PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Worcester Sauce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eskobar Andersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sauce
vs
Andersson

176 cm
21
166 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

182 cm
20
165 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Worcester Sauce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eskobar Andersson!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andersson tries to clinch up but Sauce circles away and keeps his distance.
Andersson wants to clinch up but Sauce keeps it at a distance.
Andersson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sauce's sensitive parts.
Eskobar Andersson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Sauce is predictable there
and Andersson counters with a head kick. That will keep Sauce thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A low kick from Andersson misses
and Sauce counters with a body kick.
Sauce connects with a solid leg kick.
Sauce closes this distance looking for a takedown but Andersson circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sauce.
Sauce throws a leg kick
and Andersson counters with a big head kick but Sauce shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Andersson, right into the meat.
Sauce is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Andersson.
Sauce throws a sloppy head kick

and Andersson moves into the clinch.
Sauce blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Andersson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sauce's efforts to push away.
Sauce jumps guard but Andersson stands there with Sauce around his waist. Sauce gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sauce is defending well for now.
Andersson working Sauce over with knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Andersson.
Andersson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Andersson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sauce avoids it.

Sauce breaks from the clinch.
Andersson misses the shot to the body.
Andersson feints and then cracks Sauce's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sauce down.
Andersson throws a sloppy head kick
and Sauce counters with a good low kick that Andersson was not able to check.
Sauce misses with a leg kick.
Andersson looks to score with a jab to the body but Sauce is just out of range.
Sauce looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Andersson throws a head kick that misses
and Sauce counters with a slapping leg kick.
Andersson misses with a wild combination.
Andersson tries to clinch up
and Sauce counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersson throws a lazy head kick
and Sauce counters with a low kick, right behind Andersson 's knee.
Andersson looks gassed!
Andersson closes the distance but Sauce moves to the side

and Sauce counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sauce wants to control from the top but Andersson keeps moving.
Sauce sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sauce loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sauce trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sauce is working hard here to advance position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sauce trying to move into half guard but instead Andersson has managed to sweep!
Andersson tries to free his leg and advance position but Sauce is retaining full guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Andersson thows a leg kick but Sauce checks it
letting Sauce counter with a right hand.

Sauce shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Andersson is trying to defend but Sauce finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sauce looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Worcester Sauce dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Andersson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sauce.
Andersson moves out of range as Sauce throws a body kick.
Andersson thumps Sauce with a low kick.
Andersson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Andersson connects with a solid leg kick.
Andersson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Andersson rushes Sauce and presses him up against the cage.
Andersson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Worcester Sauce has been cut.
Sauce has had enough of the clinch but Andersson keeps him there for the moment.
Andersson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sauce with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Andersson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sauce with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Andersson.

Sauce breaks from the clinch.

Andersson moves into the clinch successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Sauce's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Andersson with a knee to the head.
Andersson trying to control the position but instead, Sauce has worked for underhooks and has pushed Andersson into the cage.
Sauce blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Andersson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Sauce manages to break the clinch.
Andersson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sauce's hands.
Andersson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Andersson is looking to slow Sauce down with leg kicks.
Andersson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sauce keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Andersson.
Sauce looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Andersson throws a leg kick

and Sauce counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Andersson looking for a sweep. Not yet Andersson, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sauce accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Andersson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Sauce is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Andersson wants to control the pace but Sauce is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Andersson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eskobar Andersson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Worcester Sauce's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Andersson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Andersson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sauce is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Andersson.
Worcester Sauce is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Andersson misses with a low kick.
Andersson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Andersson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sauce is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Andersson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Andersson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Andersson cracks the inside of Sauce's front leg.
Andersson throws a leg kick but Sauce moved away.
Sauce checks the leg kick nicely there.

Andersson clinches.
Andersson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sauce lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Andersson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sauce wants a takedown but no success here.
Sauce tries for a takedown. No joy.
Andersson misses with a knee strike.
Knees to the body from Andersson.
Sauce takes a knee right on the jaw!
Andersson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sauce lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sauce blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Andersson landing knees to the body.
Andersson tries to land knees in the clinch but Sauce avoids the damage to the body.
Andersson connects with a knee to the head.
Andersson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Andersson lands a nice knee to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Andersson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Eskobar Andersson.
Sauce throws a sloppy head kick
and Andersson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

Andersson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Andersson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sauce.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Worcester Sauce. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Andersson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sauce is defending well for now.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Andersson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sauce.
Andersson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sauce up against the cage.
Eskobar Andersson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Andersson looking to throw knees to the head but Sauce is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersson missing with knees to the body.
Andersson misses with a knee strike.

Sauce escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Eskobar Andersson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sauce will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sauce misses with a low kick.
Andersson throws a low kick, looking for Sauce's leg but Sauce calmly moves out of range.
Andersson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sauce checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sauce throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Andersson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Andersson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Worcester Sauce is winning the standup battle so far.
Sauce throws a low kick but Andersson moves out of range easily.
Andersson moves in looking to clinch but Sauce pushes him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sauce checks a leg kick.
Andersson doesn't manage to clinch there - Sauce circles away.
Andersson throws a series of strikes that have Sauce backpedaling.
A head kick by Sauce misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sauce fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Andersson.
Andersson clinches but Sauce breaks the clinch
and Sauce cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sauce throws a head kick but Andersson moves out of range.
Andersson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sauce circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sauce counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Sauce tries to move into range but Andersson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eskobar Andersson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Andersson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eskobar Andersson!