PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andres Anderson (ranked 5225 p4p, 5223 weight class) and Giovanni Orsini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Anderson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Many Men. This should be a great matchup!

Anderson
vs
Orsini

198 cm
22
205
1 - 5 - 0

190 cm
18
215
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andres Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Giovanni Orsini!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Anderson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Anderson has Orsini pressed against the cage, preventing Orsini from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Anderson lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Anderson decides to pull guard.
Orsini wants to stand and escape but instead Anderson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Orsini is wriggling around but Anderson manages to pass to half guard.

Orsini has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Anderson is on him like a limpet, forcing Orsini back against the cage.
Orsini can't break the clinch.
Orsini tries to circle away but Anderson has him pinned against the cage.
Orsini wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Anderson has Orsini pressed against the cage, preventing Orsini from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from Orsini. No joy for Anderson on that attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Orsini! But no joy.
Orsini throws a right and a left that both miss.
Anderson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Giovanni Orsini is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Orsini misses the shot to the body.
Orsini swings for the body but Anderson moves out of range.
Orsini lands a jab.
Andres Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Anderson closes the distance and clinches.
Orsini tries to break free but Anderson pushes him back against the cage.
Anderson is pushing Orsini up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Anderson breaks from the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Orsini. Those never looked like landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Orsini sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Anderson somewhat.
Orsini unleashes a big counter combination but Anderson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Orsini misses with a series of wild punches.
Orsini looks to land a combination but Anderson avoids it well.
Anderson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Orsini manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Orsini throws a lazy right hand but Anderson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Anderson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

Orsini tries to keep at a distance but Anderson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Orsini has had enough of the clinch but Anderson keeps him there for the moment.
Orsini is trying to push Anderson away but Anderson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Orsini is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Anderson manages to break the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Orsini is trying to break the clinch but Anderson has him pressed against the cage.
Orsini gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Anderson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andres Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Anderson manages to break the clinch.
Anderson shoots in and drives through. Orsini sprawls well.
We've been informed that Orsini has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
No joy there for Anderson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Anderson throws a front kick aimed at Orsini's knee but Orsini avoids it well.
Orsini lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Anderson circles away quickly and effectively.
Orsini throws a jab when Anderson was well out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orsini avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Anderson closes the distance and clinches up with Orsini, looking for a takedown. Anderson pushes Orsini against the cage but Orsini circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Orsini lands a right hook to the body.
Anderson staying out of range there.
Orsini throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Anderson moves into the clinch.
Anderson has Orsini pressed against the cage, preventing Orsini from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Orsini tries to break the clinch but Anderson is controlling the position.
Anderson prevents Orsini from breaking the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Orsini's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Orsini tries to break the clinch but Anderson is controlling the position.
Anderson keeps control of Orsini as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Orsini is trying to force a seperation but Anderson has the dominant position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Giovanni Orsini will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Anderson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anderson feinted with a counter takedown.
Anderson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Orsini.
Orsini misses with a few strikes there.
Anderson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

Anderson pushes Orsini up against the cage in a clinch.
Anderson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Orsini blocks a body shot from Anderson.

Anderson breaks from the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Orsini. Anderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Orsini tries to avoid it but Anderson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Orsini to the ground. Orsini escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Anderson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Orsini misses with a jab, cross combination.
Orsini throws a right and a left that both miss.
Orsini misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orsini scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Orsini throws a series of punches but Anderson moves out of range.
Andres Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Anderson clinches.
Anderson prevents Orsini from breaking the clinch.
Anderson prevents Orsini from breaking the clinch.
Orsini is looking to break free of the clinch but Anderson has double underhooks.
Anderson prevents Orsini from breaking the clinch.
Orsini wants to break the clinch but can't.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Orsini blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Orsini wants to break free but Anderson has control.
Orsini wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Anderson has Orsini pressed against the cage, preventing Orsini from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Orsini's efforts to push away.
Orsini is trying to force a seperation but Anderson has the dominant position.

Anderson breaks the clinch.
Orsini throws a body punch but Anderson moves out of range.
Orsini will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Orsini pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Orsini slaps away a takedown attempt from Anderson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Orsini dodges the punch combination from Anderson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson shoots for a takedown but Orsini saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andres Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Orsini dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Orsini throws a nice looking combination but Anderson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Orsini misses with a hook.
Giovanni Orsini seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Anderson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Orsini moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Orsini is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Orsini throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anderson.
Anderson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Orsini misses with an uppercut.
Orsini throws a right and a left that Anderson avoids nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Orsini. Those never looked like landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Orsini. Anderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Orsini scores with a one two! Anderson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Anderson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Orsini. Those never looked like landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Orsini.
Orsini misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice takedown defense from Orsini. No joy for Anderson on that attempt.
Orsini throws a right hand that Anderson ducks under and follows up with a left that Anderson also avoids with ease.
Orsini lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Anderson circles away quickly and effectively.
Anderson slips a jab and a cross from Orsini.
Orsini throws a right and a left that both miss.
Orsini connects with a jab.
Orsini throws a shot from downtown. Anderson moves away and avoids it.
Orsini lands an overhand right.
A head kick misses from Anderson.
Jab from Orsini.
Orsini misses with a double jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Giovanni Orsini showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Orsini fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A nice leg kick from Anderson, right into the meat of the thigh.
Orsini throws a right hand that Anderson ducks under and follows up with a left that Anderson also avoids with ease.
Anderson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Orsini ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
Orsini misses with the combination.
Orsini cracks Anderson with a good jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orsini throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anderson.
Anderson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Anderson there as he acknowledges the shot.

Anderson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Anderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Orsini pinned against the cage. Orsini gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Anderson moves into the clinch.
Orsini looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Anderson breaks the clinch.
Orsini lands a really nice looking cross but Anderson seems unphased.
Orsini lands with a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Orsini.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses.
Anderson misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Anderson does no damage.
Orsini swings for the body but Anderson moves out of range.
Orsini tries to bum rush Anderson with a series of wild strikes but Anderson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A looping hook to the body misses from Orsini. Anderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Orsini connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Orsini swings for the body but Anderson moves out of range.
Orsini scores with a one two! Anderson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
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!
Orsini lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Anderson at a distance.
Anderson takes one to the side of the head.
Orsini swinging wildly here.
Orsini bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Anderson's head backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orsini's jab looks to have found its range, popping Anderson under the eye.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Orsini sprawls well. Orsini wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Anderson gets slowly back to his feet.
Jab from Orsini.
Orsini lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Anderson moves into the clinch successfully.
Orsini tries to break free but Anderson pushes him back against the cage.
Anderson has Orsini pressed against the cage, preventing Orsini from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Anderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Orsini.
Andres Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Orsini throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anderson.
Orsini connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Orsini swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Anderson looks to land a combination but Orsini avoids it well.
Anderson avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice uppercut there from Orsini.
Jab, jab by Orsini - just one landing.
Orsini lands with a nice combination. Anderson backs away looking to recover.
Giovanni Orsini is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Anderson is rocked!
Orsini fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Orsini tries to bum rush Anderson with a series of wild strikes but Anderson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

And that's the end of the fight!
Giovanni Orsini comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Orsini winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giovanni Orsini!
The defeated Andres Anderson had this to say: 'Thanks for the support. I'll work harder than ever to come back stronger.'.