PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aslan Taisumov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Havener (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Taisumov might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to My World- Kid Cudi. Havener is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by My Dick: Mickey Avalon. Aslan Taisumov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Andrew Havener's chin.

Taisumov
vs
Havener

171 cm
26
159 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

179 cm
34
164 lbs
18 - 25 - 4

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight 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, Aslan Taisumov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 25 - 4, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrew Havener!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Havener just misses with a punch to the body.
Havener tries to clinch but Taisumov moves away
and Taisumov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Taisumov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Havener fails with a takedown attempt.
Havener pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Taisumov misses the target.
Taisumov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Havener throws a good cross that connects.
Havener fails with an attempt to clinch.
Taisumov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Havener.
Taisumov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Andrew Havener seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Havener tries to clinch up.
It looked like Taisumov was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Havener shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Taisumov sprawls well. Taisumov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Havener gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Havener gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Havener unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Havener throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Taisumov working hard to break the clinch.
Taisumov is trying to push Havener away but Havener has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Havener trying to land knees to the body.

Havener breaks the clinch.
Taisumov fails to land with a series of punches.

Havener has taken the fight to the clinch.
Taisumov wants to break free but Havener has control.
Taisumov letting Havener take a breather here.
Havener pushes off an throws an elbow but Taisumov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Havener keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Taisumov's efforts to push away.
Havener stalling the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taisumov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Havener taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Taisumov blocks an elbow strike.
Taisumov is trying to break free.
Taisumov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Havener stalling in the clinch.

Taisumov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Havener shoots in but Taisumov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Aslan Taisumov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Havener.
Havener moves in looking to clinch but Taisumov pushes him off.
Taisumov is looking to counter punch.
Havener with a poor takedown
and Taisumov comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! Havener stumbles back against the cage, looking to regain his senses but Taisumov is on him like rabid pit bull! Havener slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aslan Taisumov!
Aslan Taisumov managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, The Adrenaline Matrix, into his post fight interview.
In defeat, Andrew Havener stepped up to the mic, saying 'Win/lose I love an ass beating'.