PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alfin Agnarr Jr (ranked 3778 p4p, 3670 weight class) and Saurabh Pandeya (ranked 424 p4p, 408 weight class). Pandeya comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Clan In Da Front kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Agnarr Jr
vs
Pandeya

180 cm
19
162
1 - 1 - 0

170 cm
19
160
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alfin Agnarr Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Saurabh Pandeya!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Agnarr Jr throws a hook to the side of Pandeya's head but Pandeya sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pandeya misses with a hook
and Agnarr Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Agnarr Jr misses the body punch
and Pandeya counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Agnarr Jr slips under a jab from Pandeya.
Agnarr Jr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Alfin Agnarr Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pandeya avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pandeya! But no joy.
Pandeya displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Agnarr Jr throws out the jab.
Agnarr Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Pandeya counters with a stiff right hand.
Pandeya misses the body punch
and Agnarr Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A left and a right from Agnarr Jr both land. Nice combination.
Agnarr Jr misses with a hook
and Pandeya counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Agnarr Jr thinking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Agnarr Jr loads up on a big right hand but Pandeya slips the punch.
Agnarr Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Pandeya swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Agnarr Jr misses the jab.
Pandeya looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Agnarr Jr ducks under a wild hook from Pandeya.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandeya catches Agnarr Jr with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Agnarr Jr throws a shot from downtown. Pandeya moves away and avoids it.
Pandeya looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Agnarr Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pandeya manages to avoid it.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Pandeya has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Agnarr Jr throws a hook but Pandeya blocks it.
Agnarr Jr misses with a low kick as Pandeya jumps back.
Pandeya let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Agnarr Jr definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Agnarr Jr swings widly with a right hand
and Pandeya counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Agnarr Jr loads up on a big right hand but Pandeya slips the punch.
Agnarr Jr takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pandeya uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Agnarr Jr.
Pandeya throws a poor cross that misses
and Agnarr Jr counters with a one-two to the body.
Agnarr Jr blocks a jab.
Pandeya misses with a body shot.
Agnarr Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pandeya was well out of range. Poor timing from Agnarr Jr.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Pandeya coming out on top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pandeya throws a body shot but no joy.
A little feinted left hand from Agnarr Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Agnarr Jr misses with a left hand
and Pandeya counters with a stiff right hand.
Agnarr Jr throws out a loose jab but Pandeya uses good head movement to avoid it.
Agnarr Jr throws a shot from downtown. Pandeya moves away and avoids it.
Agnarr Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pandeya.
Agnarr Jr lands an overhand right.
Pandeya avoids the body shot from Agnarr Jr.
Agnarr Jr scores with a hook.
Agnarr Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pandeya with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Agnarr Jr to score with a decent uppercut.
Pandeya throws a jab when Agnarr Jr was well out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandeya lands a nice shot that snaps Agnarr Jr's head back.
Agnarr Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pandeya throws out the jab.
Pandeya jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pandeya dodges the punch combination from Agnarr Jr.
Agnarr Jr is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Donk. Agnarr Jr catches Pandeya right on the button with a cross.
Agnarr Jr misses with a looping left.
Agnarr Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pandeya throws out the jab.
Agnarr Jr misses with a left hand
and Pandeya counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Agnarr Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Agnarr Jr throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pandeya counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Agnarr Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pandeya counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agnarr Jr throws out a loose jab but Pandeya uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pandeya keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Agnarr Jr.
Agnarr Jr misses with a left hand
and Pandeya counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Agnarr Jr misses.
Agnarr Jr misses with an uppercut
and Pandeya counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pandeya takes one to the chin there.
Agnarr Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pandeya misses with a lunging right hand
and Agnarr Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Agnarr Jr misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pandeya counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Agnarr Jr connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pandeya's hands.
Agnarr Jr smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Agnarr Jr misses with a lunging right hand
and Pandeya connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Alfin Agnarr Jr will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Pandeya misses with a lunging right hand
and Agnarr Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Agnarr Jr misses with a hook.
Pandeya scores with a punch to the head.
Agnarr Jr scores with a jab to the body.
Pandeya loads up on a big right hand but Agnarr Jr slips the punch.
Pandeya throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Agnarr Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Agnarr Jr throws a solid leg kick but Pandeya takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Agnarr Jr.
Agnarr Jr takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Agnarr Jr misses with a left hand
and Pandeya counters with a right hand to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pandeya.
Pandeya lands a head shot.

Agnarr Jr is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pandeya.
Oh Agnarr Jr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandeya slips under a jab from Agnarr Jr.
Pandeya swings for the body but Agnarr Jr moves out of range.
Agnarr Jr seems to have got his legs back now.
Pandeya swings widly with a right hand
and Agnarr Jr counters with a nice body shot.
Agnarr Jr scores with a hook.
Agnarr Jr bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Agnarr Jr throws a hook but Pandeya blocks it.
Agnarr Jr takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Agnarr Jr lands a jab to the head.
A jab from Pandeya does it's job there.
Agnarr Jr scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pandeya misses with a right hand
letting Agnarr Jr counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pandeya uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Agnarr Jr.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandeya throws an overhand right that lands on Agnarr Jr's shoulder, as Agnarr Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Agnarr Jr dips to his left and cracks Pandeya with an uppercut!
Pandeya walks into a left hand.
Pandeya tries to move into range but Agnarr Jr moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pandeya closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pandeya throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Agnarr Jr stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pandeya throws a big shot that misses.
Agnarr Jr lands a jab to Pandeya's midsection.
Pandeya has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pandeya there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pandeya uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Agnarr Jr.
Pandeya cracks Agnarr Jr with a good jab.
Agnarr Jr scores with a jab to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandeya scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Agnarr Jr ducks under a wild hook from Pandeya.
Pandeya misses with an uppercut
enabling Agnarr Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Agnarr Jr avoids the body shot from Pandeya.
Pandeya keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Agnarr Jr.
Agnarr Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Pandeya.
Agnarr Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pandeya.
Pandeya throws a shot from downtown. Agnarr Jr moves away and avoids it.
Agnarr Jr slips under a jab.
It looked like Agnarr Jr was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pandeya.
Pandeya misses with a looping left.
Pandeya misses the jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Agnarr Jr darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agnarr Jr lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Agnarr Jr.
Agnarr Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pandeya counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Agnarr Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Agnarr Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Agnarr Jr with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pandeya to score with a decent uppercut.
Pandeya throws a body punch but Agnarr Jr moves out of range.
Agnarr Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Agnarr Jr ducks under a wild hook from Pandeya.
Pandeya stuns Agnarr Jr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Agnarr Jr throws a low kick but Pandeya moves out of range easily.
It seemed like Pandeya was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pandeya looks to land a right hand but Agnarr Jr moved out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Agnarr Jr misses the target.
Pandeya lands with a nice body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Alfin Agnarr Jr will probably get the nod.
That's time! Agnarr Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Pandeya ducks under a wild hook from Agnarr Jr.
Pandeya throws an overhand right that lands on Agnarr Jr's shoulder, as Agnarr Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Pandeya throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Agnarr Jr throws a right hand that misses
and Pandeya counters with a right hand to the body.
Agnarr Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pandeya misses with a straight right.
Agnarr Jr throws a hook to the side of Pandeya's head but Pandeya sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Agnarr Jr swings widly with a right hand
and Pandeya counters with a left to the body.
A low kick from Agnarr Jr misses
and Pandeya counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Agnarr Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pandeya throws out the jab.
Pandeya ducks under a wild hook from Agnarr Jr.
A big right from Pandeya misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Agnarr Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pandeya misses with a straight left.
Pandeya missing with a left hand there. Agnarr Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A shot to the body from Agnarr Jr misses
and Pandeya counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Agnarr Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pandeya waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Agnarr Jr.
Agnarr Jr went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Agnarr Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pandeya looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Agnarr Jr ducks under a wild hook from Pandeya.
Pandeya ducks under a wild hook from Agnarr Jr.
Agnarr Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pandeya sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pandeya! But no joy.
Pandeya uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Agnarr Jr.
Agnarr Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandeya tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Agnarr Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Pandeya.
Agnarr Jr is looking to counter punch.
Agnarr Jr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pandeyas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pandeya rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Agnarr Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice cross by Agnarr Jr.
Pandeya slips under a jab.
Pandeya looks like he wants to counter punch here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Agnarr Jr takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pandeya throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Agnarr Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pandeya.
Agnarr Jr throws a hook but Pandeya avoids it easily.
Agnarr Jr throws a sloppy body shot
and Pandeya counters with a right hand to the body.
Agnarr Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Pandeya's shoulder, as Pandeya tries to avoid the shot.
Pandeya has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Agnarr Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandeya connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Agnarr Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pandeya lands a nice shot to the body.
A slow jab from Pandeya misses its intended target.
Pandeya keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Agnarr Jr.
Agnarr Jr misses with a body punch
and Pandeya counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Agnarr Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pandeya sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It seemed like Pandeya was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pandeya jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Agnarr Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pandeya misses with a wild body shot.
Agnarr Jr scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agnarr Jr misses with a left hand
and Pandeya connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Agnarr Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Pandeya counters with a left to the body.
A jab from Agnarr Jr finds it's way through Pandeya's defenses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Agnarr Jr looks to throw the jab but Pandeya is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pandeya! But no joy.
Agnarr Jr misses with a hook to the body
letting Pandeya counter with a right hand.
Pandeya scores with a jab. Agnarr Jr acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Agnarr Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pandeya appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A slow jab from Pandeya misses its intended target.
Pandeya just misses with a punch to the body.
Agnarr Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Agnarr Jr throws a lazy right hand but Pandeya sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pandeya keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pandeya jabs Agnarr Jr right on the nose. Agnarr Jr blinks but takes it well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Saurabh Pandeya comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Agnarr Jr has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight for Saurabh Pandeya!
Judge William Peck scores the fight for Saurabh Pandeya!

Saurabh Pandeya wins by majority decision!
After winning the bout, Saurabh Pandeya thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.