PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dylan Andrews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Finlay Foster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Andrews
vs
Foster

195 cm
19
250 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

184 cm
20
282 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Big heart

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Knockout power

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dylan Andrews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Finlay Foster!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Phil Schofield and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Foster shoots in and gets a takedown into Andrews's guard.

Andrews had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Foster defends it easily.
Foster is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Foster tries to free his leg and advance position but Andrews is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Andrews is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Foster stays in close to Andrews's body and controls the position.

Foster avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Foster stays in close to Andrews's body and controls the position.

Andrews has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Foster can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster sitting in guard here, content to control.

Andrews looking for a guillotine here but Foster defends easily.
Foster slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

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.

Andrews throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Foster must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Foster slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Andrews is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Foster is aware though and is defending well.
Foster stopping the sweep attempt from Andrews.
Foster slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Andrews has his foot on Foster's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Foster works his way back into a safe position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Andrews looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Foster is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Andrews is looking for a triangle but Foster pushes his legs off easily.

Andrews is looking for a triangle but Foster pushes his legs off easily.
Andrews looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Foster not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Foster closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Andrews quickly recovers to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Andrews actively working from the bottom here.

Andrews actively working from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Andrews won't allow Foster to pass to mount.
Well, if Foster is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Andrews trying to control here.
Foster really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Andrews. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Andrews is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dylan Andrews will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Foster manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Andrews on his heels. He'll look to pass Andrews's guard now, I'm sure.
Andrews working a defensive guard here.
Andrews will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Foster avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Andrews is looking for a triangle but Foster pushes his legs off easily.
Andrews is trying to keep Foster in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Foster stays in close to Andrews's body and controls the position.

Andrews looking for subs off his back but Foster has passed one foot through into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrews tries to get to full guard but Foster has control of the leg.
Foster content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Foster shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Foster was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Andrews tries to bench press Foster off him but Foster keeps the position.
Andrews seems a little lost for a moment, as Foster dominates the positioning.

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.
Foster working away.
A lull in the action here as Foster stalls from top position.
Andrews is looking for a sweep.
Foster working away.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Foster shoots in and bounces Andrews off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Andrews is trying to keep Foster in close.

Foster avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Andrews has his foot on Foster's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Foster works his way back into a safe position though.
Foster is stalling in the full guard.
Foster slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Foster staying calm.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Andrews is looking for a sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Foster controls the position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Andrews looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Foster shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Andrews manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Andrews throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Foster escapes and throws Andrews's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Foster taking a breather here.
Andrews struggling a bit here.
Foster has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Andrews tries to bench press Foster off him but Foster keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Finlay Foster showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Andrews gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Foster to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Foster controlling from the top position.

Andrews looking for a guillotine here but Foster defends easily.
Foster's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Andrews looking for a guillotine here but Foster defends easily.

Andrews looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Andrews looking for a guillotine here but Foster defends easily.
Foster tries to free his leg and advance position but Andrews is retaining full guard.
Andrews can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Foster controls the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Andrews gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Foster slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Andrews looking for a guillotine here but Foster defends easily.

Andrews has an active guard here but Foster has managed to pass into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Andrews looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Andrews tries to get to full guard but Foster has control of the leg.
Foster is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Andrews tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Foster controlling from mount.
Andrews sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Foster with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Foster uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Andrews.

Andrews closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Andrews is looking to advance position but Foster won't allow it.
Foster preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Andrews working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Foster's thigh. Foster counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Foster controlling the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dylan Andrews.
I think Andrews has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Dylan Andrews!
An out of breath Dylan Andrews thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.