PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adam Bautista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Anderson's choice of entrance music: 'Trapped Under Ice' by Metallica. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Bautista
vs
Anderson

178 cm
18
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
20
179 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Adam Bautista!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeff Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bautista clinches.
Anderson is trying to force a seperation but Bautista has the dominant position.
Bautista tries to land knees in the clinch but Anderson avoids the damage to the body.
Anderson has Bautista pressed against the ropes, preventing Bautista from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Anderson presses Bautista against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Anderson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Anderson lands a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson is trying to break the clinch but Bautista has him pressed against the ropes.
Bautista controlling the action here for a moment.
Bautista is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Anderson pulls him back up using the underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson pushes Bautista back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Anderson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bautista has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Anderson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bautista is breathing heavily.
Bautista has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Anderson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Bautista. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Anderson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Anderson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Anderson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bautista up against the ropes.
Anderson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anderson has Bautista pressed against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Anderson - that landed with a thud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands a body shot.
Anderson digs a right hand into Bautista's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bautista's gas tank.
Anderson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Anderson.
Anderson is leaning against Bautista and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Anderson stalling.
A frustrated look appears on Anderson's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands a nice uppercut.
Bautista is trying to break the clinch but Anderson has him pressed against the ropes.
Bautista keeps control of Anderson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Anderson lands a left hand.
Anderson slows down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bautista tries to clinch up.
A combination from Anderson does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson swinging wilding here.
Bautista moves in looking to clinch but Anderson pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson throws a nice looking combination but Bautista bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Anderson closes the distance and clinches.
Anderson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Anderson lands a nice shot to the body.
Anderson tries to break free but Bautista pushes him back against the ropes.

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.
Anderson lands a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Anderson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Anderson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bautista is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Anderson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Anderson is looking to break free of the clinch but Bautista has double underhooks.
A short body shot lands from Anderson as the two fighters clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Anderson.
Bautista is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson stalling against the ropes.
Anderson can't break the clinch.
Anderson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Anderson lands a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Anderson.
Anderson lands a right hand.
Anderson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Anderson tries to circle away but Bautista has him pinned against the ropes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bautista drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Anderson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Bautista. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bautista backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeff Anderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Bautista's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Anderson looks to land a combination but Bautista avoids it well.
Anderson tries to bum rush Bautista with a series of wild strikes but Bautista uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Anderson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jeff Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Anderson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circle momentarily. Anderson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

It looks like Adam Bautista has been cut.
Adam Bautista is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bautista rushes Anderson and presses him up against the ropes.
Anderson is working Bautista over against the ropes.
Anderson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Anderson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Anderson lands a body punch.
Anderson is working Bautista over against the ropes.
Anderson scores with a shot to the side of Bautista's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bautista stalling in the clinch but Anderson improves position.
Anderson is working Bautista over against the ropes.
Anderson lands a body shot.
Anderson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bautista changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Anderson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Anderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a wild combination.

Anderson instigates a clinch.
Anderson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A nice right hand lands inside from Anderson.
Bautista lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Anderson tries to break free but Bautista pushes him back against the ropes.
Anderson works on Bautista's body with a couple of short punches.
Anderson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bautista or not.
Bautista is trying to force a seperation but Anderson has the dominant position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jeff Anderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Anderson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeff Anderson!