PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jay Steve (ranked 485 p4p, 811 weight class) and Ivan Andrianov (ranked 74 p4p, 121 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Steve
vs
Andrianov

185 cm
38
177
29 - 21 - 0

178 cm
29
180
10 - 7 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jay Steve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Andrianov!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A right-left combo lands from Andrianov.

Steve has taken the fight to the clinch.
Andrianov lands a right hand.

Steve pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Steve throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Andrianov misses with a hook to the body
and Steve counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Steve on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Andrianov scores with a jab to the body.
Steve uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Andrianov.
A jab from Andrianov does it's job there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steve slips a straight right by Andrianov.
Andrianov with a hook.
Andrianov with a jab.
Andrianov lands with a shot to the body.
Andrianov cracks a nice hook into Steve's ribs.
Steve has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Pound Town Athletics in the buildup to the fight.
Nice straight punches there by Andrianov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Andrianov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrianov throws a poor cross that misses
and Andrianov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Steve misses with a shot to the body
and Andrianov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ivan Andrianov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andrianov connects with a body shot.
Steve cracks Andrianov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Steve misses with a head kick.
Andrianov misses with a straight right.
Steve misses the shot to the body.
Andrianov throws a hook to the side of Steve's head but Steve sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Steve 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.

It looks like Ivan Andrianov has been cut.
Andrianov is looking to clinch.
Steve slips under a jab from Andrianov.
Steve misses with a left hand
and Andrianov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Steve throws a jab but it's blocked by Andrianov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Andrianov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrianov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Andrianov throws a body shot but no joy.

Steve closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Steve lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Steve misses with a punch to the body.
Andrianov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Andrianov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Andrianov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Andrianov lands a nice shot to the body.
Steve throws out a leg kick but Andrianov moves out of range and Steve only half commits.
Andrianov swings for the body but Steve moves out of range.
Andrianov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Andrianov cracks Steve with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Andrianov with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrianov scores with the left hand. Steve knows he should have avoided that one.
Andrianov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Steve sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Steve keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steve throws a big counter combination but Andrianov scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Steve jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Steve ducks right into an uppercut from Andrianov.
Steve steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Andrianov.
A big right from Andrianov misses.
Steve misses with a double jab.
Steve drops his hands momentarily and Andrianov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Steve avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Steve misses with a combination
and Andrianov counters with a nice uppercut.
Andrianov thuds his right hand into Steve's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Andrianov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andrianov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Steve has time to react.
Andrianov misses with an uppercut. Steve saw that one coming.
Steve throws out a loose jab but Andrianov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Andrianov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steve slips a straight right by Andrianov.
It looked like Steve wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Steve moves out of range of the strikes.
Andrianov misses with a wild body shot.
Steve throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Andrianov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Andrianov misses with a left hand
and Andrianov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Steve tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Andrianov was well out of range. Poor timing from Steve.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Andrianov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Steve on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Andrianov slips a jab and a cross from Steve.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Andrianov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Andrianov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Steve takes the fight into the clinch.
Steve blocking some punches.
Andrianov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Andrianov lands with a left to the head.
Steve tries to work over Andrianov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Andrianov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Andrianov loads up on a big right hand but Steve slips the punch.
Andrianov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Andrianov misses with a looping left.
Andrianov misses with a few strikes there.
Andrianov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andrianov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Steve takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Steve just misses with a punch to the body.
Steve keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Andrianov.
Steve is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Andrianov tries to clinch but Steve is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve tries to bum rush Andrianov with a series of wild strikes but Andrianov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Andrianov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Andrianov scores with a hook to the body. Steve takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Andrianov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Steve.
Steve walks into a left hand.
Andrianov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Andrianov throws a hook but Steve avoids it easily.
Andrianov misses with a straight right.
Andrianov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Steve ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Steve lands a right hook to the body.
Andrianov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andrianov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ivan Andrianov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Andrianov avoids the body shot from Steve.
Andrianov cracks Steve with an open hand slap.
Steve walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Andrianov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Steve counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Andrianov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Steve doesn't seem bothered though.
A big right from Andrianov misses.
Andrianov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Andrianov tries to bum rush Steve with a series of wild strikes but Steve uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Steve takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Steve tries to clinch there but Andrianov circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrianov throws a body punch but Steve moves out of range.
Steve moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Andrianov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Andrianov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Steve moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Andrianov lands a jab to the head.
Steve throws a predictable looking body shot
and Andrianov counters with a nice body shot.
Andrianov throws a hook to the side of Steve's head but Steve sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Steve doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Steve takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Andrianov throws a right hand that Steve ducks under and follows up with a left that Steve also avoids with ease.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steve throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Andrianov swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrianov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Andrianov lands with a cross.
Steve just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steve. Andrianov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steve connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Andrianov misses with a hook.
Steve is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Andrianov connects with a body shot.
Andrianov throws a hook but Steve blocks it.
Andrianov tries to close the distance and clinch but Steve swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Steve pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Andrianov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steve throwing a counter right hand but Andrianov manages to avoid it.
Andrianov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steve manages to avoid it.
Steve uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Andrianov.
Steve is looking to counter punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Andrianov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ivan Andrianov's cut.
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. This is the final round!

A big right from Andrianov misses.
Andrianov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Steve cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Steve uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Andrianov.
Steve takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Andrianov scores with a hook to the body. Steve takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Steve misses with a body shot.
Andrianov connects with a body shot that sends Steve's belly button to the back.
Andrianov misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Steve misses the target.
Andrianov misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut there from Andrianov.
Steve tries to move into range but Andrianov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Andrianov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Andrianov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Steve looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve slips under a jab.
It looked like Steve wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Andrianov lands with a shot to the body.
Steve fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Andrianov manages to avoid it.
Andrianov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Steve just misses with a punch to the body.
Andrianov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Andrianov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Steve swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Andrianov loads up on a big right hand but Steve slips the punch.
Steve swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Steve uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Andrianov.
Andrianov throws a jab but it's blocked by Steve.
Steve swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Steve looks to score with a jab to the body but Andrianov is just out of range.
Steve misses the shot to the body.
Andrianov lands a nice looking body shot.
Steve pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrianov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Andrianov clobbers Steve with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Andrianov jabs Steve right on the nose. Steve blinks but takes it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steve lands a really nice looking cross but Andrianov seems unphased.
Steve slips under a jab from Andrianov.
Steve with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Steve throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Andrianov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big right from Andrianov misses.
Andrianov looks to throw the jab but Steve is out of range.
Steve is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Andrianov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Steve fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Andrianov manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrianov cracks Steve with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Andrianov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Steve, pushing him back against the cage.
Steve misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Andrianov is trying to stall.
Steve misses with a hook from the clinch.
Andrianov tries to work over Steve's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jay Steve has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andrianov is pushing Steve up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A hook to the body from Andrianov.
Andrianov tries to break free but Steve pushes him back against the cage.
Steve tries to work over Andrianov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Andrianov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Steve misses with a body punch.
Steve tries to throw a body punch but Andrianov avoids it by throwing Steve back against the cage.
Andrianov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ivan Andrianov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Andrianov or not.
Andrianov prevents a body shot from Steve.
Andrianov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A hook to the body from Steve.
Steve has a couple of punches blocked by Andrianov.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Steve doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Steve has a couple of punches blocked by Andrianov.
Steve misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Andrianov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Steve seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Andrianov can turn it around.

Andrianov breaks the clinch.
Andrianov misses with a double jab.
Steve blocks a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Steve on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Andrianov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Andrianov winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Andrianov!