PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ralfus Presting (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Andaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Presting
vs
Andaya

182 cm
24
180 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

178 cm
22
205 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ralfus Presting!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Keith Andaya!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Hugh Johnson and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Presting uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Andaya.
Andaya throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Andaya throws a shot to the body.
Andaya keeps the fight on the outside.
Presting misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Presting shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Andaya is trying to defend but Presting finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Andaya is trying to control but can't.

Presting is looking for a kimura but Andaya is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Presting to get the leverage.
Andaya trying to hold on to Presting's head to control him but Presting postures up.
Andaya looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Presting is looking for a kimura here.
Andaya tries to get to full guard but Presting has control of the leg.
Andaya controlling the position for now.

Presting is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Andaya defends it well.
Andaya keeping hold of Presting's head, controlling as best he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andaya is looking to escape.
Presting thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Andaya's head.

Presting is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Andaya to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Andaya is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Presting is working Andaya over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Andaya keeping moving, preventing Presting from controlling successfully.

Presting drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Andaya manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Presting has Andaya in his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Andaya thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Andaya works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Presting is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Andaya pulls his head out easily.

Andaya is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Andaya moves into full mount! Presting won't be happy about that!
Andaya tries to control but Presting wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Presting is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Andaya looking to control but Presting is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Presting is working to get back to half guard.
Andaya cracks Presting with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Presting working to try and regain half guard.
Presting tries to lock up and control but Andaya gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Presting is squirming around, avoiding Andaya's attempts to control the action.
Presting working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keith Andaya dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Presting.
A punch combination from Andaya misses.
Presting with a poor takedown
and Andaya counters with a two punch combo.
Presting is trying hard to land a takedown here. Andaya sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ralfus Presting. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Presting misses with a head kick.
Andaya leaves Presting with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Andaya lands a jab-cross combination.
Presting tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Andaya swivels and escapes.
Keith Andaya is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Andaya throws a body punch but Presting moves out of range.
Presting shoots in and drives through. Andaya sprawls well.
Presting fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ralfus Presting seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andaya swings for the body but Presting moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Andaya.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Presting tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Presting takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Andaya ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Presting moves away.
Presting closes the distance and clinches up with Andaya, looking for a takedown. Presting pushes Andaya against the cage but Andaya circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Andaya wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Andaya takes a swing at Presting's ribcage but misses.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Presting.

Presting is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Andaya knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The ground and pound from Presting seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Presting creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Andaya sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Presting is putting a hurting on Andaya here, landing some big shots from side control.
Presting throwing strikes but Andaya manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Presting manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Presting missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ralfus Presting overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Andaya is looking to escape.
Andaya wants to get back to full guard.

Presting is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Andaya is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Presting is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Andaya doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Presting.

Presting is working for a kimura here but Andaya manages to reverse the position and he's now in Presting's guard.

Presting looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Andaya has picked Presting up and slammed him! Presting can't keep hold of the triangle and Andaya manages to pass to side control!
Andaya wants to lay and pray for a moment but Presting keeps working.
Andaya creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Presting sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Andaya working the head with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Andaya is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Presting has escaped the position, nice work there.
Andaya wants to control but Presting is keeping him busy.
Presting regains half guard.

Presting looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Presting trying to control here.
Andaya not landing any meaningful shots this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Andaya looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Presting is pressing down on Andaya's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ralfus Presting will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Presting shoots in looking for a takedown. Andaya tries to sprawl out of it but Presting keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Andaya manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Andaya throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Andaya avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Andaya fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Andaya misses with a wild body shot.
Presting tries for a takedown but Andaya circles away easily

and Andaya counters with a nice double leg into side control. Presting won't be happy with that.

Andaya thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Andaya is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Presting knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Presting is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Andaya is trying to work for a kimura but Presting is defending well.

Presting actively working from the bottom here.

Presting has one foot on Andaya's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Andaya just misses with a punch to the body.
Andaya misses the shot to the body.
Andaya throws a right hand that Presting ducks under and follows up with a left that Presting also avoids with ease.
Presting shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Andaya defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ralfus Presting. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Andaya throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Andaya as Presting shoots in.
Presting throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Andaya's waist but Andaya gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Presting off to one side.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Presting changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Andaya tries to avoid it but Presting manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Andaya to the ground. Andaya escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Presting uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Andaya.

Andaya gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Presting to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Presting throws a big elbow that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andaya has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Andaya controls Presting momentarily but Presting frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andaya working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Presting.
Andaya is trying to keep Presting in close.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Keith Andaya wasn't active enough on the ground.
Andaya blocks a head kick by Presting.
Andaya thows a body shot but no joy.
Presting tries to close the distance and clinch up but Andaya swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Presting tries to close the distance and clinch up but Andaya swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Presting fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Andaya avoids it really well and circles away.

Presting gets caught flat footed, as Andaya shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andaya wants to control from the top but Presting keeps moving.

Presting has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Andaya can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Andaya trying to control the position from guard on top but Presting is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Presting is looking for a triangle but Andaya pushes his legs off easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Presting has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Andaya is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Presting.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Andaya thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keith Andaya really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Presting tries for a takedown but Andaya circles away easily
and Andaya counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Presting shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Andaya as he jumps to the side.
Andaya misses with a jab, cross combination.
Andaya defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Presting.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ralfus Presting. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Andaya with that takedown attempt.
Presting tries to close the distance and clinch but Andaya swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Horrible takedown by Presting or perhaps it was just good defense by Andaya which made him look bad.
Andaya misses with a hook to the body

and Presting counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Presting throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

Presting is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Andaya still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Andaya has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andaya wants to lay and pray for a moment but Presting keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andaya is putting a hurting on Presting here, landing some big shots from side control.
Presting tries to bench press Andaya off him but Andaya keeps the position.
Presting is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Andaya's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Andaya wants to control but Presting is keeping him busy.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Andaya lands a nice short elbow.

Presting is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Andaya pulls his head out easily.
Presting keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Andaya seems to be looking for submissions.

Andaya is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Presting defends it well.
Presting is looking to improve his position.
Presting is trying to control but can't.

Presting is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Andaya pulls his head out easily.

Andaya is trying to work for a kimura but Presting is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Presting regains full guard. Nicely done.

Andaya is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Presting looking for a guillotine here but Andaya defends easily.
Andaya throwing strikes but missing.
Presting is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Presting had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Andaya defends it easily.
Andaya wants to control from the top but Presting keeps moving.

Andaya drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Presting manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Andaya has Presting in his guard.
Presting postures up in Andaya's guard and throws a big left but Andaya blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Presting trying to control but Andaya is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ralfus Presting had his way with Keith Andaya in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Horrible takedown by Presting or perhaps it was just good defense by Andaya which made him look bad.
Andaya throws a nice looking combination but Presting bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Presting moves into the clinch.
Andaya avoiding damage as Presting throws knees to the body.
Presting utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Andaya takes a knee to the side of the body.
Presting is looking to take this one to the mat.
Presting lands a good knee to the midsection. Andaya won't want to take too many of those.
Andaya is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Presting misses with a knee strike.
Presting slows down the pace here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Presting throws a knee to the head but misses.
Presting tries a knee to the head but Andaya blocks it.
Andaya stops a takedown attempt from Presting.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ralfus Presting. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Presting landing knees to the head.
Presting connects with a knee to the head.
Presting using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Andaya has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Presting throws a knee to the head but misses.
Presting throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Presting tries a knee to the head but Andaya blocks it.
Presting throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Andaya blocks it with crossed arms.
Presting misses with a knee strike.

Andaya's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Presting throws a head kick but Andaya moves out of range.
Presting shoots in for a double leg but Andaya sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Presting shoots and misses
and Presting takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Andaya shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Presting but Presting pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Andaya is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Presting rather than just go for the knockout.
Presting on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Andaya just misses with a punch to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Andaya scores with a four punch combination!
Andaya tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Presting was well out of range. Poor timing from Andaya.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Presting doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Andaya counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Presting fails to land the takedown.

Presting clinches.
Presting tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Andaya trying to control the position but instead, Presting has worked for underhooks and has pushed Andaya into the cage.
Presting connects with a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Presting gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andaya is trying to stand up here but Presting is controlling him well.
Presting thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Andaya's head.
Andaya has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Presting is working away from the top position though.
Andaya avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Presting.

Andaya manages to escape and get back to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Presting shoots in looking for a takedown but Andaya manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Presting's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Keith Andaya seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Andaya tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Presting was well out of range. Poor timing from Andaya.
Presting closes the distance and clinches up with Andaya, looking for a takedown. Presting pushes Andaya against the cage but Andaya circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Andaya scores with a shot to the body.
Presting throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
No luck for Presting with that takedown attempt.
Andaya tests Presting's chin there with a solid looking shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ralfus Presting showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Presting 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 47:48
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 47:48
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Keith Andaya!
Keith Andaya is the new light heavyweight champion!