PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Katla Vanagandr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deiter Myers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Katla Vanagandr has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Katla Vanagandr seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Vanagandr
vs
Myers

199 cm
25
230 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

186 cm
30
235 lbs
13 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Katla Vanagandr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Deiter Myers!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vanagandr keeps the fight on the outside.
Myers works Vanagandr's body with a nice hook.

Vanagandr clinches with his opponent.
Vanagandr avoiding damage.
Vanagandr looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Myers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vanagandr is defending well for now.
Vanagandr has Myers pressed against the ropes, preventing Myers from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vanagandr trying to control the position but instead, Myers has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vanagandr into the ropes.
Myers tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Myers misses with a body punch.
Vanagandr looking to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Katla Vanagandr.

Myers closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Vanagandr to the mat! Vanagandr manages to get full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Myers landing some decent shots from guard.

Vanagandr is working an open guard so Myers takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Myers tries to bum rush Vanagandr with a series of wild strikes but Vanagandr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Myers falls off balance throwing a combination

and Vanagandr counters with a left and a right that hurts Myers! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Vanagandr jumps into full mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vanagandr throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Myers sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Vanagandr throwing shots but Myers is blocking nicely.

Myers actively working from the bottom here.
Myers regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Myers trying to control the position.
Vanagandr slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Myers manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Myers unloads with some shots from mount but Vanagandr bucks and avoids them well.
Myers lands a heavy elbow.
Vanagandr tries to reverse the position but Myers maintains control.
Myers with good strikes from the mount here!

It looks like Katla Vanagandr has been cut.
Vanagandr on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Vanagandr tries to get out of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanagandr is wriggling around trying to escape.
Vanagandr holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Myers tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Vanagandr in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Vanagandr tries to lock up and control but Myers gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Myers goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Vanagandr turns into him and now he's in Myers's guard.
Myers looking for a sweep. Not yet Myers, not yet.

Myers looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Vanagandr passes into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Myers tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Vanagandr presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Myers is squirming around, avoiding Vanagandr's attempts to control the action.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Myers is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vanagandr thowing shots but they're missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Katla Vanagandr will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Katla Vanagandr's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Vanagandr misses with a few strikes there.
Vanagandr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Myers throws out the jab.
Deiter Myers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Vanagandr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Myers tries to bum rush Vanagandr with a series of wild strikes but Vanagandr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Myers throws a body punch but Vanagandr moves out of range.
Vanagandr looks to land a combination. Myers sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Deiter Myers has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Vanagandr.
Myers throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vanagandr.
Myers moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Vanagandr darts in and clinches Myers up against the ropes.
Vanagandr slowing the pace effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Vanagandr for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Vanagandr is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Myers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Myers wants to stall.
Vanagandr is looking to control Myers's arms but Myers gets an underhook and turns him. Now Vanagandr has his back to the ropes.
Vanagandr can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Katla Vanagandr.
Vanagandr dodges the punch combination from Myers.
Myers lands with a good body shot.
Myers lands with a nice combination. Vanagandr backs away looking to recover.

Katla Vanagandr's cut is getting worse.
Vanagandr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Myers throws a series of punches but Vanagandr avoids them all with ease.
Myers swings for the body but Vanagandr moves out of range.
Vanagandr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Myers.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vanagandr is trying to stall.
Vanagandr stalling against the ropes.
Vanagandr is trying to maintain a safe position but Myers gets an underhook and turns Vanagandr into the ropes.
Myers is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Myers tries to land knees in the clinch but Vanagandr avoids the damage to the body.
Vanagandr slowing the pace effectively.
Myers is looking to control Vanagandr's arms but Vanagandr gets an underhook and turns him. Now Myers has his back to the ropes.
Vanagandr avoiding damage as Myers throws knees to the body.
Myers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vanagandr is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Katla Vanagandr.
Vanagandr misses with the combination.
Myers connects with a body shot that sends Vanagandr's belly button to the back.
Myers looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Myers clinches up with Vanagandr and pushes him back against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Myers as Vanagandr tries to tie him up.
Myers missing with knees to the body.
Vanagandr dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Vanagandr seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Katla Vanagandr.
Myers throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Katla Vanagandr is winning the standup battle so far.
Myers misses with a double jab.
Myers is looking to clinch but Vanagandr is avoiding it.
Myers throws a body punch but Vanagandr moves out of range.
Myers doesn't manage to clinch there - Vanagandr circles away.
Myers avoids a punch combination nicely.
Myers misses with a hook to the body
and Vanagandr counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
No joy there for Vanagandr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vanagandr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Katla Vanagandr dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Myers is looking to clinch.
Vanagandr avoids the body shot from Myers.
Myers tries to bum rush Vanagandr with a series of wild strikes but Vanagandr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vanagandr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Myers shoots for a takedown but Vanagandr saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Myers falls off balance throwing a combination

and Vanagandr counters with a left and a right that hurts Myers! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Vanagandr jumps into full mount!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vanagandr controlling the pace for now.
Myers tries to reverse the position but Vanagandr maintains control.
Myers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Myers throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Vanagandr thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Myers is squirming around, avoiding Vanagandr's attempts to control the action.
Vanagandr controlling the position easily from mount.
Myers is looking to get to half guard.
Myers is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Myers has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanagandr looking to ground and pound but Myers is blocking nicely.
Myers tries to hold on but Vanagandr pushes him away.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Myers is trying to escape the mount.
Vanagandr will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Vanagandr looking to control and managing it successfully.
Vanagandr thowing shots but they're missing.
Myers is looking to improve his position but Vanagandr isn't that keen on the idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanagandr throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Myers working to try and regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanagandr trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Vanagandr with shots to the head and body - Myers looks very uncomfortable down there.

That has opened up Deiter Myers's cut even more.
Myers tries to hold on but Vanagandr postures up.
Myers is looking to get to half guard.
Vanagandr working the ground and pound effectively.

The cut above Deiter Myers's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Deiter Myers's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Katla Vanagandr!
Katla Vanagandr retains his heavyweight title!
As Katla Vanagandr got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Full damage, POW right in the kisser!'.