PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexey Andreev (ranked 366 p4p, 50 weight class) and Guido Sarducci (ranked 753 p4p, 99 weight class). Sarducci is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ave Maria. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Andreev
vs
Sarducci

175 cm
25
180 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

185 cm
32
184 lbs
20 - 16 - 0

BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BuriedAlive// Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexey Andreev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Guido Sarducci!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sarducci is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sarducci's jab looks to have found its range, popping Andreev under the eye.

It looks like Alexey Andreev has been cut.
Sarducci lands a nice looking body shot.
Andreev has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Sarducci throws an overhand right that lands on Andreev's shoulder, as Andreev tries to avoid the shot.
Andreev darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Andreev.
Sarducci takes a swing at Andreev's ribcage but misses.
Sarducci misses with a straight left.
Sarducci throws a hook to the side of Andreev's head but Andreev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Andreev scores with a sloppy right hand. Sarducci should have avoided that one.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Andreev.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sarducci avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Andreev.
Andreev fails to land a wild elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarducci on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Sarducci taking a bit of punishment here - Andreev scoring with strikes.
Andreev lands some shots froms side control.
Andreev trying to control the position but Sarducci is working away.
Andreev cracks Sarducci with a big elbow.
Andreev is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Sarducci will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Sarducci defending against the ground and pound.
Andreev misses with the ground and pound.
An elbow from Andreev crashes against the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarducci takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Andreev trying to control the action but Sarducci is working from the bottom.
Sarducci defending against the ground and pound.
Andreev 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.
Sarducci takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Andreev throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Sarducci dodges the ground and pound from Andreev.
Sarducci takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Andreev looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Andreev working the ground and pound from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andreev scores with a couple of short elbows.
Sarducci defending against the ground and pound.
Andreev misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Sarducci stops Andreev from passing to mount.

Andreev is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sarducci has escaped the position, nice work there.
Andreev scores with a couple of short elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Andreev working the ground and pound but Sarducci is defending the strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sarducci can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarducci wants to control but Andreev postures up.
Sarducci takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Andreev creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Andreev scoring with punches from side control.

Andreev is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sarducci has escaped the position, nice work there.
Andreev content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Andreev lands some shots froms side control.
Andreev scoring with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexey Andreev dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexey Andreev's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Andreev scores with a body shot.
Sarducci throws a jab when Andreev was well out of range.
Donk. Andreev catches Sarducci right on the button with a cross.
Andreev swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sarducci.
Andreev getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Andreev throws a body punch but Sarducci moves out of range.
Sarducci misses with a straight right.
Andreev swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Alexey Andreev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andreev tests Sarducci's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Andreev moves out of range as Sarducci strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andreev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Andreev scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sarducci uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Andreev.
Andreev rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sarducci moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sarducci looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Alexey Andreev is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andreev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sarducci displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Andreev throws out the jab.
Andreev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sarducci can do to turn this around?
Andreev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sarducci.
Sarducci now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Andreev lands with a nice combination. Sarducci backs away looking to recover.
Sarducci leaves Andreev with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sarducci doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sarducci scores with a body shot.
Guido Sarducci is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Andreev takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A lazy left from Sarducci finds it's target.
Sarducci ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Andreev moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andreev scores with a punch to the head.
Andreev scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sarducci swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Andreev changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Andreev avoids the body shot from Sarducci.
Andreev misses the jab.
Sarducci looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Andreev shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sarducci sprawls well. Sarducci wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Andreev gets slowly back to his feet.
Andreev throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Andreev misses with a wild body shot.
Andreev will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexey Andreev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big right from Andreev misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andreev shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sarducci but Sarducci pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sarducci uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Andreev misses with a double jab
and Sarducci counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Andreev throws a lazy uppercut
and Sarducci counters with a stiff right hand.
Andreev shoots in for a takedown but Sarducci shows good takedown defense.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sarducci! But no joy.
Sarducci throws an overhand right that lands on Andreev's shoulder, as Andreev tries to avoid the shot.
Sarducci avoids the body shot from Andreev.
Andreev misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sarducci looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Andreev. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Andreev.
Andreev just misses with a punch to the body.
Andreev looks to throw the jab but Sarducci is out of range.
Sarducci misses with a straight left.
Andreev misses with a series of wild punches.
Sarducci avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Andreev avoids the body shot from Sarducci.
Sarducci throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sarducci clobbers Andreev with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
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 Alexey Andreev will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alexey Andreev's cut.
That's time! Andreev's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Sarducci just misses with a punch to the body.
Sarducci jabs at Andreev's body.
Nice defenses there by Andreev.
Sarducci lands a jab to the nose.
Sarducci jabs Andreev to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sarducci misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Andreev.
Andreev scores with a hook to the body. Sarducci takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sarducci scores with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sarducci throws a shot from downtown. Andreev moves away and avoids it.
Sarducci takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sarducci slips a jab from Andreev.
A cross from Andreev lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarducci throws a looping overhand right but Andreev ducks down to avoid it.
Andreev loads up on a big right hand but Sarducci slips the punch.
Sarducci throws a body punch but Andreev moves out of range.
Andreev half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Andreev shoots for a double leg takedown but Sarducci sprawls well. He's pushed Andreev's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sarducci looks to throw the jab but Andreev is out of range.
Andreev looks to land a combination but Sarducci avoids it well.
Andreev takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sarducci misses with a body shot.
Sarducci misses with a wild body shot.
Andreev throws a big counter combination but Sarducci scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Sarducci swings widly with a right hand

and Andreev counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sarducci is wriggling around but Andreev manages to pass to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Andreev trying to control from half guard but Sarducci is working away.
Andreev is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Andreev working the head and body with strikes.
Sarducci has hold of Andreev's hands but Andreev slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Andreev not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Andreev trying to control from half guard but Sarducci is working away.
Sarducci keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Andreev throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarducci tries to get to full guard but Andreev has control of the leg.
Sarducci has hold of Andreev's hands but Andreev slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Andreev not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Andreev connects with a nice short shot to Sarducci's temple.
Sarducci really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Andreev. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Sarducci has hold of Andreev's hands but Andreev slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Alexey Andreev overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sarducci has hold of Andreev's hands but Andreev slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Andreev lands with a punch from half guard.
Andreev sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sarducci defending well though.
Andreev is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Guido Sarducci has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alexey Andreev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andreev not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sarducci taking some punishment here, with Andreev in his half guard.
Still in half guard, Andreev seems content to control.
Andreev is nestled in close to Sarducci, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Andreev takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Andreev sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sarducci defending well though.
Andreev looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sarducci with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sarducci on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Andreev drops an elbow to the side of Sarducci's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Well, if Andreev is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexey Andreev showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Andreev, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexey Andreev!
Alexey Andreev took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.