PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eorl Vanagandr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Battle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Battle has chosen Break Stuff as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Vanagandr
vs
Battle

204 cm
21
230 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

213 cm
28
275 lbs
13 - 10 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eorl Vanagandr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andre Battle!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Valeri Chadov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Battle darts in trying to clinch
and Vanagandr counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Battle misses with a double jab
and Vanagandr counters with a nice uppercut.
Vanagandr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vanagandr misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Battle counter with a right hand.
Vanagandr jabs at Battle's body.
Battle throws a poor cross that misses
and Vanagandr counters with a one-two to the body.
Battle misses with a right hand
and Vanagandr counters with a left to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Battle swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vanagandr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Vanagandr swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Battle.
Battle misses with a jab to the body
and Vanagandr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Battle misses with a body punch
and Vanagandr counters with a stiff right hand.
Vanagandr cracks a nice hook into Battle's ribs.
Vanagandr moves away from the strike by Battle.
Battle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vanagandr.
Vanagandr takes a jab right on the kisser.
Battle misses with a looping right.
Vanagandr is looking to wear down Battle with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battle misses with a hook
and Vanagandr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Battle works the jab nicely.
Battle looks to score with a jab to the body but Vanagandr is just out of range.
Battle tries to clinch up
and Vanagandr counters with a nice body shot.
Battle throws a poor cross that misses
and Vanagandr counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Battle misses with a left hand
enabling Vanagandr to counter with a crisp jab.
Battle throws a body punch but Vanagandr moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Battle swings widly with a right hand
and Vanagandr counters with a right hand to the body.
Battle misses with a combination
and Vanagandr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Good shot there by Vanagandr.
Vanagandr needs to keep his hands up - Battle had a free shot at his head there.
Vanagandr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Battle moves away.
Battle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vanagandr.
Battle looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Eorl Vanagandr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Battle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vanagandr was well out of range. Poor timing from Battle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Battle misses with an uppercut. Vanagandr saw that one coming.
Battle scores with a nice head shot.
Battle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Battle throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vanagandr counters with a nice body shot.
Battle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vanagandr throws a shot from downtown. Battle moves away and avoids it.
Nice uppercut there from Vanagandr.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Battle moves in looking to clinch but Vanagandr pushes him off.
Battle fails with the takedown
letting Vanagandr counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eorl Vanagandr dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Vanagandr misses with a body shot
and Battle counters with a left to the body.
Battle looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Eorl Vanagandr is winning the standup battle so far.
Battle closes the distance but Vanagandr moves to the side
and Vanagandr counters with a right hand to the body.
Vanagandr throws a body punch but Battle moves out of range.
Vanagandr sizes up Battle with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Vanagandr here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Battle tries to clinch up.
Andre Battle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vanagandr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A slow jab from Vanagandr misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Battle throws a right hand that misses
and Vanagandr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vanagandr walks into a straight right hand from Battle.
Vanagandr keeps the fight on the outside.
Vanagandr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Battle moves away.
Vanagandr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Battle cracks Vanagandr with a right hand to the side of the head.
Vanagandr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Battle manages to avoid it.
Vanagandr ducks right into an uppercut from Battle.
Vanagandr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battle rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vanagandr counters with a straight right hand.
Battle cracks Vanagandr with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Battle lands the left hand.
Battle misses with a hook
and Vanagandr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A slow jab from Battle misses its intended target.
Battle throws a combination that misses
and Vanagandr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Battle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vanagandr takes a swing at Battle's ribcage but misses.
Battle throws a right hand that misses
and Vanagandr counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Battle tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Vanagandr swivels and escapes.
Battle throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Battle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Battle on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Battle throws a combination that misses
and Vanagandr counters with a nice body shot.
Vanagandr looks to land a right hand but Battle moved out of range.
Battle takes a jab right on the kisser.
Battle throws a combination that misses
enabling Vanagandr to counter with a crisp jab.
Battle falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vanagandr counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Battle throws a right hand that misses
enabling Vanagandr to counter with a crisp jab.
Battle misses with a right hand
and Battle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vanagandr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Battle circles away quickly and effectively.
Vanagandr digs a good hook to Battle's body.
Vanagandr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Battle was well out of range. Poor timing from Vanagandr.
Vanagandr throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Battle counters with a left to the body.
Vanagandr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Battle.
Vanagandr moves out of range as Battle strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eorl Vanagandr dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

A looping hook to the body misses from Vanagandr. Battle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Battle throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vanagandr counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Vanagandr scores with a body shot.
Vanagandr misses with a straight right.
Battle swings widly with a right hand
and Vanagandr counters with a left to the body.
Battle takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Battle blocks a jab.
Battle misses with a straight left.
Vanagandr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Battle has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Battle avoids the body shot from Vanagandr.
Vanagandr looks to land a right hand but Battle moved out of range.
Battle misses with a two punch combination.
Vanagandr misses with a wild body shot.
Vanagandr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Battle.
Battle misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Vanagandr counters with a straight right hand.
A shot to the liver by Vanagandr. Beautiful body shot.
Vanagandr thows a body shot but no joy.
Eorl Vanagandr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battle is looking to clinch.
Battle misses with a shot to the body
and Vanagandr counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Battle rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vanagandr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Battle throws a jab when Vanagandr was well out of range.
Vanagandr getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Good shot there by Vanagandr.
Battle has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vanagandr finds it's way round the side to connect with Battle's head.
Vanagandr looks to score with a jab to the body but Battle is just out of range.
Andre Battle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vanagandr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanagandr misses the body punch
and Battle counters with a three punch combo that has Vanagandr backing up. Vanagandr nods at Battle to acknowledge the strikes.
Battle tries to close the distance and clinch but Vanagandr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Battle misses with a right hand
and Vanagandr counters with a right hand to the body.
Battle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Battle looks to clinch
and Vanagandr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vanagandr misses with a body punch
and Battle counters with a stiff right hand.
Vanagandr just misses with a punch to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Battle might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Vanagandr has got the better of the exchanges.
Battle takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanagandr swats away the attempt to clinch by Battle.
Vanagandr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vanagandr swings for the body but Battle moves out of range.
Battle changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Vanagandr tries to avoid it but Battle manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Vanagandr to the ground. Vanagandr escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Battle walks into a jab.
Battle is looking to clinch.
Battle misses with a wild body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eorl Vanagandr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vanagandr has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eorl Vanagandr!