PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Laban Ladvik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Ladvik
vs
Anderson

150 cm
23
155 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

180 cm
24
162 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Laban Ladvik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sean Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Ladvik has Anderson up against the cage in a clinch.
Anderson keeps control of Ladvik as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ladvik wants to get back to striking at distance but Anderson won't allow it.
Ladvik prevents the takedown attempt.
Ladvik jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Anderson walks away with a smile on his face. Ladvik gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ladvik appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ladvik is defended easily by Anderson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Ladvik misses.
Ladvik throws a leg kick but Anderson moved away.
Anderson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ladvik tries to avoid it but Anderson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ladvik to the ground. Ladvik escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Laban Ladvik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Anderson.
Anderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ladvik swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown but Ladvik shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ladvik drops down looking for a counter takedown but Anderson sprawls and moves away.
Anderson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Anderson.
Anderson shoots in looking for a takedown. Ladvik tries to sprawl out of it but Anderson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ladvik manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ladvik will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ladvik lands a nice hook to Anderson's body. Anderson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Anderson has Ladvik up against the cage in a clinch.
Anderson tries to pull guard but Ladvik forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Anderson tries to score a body lock takedown but Ladvik shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Anderson tries to pull guard but Ladvik holds him up against the cage and eventually Anderson drops back down to his feet.
Ladvik jumps guard but Anderson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ladvik avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Anderson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ladvik jumps guard but Anderson stands there with Ladvik around his waist. Ladvik gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Anderson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Anderson is a very stocky fighter. Infact he's such a weird shape that he's almost like some sort of comedy character - it's hard to believe he's real.

Anderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

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.
Anderson throws a nice head kick!
Anderson wants to clinch.
Ladvik is looking to counter the offense by Anderson and move into the clinch.
Anderson slips a jab and a cross from Ladvik.
Ladvik stuffs the takedown.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Anderson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Anderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Anderson lands a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Laban Ladvik dominated that round.
That's time! Ladvik's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Ladvik sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Anderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Anderson looks for a takedown but Ladvik sprawls well.
As Anderson tries to get set, Ladvik tries to push him back and clinch up but Anderson manages to avoid the attempt.
Anderson looks for a takedown but Ladvik sprawls well.
Ladvik half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Anderson lands a high kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ladvik tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson shoots in looking for a takedown but Ladvik manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Anderson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Laban Ladvik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Anderson.
Anderson shoots in but no luck this time.
Ladvik misses with a two punch combination.
Anderson wants to counter the offense by Ladvik and move into the clinch position.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ladvik.
Ladvik throws a body kick that misses.
Laban Ladvik is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ladvik stuffs the takedown.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
Ladvik fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ladvik showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anderson.
Ladvik tries to counter with a takedown but Anderson is quick to defend against it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson fails with a takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Anderson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ladvik uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Anderson tries for a takedown but Ladvik sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Laban Ladvik is winning the standup battle so far.
Ladvik lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ladvik moves out of range of the leg kick from Anderson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ladvik swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ladvik misses the shot to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Anderson. No joy for Ladvik on that attempt.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ladvik is trying to pull guard but Anderson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Anderson jumps guard and drags Ladvik to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Ladvik throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ladvik throws an elbow that misses. Anderson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ladvik's guard. Nice move by Anderson!

Ladvik is trying to keep Anderson in close.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ladvik being controlled here, momentarily.
Anderson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Anderson stands up and waves to Ladvik to follow him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Sean Anderson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Ladvik throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Anderson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ladvik circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Ladvik. No joy for Anderson on that attempt.
Ladvik half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Anderson takes a swing at Ladvik's ribcage but misses.
Anderson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anderson looks to land a combination but Ladvik avoids it well.
No luck for Anderson with that takedown attempt.
Laban Ladvik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Anderson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson slips a jab and a cross from Ladvik.
Anderson shoots in for a double leg but Ladvik sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Anderson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ladvik listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ladvik throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Anderson moves in looking to clinch but Ladvik pushes him off.
Anderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ladvik tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Anderson defends well and Ladvik ends up having to push Anderson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
I was talking to Ladvik's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Anderson keeps control of Ladvik as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The referee is keeping an eye on Anderson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Anderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ladvik tries for a takedown but Anderson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Anderson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ladvik circles away.
Anderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ladvik.
Anderson darts in trying to clinch
and Anderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Anderson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ladvik is fending him off so far but Anderson persists. Nope, Ladvik circles away and we're back to standing.
Ladvik swats away the attempt to clinch by Anderson.
Anderson misses with a double jab.
Ladvik feinted with a counter takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ladvik lands a nice shot to the body.
Anderson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ladvik counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Anderson shoots in looking for a takedown. Ladvik tries to sprawl out of it but Anderson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ladvik manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ladvik throws a sloppy head kick and Anderson moves out of range easily.

Anderson drives through and clinches with Ladvik against the cage.
Ladvik working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Anderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ladvik displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Anderson.
Ladvik tries to bum rush Anderson with a series of wild strikes but Anderson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Anderson is looking to clinch.
Ladvik misses with a few strikes there.
Anderson fails with the takedown.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ladvik just misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson tries to clinch but Ladvik moves out of range.
Anderson shoots in but Ladvik avoids the takedown attempt easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Laban Ladvik showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ladvik 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Laban Ladvik!