PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igor Dvorak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adriano Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adriano Anderson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Dvorak
vs
Anderson

190 cm
23
200 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

211 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Dvorak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adriano Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Anderson.

Dvorak closes the distance and pushes Anderson back into the cage.
Anderson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Anderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Dvorak avoids the damage to the body.
Dvorak throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Anderson blocks it with crossed arms.
Anderson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dvorak prevents it.
Dvorak with a knee to the head.

It looks like Adriano Anderson has been cut.
Dvorak with a knee to the head.

Dvorak's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dvorak tries to clinch up.

Dvorak instigates a clinch.

Dvorak is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Anderson can't fight it off and eventually Dvorak manages to take the fight to the floor. Anderson looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dvorak postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Dvorak throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Anderson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dvorak with a flurry of punches that miss.

Dvorak stands up and waves to Anderson to follow him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson is looking to clinch but Dvorak is avoiding it.
Anderson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Dvorak moves into the clinch.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dvorak avoiding damage as Anderson throws knees to the body.

Dvorak turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Dvorak manages to end up in side control.
Anderson looks gassed!
Anderson dodges the ground and pound from Dvorak.
Dvorak sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Anderson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

Dvorak has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Anderson tries to clinch but Dvorak moves out of range.
Igor Dvorak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson is looking to clinch.
Anderson tries to clinch there but Dvorak circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dvorak throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dvorak tries to clinch up.
Anderson is looking to clinch.
Anderson stuffs the takedown.
Anderson tries to clinch up but Dvorak circles away and keeps his distance.

Anderson clinches up with Dvorak and pushes him back against the cage.
Anderson wants a takedown.
Dvorak can't get the takedown.
Dvorak is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Anderson.
Anderson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dvorak pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Igor Dvorak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adriano Anderson.
Dvorak lands a damaging elbow.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the head but Dvorak blocks with his arms.
Dvorak with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Anderson prevents the takedown attempt.
Anderson stalling in the clinch but Dvorak improves position.
Dvorak is trying to break free.
Dvorak landing knees to the head.

Anderson pulls guard effortlessly.
Dvorak throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Dvorak stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dvorak changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Anderson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Dvorak throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Anderson works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Dvorak prevents Anderson from standing back up.
Dvorak winds up and cracks Anderson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Anderson manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Dvorak tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Anderson counters by clinching up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dvorak tries for a takedown but Anderson manages to get underhooks.
Anderson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Anderson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dvorak's face.
Anderson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dvorak goes for a takedown attempt but Anderson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Dvorak bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Anderson wants to get back to his feet.

Anderson throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Dvorak scores with a takedown into Anderson's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Igor Dvorak dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adriano Anderson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Dvorak tries to clinch up
and Anderson counters with a low kick, right behind Dvorak 's knee.
Anderson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nice sprawl there from Anderson as Dvorak shoots in.
Anderson tries to clinch up but Dvorak circles away and keeps his distance.
Anderson wants to clinch.
Anderson moves in looking to clinch but Dvorak pushes him off.
Dvorak tries to close the distance and clinch but Anderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Anderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dvorak swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Dvorak scores with a takedown into Anderson's guard.
Dvorak prevents Anderson from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson looking for a sweep. Not yet Anderson, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dvorak is in close to Anderson's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Dvorak gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Anderson takes the fight into the clinch.
Dvorak tries to land a knee to the head but Anderson blocks with his arms.
Dvorak dodges an elbow strike from Anderson.

Dvorak breaks from the clinch.

Dvorak takes the fight into the clinch.
Dvorak is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Anderson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Anderson gets underhooks to prevent Dvorak's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Dvorak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dvorak tries for a takedown but Anderson manages to get underhooks.

Anderson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Dvorak uses from the top position.
Dvorak stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Anderson swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dvorak loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dvorak thows a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dvorak trying to stand up but can't free himself from Anderson's guard.

Anderson has his feet on Dvorak's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dvorak forces Anderson back against the cage and clinches.
Anderson landing knees to the head.
Dvorak managing to block the knees to the body from Anderson.

Anderson pulls guard effortlessly.
Dvorak missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dvorak postures up.
Dvorak works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Dvorak sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Anderson defending well though.
Anderson looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dvorak thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Anderson's head.
Dvorak missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dvorak trying to advance position but Anderson counters by regaining guard.

Dvorak stands up and waves to Anderson to follow him.

Anderson instigates a clinch.
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 Igor Dvorak will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Adriano Anderson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Dvorak moves out of range of the body kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dvorak.
Nice sprawl there from Anderson as Dvorak shoots in.

Anderson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Anderson has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

Anderson tries to keep at a distance but Dvorak has taken the fight into the clinch.
Anderson misses with a knee to the head.
Anderson with a knee to the head.
Dvorak gets underhooks to prevent Anderson's takedown attempt.
Dvorak stalling in the clinch but Anderson improves position.
Anderson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dvorak blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Anderson landing knees to the head.
Dvorak on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dvorak is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Anderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Dvorak avoids the damage to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dvorak is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Anderson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Dvorak. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dvorak on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Anderson avoids a wild elbow strike from Dvorak.
Anderson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the head but Dvorak blocks with his arms.

Dvorak's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dvorak wants to clinch
and Anderson counters with a head kick. That will keep Dvorak thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Dvorak throws a nice looking combination but Anderson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dvorak misses with a takedown
and Anderson counters with a head kick.
Horrible takedown by Dvorak or perhaps it was just good defense by Anderson which made him look bad.
Dvorak swats away the attempt to clinch by Anderson.
Anderson tries to clinch up.
Dvorak swats away the attempt to clinch by Anderson.
A head kick misses from Anderson.
Dvorak fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Anderson tries to clinch but Dvorak is having none of it.
Dvorak avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Anderson connects with a high kick.

Dvorak closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dvorak lands in his opponent's guard.
Dvorak throwing strikes but missing.
Dvorak might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Dvorak decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Dvorak fails to land the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson wants to clinch up but Dvorak keeps it at a distance.

Dvorak decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Dvorak looks to land a strike but Anderson avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Anderson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Adriano Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dvorak looking to pass the guard.
Dvorak throws and elbow that misses. Anderson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dvorak's guard. Nice move by Anderson!
Dvorak is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Anderson throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Dvorak manages to pass to side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Igor Dvorak.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dvorak, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Igor Dvorak!