PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dimitri Svyatogor (ranked 252 p4p, 1092 weight class) and Noah Anderson (ranked 41 p4p, 131 weight class). Svyatogor comes to the cage accompanied by Carl Espen - Silent Storm. Noah Anderson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Svyatogor
vs
Anderson

209 cm
22
261
10 - 1 - 0

220 cm
22
245
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Brooklyn Apothecary

Fenrir Fightgear - Anno 2013
SpeeDee BBQ

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dimitri Svyatogor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Noah Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svyatogor throws a shot to the body.
Svyatogor misses with a looping right.
Anderson was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Anderson misses with a body shot.
Nice shot by Svyatogor.
Svyatogor misses with a body shot.
Svyatogor moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromAnderson.
Svyatogor changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Svyatogor misses.
Anderson flicks out a counter leg kick but Svyatogor steps away.
Svyatogor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anderson.
Svyatogor is looking to counter punch.
Svyatogor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Svyatogor scores with a body shot.
Svyatogor throws a looping overhand right but Anderson ducks down to avoid it.
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Svyatogor misses the body punch
and Anderson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Anderson moves away from the strike by Svyatogor.
Svyatogor moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromAnderson.
Svyatogor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Svyatogor works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Anderson connects with a solid leg kick.
Anderson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Svyatogor.
Anderson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A big left from Svyatogor misses.
Anderson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Svyatogor looks to land a right hand but Anderson moved out of range.
Anderson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Dimitri Svyatogor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Svyatogor misses the target.
Anderson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Svyatogor.
Svyatogor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anderson swings for the body but Svyatogor moves out of range.
Svyatogor misses the jab.
Anderson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Svyatogor lands with an uppercut that bounces Anderson off the cage and back into range.
Svyatogor throws a looping overhand right but Anderson ducks down to avoid it.
Anderson was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson avoids the body shot from Svyatogor.
Anderson throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Svyatogor counter with a right hand.
Svyatogor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Svyatogor backs off Anderson throws a huge counter combo but Svyatogor manages to avoid it all.
A big right from Svyatogor misses.
Anderson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Svyatogor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Svyatogor.
Anderson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Svyatogor works Anderson's body with a nice hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dimitri Svyatogor dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Anderson lands a leg kick that knocks Svyatogor off balance momentarily.
Svyatogor closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A swing and a miss from Svyatogor.
Nice jab there from Svyatogor.
Svyatogor lands a glancing blow to the side of Anderson's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Svyatogor connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Anderson momentarily.
Svyatogor throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Anderson counters with a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Svyatogor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Svyatogor misses with a hook
and Anderson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Dimitri Svyatogor has been cut.
Anderson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Svyatogor lands with a shot to the body.
Anderson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Svyatogor throws a predictable looking body shot
and Anderson counters with a nice kick to the body.
Svyatogor cracks Anderson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Anderson moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svyatogor throws a body shot but no joy.
Svyatogor moves out of range of the strikes.
Anderson moves out of range of the strikes.
Svyatogor stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Anderson.
A jab lands there for Anderson.
Svyatogor lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svyatogor lands a lovely overhand right.
Anderson slips under a jab from Svyatogor.
Anderson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Anderson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Svyatogor has got the better of the exchanges.
Anderson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Svyatogor throws a jab when Anderson was well out of range.
Anderson throws a leg kick but Svyatogor moved away.
Svyatogor just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Svyatogor throws out the jab.
Anderson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Svyatogor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anderson can do to turn this around?
A jab from Anderson misses.
Svyatogor staying out of range there.
Anderson slips under a jab.
Anderson tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice leg kick from Anderson, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dimitri Svyatogor dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dimitri Svyatogor's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Anderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Svyatogor was well out of range. Poor timing from Anderson.
Anderson throws a leg kick that misses.
Svyatogor is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Svyatogor throws a body shot but no joy.
Anderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Svyatogor moves out of range of the strikes.
Svyatogor seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Svyatogor misses its intended target.
Anderson throws a big counter head kick but Svyatogor avoids it with no problem.
Anderson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Svyatogor checks a leg kick.
Anderson misses with a shot to the body
and Svyatogor counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Svyatogor throws a lazy uppercut
and Anderson counters with a nice uppercut.
Anderson throws a hook but Svyatogor avoids it easily.
It looked like Svyatogor wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Anderson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Anderson misses with a wild body shot.
A quick step to the side and Svyatogor tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Svyatogor throws a shot from downtown. Anderson moves away and avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Svyatogor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Svyatogor with a nice cross.
Svyatogor misses with a looping left.
Svyatogor lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Anderson slips a jab from Svyatogor.
Anderson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Svyatogor with a body shot.
Anderson throws a poor cross that misses
and Svyatogor counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svyatogor misses with a body shot.
Svyatogor just misses with a punch to the body.
Svyatogor misses with a looping left.
Anderson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nice cross by Svyatogor.
Svyatogor misses with a hook.
Svyatogor throws a lazy right hand but Anderson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Anderson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Svyatogor throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Anderson to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Svyatogor.
Anderson misses with a kick to the body.
As Anderson looks to move away, Svyatogor throws a big counter combo but Anderson just gets out of the way.
A punch lands to the side of Anderson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Anderson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Svyatogor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Anderson.
Svyatogor ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Svyatogor misses the shot to the body.
Anderson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Svyatogor with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dimitri Svyatogor clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Dimitri Svyatogor's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Anderson looks to land a body kick but Svyatogor moved away.
Anderson walks into a left hand.
Dimitri Svyatogor is winning the standup battle so far.
Anderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Svyatogor.
Svyatogor throws a body shot but no joy.
Anderson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anderson throws out a counter right but Svyatogor avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Svyatogor. Anderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anderson shapes to counter with a head kick.
Svyatogor cracks Anderson with a good jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Svyatogor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Svyatogor connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Anderson staying out of range there.
Anderson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Svyatogor throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Anderson on the side of the head.
Anderson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Anderson takes one to the side of the head.
Svyatogor lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svyatogor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Anderson.
A jab from Svyatogor misses.
A nice side step and Anderson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A low kick from Anderson is predictable there
and Svyatogor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Noah Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Svyatogor connects with a jab.
Svyatogor throws an off balance right hand
and Anderson makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Svyatogor really felt that one!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svyatogor throws an overhand right that lands on Anderson's shoulder, as Anderson tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circling - Svyatogor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Anderson follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Anderson throws a body punch but Svyatogor moves out of range.
Anderson slips under a jab from Svyatogor.
Anderson throws out a counter right but Svyatogor avoids it with no problem.

Oooooh!!! Anderson has knocked Svyatogor down with a huge combo! Anderson steps away and waves a wobbly Svyatogor back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Svyatogor is rocked!
Anderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Svyatogor.
Oh Svyatogor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Svyatogor throws a right hand that misses
and Anderson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Svyatogor throws a poor cross that misses
and Anderson counters with a nice body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson connects with an inside leg kick.
Svyatogor chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Anderson can pounce on him.
Anderson closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Svyatogor! Anderson dives in looking to finish! Svyatogor is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Noah Anderson!
Noah Anderson is the new heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Noah Anderson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.