PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andriy Pavlyuchenko (ranked 2908 p4p, 371 weight class) and Brownie Anderson (ranked 1745 p4p, 246 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Pavlyuchenko
vs
Anderson

190 cm
31
217 lbs
14 - 8 - 1

195 cm
29
209 lbs
15 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andriy Pavlyuchenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brownie Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson checks a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Anderson. That's going to slow Pavlyuchenko down.
Pavlyuchenko throws a low kick but it's checked well by Anderson.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pavlyuchenko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pavlyuchenko throws a solid leg kick but Anderson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pavlyuchenko.
Despite the aggression on Anderson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Anderson checks the leg kick nicely there.

Anderson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Pavlyuchenko looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Anderson content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The ground and pound from Anderson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

Anderson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pavlyuchenko has escaped the position, nice work there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You can see the frustration on Pavlyuchenko's face as Anderson controls the position.
Anderson advances nicely into full mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson content just to control the position here.
Anderson looking to ground and pound but Pavlyuchenko is blocking nicely.
Anderson controlling his opponent.
Anderson with good strikes from the mount here!
Pavlyuchenko is working to get back to half guard.
Anderson looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Anderson raining down shots from the mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson controlling his opponent.
We've been hearing good reports from Pavlyuchenko's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Anderson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Pavlyuchenko's face.
Pavlyuchenko tries to reverse the position but Anderson maintains control.
Anderson controlling from mount.
Anderson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Anderson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
It looks like Anderson might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
More stalling from Anderson.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Pavlyuchenko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Anderson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pavlyuchenko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Anderson misses with a head kick.
Anderson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Pavlyuchenko throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Anderson throws a nice head kick!
Anderson scoring well with a low kick there.
Pavlyuchenko lands with a thumping leg kick.
Anderson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Anderson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pavlyuchenko throws a looping overhand right but Anderson ducks down to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Anderson.
Pavlyuchenko throws a jab when Anderson was well out of range.

Anderson gets tackled into the cage by Pavlyuchenko. Pavlyuchenko maintains the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
Pavlyuchenko misses with the head strike.
Anderson blocks a body shot from Pavlyuchenko.
Anderson is trying to drag Pavlyuchenko to the mat but Pavlyuchenko just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson tries to score a body lock takedown but Pavlyuchenko shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Andriy Pavlyuchenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brownie Anderson.
Anderson is trying to pull guard but Pavlyuchenko turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Pavlyuchenko fails to land.
Anderson goes for a takedown attempt but Pavlyuchenko pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Anderson blocks a jab.
Anderson blocks a jab.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a body shot.
Anderson misses with a head kick.
Pavlyuchenko avoids the head kick by Anderson.
Brownie Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pavlyuchenko blocks a head kick by Anderson.
Pavlyuchenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anderson is looking to land body kicks.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a straight left.
Pavlyuchenko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab from Pavlyuchenko misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a low kick.
Pavlyuchenko cracks a nice hook into Anderson's ribs.
Pavlyuchenko thows a leg kick but Anderson checks it
and Anderson counters with a left and a right that stings Pavlyuchenko.
Andriy Pavlyuchenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anderson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pavlyuchenko is out of range and Anderson settles back down.
Anderson swings for the body but Pavlyuchenko moves out of range.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Anderson has managed to clinch.
A short right from Pavlyuchenko on the inside.
Pavlyuchenko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Pavlyuchenko.

It looks like Brownie Anderson has been cut.
Pavlyuchenko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anderson has Pavlyuchenko pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pavlyuchenko manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Pavlyuchenko lands a shot to the body.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
Pavlyuchenko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson goes for a takedown attempt but Pavlyuchenko pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Anderson misses with a low kick.
A quick step to the side and Pavlyuchenko tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pavlyuchenko tries a low kick but Anderson avoids it.
Pavlyuchenko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anderson works the jab nicely.

Anderson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Anderson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Anderson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Anderson trying to mount his opponent but Pavlyuchenko defends it.
Pavlyuchenko trying to control from the bottom.
Anderson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson works his foot free and advances to mount.
Anderson controlling the pace for now.
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 Andriy Pavlyuchenko will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Brownie Anderson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Anderson misses with a double jab
and Pavlyuchenko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pavlyuchenko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Anderson tries a head kick but it misses.
Pavlyuchenko cracks the inside of Anderson's front leg.
Anderson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Anderson misses with an uppercut. Pavlyuchenko saw that one coming.
Pavlyuchenko takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Anderson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brownie Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pavlyuchenko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Anderson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Anderson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson moves to clinch but Pavlyuchenko breaks away
and Pavlyuchenko counters with a nice uppercut.
Pavlyuchenko lands with an overhand left.
Anderson throws out a leg kick but Pavlyuchenko moves out of range and Anderson only half commits.
Anderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pavlyuchenko throws a looping overhand right but Anderson ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson lands a leg kick that knocks Pavlyuchenko off balance momentarily.
Pavlyuchenko throws a right and a left that Anderson avoids nicely.

Pavlyuchenko tries to keep at a distance but Anderson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pavlyuchenko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
Pavlyuchenko lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pavlyuchenko tries a body shot but Anderson blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Pavlyuchenko fails to land.
Pavlyuchenko working aggressively here.
Pavlyuchenko tries to work over Anderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anderson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Anderson blocking some punches.
Andriy Pavlyuchenko has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pavlyuchenko gets underhooks to prevent Anderson's takedown attempt.
Anderson takes a shot to the head.
Pavlyuchenko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavlyuchenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
Pavlyuchenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pavlyuchenko can't find room to land a body shot as Anderson controls the action.
Pavlyuchenko is working Anderson over against the cage.
Anderson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pavlyuchenko lands with a left to the head.
Pavlyuchenko tries a body shot but Anderson blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pavlyuchenko.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson blocking some punches.
A body shot lands from Pavlyuchenko.
Pavlyuchenko has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
Pavlyuchenko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pavlyuchenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavlyuchenko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
Pavlyuchenko lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pavlyuchenko tries a body shot but Anderson blocks it.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a body punch.
Pavlyuchenko lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Anderson.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pavlyuchenko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pavlyuchenko scores with a shot to the side of Anderson's head.
Pavlyuchenko swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a punch to the body.
Pavlyuchenko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Pavlyuchenko.
Pavlyuchenko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a punch on the inside.
Pavlyuchenko can't find room to land a body shot as Anderson controls the action.
Pavlyuchenko is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Andriy Pavlyuchenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brownie Anderson.
Pavlyuchenko swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pavlyuchenko lands an uppercut.
Anderson tries for a takedown but Pavlyuchenko manages to get underhooks.
Pavlyuchenko lands with a left to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pavlyuchenko tries a body shot but Anderson blocks it.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pavlyuchenko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pavlyuchenko throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andriy Pavlyuchenko showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pavlyuchenko has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andriy Pavlyuchenko!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Andriy Pavlyuchenko made sure he mentioned Red Light Coffeeshop, along with how happy he was to win his fight.