PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Django (ranked 4679 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam Anderson (ranked 4678 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Django
vs
Anderson

182 cm
25
183 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Big heart

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ronaldo Django!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Liam Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Sandra Marshall and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson lands a head shot.
Anderson connects with a right hand. Django shakes it off.
Django throws a body punch but Anderson moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Anderson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Django shoots in for a double leg but Anderson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A little jabbing left from Anderson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Anderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Django feinted with a counter takedown.
Anderson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Anderson! But no joy.
Django shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Anderson sprawls well. Anderson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Django gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Django shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Django tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Anderson swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronaldo Django. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Donk. Anderson catches Django right on the button with a cross.
Django misses with a looping left.
Anderson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Anderson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Django changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Anderson tries to avoid it but Django manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Anderson to the ground. Anderson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Anderson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Django misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anderson.
Django throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ronaldo Django seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Django walks into a jab.
Anderson thuds his right hand into Django's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Django is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sloppy strikes from Django. Those never looked like landing.
Anderson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Oh Django is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A decent looking cross lands there for Anderson.

Django closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Django tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Django seems to have got his legs back now.
Anderson tries to improve position but can't.
Django wants to control but Anderson is keeping him busy.

Django is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Anderson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Django working the ground and pound but Anderson is defending the strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Django wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Django throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Anderson wants to control but Django postures up.
Django takes a little break here. Anderson wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Django scores with punches from side control.
Django working the ground and pound from side control.
Django tries to score with some ground and pound. Anderson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Django wants to control but Anderson is keeping him busy.
Anderson wants to control but Django postures up.
Django in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

Django looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Anderson is looking to reverse the position.
Django advances nicely into full mount.
Django has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Anderson's face.

Django has hold of Anderson's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Anderson manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Django landing punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Liam Anderson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Anderson blocks a leg kick.
Anderson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Django ducks right into an uppercut from Anderson.
Anderson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Django gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Anderson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Anderson drops Django with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Django looks back up at him and smiles so Anderson waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Django closes this distance looking for a takedown but Anderson circles away.
Liam Anderson seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Django shoots in and bounces Anderson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Django throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Django trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Anderson pulls Django in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Django scoring with some ground and pound.
Anderson has momentary wrist control but Django slips an elbow through the middle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Django accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Anderson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Anderson is pulling down on Django's head. It's preventing any offense from Django, at least for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Django accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Django landing some decent shots from guard.
Ronaldo Django overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Django trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Django scoring with some ground and pound.
Django with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Anderson managing to control the position.
Anderson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Django is one step ahead there.
Anderson wants to hit a switch here but Django passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Anderson there!
Django prevents Anderson from getting the reversal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Django working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Django throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Django lands a nice shot to the head.

Django wants to finish this one by submission but Anderson is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Django.
Django throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Django looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Django landing shots from mount.
Django raining down hammerfists from mount.
Django throws some wild stikes that Anderson manages to avoid easily.
Anderson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Django throws some wild stikes that Anderson manages to avoid easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Django lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Django landing strikes from the mount.
Django scoring with strikes but Anderson is staying in there.
Django cracks Anderson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Django is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Anderson to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Anderson shrugs it off.
Django can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Anderson is looking to escape.
Django lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Django cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Django trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronaldo Django dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Django throws the kick towards the body but Anderson avoids it.
Django misses with a low kick as Anderson jumps back.
Anderson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Django keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anderson.
Django ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Anderson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Django.
Django takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Django gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Anderson counter with a right hand.
Django is looking to land body kicks.
A little jabbing left from Anderson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Django throws a low kick but it's checked well by Anderson.

Django shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Django showed some decent athleticism there.
Anderson manages to get to full guard.
Django with a flurry of punches that miss.
Anderson looking for a sweep. Not yet Anderson, not yet.
Anderson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Django.
Anderson looking for a sweep. Not yet Anderson, not yet.
Django throws an elbow that misses. Anderson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Django's guard. Nice move by Anderson!

Anderson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Django is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Anderson stands up and waves to Django to follow him.
Django tries to land a leg kick but Anderson saw it coming and moves away.
Django misses with an attempted mid kick.
It seemed like Anderson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Django ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
Django ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.

Django throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Anderson was covering up waiting for the punch and Django finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Django is standing up over Anderson. Anderson looks to escape but Django dives into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Anderson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Django wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Anderson keeps trying to improve his position.
Django scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Anderson to see if he's OK.
Django is chipping away with strikes.
Django cracks Anderson with a big right hand but Anderson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Django wants to control but Anderson is keeping him busy.
Anderson is looking to regain half guard here but Django keeps moving and retains side control.
Anderson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Django.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Django scores with punches from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Django scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Anderson to see if he's OK.

Django is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Anderson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Django connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Anderson some visible discomfort.

Django is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Anderson looks calm but he's in trouble here. Django gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Anderson is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Django lets go of the hold and Anderson can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ronaldo Django!