PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kalou Naroggu (ranked 7651 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mathew Anderson (ranked 4940 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Kalou Naroggu has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Naroggu
vs
Anderson

200 cm
20
260 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

190 cm
18
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kalou Naroggu!
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, Mathew Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Sandra Marshall and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Anderson misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Naroggu tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Naroggu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Naroggu throws a right and a left that Anderson avoids nicely.

Anderson closes the distance and pushes Naroggu back into the cage.
Naroggu is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Naroggu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Naroggu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Anderson scores with a leg kick.
Anderson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Naroggu.
Naroggu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Anderson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Anderson tries a head kick but it misses.
Naroggu lands a jab-cross combination.

It looks like Mathew Anderson has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Naroggu looks to score with a jab to the body but Anderson is just out of range.

Anderson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Naroggu lands with a light punch inside.
Naroggu prevents the takedown attempt.
Anderson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Naroggu after a bit of a struggle.

Anderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Naroggu sizes up Anderson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Anderson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Naroggu back to the cage. Anderson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Anderson.
Naroggu throwing a counter right hand but Anderson manages to avoid it.
Naroggu lands with a right hand.
Anderson tries to move into range but Naroggu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Anderson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Naroggu is fending him off so far but Anderson persists. Nope, Naroggu circles away and we're back to standing.
Naroggu went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kalou Naroggu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mathew Anderson.
Anderson looks winded!
Anderson tries to clinch there but Naroggu circles away.
Kalou Naroggu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch combination from Naroggu misses.
Naroggu cracks Anderson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Naroggu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Anderson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Naroggu.
Kalou Naroggu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson misses with a series of wild punches.
Anderson misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice straight punches there by Naroggu. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Naroggu.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Naroggu connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Naroggu looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Naroggu lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A left and a right from Naroggu both land. Nice combination.

That has opened up Mathew Anderson's cut even more.
Naroggu scores with a three punch combo!
Naroggu throws a nice looking combination but Anderson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Naroggu is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Anderson misses the jab.
Anderson walks into a jab.
Naroggu lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

Naroggu lands a left and a right that send Anderson crashing to the mat, dazed. Naroggu thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Anderson is rocked!
Naroggu fails to land with a series of punches.
Anderson is still on wobbly legs! Can Naroggu finish him?
Naroggu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Anderson seems to have recovered his senses.
Anderson throws a left and a right that both miss

and Naroggu counters with a crisp one two that drops Anderson! Naroggu thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Anderson to his feet! Anderson is in big trouble!

The cut above Mathew Anderson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Naroggu thuds his right hand into Anderson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Naroggu is working the combinations to good effect here.
Good exchange - Naroggu coming out on top.
Anderson drops his hands momentarily and Naroggu takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naroggu pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Anderson back to the cage. Naroggu follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Naroggu cracks Anderson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Anderson 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.
Anderson throws a big elbow that misses.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Naroggu holds on and takes a little breather.
Naroggu controls Anderson momentarily but Anderson frees himself.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Naroggu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Naroggu is pulling down on Anderson's head. It's preventing any offense from Anderson, at least for the moment.
Anderson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Naroggu knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Anderson on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Naroggu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Anderson postures up in Naroggu's guard and throws a big left but Naroggu blocks it.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Anderson stuns Naroggu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Naroggu is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Naroggu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Naroggu scores with a three punch combo!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson tries to bum rush Naroggu with a series of wild strikes but Naroggu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Naroggu slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Anderson tries to clinch up but Naroggu circles away and keeps his distance.
Naroggu connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Anderson looks to land a combination. Naroggu sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kalou Naroggu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mathew Anderson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Naroggu enables Anderson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Naroggu manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Naroggu pushes Anderson off and scrambles back to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Anderson.
Naroggu throwing a counter right hand but Anderson manages to avoid it.
Nice shot by Naroggu.

Anderson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Naroggu's guard.
Naroggu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anderson can do to turn this around?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Naroggu pulls Anderson in close to his closed guard and prevents Anderson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
Naroggu has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Naroggu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Anderson wants to control from the top but Naroggu keeps moving.
Naroggu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Anderson throws a big elbow that misses.
Anderson postures up.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Naroggu keeps the fight on the outside.
Naroggu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Naroggu connects with a single shot there.
Anderson swinging wildly here.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Naroggu avoids them all with ease.
Naroggu connects with the punch.
Anderson doesn't manage to clinch there - Naroggu circles away.
Kalou Naroggu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naroggu looks to land a left hand but Anderson moved out of range nicely.
Kalou Naroggu is winning the standup battle so far.
Anderson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Anderson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Naroggu counters with a nice uppercut.
Anderson needs to keep his hands up - Naroggu had a free shot at his head there.
Naroggu looks to land a combination but Anderson avoids it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Naroggu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Anderson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

Anderson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Anderson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Anderson working away.
Anderson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Naroggu struggling a bit here.
Anderson lands some shots froms side control.
Anderson should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Anderson is chipping away with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson 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.
Naroggu is not content to let Anderson control the position.
Naroggu is looking to reverse the position.
Anderson scoring with punches and elbows.
Anderson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Anderson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Naroggu manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Naroggu in particular looking to stall.
Anderson tries to roll over but Naroggu keeps him under control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Anderson manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Anderson misses with a wild combination.
Anderson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Naroggu.
Naroggu misses with the combination.
Naroggu tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Naroggu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson looks to land a combination but Naroggu avoids it well.
Anderson darts in looking for a takedown but Naroggu gets double underhooks and turns Anderson into the cage.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Naroggu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Kalou Naroggu will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mathew Anderson's cut.
That's time! Naroggu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Anderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Naroggu throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Anderson counters with a slapping leg kick.
No joy there for Anderson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Naroggu throws a series of punches but Anderson avoids them all with ease.
Naroggu throws a jab but it's blocked by Anderson.
Anderson tries to clinch but Naroggu is having none of it.
Naroggu avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Naroggu does no damage.
Anderson throws a counter combo.
Naroggu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Naroggu fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Anderson on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson throws a right hand that Naroggu ducks under and follows up with a left that Naroggu also avoids with ease.
Anderson throws a front kick that sends Naroggu stumbling back into the cage.
Some wild striking there from Naroggu.
Anderson shoots in looking for a takedown. Naroggu tries to sprawl out of it but Anderson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Naroggu manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Anderson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It looked like Naroggu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Anderson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Naroggu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Anderson circles away quickly and effectively.
Danga de danga de dang - Naroggu scores with a four punch combination!
Anderson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Naroggu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Naroggu is looking to counter punch.
Some wild striking there from Anderson.
Anderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Naroggu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Anderson gets a double leg takedown into Naroggu's guard.
Naroggu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Anderson.
Anderson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Anderson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Naroggu pulls Anderson in close to prevent any damage.
Naroggu is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Anderson trying to control but Naroggu is working from the bottom.
Anderson distracts Naroggu with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Anderson wants to pass the guard but Naroggu is keeping the position.
Naroggu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Anderson with a nice head shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson postures up in Naroggu's guard and throws a big left but Naroggu blocks it.

Anderson drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Naroggu manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Anderson has Naroggu in his guard.

Anderson isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Naroggu stacks Anderson on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Naroggu!
Naroggu is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Naroggu wants to control but Anderson is keeping him busy.
Kalou Naroggu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naroggu just content to control the position.
Anderson tries to improve position but can't.
Naroggu controls the position.
Anderson is trying to get back to half guard.
Anderson is still trying to improve position.
Mathew Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mathew Anderson has got the better of the ground game so far.

Anderson sneaks out the side door and pushes Naroggu away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
A head kick misses from Anderson.
Naroggu lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Naroggu throws a right hand that Anderson ducks under and follows up with a left that Anderson also avoids with ease.
Anderson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Anderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kalou Naroggu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Naroggu, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kalou Naroggu!
Mathew Anderson spoke after the fight, saying 'I failed my fans by Underrating my opponent and committing an error. Back to training as the next guy is in deep waters '.