PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sparky Anderson (ranked 1948 p4p, 3859 weight class) and Gajah Mada (ranked 260 p4p, 470 weight class). Mada has chosen Fighter Mode as his entrance music. Gajah Mada struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.4lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Anderson
vs
Mada

190 cm
24
171
11 - 7 - 0

190 cm
31
180
8 - 28 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

Bondi MMA 🏝️

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 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sparky Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gajah Mada!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Anderson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Anderson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Anderson is looking for a kimura but Mada is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Anderson to get the leverage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Mada tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Anderson in particular looking to stall.
Mada punching from the bottom.
Anderson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Mada really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Anderson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mada strikes from the bottom but Anderson passes into mount!
Anderson controlling from the full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson thowing shots but they're missing.
Mada is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Anderson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Anderson controlling from the full mount.
Anderson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

Anderson working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

Anderson looking for a guillotine from mount but Mada is having none of it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson works his way to his opponent's back.

Anderson working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Mada is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Anderson has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Mada taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Sparky Anderson!
A victorious Sparky Anderson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Gajah Mada stepped up to the mic, saying 'World please forgive Me'.