PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tim Ernst (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bitea Andrado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ernst comes to the cage accompanied by http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjVvhDwFnJk. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Ernst
vs
Andrado

180 cm
21
149 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

168 cm
18
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tim Ernst!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bitea Andrado!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ernst connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Andrado looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Ernst swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ernst paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Ernst shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Ernst postures up and lands a big shot to Andrado's brow.

Ernst gets to his feet - Andrado follows without any prompting.
Andrado takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Andrado misses with a takedown

and Ernst counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ernst.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Ernst gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Andrado takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Andrado walks into a stiff left hand from Ernst.

Ernst scores with a takedown into Andrado's guard.
Ernst slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ernst scoring with punches to the head and body.

Ernst gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Ernst scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ernst bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Andrado's head.
Andrado shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ernst bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ernst looks for the body kick but Andrado saw that one coming.

Ernst clinches up against the cage.

Ernst has clasped his hands together around Andrado's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
A lull in the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ernst lands a decent elbow from side control.

Ernst stands up and we're back to a striking position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ernst scores with a crisp jab that stopped Andrado in his tracks.
Ernst looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ernst lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ernst is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ernst scores with a one two! Andrado had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ernst tries a head kick but it misses.

Ernst rushes Andrado and presses him up against the cage.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ernst connects with a single shot there.

Ernst instigates a clinch.

Ernst works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Andrado keeping moving, preventing Ernst from controlling successfully.
Ernst engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Andrado keeping full guard, as Ernst tries to pass.
Andrado working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ernst.
Ernst with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ernst postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ernst scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ernst is in close to Andrado's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Ernst decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Andrado, up you get!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Andrado enables Ernst to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Andrado manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Ernst landing some decent shots from guard.
Ernst postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ernst lands a couple of elbows.
Ernst content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Andrado can't keep his opponent in guard - Ernst advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ernst looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Andrado with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ernst drops an elbow to the side of Andrado's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Ernst dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Andrado takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Andrado gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ernst to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Ernst stands and throws Andrado's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Ernst landing a few strikes.
Ernst moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Ernst decides to stand up, so the ref orders Andrado to his feet.
Ernst displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Andrado is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ernst dips to his left and cracks Andrado with an uppercut!
Andrado has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Andrado there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ernst sizes up Andrado with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ernst lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ernst connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Andrado's hands.
Bitea Andrado is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ernst throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Andrado walks into a jab.
A jab from Ernst does it's job there.

Ernst shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Andrado napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Ernst wants to control but Andrado is keeping him busy.

Ernst is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Andrado is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ernst is chipping away with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Ernst stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Ernst shoots in and gets a takedown into Andrado's guard.
Andrado working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ernst.
Andrado has momentary wrist control but Ernst slips an elbow through the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ernst throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Andrado works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ernst lands a couple of digs.

Ernst decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Andrado, up you get!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ernst closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Andrado quickly recovers to half guard.
Ernst wants to pass the guard but Andrado is defending well.
Ernst is controlling the pace.

Ernst is looking for a kimura but Andrado is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ernst to get the leverage.
Andrado is not content to let Ernst control the position.

Ernst is looking for a kimura but Andrado is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ernst to get the leverage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ernst decides to stand up.

Ernst shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ernst working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Ernst is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Ernst decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ernst scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Ernst dominated that second round.
That's time! Ernst's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Ernst connects with a body shot that sends Andrado's belly button to the back.

Andrado tries to keep at a distance but Ernst has taken the fight into the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ernst connects with a nasty looking knee right to Andrado's face.

It looks like Bitea Andrado has been cut.

Ernst's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Andrado chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ernst can pounce on him.

Ernst gets a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Andrado drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ernst gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Andrado takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Ernst manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ernst jabs at Andrado's body.
Ernst displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Andrado takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Andrado has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ernst fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Andrado on the side of the head.
Ernst connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Andrado momentarily.
Ernst uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Andrado has time to react.
Ernst lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ernst moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ernst darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrado takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tim Ernst is winning the standup battle so far.
Ernst changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Andrado takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ernst scores with a leg kick.
Ernst dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ernst!
Ernst is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Andrado can do to turn this around?

Ernst feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Ernst drops back looking for a leg! Andrado is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Andrado manages to kick Ernst off! Ernst jumps back into Andrado's guard.
Ernst cracks Andrado with a solid left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ernst trying to control but Andrado is working from the bottom.
Ernst postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Ernst drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Ernst seems to have locked his on tight now - Andrado screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Ernst, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Tim Ernst!