PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nestor Anderton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Fredericks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderton kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Game (Feat Jay-Z) - What You Say. Joe Fredericks is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Anderton
vs
Fredericks

179 cm
21
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
192 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

Fight Club Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nestor Anderton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Fredericks!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fredericks throws a head kick but Anderton moves out of range.
Anderton slips a jab and a cross from Fredericks.
Anderton has a takedown stuffed.
Anderton shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Anderton has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nestor Anderton. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Anderton gets a takedown into half guard.
Fredericks makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Fredericks.
Fredericks really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Anderton. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fredericks throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Fredericks will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Fredericks bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Anderton's guard.
Anderton looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Anderton working for a triangle but Fredericks defends it easily.
Fredericks wants to control from the top but Anderton keeps moving.

Anderton is looking for a triangle but Fredericks pushes his legs off easily.
Anderton wants to improve his position but instead Fredericks has moved into half guard.
Anderton is looking for a sweep. Fredericks is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderton keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Anderton trying to control from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fredericks is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Anderton wants to improve his position but Fredericks is controlling well.
Fredericks not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fredericks not doing much here.
Fredericks is looking to stall here but Anderton recovers full guard.
Fredericks not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderton wants to sweep here but Fredericks controlling him for the moment.
Fredericks looking to pass the guard.
Fredericks won't allow Anderton to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Anderton has Fredericks pulled in close to control his posture.

Anderton is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fredericks must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Anderton keeping moving, preventing Fredericks from controlling successfully.
Anderton is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Anderton has control of Fredericks's left arm, preventing Fredericks from doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anderton is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fredericks trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Nestor Anderton will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Fredericks connects with a solid leg kick.
Anderton will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice uppercut there from Fredericks.

It looks like Nestor Anderton has been cut.
Anderton tries to clinch but Fredericks moves out of range.
Nestor Anderton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fredericks fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Anderton.
Anderton fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Anderton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fredericks paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Anderton shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Fredericks tries to lock up and control but Anderton gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Fredericks really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Fredericks tries to hold on but Anderton pushes him away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Anderton looking to finish with strikes here!
Fredericks wants to hold on but Anderton pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderton throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Fredericks regains half guard.
Fredericks is trying to get back to full guard.

Anderton is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Fredericks keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fredericks is trying to stand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Fredericks trying to hold on to Anderton's head to control him but Anderton postures up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Fredericks is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Anderton is trying to control the action in half guard but Fredericks is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Anderton.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nestor Anderton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fredericks keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
An inside leg kick lands from Fredericks.
Fredericks scores with a push kick.
Fredericks fakes the leg kick and cracks Anderton in the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fredericks scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fredericks connects with the punch.
Fredericks stalks Anderton and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Anderton's face. Anderton staggers backwards, shaken.
Fredericks lands with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderton gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Nestor Anderton's cut is getting worse.
Fredericks throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Fredericks throws a front kick that sends Anderton stumbling back into the cage.
Anderton takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fredericks cracks the inside of Anderton's front leg.
Fredericks Rushes Anderton and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Anderton is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Fredericks Piles on the pressure and Anderton crumples to the floor! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Fredericks!