PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Khamzat Nurmaputinov (ranked 2894 p4p, 23091 weight class) and Robinson Anderson (ranked 152 p4p, 259 weight class). Robinson Anderson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Nurmaputinov
vs
Anderson

163 cm
26
130
5 - 1 - 0

175 cm
21
135
2 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

EL ZOIDO FEEBLE FIGHTWEAR

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Khamzat Nurmaputinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Robinson Anderson!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson scores with a jab to the body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nurmaputinov tries to clinch but Anderson is having none of it.
Anderson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nurmaputinov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nurmaputinov avoids a kick to the body.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anderson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Anderson stuffs the takedown.
Robinson Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nurmaputinov avoids the head kick by Anderson.
Anderson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Nurmaputinov crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Anderson - the referee stops the clock and Nurmaputinov gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Anderson. Nurmaputinov manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson throws a head kick that misses.
Nurmaputinov checks the leg kick.

Anderson rushes Nurmaputinov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Anderson manages to break the clinch.
Anderson throws a head kick but Nurmaputinov moves out of range.

Anderson gets caught flat footed, as Nurmaputinov shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmaputinov controls from within his opponent's guard.
Nurmaputinov throws an elbow that misses. Anderson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nurmaputinov's guard. Nice move by Anderson!

Nurmaputinov keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully.
Nurmaputinov might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Anderson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nurmaputinov is on top in guard.

Anderson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nurmaputinov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Anderson will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Anderson throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmaputinov connects with a couple of short punches.
Anderson wants to stand up but Nurmaputinov is controlling him.
Anderson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Anderson thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Nurmaputinov postures up and lands a big shot to Anderson's brow.

Anderson pushes Nurmaputinov off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

Anderson has managed to clinch.

Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson throws a body punch but Nurmaputinov moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Nurmaputinov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nurmaputinov fails with a takedown attempt.
Nurmaputinov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Anderson has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Nurmaputinov is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Nurmaputinov shoots in but Anderson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khamzat Nurmaputinov. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Nurmaputinov shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Anderson's guard.
Anderson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nurmaputinov is one step ahead there.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nurmaputinov postures up in Anderson's guard and throws a big left but Anderson blocks it.
Nurmaputinov trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anderson looking for a sweep. Not yet Anderson, not yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurmaputinov throws an elbow that misses. Anderson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nurmaputinov's guard. Nice move by Anderson!

Anderson throws a big elbow that misses.
Anderson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Anderson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Nurmaputinov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Anderson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nurmaputinov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nurmaputinov tries to get out of the position.
Anderson wants to control from the top but Nurmaputinov keeps moving.
Nurmaputinov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nurmaputinov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Robinson Anderson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Anderson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nurmaputinov dodges the punch combination from Anderson.
Anderson digs a good hook to Nurmaputinov's body.
Anderson throws a body punch but Nurmaputinov moves out of range.
Anderson throws a head kick but Nurmaputinov moves out of range.
Nurmaputinov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nurmaputinov looks for a takedown but Anderson sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmaputinov tries to clinch up but Anderson circles away and keeps his distance.
Anderson throws a head kick but Nurmaputinov moves out of range.
Nurmaputinov shoots in looking for a takedown. Anderson tries to sprawl out of it but Nurmaputinov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Anderson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Khamzat Nurmaputinov has been cut.
Nurmaputinov misses with a takedown attempt - Anderson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khamzat Nurmaputinov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A clash of legs there as Nurmaputinov blocks the low kick.
Nurmaputinov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nurmaputinov slips a jab and a cross from Anderson.
Nurmaputinov fails to land the takedown.
Robinson Anderson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Anderson throws a shot to the body.
Nurmaputinov takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

Anderson clinches.
Anderson avoiding damage.

Anderson breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmaputinov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nurmaputinov darts in looking for a takedown but Anderson gets double underhooks and turns Nurmaputinov into the cage.

Anderson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Anderson throws a body punch but Nurmaputinov moves out of range.
Anderson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nurmaputinov tries to move into range but Anderson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Anderson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nurmaputinov doesn't seem bothered though.
Nurmaputinov doesn't manage to clinch there - Anderson circles away.
Anderson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Anderson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nurmaputinov misses with a takedown attempt - Anderson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nurmaputinov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Anderson!
Anderson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson scores with a three punch combo!
Anderson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nurmaputinov rather than just go for the knockout.
Anderson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Nurmaputinov is rocked!
Anderson is breathing heavily.
Anderson keeps the fight on the outside.
Oh Nurmaputinov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Anderson lands a jab-cross combination.
The fighters circle, before Anderson throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Nurmaputinov's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Anderson lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Robinson Anderson!