St Pete's Grand Prix 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksandr Senichev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Senichev is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Lady Gaga - Just Dance. Aleksandr Senichev will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Anderson
vs
Senichev

194 cm
18
235 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

187 cm
19
190 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Milwaukee's Best 159's - $45
Milwaukee's Best 159's - $45

Milwaukee's Best 159's - $45

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Frank Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksandr Senichev!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Senichev fails with the takedown.
Senichev lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Senichev.
Anderson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Senichev pinned against the cage. Senichev gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Anderson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Senichev did well to prevent Anderson getting side control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Anderson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

Senichev looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Anderson is taking a breather. Senichev says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Anderson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Senichev looks gassed!

We're going to have a standup here because Frank Anderson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Anderson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Senichev's half guard.
Anderson is controlling the pace.
Anderson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Anderson looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Frank Anderson.
Anderson shoots in looking for a takedown. Senichev tries to sprawl out of it but Anderson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Senichev manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Frank Anderson wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Anderson shoots in and gets a takedown into Senichev's guard.
Anderson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Anderson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Anderson gets a takedown into half guard.
Anderson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Anderson passes to full mount!
Anderson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Senichev is breathing heavily.
Anderson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Senichev for as long as he can get away with.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Frank Anderson.

Anderson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Senichev on his heels. He'll look to pass Senichev's guard now, I'm sure.
Anderson controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Frank Anderson just wasn't active enough.

Anderson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Senichev tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Anderson is in Senichev's guard.
Anderson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Frank Anderson.
Anderson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Anderson dives in and scores a takedown into Senichev's guard.
Anderson sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

We're going to have a standup here because Frank Anderson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Anderson gets the takedown into side control.
Senichev struggling a bit here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson takes a little break here. Senichev wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Anderson dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Anderson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Senichev's guard.
Anderson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Senichev takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

We're going to have a standup here because Frank Anderson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Senichev will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jab from Senichev.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Anderson dives in and scores a takedown into Senichev's guard.
Senichev can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Anderson controls the pace.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Frank Anderson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Nice sprawl there from Senichev as Anderson shoots in.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown but Senichev shows good takedown defense.
Aleksandr Senichev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anderson fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Senichev closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Anderson has one foot on Senichev's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Anderson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Senichev on his heels. He'll look to pass Senichev's guard now, I'm sure.
Anderson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Frank Anderson.

Anderson gets a takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Senichev trying to control here.
Anderson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Frank Anderson just wasn't active enough.

Anderson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Senichev did well to prevent Anderson getting side control.
Frank Anderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson controlling the action here.
Aleksandr Senichev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anderson moves into full mount! Senichev won't be happy about that!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson looking to control and managing it successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Anderson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Anderson 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Frank Anderson!
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Frank Anderson!
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Frank Anderson!

Frank Anderson wins by unanimous decision!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Frank Anderson made sure he mentioned Milwaukee's Best 159's - $45, along with how happy he was to win his fight.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
36%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jedi Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Esteban Rodriquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knight comes into the arena with Why Can't We be Friends blaring out of the sound system. Rodriquez has chosen Rev Theory- Light it Up as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Knight
vs
Rodriquez

191 cm
24
259 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

191 cm
18
270 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jedi Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Esteban Rodriquez!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Viktor Lagutenko and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Rodriquez misses.
Rodriquez connects with a looping right hand.

Knight fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Rodriquez to the ground. Knight is now in Rodriquez's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Knight wants to pass the guard but Rodriquez is keeping the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knight scoring with punches to the head and body.
Knight controls from within his opponent's guard.
Rodriquez is trying to keep Knight in close.
Knight is pushing down on Rodriquez's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rodriquez is fighting to maintain full guard but Knight has managed to sneak the leg through.
Rodriquez trying to control but Knight postures up.
Knight stops Rodriquez from getting back to his feet.
Knight performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriquez gets full guard.
Knight controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Rodriquez thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Knight wants to control from the top but Rodriquez keeps moving.
Knight slips nicely into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Knight lands a nice short elbow.
Knight is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Knight looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Rodriquez should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Rodriquez lands a couple of sideways elbows.
Rodriquez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Knight is working away from the top position though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knight takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Knight passes to full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knight lands with some strikes.
Rodriquez looks gassed!
Knight looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Rodriquez is bucking up trying to escape but Knight cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Rodriquez tries to buck Knight off but he can't manage it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Knight landing shots from mount.
Knight lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Rodriquez in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knight is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Knight lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Knight scoring with strikes but Rodriquez is staying in there.
Knight working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knight raining down hammerfists from mount.
Knight lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Knight with the ground and pound from mount.
Knight in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Knight working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Rodriquez is rocked!
Knight lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Knight landing strikes, looking to finish!
Knight postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Rodriquez out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Knight goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jedi Knight!
Jedi Knight decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
78%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oleksandr Mystrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikhail Rasnimov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rasnimov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Roy Jones Jr- Go Hard Or Go Home. Oleksandr Mystrov has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Mystrov
vs
Rasnimov

200 cm
25
250 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
199 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Prefers standup

Milwaukee's Best 159's - $45

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oleksandr Mystrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mikhail Rasnimov!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Rasnimov. No joy for Mystrov on that attempt.
Rasnimov throws a nice looking combination but Mystrov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rasnimov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rasnimov throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mystrov's head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rasnimov.
A slow jab from Mystrov misses its intended target.
Rasnimov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rasnimov looks gassed!
Rasnimov misses with a double jab.

Rasnimov gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mystrov to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Rasnimov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mystrov with a nice head shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mystrov 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.
Mystrov postures up and lands a big shot to Rasnimov's brow.
Mystrov 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.
Mystrov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mystrov landing some decent shots from guard.
Mystrov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mystrov lands a couple of elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mystrov landing some decent shots from guard.
Mystrov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mystrov seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Rasnimov for as long as he can get away with.
Mystrov throws a big elbow that misses.
Mystrov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Mystrov postures up and lands a big shot to Rasnimov's brow.
Mystrov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rasnimov's head.
Mystrov seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Mystrov landing some decent shots from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mystrov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mystrov throws a big elbow that misses.
Mystrov landing with the ground and pound.
Mystrov content to stall in guard here.
Mystrov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mystrov 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mystrov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mystrov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Mystrov advances to half guard.
Ground and pound from Mystrov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rasnimov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mystrov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Mystrov keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mystrov working Rasnimov over with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oleksandr Mystrov dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Mystrov drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Mystrov chips away with some ground and pound.

Rasnimov is rocked!
Mystrov loads up on a big left hand. Rasnimov felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Mystrov looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Rasnimov can't hide his disappointment, as Mystrov celebrates the victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oleksandr Mystrov!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonatan Bisping (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Lohgim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Lohgim's choice of entrance music: Sobota - Z buta wjeżdżam. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bisping
vs
Lohgim

190 cm
25
243 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Milwaukee's Best 159's - $45

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jonatan Bisping!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michael Lohgim!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bisping bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lohgim fails with an attempt to clinch.

Lohgim forces Bisping back against the cage and clinches.
Bisping avoids the elbow strike from Lohgim, against the cage.
Bisping avoids a wild elbow strike from Lohgim.
Lohgim using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bisping has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lohgim creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bisping's defenses.
Lohgim working Bisping over with knees to the body.
Bisping wants to take the fight to the mat but Lohgim manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Lohgim.

It looks like Jonatan Bisping has been cut.

Lohgim breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lohgim tries to clinch but Bisping moves out of range.
Lohgim tries to clinch but Bisping moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Lohgim.
Lohgim tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Bisping counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bisping.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lohgim looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lohgim really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bisping. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bisping throwing strikes from guard but Lohgim blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bisping drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bisping jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bisping throwing strikes from guard but Lohgim blocks nicely.
Bisping wants to pass the guard but Lohgim is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lohgim looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bisping is one step ahead there.

Bisping is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bisping sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bisping scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bisping stops Lohgim from standing up.
Bisping preventing the sweep.
Bisping 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.
Bisping trying to control but Lohgim is working from the bottom.
Lohgim looks gassed!
Bisping postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bisping throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lohgim works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lohgim not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lohgim avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bisping throws a big right hand that misses.
Bisping cracks Lohgim with a solid left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Bisping drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bisping jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bisping scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bisping throwing strikes from guard but Lohgim blocks nicely.
Bisping slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lohgim takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Bisping is chipping away with strikes.
Lohgim is being controlled here.
Bisping trying to control the position but Lohgim is working away.
Bisping grinds an elbow into Lohgim's temple.

Bisping in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Lohgim is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jonatan Bisping!