PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andrus Ansip (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ansip
vs
Fury

183 cm
26
195 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

186 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andrus Ansip!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bryan Fury!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ansip fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fury, pushing him back against the cage.

Fury manages to break the clinch.
Ansip avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fury throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fury fails with a takedown attempt.
Ansip avoids the head kick by Fury.

Ansip shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Ansip was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Fury struggling a bit here.
Fury is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Ansip off and has taken his back!
I would not like to be Ansip right now.

Fury is looking for a choke. Ansip gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Ansip manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard.
Ansip knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fury on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ansip is one step ahead there.
Fury controls Ansip momentarily but Ansip frees himself.
Ansip wants to control from the top but Fury keeps moving.
Fury is trying to keep Ansip in close.
Ansip wants to control from the top but Fury keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

We're going to have a standup here because Andrus Ansip wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Fury with a lazy takedown attempt

and Ansip holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Fury struggles to land a body shot inside as Ansip controls his hands.
Fury goes for a takedown attempt but Ansip pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Andrus Ansip has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bryan Fury.

Ansip scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fury gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Ansip content to control rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury tries to roll over but Ansip keeps him under control.
Ansip lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ansip prevents Fury from standing back up.
Fury won't allow Ansip to pass to mount.

Ansip stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Fury shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ansip pinned against the cage. Ansip gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fury tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ansip sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fury somewhat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury looks for a takedown but Ansip sprawls well.
Fury shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ansip pinned against the cage. Ansip gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fury moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Ansip shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Fury napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fury tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrus Ansip 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.

Fury is looking to clinch but Ansip is avoiding it.

Ansip feints and as Fury raises his hands in defense, Ansip changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fury is trying to keep Ansip in close.
Fury controlling the position.

Ansip avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ansip sitting in guard here, content to control.
Fury wants to sweep here but Ansip controlling him for the moment.
Ansip postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury wants to sweep here but Ansip controlling him for the moment.
Fury trying to keep a closed guard but Ansip is proving a slippery customer.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Bryan Fury.
Fury wants to clinch.
Fury tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ansip manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Ansip 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.
Ansip stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fury swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ansip wants to stand and escape but instead Fury has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Fury misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Fury throws a strike aimed at the side of Ansip's head but Ansip avoids it well.
Fury has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Ansip!
Fury tries to control but Ansip wriggling away.
Ansip on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ansip tries to get out of the position.

Fury jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Ansip manages to avoid the submission attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fury has knee on belly and moves into mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury tries to control but Ansip wriggling away.
Fury controlling from the full mount.
Fury avoids the attempt from Ansip to control.
Fury controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Fury with a couple of short strikes.

Fury is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Ansip can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Ansip wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Fury looking for the RNC.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bryan Fury showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Fury misses with an uppercut

and Ansip holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Fury misses with a punch to the body.
Fury goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ansip prevents it.
Fury can't get the takedown.
Fury tries to pull guard but Ansip forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Andrus Ansip has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bryan Fury.
Fury throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fury has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ansip avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Fury misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ansip.
Fury throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fury drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Ansip jumps guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ansip looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Fury trying to control the position from guard on top but Ansip is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ansip looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Andrus Ansip.
Fury shoots for a takedown but Ansip saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ansip tries to avoid it but Fury manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ansip to the ground. Ansip escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Fury fails with the takedown

and Ansip moves into the clinch.
Fury takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ansip wants a takedown.
Fury fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fury tries to pull guard but Ansip won't allow it.
Fury is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ansip is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fury tries to pull guard but Ansip holds him up against the cage and eventually Fury drops back down to his feet.

Ansip ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Ansip no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Fury with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury trying to control but Ansip is working from the bottom.
Fury works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Fury trying to mount his opponent but Ansip defends it.
Fury throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ansip avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fury.
Fury throwing shots but Ansip is blocking nicely.
Fury wants to take a breather but Ansip is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Fury is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ansip doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Fury.
Ansip is staying active underneath Fury, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bryan Fury has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ansip keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Fury perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Fury stands up from half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bryan Fury comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fury has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bryan Fury!