PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Dos Anjos (ranked 3525 p4p, 6870 weight class) and Todd Andrade (ranked 462 p4p, 661 weight class). Thiago Dos Anjos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dos Anjos
vs
Andrade

191 cm
25
196
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
24
185
1 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Enjoys gardening

Barry Bonds Performance Enhancers $120 3 160Q

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Dos Anjos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Todd Andrade!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Anjos shoots in for a takedown but Andrade shows good takedown defense.

Andrade shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Andrade postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Dos Anjos to stand up.

Andrade moves into range and clinches up with Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Andrade scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Andrade breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Andrade throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Thiago Dos Anjos has been cut.
Andrade scores with a head kick.
Todd Andrade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dos Anjos shoots in but Andrade avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Andrade throws a counter combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiago Dos Anjos. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrade lands with a kick to the temple. Dos Anjos shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Andrade fails with a takedown attempt.
Dos Anjos thinks about countering with a head kick.
Andrade darts in looking for a takedown but Dos Anjos gets double underhooks and turns Andrade into the cage.
Andrade misses with a takedown attempt - Dos Anjos sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Dos Anjos as Andrade shoots in.
Dos Anjos throws a counter high kick but Andrade was just alert enough to avoid it.

Andrade has closed the distance and engaged Dos Anjos in a clinch.
Andrade is pressed up against the cage. Dos Anjos has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Andrade down to the mat. Andrade avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Dos Anjos stuffs the takedown attempt from Andrade. Andrade gets slowly back to his feet.
An inside leg kick from Andrade misses.

Andrade closes the distance and clinches.
Dos Anjos is looking to take this one to the mat.
Dos Anjos drops down looking for an ankle pick but Andrade pulls his leg out and moves away.
Andrade looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dos Anjos is fending him off so far but Andrade persists. Nope, Dos Anjos circles away and we're back to standing.
Dos Anjos looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.

Andrade rushes Dos Anjos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrade prevents the takedown attempt.
Dos Anjos tries for a takedown but Andrade manages to get underhooks.
Andrade gets underhooks to prevent Dos Anjos's takedown attempt.
Dos Anjos takes an elbow to the temple.

Andrade pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Andrade throws a body kick that misses.

Andrade clinches up against the cage.
Dos Anjos takes an elbow to the temple.
Dos Anjos goes for a takedown attempt but Andrade pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Andrade is defended easily by Dos Anjos.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dos Anjos tries to keep at a distance but Andrade has taken the fight into the clinch.

Andrade manages to break the clinch.
Dos Anjos displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Andrade.
Andrade misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dos Anjos throws a counter high kick but Andrade was just alert enough to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Todd Andrade dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thiago Dos Anjos's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Andrade shoots in but no luck this time.
Andrade lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Andrade. Those never looked like landing.

Andrade closes the distance and clinches.

Andrade breaks from the clinch.
Dos Anjos shoots in and drives through. Andrade sprawls well.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Dos Anjos enables Andrade to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Dos Anjos manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Andrade missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Andrade sitting in guard here, content to control.
Andrade has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrade slips nicely into half guard.

Dos Anjos looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Andrade is controlling the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Dos Anjos looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Andrade is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Dos Anjos still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Dos Anjos has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Andrade stops Dos Anjos from passing to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrade wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Andrade is not content to let Dos Anjos control the position.
Andrade is pushing Dos Anjos's head away, looking to escape. Dos Anjos manages to hold on to the position though.
Dos Anjos is looking to take a break and control but Andrade is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Andrade is trying to get back to his feet.
Andrade is not content to let Dos Anjos control the position.

Dos Anjos tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Andrade throws Dos Anjos to one side and escapes!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Andrade drives through and clinches with Dos Anjos against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Todd Andrade showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Thiago Dos Anjos's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Andrade shoots in for a takedown but Dos Anjos shows good takedown defense.
Nice sprawl there from Dos Anjos as Andrade shoots in.
A quick step to the side and Dos Anjos tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dos Anjos stuffs the takedown.
Dos Anjos lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Thiago Dos Anjos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Todd Andrade.

Andrade clinches with his opponent.
Knees to the body from Andrade.
Andrade softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Andrade throws an elbow but it misses.
Andrade stalling the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Anjos is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dos Anjos is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dos Anjos has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Andrade avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Dos Anjos tries to score a body lock takedown but Andrade shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dos Anjos wants to take the fight to the mat but Andrade manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Dos Anjos has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Andrade after a bit of a struggle.
Dos Anjos changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Andrade fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Anjos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
As Dos Anjos backs off Andrade throws a huge counter combo but Dos Anjos manages to avoid it all.

Andrade instigates a clinch.
Dos Anjos can't get the takedown.
Knees to the body from Andrade.
Dos Anjos letting Andrade take a breather here.

Andrade pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Andrade buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Dos Anjos as Andrade shoots in.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Andrade.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Andrade has closed the distance and engaged Dos Anjos in a clinch.
Dos Anjos is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Andrade is defending well.
Andrade is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Andrade lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Andrade breaks the clinch.
Dos Anjos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Andrade is looking for the big counter here.
Andrade throws a series of punches but Dos Anjos moves out of range.
Andrade just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromDos Anjos.
Andrade shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Dos Anjos counters with a head kick that drops Andrade!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Andrade has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Dos Anjos has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Dos Anjos dodges an elbow strike from Andrade.
Dos Anjos is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Andrade pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Andrade escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Andrade misses with a takedown attempt
and Dos Anjos counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Andrade badly! He tries to strike back but Dos Anjos puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Andrade out cold! Oh man, Andrade will never hear the end of this one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Thiago Dos Anjos!