PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Andersson (ranked 1661 p4p, 24025 weight class) and Tyrion Lannister (ranked 226 p4p, 736 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Andersson
vs
Lannister

189 cm
22
220
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
216
2 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Andersson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyrion Lannister!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lannister wants to clinch up but Andersson keeps it at a distance.

Andersson dives in and scores a takedown into Lannister's guard.
Andersson is standing up over Lannister. Lannister looks to escape but Andersson dives into side control.

We've been hearing good reports from Andersson'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.
Andersson wants to control but Lannister is keeping him busy.
Andersson landing a few strikes.
Lannister is not content to let Andersson control the position.
Andersson lands a decent elbow from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andersson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Andersson trying to control the action but Lannister is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersson scores with punches from side control.
Lannister sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Lannister felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Andersson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lannister does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lannister is looking to control Andersson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lannister avoid being mounted?
Nice strikes from Andersson there.
Lannister is trying is best to control the position here.
Andersson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lannister is looking to control Andersson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lannister avoid being mounted?
Andersson is trying to control the action in half guard but Lannister is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Andersson working Lannister over with strikes.
Andersson drops an elbow to the side of Lannister's head.

Andersson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Andersson controlling the action here.

Andersson is working for a kimura but Lannister is defending it quite comfortably.
Andersson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Lannister!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersson wants to control the pace but Lannister is squirming around nicely.
Andersson landing strikes from the mount and Lannister is in trouble!
Andersson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lannister can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Andersson 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.
Andersson raining down hammerfists from mount.
Andersson landing punches.
Andersson working the ground and pound effectively.
Andersson controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andersson wants to control the pace but Lannister is squirming around nicely.
Lannister tries to hold on but Andersson pushes him away.
Lannister is in all sorts of trouble here.
Andersson cracks Lannister with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Andersson is working for a guillotine from mount but Lannister frees his head quite easily.
Lannister really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lannister tries to lock up and control but Andersson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Andersson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lannister looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Andersson dominated that round.
That's time! Andersson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Andersson gets the takedown into side control.
Andersson wants to control but Lannister is keeping him busy.
Andersson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Lannister is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Andersson passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Lannister!
Andersson looking to finish Lannister with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lannister!
Andersson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lannister can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Andersson looking to finish Lannister with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lannister!
Andersson content just to control the position here.
Andersson trying to control but Lannister is having none of it.
Andersson landing shots from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
A nice elbow there by Andersson.
Andersson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lannister can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Andersson controlling the position easily from mount.
Andersson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Andersson! Lannister is hurt baaadly! Andersson is firing away with more strikes - Lannister is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Andersson!
Frank Andersson was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.