosayan tries to get to full guard but Anders has control of the leg.
Anders is keen to just control but Keosayan is a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keosayan works his way to full guard. Good work.

Keosayan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Anders defends well.
Anders controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Anders postures up.
Anders sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Keosayan's guard.
Keosayan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Keosayan has his hands clasped together around Anders's back. He's all about the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anders is trying to control. Keosayan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Keosayan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Anders is working away from the top position though.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A lazy body kick from Keosayan
and Anders counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Anders works the jab nicely.
Keosayan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Keosayan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Anders scores with a sloppy right hand. Keosayan should have avoided that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anders takes a swing at Keosayan's ribcage but misses.
Keosayan lands with a nice body kick.
Keosayan misses the jab.
Keosayan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Anders checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Anders swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Keosayan cracks Anders with a good jab.
Anders goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Keosayan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Anders shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Keosayan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Anders is looking to counter punch.
Both fighters circling a little - Keosayan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Keosayan throws a wild body kick that Anders sees coming a mile off.
Keosayan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Anders avoids it really well and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ingemar Anders will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Anders slips a jab and a cross from Keosayan.
Keosayan tries to land a front kick but Anders steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Anders takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Keosayan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Keosayan lands with a cross.
A big left from Anders misses.
Anders lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Anders will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Keosayan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Anders scores with the left hand. Keosayan knows he should have avoided that one.
Keosayan loads up on a big right hand but Anders slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anders swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Keosayan throws a low kick, looking for Anders's leg but Anders calmly moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Anders blocks the low kick.
Good leg kick by Keosayan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keosayan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anders manages to avoid it.
Keosayan throws the kick towards the body but Anders avoids it.
Keosayan throws a low kick but Anders moves out of range easily.
Keosayan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Anders is able to avoid easily.
Anders steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Keosayan.
Keosayan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Anders avoids it really well and circles away.
Keosayan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Anders misses with a looping right.
Anders looks to score with a jab to the body but Keosayan is just out of range.
Anders misses with a wild body shot.
Sergey Keosayan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anders checks a leg kick.
Crunch! Keosayan slams his shin into Anders's torso.
Anders takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Anders scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A low kick from Keosayan is predictable there
and Anders counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Anders throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anders keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Keosayan.
It looked like Anders wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Keosayan misses with a low kick.
Anders connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Anders with a jab.
Keosayan misses with a straight right.
Anders swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ingemar Anders is winning the standup battle so far.
Keosayan walks into a jab.
Anders ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anders was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Anders scores with a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Anders.
Anders misses with a straight left.
And Keosayan tries to counter it with a takedown but Anders pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Anders is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Keosayan can do to turn this around?
Keosayan lands a jab.
Anders lands with an uppercut that bounces Keosayan off the cage and back into range.
Keosayan fakes the leg kick and cracks Anders in the body.
Keosayan darts in looking for a takedown but Anders gets double underhooks and turns Keosayan into the cage.
Keosayan scores with a leg kick.
Keosayan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Anders finds it's way round the side to connect with Keosayan's head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Anders.
Anders misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Keosayan cracks Anders with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Anders!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anders bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ingemar Anders is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Keosayan tries to land a leg kick but Anders saw it coming and moves away.
Keosayan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Keosayan throws a shot from downtown. Anders moves away and avoids it.
Anders lands a nice looking body kick.
Keosayan misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Keosayan throws a body punch but Anders moves out of range.
Keosayan throws a push kick but Anders slaps the foot to one side.
Keosayan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Keosayan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Anders.
Anders uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Keosayan.
Keosayan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Keosayan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Keosayan takes a jab right on the kisser.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ingemar Anders.
Well Anders has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ingemar Anders!
Ingemar Anders decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.