PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ismail Saidov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Andradge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saidov comes to the cage accompanied by Shamhan Daldaev - Eto Kavkaz. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Saidov
vs
Andradge

188 cm
35
202 lbs
16 - 10 - 1

180 cm
20
195 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ismail Saidov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Andradge!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saidov avoids the head kick by Andradge.
Andradge has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Saidov is landing a low percentage of strikes.

Andradge gets tackled into the cage by Saidov. Saidov maintains the clinch.
Andradge tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Saidov leaning his opponent against the cage.
Saidov is leaning against Andradge and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Andradge's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Saidov stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Saidov for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ismail Saidov.
Andradge misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Saidov has managed to clinch.

Andradge manages to break the clinch.

Saidov has Andradge up against the cage in a clinch.
Saidov holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Andradge is trying to break the clinch but Saidov has him pressed against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Saidov.
Andradge is trying to push Saidov away but Saidov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Saidov'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.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Saidov.
Saidov has Andradge pushed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ismail Saidov.
Andradge misses with a low kick.

Saidov darts in and clinches Andradge up against the cage.
Andradge is trying to push Saidov away but Saidov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Saidov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Andradge wants to break free but Saidov has control.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Andradge takes an elbow to the temple.
Andradge wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Andradge has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Saidov avoiding damage.
Andradge tries to land a knee to the head but Saidov blocks with his arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saidov leaning against his opponent.
Saidov seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ismail Saidov.
A head kick by Andradge misses
enabling Saidov to counter with a crisp jab.
Andradge looks for the body kick but Saidov saw that one coming.
Saidov avoids the head kick by Andradge.
Andradge looks winded!
Andradge wants to slow Saidov down by chopping away at his legs.

Saidov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Saidov controlling the action here for a moment.
Andradge is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Andradge wants to break the clinch but can't.
Andradge tries to circle away but Saidov has him pinned against the cage.
Saidov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saidov lands an uppercut.
Saidov leaning against his opponent.
Saidov has Andradge pressed against the cage, preventing Andradge from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Saidov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Andradge's face.
Saidov holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Saidov landing knees to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Saidov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Andradge tries to land a knee to the head but Saidov blocks with his arms.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Saidov leaning against his opponent.
Andradge tries a knee to the head but Saidov blocks it.
Saidov lands an uppercut.
Saidov just leaning against Andradge, taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ismail Saidov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Saidov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Saidov avoiding damage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ismail Saidov.
A leg kick checked by Saidov.
Andradge throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Andradge throws a sloppy head kick and Saidov moves out of range easily.

Saidov rushes Andradge and presses him up against the cage.
Andradge is trying to break the clinch but Saidov has him pressed against the cage.
Saidov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andradge wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Andradge wants to break free but Saidov has control.
Andradge can't break the clinch.
Saidov is pushing Andradge up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ismail Saidov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Andradge is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andradge throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Saidov blocks it with crossed arms.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ismail Saidov.
Saidov moves out of range of the body kick.
Andradge throws a sloppy head kick and Saidov moves out of range easily.

Saidov closes the distance and clinches.
Andradge wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Saidov has him pressed against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Saidov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Andradge backwards.
Saidov lands a big right hand that drops Andradge! The killer instinct kicks in and Saidov finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Saidov!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ismail Saidov!
A very excited looking Ismail Saidov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.