PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Khunbish Borjigin (ranked 601 p4p, 85 weight class) and Troy Anselmo (ranked 794 p4p, 114 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Borjigin
vs
Anselmo

186 cm
30
194 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

182 cm
31
188 lbs
13 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Freebok (85% Laundry)

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

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 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Khunbish Borjigin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Troy Anselmo!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jonathan Paton and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Borjigin checks a leg kick.
Borjigin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Anselmo checks it well.
Anselmo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Borjigin.
Anselmo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Anselmo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Borjigin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Good leg kick by Borjigin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Borjigin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Anselmo is out of range and Borjigin settles back down.
Borjigin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Anselmo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Borjigin was well out of range. Poor timing from Anselmo.
Anselmo looks to land a left hand but Borjigin moved out of range nicely.
Anselmo throws an off balance right hand
and Borjigin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Anselmo throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Borjigin to counter with a crisp jab.
Khunbish Borjigin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Borjigin misses with a looping right.
Borjigin throws a good cross that connects.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anselmo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Borjigin.
Anselmo misses with a body shot.
Anselmo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Borjigin. That did some damage!
Borjigin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Borjigin misses.
Borjigin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Borjigin throws a body punch but Anselmo moves out of range.
Borjigin misses with a looping left.
A head kick misses from Borjigin.
Anselmo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Borjigin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Anselmo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Anselmo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Anselmo lands with a nice body punch.
Anselmo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've been told by Borjigin's head coaches at Gangsterdamage that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Anselmo connects with a crisp jab.
Borjigin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Borjigin scores with a jab to the jaw.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Anselmo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Borjigin is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Borjigin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Anselmo takes a swing at Borjigin's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Borjigin misses the target.
Borjigin lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Borjigin loads up on a big right hand but Anselmo slips the punch.
Anselmo throws a leg kick which misses Borjigin's front leg but catches the back leg as Borjigin tries to avoid it.
Borjigin misses with a low kick.
Borjigin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Borjigin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Borjigin swings widly with a right hand
and Anselmo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Anselmo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Borjigin scores with a jab to the head.
Anselmo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Borjigin.
Anselmo moves out of range of the body kick.
Borjigin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Anselmo misses with a straight right.
A head kick by Borjigin misses
and Anselmo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Borjigin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Anselmo throws a jab when Borjigin was well out of range.
Borjigin cracks the inside of Anselmo's front leg.
Anselmo thuds a left hand into Borjigin's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Borjigin. That's going to slow Anselmo down.
Anselmo throws a jab but it's blocked by Borjigin.
Anselmo connects with an inside leg kick.
A big right from Anselmo misses.
Borjigin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Anselmo doesn't seem bothered though.
Anselmo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Borjigin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Borjigin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Anselmo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Borjigin misses with a low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Anselmo! But no joy.
Borjigin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A decent looking cross lands there for Anselmo.
Anselmo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Anselmo throws a hook but Borjigin avoids it easily.
Borjigin works the jab nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anselmo blocks a leg kick.
A cross from Anselmo lands.
Anselmo lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Anselmo. Borjigin shrugs it off though.
Anselmo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Borjigin throws out the jab.
Borjigin misses with a head kick.
Borjigin moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Anselmo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Borjigin staying out of range there.
Anselmo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anselmo just misses with a punch to the body.
Borjigin misses with a body shot.
Borjigin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Anselmo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Borjigin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Borjigin avoids the body shot from Anselmo.
A bone on bone clash there as Borjigin blocks the leg kick.
Anselmo scores with a nice head shot.
Anselmo misses with the combination.
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 Khunbish Borjigin will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Anselmo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Khunbish Borjigin is winning the standup battle so far.
Anselmo throws a shot from downtown. Borjigin moves away and avoids it.
Borjigin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Borjigin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Borjigin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Anselmo throws out a leg kick but Borjigin moves out of range and Anselmo only half commits.
Borjigin lands with an overhand left.
Borjigin thows a leg kick but Anselmo checks it
and Anselmo counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Borjigin moves out of range of the body kick from Anselmo.
Anselmo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Borjigin finds it's way round the side to connect with Anselmo's head.
Anselmo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Borjigin throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borjigin looks to land a left hand but Anselmo moved out of range nicely.
Anselmo checks the leg kick.
Borjigin throws a good cross that connects.
Borjigin looks to land a left hand but Anselmo moved out of range nicely.
A little jabbing left from Anselmo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Borjigin's corner calls for a 1-2. Borjigin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anselmo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Borjigin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Borjigin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Borjigin throws a body punch but Anselmo moves out of range.
Borjigin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Anselmo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Anselmo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Anselmo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Borjigin throws out a leg kick but Anselmo moves out of range and Borjigin only half commits.
Anselmo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Borjigin.
Borjigin throws a lazy right hand but Anselmo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Borjigin tries to bum rush Anselmo with a series of wild strikes but Anselmo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Borjigin misses with a straight right.
Borjigin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Borjigin throws a shot from downtown. Anselmo moves away and avoids it.
Anselmo misses with a straight left.
Borjigin misses with a low kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Anselmo might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Borjigin has got the better of the exchanges.
Anselmo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Borjigin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Anselmo looks to land a right hand but Borjigin moved out of range.
Borjigin wants to land a leg kick but Anselmo is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anselmo looks to land a right hand but Borjigin moved out of range.
Anselmo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Borjigin lands a high kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Borjigin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anselmo.
Borjigin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Anselmo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Anselmo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anselmo. Borjigin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anselmo moves out of range of the strikes.
Anselmo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Borjigin.
Anselmo looks to score with a jab to the body but Borjigin is just out of range.
Borjigin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Anselmo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Borjigin was well out of range. Poor timing from Anselmo.
Anselmo looks to score with a jab to the body but Borjigin is just out of range.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Anselmo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Anselmo lands with an overhand left.
Anselmo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anselmo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Borjigin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anselmo throws out the jab.
A big left from Anselmo misses.
Borjigin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Borjigin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anselmo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Anselmo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nice defenses there by Anselmo.
Anselmo throws out a counter right but Borjigin avoids it with no problem.
Anselmo throws an overhand right that lands on Borjigin's shoulder, as Borjigin tries to avoid the shot.
Borjigin scores with a leg kick.
Anselmo misses with a looping left.
Borjigin lands a right hook to the body.
Anselmo misses the shot to the body.
Anselmo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Borjigin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Anselmo misses with a low kick as Borjigin jumps back.
An inside leg kick from Borjigin misses.
Borjigin connects with an inside leg kick.
Anselmo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Borjigin scoring well with a low kick there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Anselmo misses with a kick to the body.
Anselmo moves out of range as Borjigin strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Borjigin. That snapped Anselmo's head back.
Anselmo misses with a straight left.
Borjigin jabs Anselmo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Anselmo misses with a straight left.
A left and a right from Borjigin both land. Nice combination.
Borjigin throws an overhand right that lands on Anselmo's shoulder, as Anselmo tries to avoid the shot.
Anselmo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Borjigin lands with a shot to the body.
Anselmo staying out of range there.
Borjigin throws a front kick that sends Anselmo stumbling back into the cage.
Borjigin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Borjigin scores with a body shot.
Borjigin thuds his right hand into Anselmo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Borjigin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Anselmo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Borjigin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anselmo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Khunbish Borjigin dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Borjigin wants to land a leg kick but Anselmo is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Anselmo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Borjigin misses with a looping right.
Anselmo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Borjigin.
Anselmo keeps the fight on the outside.
Borjigin throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Borjigin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Anselmos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Borjigin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anselmo can do to turn this around?
Borjigin staying out of range there.
Borjigin misses with a body kick.
Borjigin connects with a looping right hand.
Anselmo throws out a loose jab but Borjigin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Borjigin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Borjigin's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Borjigin duly obliges.
Borjigin throws a lazy right hand but Anselmo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Borjigin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Anselmo lands the left hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Borjigin misses with a low kick.
Anselmo cracks a nice hook into Borjigin's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anselmo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Borjigin throws a right and a left that Anselmo avoids nicely.
Anselmo connects with a single shot there.
Anselmo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Anselmo throws a chopping leg kick but Borjigin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Borjigin slips under a jab.
Anselmo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Borjigin.
Borjigin throws a jab but it's blocked by Anselmo.
Borjigin slips under a jab.
Anselmo takes one to the chin there.
A swing and a miss from Anselmo.
Anselmo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Borjigin.
Borjigin throws a big shot that misses.
Anselmo throws a jab when Borjigin was well out of range.
Anselmo throws a body punch but Borjigin moves out of range.
It looked like Borjigin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A good leg kick by Anselmo.
An inside leg kick from Borjigin misses.
Anselmo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Troy Anselmo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borjigin lands a jab-cross combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Borjigin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Borjigin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Anselmo avoids the body shot from Borjigin.
Borjigin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Borjigin moves in looking to clinch but Anselmo pushes him off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Borjigin. Anselmo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anselmo throws a looping overhand right but Borjigin ducks down to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Borjigin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Borjigin lands with a right hand.
Borjigin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Borjigin connects with a solid leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Borjigin.
Borjigin misses the jab.
Anselmo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Borjigin was well out of range. Poor timing from Anselmo.
Borjigin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Borjigin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Anselmo on the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anselmo connects with a single shot there.
Borjigin throws a wild body kick that Anselmo sees coming a mile off.
A nice side step and Anselmo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Borjigin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Anselmo. Anselmo obviously looking to wear him down.
Anselmo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Anselmo throws a nice looking combination but Borjigin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Anselmo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Borjigin thinks about countering with a body kick.
Borjigin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Anselmo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Borjigin misses with a wild body shot.
Anselmo throws a hook but Borjigin avoids it easily.
Anselmo throws a big shot that misses.
Anselmo moves out of range of the body kick.

Borjigin moves into range and clinches up with Anselmo.
Anselmo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anselmo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Anselmo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anselmo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Borjigin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Borjigin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Anselmo's hands.
Anselmo walks into a left hand.
Anselmo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Borjigin lands a slapping body shot.
Borjigin works the jab nicely.
Anselmo throws a lazy uppercut
and Borjigin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Anselmo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Borjigin closes the distance and pushes Anselmo back into the cage.
Anselmo prevents a body shot from Borjigin.
A nice right hand lands inside from Borjigin.
Borjigin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Borjigin is leaning against Anselmo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Borjigin fails to land.
Borjigin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Borjigin lands a left hand.
Borjigin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Anselmo.

And that's the end of the fight!
Khunbish Borjigin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Borjigin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khunbish Borjigin!
Khunbish Borjigin decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.