PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Cat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eorl Vanagandr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cat
vs
Vanagandr

200 cm
24
265 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

204 cm
25
230 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Resistance

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 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tom Cat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eorl Vanagandr!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vanagandr misses with a body shot.
Cat shoots for a double leg takedown but Vanagandr sprawls well. He's pushed Cat's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Vanagandr tries to bum rush Cat with a series of wild strikes but Cat uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Vanagandr on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cat tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Vanagandr swivels and escapes.
Cat fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Cat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vanagandr stuffs the takedown.
Vanagandr connects with a right hand. Cat shakes it off.
Cat with a lazy takedown attempt
and Vanagandr counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cat shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Vanagandr sprawls well. Vanagandr wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cat gets slowly back to his feet.
Vanagandr uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cat has time to react.
Cat fails with a takedown attempt.
A swing and a miss from Vanagandr.
A punch combination from Vanagandr misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanagandr throws a shot to the body.
Cat fails with the takedown.
Cat shoots in for a takedown but Vanagandr shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Cat. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good exchange - Vanagandr coming out on top.
Vanagandr cracks Cat with a good jab.
Nice sprawl there from Vanagandr as Cat shoots in.
Vanagandr misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanagandr missing with a left hand there. Cat was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cat misses with a takedown attempt
and Vanagandr counters with a left to the body.
Cat tries to score a power double leg takedown but Vanagandr sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cat somewhat.
Cat doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Vanagandr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cat is breathing heavily.

Cat gets tackled into the cage by Vanagandr. Vanagandr maintains the clinch.
Vanagandr tries to throw a body punch but Cat avoids it by throwing Vanagandr back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanagandr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vanagandr is pressed up against the cage. Cat has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Vanagandr down to the mat. Vanagandr avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vanagandr displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cat.

Cat shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cat showed some decent athleticism there.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Vanagandr is looking to improve his position.
Vanagandr really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cat. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cat is just content to waste time from the top position. Vanagandr takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Vanagandr seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eorl Vanagandr dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Vanagandr gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Cat trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vanagandr is adopting a defensive guard.
Vanagandr looking to control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Cat wants to control from the top but Vanagandr keeps moving.
Cat pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vanagandr is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cat fails with a takedown attempt.
Vanagandr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cat.
Vanagandr takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Vanagandr throws a series of strikes that have Cat backpedaling.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vanagandr. Cat does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanagandr throws a hook but Cat blocks it.

Vanagandr lands a big right hand that sends Cat crashing to the mat! Vanagandr stays standing though and waves Cat back to his feet!

Cat is rocked!
Cat get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Cat stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Vanagandr runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Eorl Vanagandr!
Eorl Vanagandr thanked the fans post fight for their support.