PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Prince Anawalla (ranked 22442 p4p, 4275 weight class) and Gatekeeper Devil (ranked 643 p4p, 474 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Anawalla
vs
Devil

180 cm
33
190
10 - 4 - 0

210 cm
25
190
5 - 11 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Urban Fighter

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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Prince Anawalla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gatekeeper Devil!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anawalla swings for the body but Devil moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Devil.
Anawalla fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Devil on the side of the head.
Devil shoots in but no luck this time.
Anawalla ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Devil moves away.
Anawalla looks to score with a jab to the body but Devil is just out of range.
Devil keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Anawalla looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Anawalla misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Devil.
Anawalla throws a sloppy body shot
and Devil cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Prince Anawalla has been cut.

Devil looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Anawalla kicks off Devil and gets to his feet.
Devil is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anawalla just misses with a punch to the body.

Anawalla moves into range and clinches up with Devil.
Devil keeps control of Anawalla as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Devil blocks the elbow strike.
Devil's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anawalla scores with a nice hook to the head.
Anawalla scores with a nice hook to the head.
Anawalla throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Devil landing knees to the body.

Anawalla's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Devil looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Devil decides to stand and escape the position.

Devil tries to keep at a distance but Anawalla has taken the fight into the clinch.
Anawalla creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Devil with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Anawalla blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Devil is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anawalla is defending well for now.
Anawalla definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anawalla lands with a right to the head.
Anawalla lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Devil blocks an elbow strike from Anawalla.
Anawalla fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Devil avoids a wild elbow strike from Anawalla.

Anawalla pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anawalla keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Anawalla blocks the body kick.
Devil uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anawalla.
Devil only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Anawalla throws a body shot but no joy.
Anawalla looks to score with a jab to the body but Devil is just out of range.
And Devil responds with a good body kick, but Anawalla manages to step out the way in time.
Devil shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Anawalla but Anawalla pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Prince Anawalla has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gatekeeper Devil.
Devil has a takedown stuffed.
Devil throws a wild body kick that Anawalla sees coming a mile off.
Devil closes this distance looking for a takedown but Anawalla circles away.
Anawalla is looking to wear down Devil with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Anawalla misses with a body shot.
Devil replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Anawalla blocks it well.
Anawalla fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Devil manages to avoid it.
Devil keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Prince Anawalla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anawalla thuds a left hand into Devil's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Anawalla.
Devil blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anawalla lands a right hand that snaps the head of Devil backwards.
Anawalla is trying to force a seperation but Devil has the dominant position.
Anawalla tries to throw a body punch but Devil avoids it by throwing Anawalla back against the cage.
Devil throws a knee to the head but misses.
Devil throws a knee to the head but misses.
Devil landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Devil's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Devil scores a nice knee to the body.
Devil has Anawalla pressed against the cage.
Anawalla on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Devil tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Anawalla blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Anawalla misses with an elbow strike.
Devil blocks the elbow strike.
Devil tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anawalla pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anawalla lands a shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Anawalla.
Devil looks winded!
Anawalla goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Devil dodges an elbow strike from Anawalla.
A short left from Anawalla.
Devil tries to land a knee to the head but Anawalla blocks with his arms.
Anawalla lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Devil backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Devil lands a good knee to the midsection. Anawalla won't want to take too many of those.
Anawalla on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Anawalla throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Anawalla avoiding damage as Devil throws knees to the body.
Anawalla lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Anawalla softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Devil is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anawalla working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Devil is still on wobbly legs! Can Anawalla finish him?
Devil missing with knees to the body.

Anawalla manages to break the clinch.
Anawalla is stalking Devil. Devil circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Anawalla, and it's lights out! Devil really payed the price for that rookie mistake.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Prince Anawalla!
Our winner, Prince Anawalla, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.