PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vasilliy Kazakov (ranked 2942 p4p, 320 weight class) and Ingemar Anders (ranked 2878 p4p, 312 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Kazakov
vs
Anders

163 cm
34
168 lbs
23 - 7 - 0

175 cm
47
153 lbs
48 - 37 - 3

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Sportivité
Arcticus University: London

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 23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vasilliy Kazakov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 48 - 37 - 3, fighting out of New York, Ingemar Anders!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Anders.

Anders gets a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kazakov is working for takedown but Anders is calmly controlling the position for now.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Kazakov has clasped his hands together around Anders's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Kazakov tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kazakov has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kazakov trying to control the action but Anders is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anders is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kazakov's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Kazakov not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anders tries to roll over but Kazakov keeps him under control.
Kazakov trying to pass the guard but Anders defending well.
Anders trying to control here.
Kazakov is looking to advance position but Anders won't allow it.
Anders has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kazakov is working away from the top position though.
Anders wants to get back to full guard.
Kazakov drops an elbow to the side of Anders's head.
Kazakov tries to pass the half guard into mount. Anders knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Kazakov is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Anders doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kazakov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazakov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Anders blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kazakov.
We've been hearing that Kazakov has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Kazakov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kazakov has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kazakov trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kazakov has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Anders's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anders can't escape the position.
Anders keeps trying to improve his position.
Anders wants to control but Kazakov is having none of it.

Kazakov is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Anders has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Kazakov thowing shots but they're missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anders is desperately trying to improve his position but Kazakov has a good base and remains in mount.
Kazakov tries to control but Anders wriggling away.
Kazakov breaks from Anders's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kazakov throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Anders because Kazakov loaded up on that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anders is controlling an arm, preventing Kazakov from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.

Kazakov is working for a guillotine from mount but Anders frees his head quite easily.
Anders stops Kazakov from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Kazakov avoids the attempt from Anders to control.

Kazakov is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Anders can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Kazakov misses with a head shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anders wants to control but Kazakov is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vasilliy Kazakov dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A jab from Anders misses.
Anders lands a jab to the nose.
Anders tries to land a body kick

and Kazakov counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kazakov wants to pass the guard but Anders is keeping the position.
Kazakov working some strikes from top position.

Kazakov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anders can't keep his opponent in guard - Kazakov advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Anders is defending against the submission attempts here by Kazakov.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kazakov seems to be looking for submissions.
Kazakov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kazakov throws a strike but Anders avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Kazakov wants to pass the guard but Anders is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Anders working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kazakov.
Kazakov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kazakov slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Kazakov has gone for a leg lock! Anders slips out almost immediately though and dives into Kazakov's guard.

Kazakov has a closed guard, preventing Anders from standing up.

Anders got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kazakov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Anders has managed to get both his arms back between Kazakov's legs - danger averted.
My spies in Fight Farm inform me that Anders has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Anders preventing the sweep.
Kazakov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anders can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kazakov is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Anders is aware though and is defending well.
Kazakov looking for a sweep. Not yet Kazakov, not yet.

Kazakov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Anders gets to his feet - Kazakov follows without any prompting.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Anders lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kazakov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kazakov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Anders tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kazakov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Anders throws a head kick that misses.
Anders looks to land a right hand but Kazakov moved out of range.
Kazakov half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Kazakov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anders.
Kazakov half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ingemar Anders is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kazakov takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Anders.

Kazakov shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Anders is looking to control Kazakov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Anders avoid being mounted?
Anders is concentrating on defense, preventing Kazakov from advancing position.

Kazakov seems to be working for a kimura but Anders defends the submission attempt.
Vasilliy Kazakov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kazakov trying to control from half guard but Anders is working away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kazakov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vasilliy Kazakov dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Kazakov staying out of range there.
Kazakov half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.

Kazakov shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Anders napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Kazakov looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kazakov fails to land a wild elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kazakov tries to move to full mount but Anders actually manages to regain half guard.
Kazakov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Kazakov is looking for submissions but instead, Anders has regained full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anders is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Kazakov works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kazakov is looking to advance position but Anders won't allow it.
Kazakov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Kazakov is trying to work for a kimura but Anders is defending well.

Kazakov seems to be working for a kimura but Anders defends the submission attempt.
Anders manages to get to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kazakov looking to pass the guard.
Anders looking for a sweep. Not yet Anders, not yet.
Kazakov with a nice head shot there.
Anders controls Kazakov momentarily but Kazakov frees himself.
Kazakov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Anders's head.
Kazakov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kazakov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kazakov trying to control the position from guard on top but Anders is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kazakov has gone for a leg lock! Anders slips out almost immediately though and dives into Kazakov's guard.

Kazakov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Anders can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kazakov throws a couple of heel strikes.
Ingemar Anders has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kazakov controls Anders momentarily but Anders frees himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Anders stands up from Kazakov's guard - Anders perhaps looking for a knockout.
Anders jabs Kazakov right on the nose. Kazakov blinks but takes it well.

Anders moves into the clinch.
Kazakov has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Anders avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kazakov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Anders pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Anders tries to work over Kazakov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kazakov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Anders gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vasilliy Kazakov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Still in the clinch, Anders scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Anders on the inside.

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 Vasilliy Kazakov.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kazakov, 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vasilliy Kazakov!
Our winner, Vasilliy Kazakov, 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.