PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between San Frki (ranked 4752 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Gowdy (ranked 4469 p4p, 0 weight class). Frki comes to the cage accompanied by Pukni puÅ¡kom. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Frki
vs
Gowdy

207 cm
21
265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

200 cm
19
245 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, San Frki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anderson Gowdy!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Chad Campbell and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gowdy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Frki defends it nicely.

Gowdy forces Frki back against the cage and clinches.
A knee to the head by Gowdy.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Frki avoids a wild elbow strike from Gowdy.
Frki is looking to control Gowdy's arms but Gowdy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Frki has his back to the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frki wants to take the fight to the mat but Gowdy manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Gowdy lands a damaging elbow.
A short body shot lands from Gowdy as the two fighters clinch.
Gowdy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Frki blocks it with crossed arms.
Frki missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gowdy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Frki.
Gowdy misses with a punch to the body.
Gowdy stalling against the cage.
Gowdy misses with an elbow strike.
Frki throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gowdy pushes off an throws an elbow but Frki leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Frki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gowdy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gowdy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gowdy throws an elbow but it misses.
Gowdy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gowdy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gowdy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Frki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gowdy misses with a punch on the inside.
Knees to the body from Gowdy.
Gowdy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gowdy missing with knees to the body.
Gowdy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Frki is breathing heavily.
Gowdy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gowdy content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gowdy throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Frki breaks the clinch.
Frki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gowdy moves away.
Nice takedown defense from Frki. No joy for Gowdy on that attempt.
Gowdy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
San Frki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Gowdy.
Frki throws a sloppy head kick and Gowdy moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gowdy moves into the clinch.
Frki blocks the elbow strike.
Gowdy is looking to control Frki's arms but Frki gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gowdy has his back to the cage.
Frki looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gowdy has Frki pushed against the cage.
Frki wants to break the clinch but can't.
Frki blocks an elbow strike from Gowdy.
Gowdy stalling the fight.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Frki throws a knee to the head but misses.
Frki throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gowdy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Frki's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Gowdy lands a damaging elbow.
Frki blocks an elbow strike from Gowdy.
Gowdy is pushing Frki up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Gowdy landing knees to the head.
Frki blocks the elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gowdy.
Frki wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Gowdy 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.

Frki instigates a clinch.
Frki drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gowdy gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Frki lands a takedown into guard.

Gowdy has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Frki has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Frki will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gowdy up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gowdy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gowdy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gowdy missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gowdy lands an elbow that stopped Frki in his tracks for a moment.
Gowdy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gowdy prevents the takedown attempt.
Gowdy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gowdy has Frki pushed against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gowdy.
Frki holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Frki tries to pull guard but Gowdy forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for San Frki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Frki taking a breather.
A nice left hand lands by Frki.
Anderson Gowdy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gowdy lands a body shot.
Frki has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frki avoiding damage as Gowdy throws knees to the body.
Gowdy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Frki blocks an elbow strike.
Gowdy trying to land knees to the body.
Gowdy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Frki in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gowdy lands an elbow that stopped Frki in his tracks for a moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gowdy throws an elbow but misses.
Frki is trying to pull guard but Gowdy turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gowdy misses with a body punch.
Gowdy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gowdy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gowdy controlling the action here for a moment.
Gowdy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Frki's defenses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gowdy looking to stall.
Frki goes for a takedown attempt but Gowdy pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Frki slips a jab and a cross from Gowdy.
San Frki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Frki looks to throw the jab but Gowdy is out of range.
Frki throws the kick towards the body but Gowdy avoids it.
Gowdy tries to clinch but Frki moves out of range.
San Frki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Gowdy closes the distance and clinches.
Frki avoids a wild elbow strike from Gowdy.
Gowdy stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Frki is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gowdy to keep the fight standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gowdy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gowdy.
Gowdy tries to land knees in the clinch but Frki avoids the damage to the body.
Gowdy stalling in the clinch but Frki improves position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The referee is keeping an eye on Gowdy - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Frki blocks a body shot from Gowdy.
Gowdy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Frki's defenses.
Gowdy struggles to land a body shot inside as Frki controls his hands.
Gowdy gets through Frki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Frki breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Gowdy 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. This is the final round!

Frki shoots in and drives through. Gowdy sprawls well.

Frki dives in and scores a takedown into Gowdy's guard.

Gowdy has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Frki has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Gowdy presses Frki against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gowdy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gowdy pressing his opponent against the cage.
Gowdy lands a nice knee to the body.
Frki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gowdy holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gowdy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Frki is keeping busy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frki avoids the elbow strike from Gowdy, against the cage.
Frki managing to block the knees to the body from Gowdy.
Gowdy landing knees to the body.

Frki gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Gowdy regains guard.
Gowdy trying to keep a closed guard but Frki is proving a slippery customer.

Gowdy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Frki doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Frki manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Frki trying to control but Gowdy is working from the bottom.
Anderson Gowdy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gowdy holds on and takes a little breather.
Gowdy keeping moving, preventing Frki from controlling successfully.
Gowdy seems keen to control Frki's posture.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Frki has Gowdy up against the cage in a clinch.
Frki tries to pull guard but Gowdy won't allow it.
Gowdy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Frki is keeping busy.
Gowdy pressing his opponent against the cage.
A hook to the body from Gowdy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Knees to the body from Gowdy.
Frki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Frki drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for San Frki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Frki wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gowdy has him pressed against the cage.
Frki takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gowdy trying to control the position but instead, Frki has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gowdy into the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Frki is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gowdy is keeping busy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Gowdy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gowdy 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight for Anderson Gowdy!
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight for Anderson Gowdy!
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight for Anderson Gowdy!

Anderson Gowdy wins by unanimous decision!
After the fight, Anderson Gowdy was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
San Frki was interviewed post fight and said 'He deserved it,good job'.