PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Andrianov (ranked 1160 p4p, 858 weight class) and Abdul Rahman (ranked 164 p4p, 123 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Andrianov
vs
Rahman

178 cm
26
180
5 - 4 - 0

182 cm
25
184
13 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Andrianov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abdul Rahman!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rahman walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Andrianov swats away the attempt to clinch by Rahman.
Andrianov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Andrianov looks to score with a jab to the body but Rahman is just out of range.
Rahman tries to counter by closing the distance.

Rahman closes the distance and clinches.

Andrianov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Andrianov throws out a loose jab but Rahman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Andrianov connects with a jab.

It looks like Abdul Rahman has been cut.
Rahman connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Andrianov momentarily.

It looks like Ivan Andrianov has been cut.
Andrianov throws a jab when Rahman was well out of range.

Andrianov has Rahman up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rahman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Andrianov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Andrianov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rahman misses with a right hand
and Rahman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rahman cracks Andrianov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rahman takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Rahman pushes Andrianov up against the cage in a clinch.
Andrianov has a couple of punches blocked by Rahman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Rahman.
Andrianov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rahman backwards.
Rahman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rahman tries to work over Andrianov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Andrianov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Andrianov gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rahman.
Rahman misses with a body punch.
Rahman throws a punch but it's blocked by Andrianov.
Andrianov blocks an uppercut.
Andrianov misses with a body punch.
Rahman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Rahman as the two fighters clinch.
Andrianov working hard to break the clinch.
Rahman has Andrianov pressed against the cage, preventing Andrianov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Andrianov blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrianov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rahman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Andrianov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rahman is leaning against Andrianov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rahman misses with a punch to the body.
Rahman misses with a punch on the inside.
Andrianov trying to control the position but instead, Rahman has worked for underhooks and has pushed Andrianov into the cage.
Andrianov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Andrianov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Andrianov throws a punch but it's blocked by Rahman.
Andrianov stalls.
Andrianov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rahman has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Rahman on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rahman struggles to land a body shot inside as Andrianov controls his hands.
Andrianov just leaning against Rahman, taking a breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rahman misses with the head strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Andrianov breaks from the clinch.
Rahman blocks a jab.
Good shot there by Andrianov.
Andrianov swats away the attempt to clinch by Rahman.
Rahman takes one to the side of the head.
Andrianov misses with an uppercut.
Rahman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rahman tries to clinch but Andrianov is having none of it.
Andrianov throws a body punch but Rahman moves out of range.
Rahman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rahman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rahman, as that shot connected.
Andrianov misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rahman takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Andrianov thows a left - swing and a miss!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rahman lands with an uppercut that bounces Andrianov off the cage and back into range.

Rahman rushes Andrianov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Andrianov.
Rahman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Andrianov is trying to break the clinch but Rahman has him pressed against the cage.
Andrianov blocking some punches.
Rahman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rahman misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Andrianov as the two fighters clinch.
Andrianov pushes Rahman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Andrianov stalling.
Rahman cracks Andrianov with a nice body shot.
Rahman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rahman lands a body punch in the clinch.
Andrianov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Andrianov misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ivan Andrianov will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.

A jab lands there for Andrianov.
Rahman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Andrianov counters with a straight right hand.
Rahman fails to land with a series of punches.
Andrianov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Andrianov throws a jab when Rahman was well out of range.

Rahman forces Andrianov back against the cage and clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Andrianov.
Rahman working aggressively here.
Andrianov is looking to break free of the clinch but Rahman has double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rahman.
Rahman misses with a punch to the body.
Andrianov blocks a body shot from Rahman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Andrianov breaks from the clinch.

Rahman clinches.
Andrianov blocks a body shot from Rahman.
Andrianov misses with a punch on the inside.
Andrianov trying to stall but Rahman improves his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rahman lands with a short shot to the head.
Andrianov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Andrianov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Andrianov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rahman swings wildly with an uppercut but Andrianov uses good head movement to avoid it.
A body shot lands from Rahman.
Andrianov misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Andrianov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rahman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rahman has a couple of punches blocked by Andrianov.

Rahman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Rahman gets tackled into the cage by Andrianov. Andrianov maintains the clinch.
Andrianov lands a nice uppercut.
Rahman blocking some punches.
Abdul Rahman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rahman crunches a lovely knee into Andrianov's ribcage.
Rahman blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two 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!
Rahman misses with some punches.
Rahman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Andrianov tries a body shot but Rahman blocks it.
Andrianov tries to throw a body punch but Rahman avoids it by throwing Andrianov back against the cage.
Rahman misses with a punch on the inside.
Rahman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Andrianov misses with a punch to the body.
Andrianov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rahman misses with the head strike.
Rahman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Andrianov avoids it.
Andrianov misses with a punch to the body.
Andrianov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rahman lands a hook that snaps the head of Andrianov backwards.
Andrianov blocking some punches.
Andrianov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rahman has a couple of punches blocked by Andrianov.
A short uppercut from Rahman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rahman trying to land knees to the body.
Rahman scores with a shoulder strike.
Andrianov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rahman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Andrianov breaks from the clinch.
Rahman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Andrianov.
Rahman keeps the fight on the outside.
Andrianov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rahman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Andrianov.
Andrianov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Andrianov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Andrianov pushes Rahman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rahman lands with a short shot to the head.
Andrianov blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rahman throws a punch but it's blocked by Andrianov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rahman throws a head punch that misses.
A hook to the body from Rahman.
Rahman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rahman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Andrianov tries to break the clinch but Rahman is controlling the position.
Rahman works on Andrianov's body with a couple of short punches.
Andrianov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rahman tries to work over Andrianov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rahman can't find room to land a body shot as Andrianov controls the action.
A short right from Rahman.
Andrianov working aggressively here.
Andrianov prevents a body shot from Rahman.

Andrianov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rahman scores with a jab. Andrianov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rahman scores with a jab. Andrianov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rahman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Andrianov.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Abdul Rahman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

A slow jab from Andrianov misses its intended target.
Rahman wants to counter the offense by Andrianov and move into the clinch position.
Nice body punch from Andrianov.
Rahman tries to clinch there but Andrianov circles away.
The fighters circling - Andrianov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rahman is looking to clinch.
Rahman lands an overhand right.

Andrianov gets tackled into the cage by Rahman. Rahman maintains the clinch.
Andrianov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rahman swings wildly with an uppercut but Andrianov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rahman lands with a light punch inside.
Rahman misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rahman trying to land knees to the body.
Rahman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Andrianov backwards.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Rahman lands with a light punch inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rahman has a couple of punches blocked by Andrianov.
A head punch on the inside from Andrianov fails to land.
Andrianov content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rahman gets through Andrianov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Andrianov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rahman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rahman tries to work over Andrianov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Andrianov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rahman's elbow.
Andrianov tries to circle away but Rahman has him pinned against the cage.
Rahman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Andrianov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rahman can't find room to land a body shot as Andrianov controls the action.
Rahman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rahman has a couple of punches blocked by Andrianov.
Rahman can't find room to land a body shot as Andrianov controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Andrianov.
A short right from Rahman.
Rahman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Andrianov backwards.

Andrianov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Andrianov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Andrianov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andrianov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Andrianov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rahman.
Andrianov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

Rahman darts in and clinches Andrianov up against the cage.
Rahman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Andrianov taking a breather.
Rahman has a couple of punches blocked by Andrianov.
Rahman gets through Andrianov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rahman blocking some punches.
Rahman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rahman jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Andrianov walks away with a smile on his face. Rahman gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rahman fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rahman jabs Andrianov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rahman is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Rahman clinches.
Rahman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Andrianov.
Rahman is looking for a takedown.
Andrianov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rahman misses with a punch on the inside.
Andrianov scores with a shoulder strike.
Rahman lands a right hand.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rahman obliges.
Rahman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Andrianov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rahman blocks an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rahman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Andrianov blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrianov scores with a nice hook to the head.

Rahman manages to break the clinch.
A jab from Andrianov misses.
Rahman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Andrianov.

Rahman closes the distance and pushes Andrianov back into the cage.
Rahman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rahman misses with some punches.
Andrianov tries to break free but Rahman pushes him back against the cage.
Andrianov misses with a punch on the inside.
Andrianov tries to work over Rahman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hook to the body lands for Rahman.
Rahman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Andrianov backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rahman.
Rahman scores with a shot to the side of Andrianov's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Abdul Rahman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rahman has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abdul Rahman!