PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Azevedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Azevedo has chosen I'm a Soldier, I'm a Fighter as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Sam Anderson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Anderson
vs
Azevedo

196 cm
24
211 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

185 cm
24
216 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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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 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sam Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hugo Azevedo!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Azevedo as he checks the leg kick.
Sam Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Azevedo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Azevedo throws a poor cross that misses
and Anderson counters with a thumping low kick.
Anderson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Anderson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Anderson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Azevedo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Anderson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Azevedo's knee momentarily.
Anderson throws a lazy right hand but Azevedo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Azevedo dips to his left and cracks Anderson with an uppercut!
Anderson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Azevedo is able to avoid easily.
Anderson misses with a leg kick
and Azevedo counters with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to clinch but Azevedo is having none of it.
Sam Anderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anderson misses with a straight right.
Azevedo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Anderson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson stuffs the takedown attempt from Azevedo. Azevedo gets slowly back to his feet.
Anderson moves out of range of the leg kick from Azevedo.
Anderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Azevedo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Anderson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Anderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Azevedo misses the body punch
and Anderson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Anderson dominated 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.

Anderson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Azevedo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Anderson checks it well.
Anderson scores with a shot to the body.
Anderson throws a low kick but Azevedo moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azevedo swats away the attempt to clinch by Anderson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Anderson is predictable there

and Azevedo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Anderson trying to keep a closed guard but Azevedo is proving a slippery customer.
Azevedo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Azevedo engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Anderson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Azevedo won't allow Anderson to sweep him here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Anderson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Azevedo defends it easily.
Anderson is pulling down on Azevedo's head. It's preventing any offense from Azevedo, at least for the moment.
Anderson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Sam Anderson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Azevedo checks a leg kick.
Anderson throws a leg kick
and Azevedo counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice jab there from Anderson.
A low kick from Anderson is predictable there
and Azevedo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson moves in looking to clinch but Azevedo pushes him off.
Anderson tries to clinch up but Azevedo circles away and keeps his distance.
Anderson tries to clinch but Azevedo moves out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A slapping leg kick lands for Anderson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Hugo Azevedo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!

Anderson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A low kick from Anderson is predictable there

and Azevedo counters with a single leg into guard. Anderson didn't expect that.
Anderson trying to control the position.
Anderson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Anderson pulls Azevedo in to control the position.
Azevedo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Azevedo tries to free his leg and advance position but Anderson is retaining full guard.

Azevedo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Azevedo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Azevedo advances to half guard.
Anderson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Azevedo on the ground.
Azevedo with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

Azevedo is looking for a kimura but Anderson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Azevedo to get the leverage.
Anderson is trying to get back to full guard.
Anderson wants to control but Azevedo is keeping busy.
Anderson is pressing down on Azevedo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Anderson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Anderson looking for a sweep. Not yet Anderson, not yet.
Azevedo postures up.
Azevedo trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Azevedo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Anderson is keeping the position for now.
Anderson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Anderson is adopting a defensive guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Sam Anderson just wasn't active enough.
Anderson throws a leg kick
and Azevedo counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson doesn't manage to clinch there - Azevedo circles away.
Anderson swings for the body but Azevedo moves out of range.
Anderson thows a leg kick but Azevedo checks it

and Azevedo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Anderson won't be happy with that.
Anderson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson gets back to half guard.
Anderson is trying to get back to full guard.
Azevedo is looking to take a break and control but Anderson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Anderson is looking for a sweep. Azevedo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Anderson tries to kick Azevedo off but Azevedo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Azevedo content to control rather than advance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hugo Azevedo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Azevedo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Sam Anderson!