PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anzor Dankovich (ranked 2168 p4p, 1163 weight class) and Anthony Wayne (ranked 246 p4p, 139 weight class). Wayne has chosen Edge Of A Revolution- Nickelback as his entrance music. Anthony Wayne has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dankovich
vs
Wayne

192 cm
21
260
3 - 2 - 0

194 cm
22
225
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Conquer

PWNAGE
HELLBENT

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anzor Dankovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Wayne!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wayne looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Dankovich fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wayne, pushing him back against the cage.
Dankovich keeps control of Wayne as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dankovich lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wayne backwards.
Dankovich has Wayne pressed against the cage, preventing Wayne from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dankovich lands a nice uppercut.
Wayne wants to get back to striking at distance but Dankovich won't allow it.
Dankovich lands a nice shot to the body.
Wayne is trying to force a seperation but Dankovich has the dominant position.
Dankovich has a couple of punches blocked by Wayne.
Dankovich throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dankovich cracks Wayne with a nice body shot.
Wayne looks winded!
Wayne can't break the clinch.
Dankovich working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Dankovich breaks the clinch.
Wayne lands with a right hand.
Dankovich slips under a jab from Wayne.
Dankovich closes the distance but Wayne moves to the side
and Dankovich takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wayne doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dankovich fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wayne.
Wayne throws a front kick aimed at Dankovich's knee but Dankovich avoids it well.
Wayne turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dankovich darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

It looks like Anthony Wayne has been cut.
A leg kick checked by Wayne.
Wayne avoids the body shot from Dankovich.
Dankovich misses with an uppercut. Wayne saw that one coming.
Dankovich connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dankovich walks forward, straight into a front kick from Wayne.
Dankovich avoids the head kick by Wayne.
Dankovich paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dankovich chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wayne can pounce on him.
Dankovich smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That has opened up Anthony Wayne's cut even more.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wayne misses with a low kick.
It looked like Dankovich wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dankovich misses with a looping left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne swats away the attempt to clinch by Dankovich.
A good leg kick by Wayne.
Wayne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good work by Dankovich as he checks the leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wayne 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 Dankovich has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dankovich and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

Dankovich has Wayne up against the cage in a clinch.

Wayne breaks from the clinch.
Anthony Wayne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wayne walks into a jab.
Dankovich wants to clinch
and Wayne counters with a left to the body.
Wayne looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dankovich fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Dankovich. That one must have hurt.
Dankovich with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dankovich doesn't manage to clinch there - Wayne circles away.
Wayne tries a quick counter leg kick but Dankovich is wise to it.
Dankovich looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dankovich misses the shot to the body.
Dankovich looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wayne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dankovich manages to avoid it.
A low kick from Wayne is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wayne misses with a right hand
and Dankovich counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dankovich fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wayne misses with a low kick.
Wayne avoids a kick to the body.
Dankovich checks a leg kick.
Dankovich cracks a nice hook into Wayne's ribs.
Dankovich misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Wayne counters with a solid body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dankovich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wayne.
A jab from Dankovich misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A low kick from Wayne misses
enabling Dankovich to counter with a crisp jab.

The cut above Anthony Wayne's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

Dankovich drives through and clinches with Wayne against the cage.
Wayne wants to break free but Dankovich has control.

Dankovich breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wayne throws a head kick that Dankovich semi-blocks.

It looks like Anzor Dankovich has been cut.
Dankovich is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Wayne will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dankovich thinks about countering with a head kick.
Dankovich works Wayne's body with a nice hook.
Wayne moves forwards but Dankovich connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dankovich checks the leg kick nicely there.

Dankovich has closed the distance and engaged Wayne in a clinch.
Dankovich throws a punch but it's blocked by Wayne.
Wayne is trying to break the clinch but Dankovich has him pressed against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Anzor Dankovich dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Dankovich lands with a nice body punch.
Dankovich scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dankovich connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wayne throws a hook but Dankovich blocks it.
Dankovich wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Wayne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wayne works the jab nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dankovich.
A lazy left from Wayne finds it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wayne.
Wayne throws a jab but it's blocked by Dankovich.
Dankovich will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dankovich.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dankovich slips a straight right by Wayne.
Wayne connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dankovich tries to clinch up.
Dankovich connects with a nice looking jab.
Wayne looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dankovich is looking to counter the offense by Wayne and move into the clinch.
A shot to the liver by Dankovich. Beautiful body shot.
Wayne goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wayne needs to keep his hands up - Dankovich had a free shot at his head there.
Dankovich checks a low kick from Wayne.
Dankovich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dankovich drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dankovich punishes Wayne's body with a nice straight punch.
Wayne is breathing heavily.
Wayne misses with a head kick.
Dankovich scores with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dankovich lets loose with a powerful body kick. Wayne will feel that in the morning.
Dankovich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wayne is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dankovich.
Dankovich is looking for a counter combo.
Dankovich tries to clinch but Wayne moves out of range.
Wayne only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Wayne attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dankovich buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dankovich thumps Wayne with a low kick.
Anzor Dankovich is winning the standup battle so far.
A slow jab from Wayne misses its intended target.
A shot to the body from Dankovich misses
and Wayne counters with a stiff right hand.
Wayne swings for the body but Dankovich moves out of range.
Dankovich is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wayne can do to turn this around?
Wayne looks to land a right hand but Dankovich moved out of range.
Wayne moves out of range of the strikes.
Dankovich misses with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dankovich thows a leg kick but Wayne checks it
and Wayne counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A punch lands to the side of Dankovich 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Anzor Dankovich's cut is getting worse.
Wayne throws a leg kick but Dankovich sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wayne is looking to chop away at Dankovich's legs.
Dankovich throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wayne misses with a low kick as Dankovich jumps back.
Wayne fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dankovich throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wayne fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dankovich checks it well.
Dankovich tries to clinch up but Wayne circles away and keeps his distance.
Wayne lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dankovich's sensitive parts.
Dankovich throws a head kick that misses.
Wayne connects with a solid leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dankovich throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wayne.
Wayne is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dankovich with a body shot.
Wayne tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wayne jabs Dankovich right on the nose. Dankovich blinks but takes it well.
Wayne takes a swing at Dankovich's ribcage but misses.
Dankovich is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dankovich scores with a push kick.
Dankovich jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

Anthony Wayne's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Wayne on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dankovich moves in looking to clinch but Wayne pushes him off.
Dankovich throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Anthony Wayne's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Anzor Dankovich!
Anzor Dankovich very nearly forgot to thank Conviction amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
Anthony Wayne spoke after the fight, saying 'We will go back and watch some film and determine what we need to do to get better for the next time. Hail American Revolutionaries!'.