PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ori Anna (ranked 7677 p4p, 625 weight class) and Christoforos Christofi (ranked 23832 p4p, 667 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Anna
vs
Christofi

175 cm
18
210 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

190 cm
20
210 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ori Anna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christoforos Christofi!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christofi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Christofi scores with a hook.
Christofi scores with a punch to the head.
Anna steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Christofi.
Anna ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Christofi moves away.
Christofi takes a swing at Anna's ribcage but misses.
Anna tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Christofi throws a jab but it's blocked by Anna.
Anna moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A cross from Christofi lands.
Christofi misses with a wild combination.
Christofi throws a shot from downtown. Anna moves away and avoids it.
Christofi throws an overhand right that lands on Anna's shoulder, as Anna tries to avoid the shot.
A left lands for Anna.
Christofi throws a poor cross that misses
and Christofi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Christofi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Anna bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Christofi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Anna throws a hook to the side of Christofi's head but Christofi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A countering left hand to the body from Christofi misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christofi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Anna throws a leg kick but Christofi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Christofi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Christofi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Anna misses with a straight right.

Anna rushes Christofi and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Anna.
A short body shot lands from Christofi as the two fighters clinch.
Anna is trying to stall.
Christofi misses with a punch on the inside.
Anna stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Christofi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
I was talking to Anna's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Anna can't find room to land a body shot as Christofi controls the action.
Anna blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Christofi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anna blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anna doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anna tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Christofi just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Anna misses with a punch on the inside.

Anna drags the fight down to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anna keeping moving, preventing Christofi from controlling successfully.

Anna pushes a forearm under Christofi's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Christofi is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ori Anna!
Our winner, Ori Anna, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.