PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jason Behar (ranked 1594 p4p, 185 weight class) and Ryan Anderson (ranked 743 p4p, 97 weight class). Anderson has chosen One more night as his entrance music. Ryan Anderson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jason Behar's chin.

Behar
vs
Anderson

166 cm
27
157 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

173 cm
27
152 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing
KO GEAR

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jason Behar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ryan Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson throws a combination that misses
and Behar counters with a right hand to the body.
Anderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Anderson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Anderson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Anderson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Behar circles away quickly and effectively.
Behar is looking to counter the offense by Anderson and move into the clinch.
Anderson thuds his right hand into Behar's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Behar tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Behar blocks the body kick.
A left and a right from Anderson both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Jason Behar has been cut.
Anderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Behar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
Ryan Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson misses with a few strikes there.
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!
Anderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
An attempted straight right counter from Behar misses the target.
Behar just misses with a punch to the body.
Behar lands an overhand right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson avoids the body shot from Behar.
A solid leg kick lands there for Anderson.
Anderson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Anderson with a nice cross.
Behar takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The fighters circling - Behar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Anderson throws a head kick but Behar moves out of range.
Behar wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Anderson throws a front kick aimed at Behar's knee but Behar avoids it well.
Anderson throws an off balance right hand
and Behar makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Anderson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Anderson misses with a double jab.
Behar takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson fails to land with a series of punches.
Behar throwing a counter right hand but Anderson manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anderson throws a head kick but Behar moves out of range.
Anderson misses with an uppercut
and Behar counters with a series of strikes. Anderson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Anderson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Anderson.

Behar is rocked!
Anderson throws a sloppy head kick
and Behar makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Anderson lands a slapping body shot.
Behar definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Anderson looks to land a combination but Behar avoids it well.
Anderson misses with a looping left.
Behar throws a hook but Anderson blocks it.
Anderson swings widly with a right hand
letting Behar counter with a right hand.
Behar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Anderson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Behar throws a looping overhand right but Anderson ducks down to avoid it.
Behar throws a shot from downtown. Anderson moves away and avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Anderson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Behar tries a body shot but Anderson blocks it.
Behar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Behar throws a head punch that misses.
Behar tries to work over Anderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anderson scores with a shoulder strike.
Behar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Behar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Behar throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short left from Anderson.
Behar prevents a body shot from Anderson.
Behar struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Behar.
Anderson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Behar is keeping busy.
Anderson takes a shot to the head.
Behar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Behar keeps control of Anderson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Behar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
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!

Behar manages to break the clinch.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Behar avoids them all with ease.
Behar was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses.
Anderson throws a sloppy head kick and Behar moves out of range easily.
A little feinted left hand from Behar on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Anderson lands with a kick to the temple. Behar shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Behar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anderson.
Anderson wants to clinch.
Behar appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Behar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
Behar avoids the head kick by Anderson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Anderson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Behar's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Behar blocks a head kick by Anderson.
Behar appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Behar digs a good body shot into Anderson's ribs.
Anderson throws a head kick but Behar moves out of range.
Anderson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Behar circles away quickly and effectively.
Behar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Behar avoids the head kick by Anderson.
Behar is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Anderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Anderson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Behar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from Anderson.
Behar checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Anderson misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson lands a head kick!
Behar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anderson.
Anderson throws a head kick but Behar moves out of range.
Behar throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Anderson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Anderson swinging wildly here.
Anderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Anderson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Behar.
Behar sizes up Anderson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Anderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Behar seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.

Behar closes the distance and clinches.
Behar has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with some punches.
Anderson wants to get back to striking at distance but Behar won't allow it.
Anderson misses with the head strike.
Behar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Anderson throws a head punch that misses.
Anderson tries to throw a body punch but Behar avoids it by throwing Anderson back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Behar manages to break the clinch.
Anderson lands a high kick!
Anderson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Behar counters with a straight right hand.
Behar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anderson.
As Behar backs off Anderson throws a huge counter combo but Behar manages to avoid it all.
Anderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Behar swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Anderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anderson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Behar avoids the head kick by Anderson.
Ryan Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Behar does it's job there.
Anderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Anderson throws a right hand that Behar ducks under and follows up with a left that Behar also avoids with ease.
Anderson lands with a right hand.
Behar tries to clinch there but Anderson circles away.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Behar.
Anderson misses with a head kick.
Behar throwing a counter right hand but Anderson manages to avoid it.
Behar ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
A quick step to the side and Behar tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Anderson throws a shot from downtown. Behar moves away and avoids it.
Anderson misses with a double jab
and Behar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Behar scores with a nice strike.
Anderson misses with a looping right.
A little feinted left hand from Behar on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Behar thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slapping leg kick lands for Anderson.
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!
Anderson throws an overhand right that lands on Behar's shoulder, as Behar tries to avoid the shot.
Anderson throws a nice head kick!
Anderson drops his hands momentarily and Behar takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Anderson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Behar seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Behar misses with a jab to the body
and Anderson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Anderson doesn't manage to clinch there - Behar circles away.

Behar has closed the distance and engaged Anderson in a clinch.
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Behar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Anderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jason Behar's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Anderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Behar.
Anderson misses with a combination
and Behar counters with a right hand to the body.
Behar throws a hook but Anderson blocks it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Anderson!
Behar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Anderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Anderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Behar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson misses with a head kick.
Behar tries to counter by clinching up but Anderson breaks away and moves out of range.
Anderson tries a head kick but it misses.
Anderson tries to clinch up
and Behar counters with a left to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Behar ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Behar throwing a counter right hand but Anderson manages to avoid it.
Anderson throws a one two combo.
Anderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Anderson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Anderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Behar throwing a counter right hand but Anderson manages to avoid it.
Anderson throws a lazy uppercut
and Behar counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Anderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Behar.
Anderson throws out a loose jab but Behar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Behar seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Anderson slips under a jab from Behar.
A cross from Behar lands.
Behar misses with a body shot.
Anderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Behar swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a solid leg kick but Behar takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Anderson.
Anderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anderson misses with a two punch combination.
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!
Anderson throws a head kick but Behar moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Behar on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Behar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A swing and a miss from Behar.
Anderson slips under a jab.
Behar throws the left hand but Anderson avoids the punch easily.
Behar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Behar scores with a punch to the head.
Anderson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Anderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Anderson does no damage.
Behar misses with a looping right.
Anderson is looking for the big counter here.
Behar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Anderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Behar.
Anderson throws a series of strikes that have Behar backpedaling.
Anderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Behar has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jason Behar has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anderson.
Anderson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Behar seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Anderson can turn it around.
Behar lands with a light punch inside.
Anderson is trying to force a seperation but Behar has the dominant position.
Anderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Behar scores with a nice hook to the head.
Anderson misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Behar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Behar - that landed with a thud.
Behar misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson blocks a body shot from Behar.
Behar presses Anderson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Behar lands with a light punch inside.
A hook to the body from Behar.
Behar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Behar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
Behar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Behar can't find room to land a body shot as Anderson controls the action.
Anderson tries to circle away but Behar has him pinned against the cage.
Behar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Anderson or not.
Behar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Behar taking a breather.
Behar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jason Behar.
I think Anderson 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Anderson!
Ryan Anderson got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'