PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vitaly Anatoly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Haydrick Naar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haydrick Naar acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Anatoly
vs
Naar

180 cm
18
235 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

187 cm
18
230 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vitaly Anatoly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Haydrick Naar!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anatoly walks forward, straight into a front kick from Naar.
Naar tries a head kick but it misses.
Anatoly stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Naar.

Anatoly closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Naar trying to control from the bottom.
Naar gets back to full guard.
Anatoly chips away with some ground and pound.
Naar managing to control the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Naar can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Naar is trying to control the position but Anatoly postures up.
Anatoly stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Naar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Haydrick Naar hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Naar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A leg kick checked by Anatoly.
That kick from Naar tenderised Anatoly's leg. Anatoly is trying to keep his angry face on.
Anatoly is trying hard to land a takedown here. Naar sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A clash of legs there as Anatoly blocks the low kick.
Naar throws a body kick that misses.
Naar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anatoly throws a leg kick
and Naar counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Anatoly throws a leg kick that is checked
and Naar counters with a nice leg kick.
Naar throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anatoly throws a body kick the misses
and Naar counters with a nice kick to the body.
Anatoly is breathing heavily.
Naar throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anatoly avoids the head kick by Naar.
Haydrick Naar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A solid body kick from Naar.
Good leg kick by Naar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Naar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Naar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Naar.

Anatoly feints and as Naar raises his hands in defense, Anatoly changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Naar pulls Anatoly in to control the position.
Naar manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Naar takes Anatoly's back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naar slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Naar trying to control.
I would not like to be Anatoly right now.
Anatoly is trying to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Naar keeps control of the position easily here as Anatoly tries to buck him off.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Haydrick Naar.
Naar tries a head kick but it misses.
Vitaly Anatoly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Naar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Anatoly's sensitive parts.
Anatoly pivots, looking for a leg kick but Naar is out of range and Anatoly settles back down.
Naar throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Anatoly throws out a leg kick but Naar moves out of range and Anatoly only half commits.
A clash of legs there as Naar blocks the low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Naar looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Naar misses with a kick to the body.

Anatoly shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Anatoly showed some decent athleticism there.
Naar works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Haydrick Naar dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A head kick misses from Naar.

Anatoly is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Naar's half guard.
Naar moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Naar pulls Anatoly in close to prevent any damage.
Naar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Naar pulls Anatoly in close to prevent any damage.
Naar wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Naar wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Haydrick Naar wasn't active enough on the ground.
Naar throws a head kick that misses.
Naar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Anatoly misses with the body kick
and Naar counters with a big head kick but Anatoly shrugs it off.

Naar gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Anatoly throwing strikes from guard but Naar blocks nicely.
Naar not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Naar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Naar looking to control.
Anatoly won't allow Naar to sweep him here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Naar not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Haydrick Naar was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Anatoly blocks a low kick nicely.
Anatoly fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Naar.
Some bone on bone action there as Naar checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Anatoly throws a low kick, looking for Naar's leg but Naar calmly moves out of range.
Anatoly tries to score with a low kick but Naar moves his leg out of the way.
Anatoly finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anatoly misses with a takedown
and Naar counters with a nice leg kick.
Naar moves out of range as Anatoly throws a body kick.
Anatoly misses with a kick to the body
and Naar counters with a good low kick that Anatoly was not able to check.
Anatoly thows a leg kick but Naar checks it
and Naar counters with a slapping leg kick.
Naar throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Anatoly shoots in and bounces Naar off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Naar has Anatoly pulled in close to control his posture.
Naar wants to get back to his feet but Anatoly is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naar has control of Anatoly's left arm, preventing Anatoly from doing any damage.
Vitaly Anatoly overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Anatoly working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Naar's head.
Naar wants to sweep here but Anatoly controlling him for the moment.
Naar has control of Anatoly's left arm, preventing Anatoly from doing any damage.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Haydrick Naar.
Naar lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anatoly blocks the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Haydrick Naar will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Anatoly shoots for a takedown but Naar saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A head kick misses from Naar.
Anatoly fails with a takedown attempt.
Anatoly throws a leg kick that is checked
and Naar counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Naar throws a nice head kick!
Anatoly tries to score with a low kick but Naar moves his leg out of the way.
Anatoly tries to work over Naar's front leg with a kick but Naar checks it.

Anatoly 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.
Naar is adopting a defensive guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Anatoly accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Naar managing to control the position.

Haydrick Naar has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Naar misses with a low kick.
Anatoly misses with a takedown
and Naar counters with a nice low kick that buckles Anatoly's knee momentarily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vitaly Anatoly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Naar fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anatoly takes a kick to the side of the head.
Naar throws a low kick, looking for Anatoly's leg but Anatoly calmly moves out of range.
Anatoly thows a leg kick but Naar checks it
and Naar counters with a head kick.
Anatoly is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anatoly thows a leg kick but Naar checks it
and Naar counters with a body kick that stops Anatoly in his tracks momentarily.
Naar throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Anatoly's head.
Anatoly throws a leg kick
and Naar counters with a good, hard body kick but Anatoly shrugs it off.
Naar keeps Anatoly at a distance using the push kick.
Naar lands with a kick to the temple. Anatoly shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Naar throws a head kick that half lands.
Naar lands a head kick!
Anatoly throws a low kick but Naar avoids it.
Naar keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Anatoly shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Naar pinned against the cage. Naar gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Naar throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Naar.
A solid leg kick lands there for Naar.
Naar throws a leg kick which misses Anatoly's front leg but catches the back leg as Anatoly tries to avoid it.
Anatoly stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Naar.
Naar throws a body kick that misses.
Anatoly throws a leg kick
and Naar finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Haydrick Naar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Naar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Naar fakes the leg kick and cracks Anatoly in the body.
Haydrick Naar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Naar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Anatoly on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Naar. Naar obviously looking to wear him down.
Anatoly will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Naar misses with a head kick.
Naar connects with a solid leg kick.
Anatoly throws a leg kick that is checked
and Naar counters with a slapping leg kick.
Vitaly Anatoly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naar lands with a thumping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anatoly shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Naar but Naar pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A solid leg kick lands there for Naar.
Naar throws a leg kick which misses Anatoly's front leg but catches the back leg as Anatoly tries to avoid it.
Naar throws a nice outside leg kick.
Anatoly takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Naar throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Anatoly tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Naar lands a front kick.
Naar lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Naar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Naar scores with a leg kick.
Naar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

And that's the end of the fight!
Haydrick Naar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Naar 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Haydrick Naar!