PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gonzalo Akanti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abbos Shamsutdinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abbos Shamsutdinov has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Gonzalo Akanti's chin.

Akanti
vs
Shamsutdinov

165 cm
21
169 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

183 cm
18
171 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gonzalo Akanti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Abbos Shamsutdinov!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akanti stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Akanti wants it to stay on the feet.
Akanti feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Shamsutdinovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Shamsutdinov tries for a takedown but Akanti sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Shamsutdinov clinches with his opponent.
A right hook to the body lands for Shamsutdinov.

Shamsutdinov manages to break the clinch.
Akanti misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shamsutdinov looks for a takedown but Akanti sprawls well.
Gonzalo Akanti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abbos Shamsutdinov.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Shamsutdinov goes for a takedown attempt but Akanti pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Shamsutdinov dives in and grabs Akanti's left leg, looking for a takedown. Akanti pushes down on Shamsutdinov's head and hops out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Akanti lands with a straight right. Shamsutdinov didn't see that one coming.
Akanti keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Akanti dips to his left and cracks Shamsutdinov with an uppercut!
Akanti scores with a decent looking hook.
Akanti works over Shamsutdinov's head and body with a nice combination.
Akanti avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shamsutdinov looks gassed!
The fight stays on the outside here - Shamsutdinov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shamsutdinov fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Akanti finds it's target.
Akanti fails in his attempt to clinch.
Akanti shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Shamsutdinov defends it nicely.
Shamsutdinov tries for a takedown but Akanti sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Akanti tests Shamsutdinov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shamsutdinov throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Akanti fails with a takedown attempt.

Shamsutdinov rushes Akanti and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akanti tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Shamsutdinov smiles and moves away.
Akanti lands a jab to Shamsutdinov's midsection.
Akanti shoots in but no luck this time.
Akanti thuds a left hand into Shamsutdinov's body.
Shamsutdinov tries a head kick but it misses.
Akanti swinging wildly here.
Shamsutdinov has a takedown stuffed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamsutdinov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Akanti lands a nice shot that snaps Shamsutdinov's head back.
Shamsutdinov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Shamsutdinov misses with a hook.
Akanti could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Shamsutdinov dives in and grabs Akanti's left leg, looking for a takedown. Akanti pushes down on Shamsutdinov's head and hops out.
Abbos Shamsutdinov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akanti shoots in for a double leg but Shamsutdinov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Akanti tries to clinch but Shamsutdinov moves out of range.
Akanti swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Shamsutdinov.
Akanti is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Shamsutdinov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gonzalo Akanti dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Akanti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Akanti shoots in for a takedown but Shamsutdinov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Shamsutdinov tries to clinch up but Akanti circles away and keeps his distance.
Akanti scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Shamsutdinov shoots for a double leg takedown but Akanti sprawls well. He's pushed Shamsutdinov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Shamsutdinov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Akanti counters with a series of strikes. Shamsutdinov will be more careful next time no doubt.
Shamsutdinov keeps the fight on the outside.
Akanti lands with a right hand.
Shamsutdinov is breathing heavily.
Akanti shoots for a takedown but Shamsutdinov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Akanti fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gonzalo Akanti. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamsutdinov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Akanti is fending him off so far but Shamsutdinov persists. Nope, Akanti circles away and we're back to standing.
Shamsutdinov tries to clinch up but Akanti circles away and keeps his distance.
Akanti misses with a jab, cross combination.
Akanti leaves Shamsutdinov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Akanti!
Akanti lands with a nice body punch.
Shamsutdinov wants to clinch up but Akanti keeps it at a distance.
Shamsutdinov throws a hook but Akanti blocks it.
Shamsutdinov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Akanti.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akanti fails with a takedown attempt.
Akanti is looking to clinch.
Akanti bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Shamsutdinov looks to score with a jab to the body but Akanti is just out of range.
Akanti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shamsutdinov.
Shamsutdinov misses with a double jab
and Akanti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shamsutdinov shoots in but no luck this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akanti lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Akanti tries for a takedown but Shamsutdinov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Akanti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shamsutdinov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Akanti swinging wildly here.
No luck for Shamsutdinov with that takedown attempt.
Decent striking displayed by Akanti there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akanti has a takedown stuffed.
Shamsutdinov misses with a takedown attempt - Akanti sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Akanti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shamsutdinov.
Akanti fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Shamsutdinov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Akanti connects with a body shot that sends Shamsutdinov's belly button to the back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shamsutdinov slaps away a takedown attempt from Akanti, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Shamsutdinov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Akanti but Akanti pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gonzalo Akanti dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Akanti scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Akanti slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Akanti connects with the punch.
Akanti misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shamsutdinov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Akanti finds it's way round the side to connect with Shamsutdinov's head.
Shamsutdinov tries to clinch up.
Shamsutdinov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Shamsutdinov dodges the punch combination from Akanti.
Shamsutdinov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shamsutdinov misses with a takedown attempt - Akanti sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamsutdinov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shamsutdinov throws a nice looking combination but Akanti bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shamsutdinov is trying desperately to land a takedown but Akanti is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Shamsutdinov.
Akanti with a hook.
Akanti thows a body shot but no joy.
Akanti goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Akanti tries to clinch but Shamsutdinov is having none of it.
Akanti takes a swing at Shamsutdinov's ribcage but misses.
Akanti fails to land the takedown.
Shamsutdinov walks into a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Shamsutdinov or perhaps it was just good defense by Akanti which made him look bad.
Gonzalo Akanti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abbos Shamsutdinov.
Akanti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shamsutdinov was well out of range. Poor timing from Akanti.
Akanti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Akanti connects with a looping right hand.
Shamsutdinov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Akanti sprawls well. Akanti wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Shamsutdinov gets slowly back to his feet.
Akanti tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Shamsutdinov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akanti cracks Shamsutdinov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Akanti fails to land the takedown.
Akanti throws a shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Akanti darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Akanti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shamsutdinov.
Shamsutdinov tries for a takedown but Akanti circles away easily
enabling Akanti to counter with a crisp jab.
Gonzalo Akanti is winning the standup battle so far.
Akanti tries to score a power double leg takedown but Shamsutdinov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Akanti somewhat.
Akanti misses with a two punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akanti fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Shamsutdinov avoids it really well and circles away.
Shamsutdinov shoots in for a takedown but Akanti shows good takedown defense.
Akanti fails with a takedown attempt.
Akanti lands an overhand right.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gonzalo Akanti showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Akanti, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gonzalo Akanti!