PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Bakarow (ranked 1283 p4p, 2824 weight class) and Yoji Anjo Anjo (ranked 167 p4p, 335 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bakarow
vs
Anjo

187 cm
27
185
7 - 9 - 0

188 cm
36
178
24 - 35 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
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 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sergey Bakarow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 35 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yoji Anjo Anjo!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anjo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bakarow is out of range and Anjo settles back down.

Bakarow scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bakarow working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Anjo keeping control of the position.
Bakarow missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bakarow definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bakarow missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Anjo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bakarow wants to control from the top but Anjo keeps moving.
Anjo looking to control.
Bakarow wants to pass the guard but Anjo is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Anjo is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Bakarow has his hands clasped together but Anjo extends and breaks Bakarow's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Anjo.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yoji Anjo Anjo!
Our winner, Yoji Anjo Anjo, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.