PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Bastard (ranked 2021 p4p, 1136 weight class) and Anzor Dankovich (ranked 235 p4p, 135 weight class). Big Bastard could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Anzor Dankovich's chin.

Bastard
vs
Dankovich

207 cm
21
290
4 - 1 - 0

192 cm
21
260
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Conquer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Big Bastard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anzor Dankovich!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dankovich clinches up against the cage.
We've been informed that Dankovich has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Bastard's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

It looks like Big Bastard has been cut.
Dankovich blocks an uppercut.
Dankovich misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dankovich scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dankovich has a couple of punches blocked by Bastard.
Dankovich blocking some punches.
Bastard tries to pull guard but Dankovich holds him up against the cage and eventually Bastard drops back down to his feet.
A short right from Dankovich.
Dankovich tries to throw a body punch but Bastard avoids it by throwing Dankovich back against the cage.
Dankovich blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dankovich throws a punch but it's blocked by Bastard.
Dankovich softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Bastard.
Bastard lands with a short shot to the head.

It looks like Anzor Dankovich has been cut.
Bastard working aggressively here.
Bastard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Bastard pulls guard effortlessly.
Dankovich controlling from the top position.

Dankovich decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bastard, up you get!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dankovich misses with a body kick.
Bastard is looking to counter the offense by Dankovich and move into the clinch.
Bastard misses with an uppercut. Dankovich saw that one coming.
Bastard definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A thudding body kick lands there by Dankovich!
Bastard walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bastard punishes Dankovich's body with a nice straight punch.
A nice leg kick from Dankovich, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dankovich drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dankovich wants to clinch.
Dankovich throws a body kick that misses.
Bastard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dankovich manages to avoid it.
Bastard lands with a straight right. Dankovich didn't see that one coming.
Bastard takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dankovich takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dankovich ducks under a wild hook from Bastard.
Bastard moves in looking to clinch but Dankovich pushes him off.
Bastard fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Big Bastard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bastard is looking to clinch but Dankovich is avoiding it.
Bastard cracks Dankovich with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dankovich defending well as Bastard loads up on a big left hand.
Dankovich defending well as Bastard loads up on a big left hand.
Bastard moves away from the strike by Dankovich.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dankovich.
Bastard wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Bastard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bastard stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dankovich.
Bastard walks into a stiff left hand from Dankovich.
Dankovich misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bastard missing with a left hand there. Dankovich was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastard throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dankovich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bastard was well out of range. Poor timing from Dankovich.
Dankovich keeps Bastard at a distance using the push kick.
Bastard swings for the body but Dankovich moves out of range.
Dankovich swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bastard scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Bastard lands a big uppercut and Dankovich crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Dankovich looks OK. Bastard waves Dankovich back to his feet!

Dankovich is rocked!

That has opened up Anzor Dankovich's cut even more.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bastard throws a body punch but Dankovich moves out of range.
Bastard misses the jab.
Dankovich takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Bastard lands a big uppercut and Dankovich crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Dankovich looks OK. Bastard waves Dankovich back to his feet!
Dankovich is still on wobbly legs! Can Bastard finish him?

Dankovich closes the distance and clinches.
Dankovich seems to have recovered his senses.

Bastard jumps guard and drags Dankovich to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Bastard wants to sweep here but Dankovich controlling him for the moment.
Dankovich must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dankovich not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dankovich looking to pass the guard.
Dankovich controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Dankovich decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Both fighters circling a little - Dankovich finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Dankovich ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Big Bastard dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Dankovich jabs Bastard to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dankovich lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dankovich scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bastard in his tracks.
Bastard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dankovich paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dankovich pushes Bastard away with a front kick.
Bastard loads up on a big right hand but Dankovich slips the punch.
Dankovich pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bastard looks to score with a jab to the body but Dankovich is just out of range.

Dankovich closes the distance and pushes Bastard back into the cage.
Dankovich goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dankovich swings wildly with an uppercut but Bastard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dankovich misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bastard lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dankovich.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dankovich.
Bastard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bastard misses with a punch on the inside.
Dankovich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dankovich misses with a punch to the body.
Dankovich misses with a body punch.
Dankovich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anzor Dankovich seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bastard lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Dankovich.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dankovich.
Dankovich scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bastard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bastard blocks an uppercut.
Dankovich lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dankovich struggles to land a body shot inside as Bastard controls his hands.
Dankovich can't find room to land a body shot as Bastard controls the action.
Bastard lands with a right to the head.
Dankovich digs a right hand underneath Bastard's ribcage. Bastard let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dankovich lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dankovich blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bastard tries to pull guard but Dankovich won't allow it.
Dankovich working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dankovich throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bastards head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dankovich lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bastard backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dankovich lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dankovich gets through Bastard's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bastard jumps guard but Dankovich turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bastard.
Dankovich lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bastard backwards.
Bastard lands with a right to the head.
Dankovich lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dankovich misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Dankovich scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bastard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bastard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bastard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bastard jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dankovich walks away with a smile on his face. Bastard gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Big Bastard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dankovich looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dankovich misses with a two punch combination.
Bastard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dankovich sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dankovich moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bastard takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bastard looks to throw the jab but Dankovich is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dankovich lands a left and a right that send Bastard crashing to the mat, dazed. Dankovich thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Bastard is rocked!
Crack! Dankovich connects with the perfect overhand right and Bastard falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Dankovich!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anzor Dankovich!
After the big win, Anzor Dankovich made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Conviction and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.