PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alchuk Andromov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saul Tigh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saul Tigh acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Andromov
vs
Tigh

175 cm
25
181 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

182 cm
21
180 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alchuk Andromov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Saul Tigh!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Illya Tyunina and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tigh shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Andromov counters with a one-two to the body.
Andromov throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tigh's head.

It looks like Saul Tigh has been cut.
Jab from Andromov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Andromov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tigh's head.
Tigh darts in looking for a takedown but Andromov gets double underhooks and turns Tigh into the cage.
Tigh blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Andromov tries to land a knee to the head but Tigh blocks with his arms.
Andromov digs a right hand into Tigh's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tigh's gas tank.
Andromov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Alchuk Andromov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saul Tigh.
Andromov misses with a knee to the head.
Tigh is trying to drag Andromov to the mat but Andromov just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Tigh has Andromov pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Andromov manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Andromov misses with a knee strike.

Andromov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Andromov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ACME! Thai Boxing Academy 13 ELITE COACHES! in the buildup to the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andromov lands a leg kick that knocks Tigh off balance momentarily.
Alchuk Andromov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andromov doesn't manage to clinch there - Tigh circles away.
Andromov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tigh.
Tigh on the wrong end of a nice jab.
No joy there for Andromov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Andromov misses with a hook. Tigh ducked under it nicely.
Tigh misses with a takedown attempt - Andromov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tigh moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Andromov cracks Tigh with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tigh avoids a punch combination nicely.
Andromov throws a series of punches but Tigh moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Andromov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Andromov misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andromov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Andromov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alchuk Andromov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tigh tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Andromov defends well and Tigh ends up having to push Andromov into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Tigh is working for takedown but Andromov is calmly controlling the position for now.
Andromov prevents the takedown attempt.
Tigh is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Andromov lands a damaging elbow.
Tigh has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Andromov after a bit of a struggle.
Andromov misses with a body punch.
Andromov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Andromov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Andromov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tigh backwards.
Tigh blocks the elbow strike.
Tigh is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Andromov pulls him back up using the underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tigh is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Andromov prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tigh can't get the takedown.

Andromov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Andromov scores with a jab.

That has opened up Saul Tigh's cut even more.
Andromov just misses with a punch to the body.
Tigh looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Andromov is fending him off so far but Tigh persists. Nope, Andromov circles away and we're back to standing.
Tigh shoots in looking for a takedown. Andromov tries to sprawl out of it but Tigh keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Andromov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tigh dives in and grabs Andromov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Andromov pushes down on Tigh's head and hops out.
Tigh looks winded!
Andromov misses with a head kick.
Andromov stuffs the takedown attempt from Tigh. Tigh gets slowly back to his feet.
Tigh walks forward, straight into a front kick from Andromov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Andromov moves into range and clinches up with Tigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Andromov manages to break the clinch.

Tigh tries to keep at a distance but Andromov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tigh is trying desperately to land a takedown but Andromov is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Tigh.
Tigh managing to block the knees to the body from Andromov.
Andromov with a knee to the head.
Tigh is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Andromov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Andromov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tigh fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Andromov cracks a nice hook into Tigh's ribs.
Andromov fakes the leg kick and cracks Tigh in the body.
Andromov jabs Tigh right on the nose. Tigh blinks but takes it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alchuk Andromov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Saul Tigh's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Andromov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tigh shoots in but no luck this time.
Andromov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tigh can do to turn this around?
Andromov misses with a head kick.
Andromov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Andromov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good shot there by Andromov.
Andromov lands a high kick!
Andromov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Andromov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Andromov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Tigh is rocked!

The cut above Saul Tigh's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch combination from Andromov misses.
Tigh is still on wobbly legs! Can Andromov finish him?
Andromov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tigh seems to have recovered his senses.
Tigh takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Andromov! Tigh is out on his feet! Andromov rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Tigh is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Tigh is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alchuk Andromov!
A very excited looking Alchuk Andromov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.