PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dariusz Ruslan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruslan comes to the cage accompanied by Hester Prynn. Anderson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sky is the limit. Dariusz Ruslan has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Ruslan
vs
Anderson

198 cm
21
219 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

182 cm
19
205 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dariusz Ruslan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Aleksandr Martynov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruslan tries a low kick but Anderson avoids it.
Anderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ruslan throws a good cross that connects.
Ruslan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
Ruslan cracks Anderson with an open hand slap.
Anderson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Anderson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ruslan throws the kick towards the body but Anderson avoids it.
Ruslan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Anderson circles away quickly and effectively.
Anderson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown but Ruslan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Anderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ruslan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dariusz Ruslan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Anderson.
Ruslan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anderson manages to avoid it.
Anderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anderson avoids the body shot from Ruslan.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Anderson.
Anderson in side control, just content to control the action for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson tries to move into full mount but can't pass Ruslan's legs.
Anderson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruslan wants to get back to his feet.
Ruslan prevents Anderson from moving into mount.
Ruslan is pushing Anderson's head away, looking to escape. Anderson manages to hold on to the position though.
Anderson trying to control the position but Ruslan is working away.
Ruslan tries to escape but Anderson is in control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ruslan wants to slow Anderson down by chopping away at his legs.
Ruslan stuffs the takedown attempt from Anderson. Anderson gets slowly back to his feet.
Anderson tries to move into range but Ruslan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruslan throws the left hand but Anderson avoids the punch easily.
Anderson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ruslan circles away.
Ruslan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ruslan is looking to land body kicks.
Ruslan lands a with a good body shot.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Anderson looks for a takedown but Ruslan sprawls well.
Ruslan looks to score with a jab to the body but Anderson is just out of range.
The crowd cheers as Ruslan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Anderson doesn't seem phased though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruslan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ruslan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ruslan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ruslan cracks a nice hook into Anderson's ribs.
Anderson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruslan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anderson.
Ruslan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dariusz Ruslan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good standup being displayed there by Ruslan as he connects with a hook.
Anderson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ruslan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dariusz Ruslan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ruslan looks for the body kick but Anderson saw that one coming.
Ruslan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dariusz Ruslan dominated that round.
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.

Ruslan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ruslan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Anderson.
Ruslan is looking to score with low kicks.
Ruslan misses with a body shot.
Anderson slips under a jab.
Ruslan misses with the combination.
Ruslan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruslan throws a body kick that misses.
Ruslan throws a right hand that Anderson ducks under and follows up with a left that Anderson also avoids with ease.
A big left from Ruslan misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Ruslan.

Ruslan gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Anderson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Ruslan is looking to stand up but Anderson isn't so interested in that idea.
Anderson wants to control from the top but Ruslan keeps moving.
Ruslan keeping full guard, as Anderson tries to pass.
Anderson controlling from the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruslan wants to stand and escape but Anderson is having none of it.
Ruslan wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Anderson manages to pass to side control.
Anderson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Ruslan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ruslan tries to get out of the position.
Anderson wants to take a breather but Ruslan is having none of it.
Ruslan looks like he's trying to stand up.
Anderson wants to take a breather but Ruslan is having none of it.
Ruslan pushes Anderson off looking to stand but Anderson dives back in and keeps control.
Anderson slows the pace down in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruslan is refusing to be controlled, as Anderson sits in half guard.
Anderson prevents Ruslan from standing back up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ruslan motions for Anderson to come forward. Ruslan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Anderson moves away from the strike by Ruslan.
Dariusz Ruslan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ruslan lands a nice hook to Anderson's body. Anderson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Anderson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ruslan tries to land a leg kick but Anderson saw it coming and moves away.
Anderson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruslan throws a lazy right hand but Anderson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ruslan swings for the body but Anderson moves out of range.
Ruslan misses the shot to the body.
Anderson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ruslan is looking to wear down Anderson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Anderson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ruslan misses with a straight left.
No luck for Anderson with that takedown attempt.
Ruslan is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ruslan throws a leg kick but Anderson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ruslan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Anderson backs up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dariusz Ruslan dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Good shot there by Ruslan.
Dariusz Ruslan is winning the standup battle so far.
Anderson dives in and grabs Ruslan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ruslan pushes down on Anderson's head and hops out.
Anderson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ruslan looks for the body kick but Anderson saw that one coming.
Ruslan jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ruslan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ruslan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ruslan throws a shot from downtown. Anderson moves away and avoids it.
Ruslan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ruslan swings for the body but Anderson moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruslan swings for the body but Anderson moves out of range.
Ruslan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anderson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Anderson checks a leg kick.
Ruslan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice takedown defense from Ruslan. No joy for Anderson on that attempt.
Ruslan throws a one two combo.
Ruslan throws a series of punches but Anderson avoids them all with ease.
Ruslan misses with a double jab.
Anderson shoots in for a double leg but Ruslan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dariusz Ruslan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Anderson.
No luck for Anderson with that takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruslan misses with a straight left.
Ruslan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Anderson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ruslan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruslan.
Anderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ruslan.
Ruslan lands a right hook to the body.
Anderson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ruslan lands with a nice body kick.
Ruslan fails to land with a series of punches.
Anderson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ruslan.
Anderson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ruslan throws out the jab.
Anderson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ruslan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dariusz Ruslan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ruslan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ruslan!
Anderson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ruslan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Anderson at a distance.
Ruslan cracks Anderson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruslan digs a good hook to Anderson's body.
Ruslan works over Anderson's head and body with a nice combination.
Nice uppercut lands for Ruslan. That snapped Anderson's head back.
Ruslan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ruslan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mike Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ruslan just misses with a punch to the body.
Ruslan lands a nice shot that snaps Anderson's head back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Ruslan.
Ruslan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ruslan scores with a punch to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dariusz Ruslan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ruslan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dariusz Ruslan!