PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dave Kaplan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaplan's entrance music is Tenderness by General Public. A fine choice. This should be a great matchup!

Kaplan
vs
Anderson

175 cm
18
150 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

170 cm
20
152 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Big heart

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dave Kaplan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Franklyn Lucas and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson throws a looping overhand right but Kaplan ducks down to avoid it.
Anderson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kaplan throws out the jab.
Kaplan throws a head kick but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson thows a body shot but no joy.
Kaplan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaplan throws a head kick that misses.
Anderson swings for the body but Kaplan moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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 thows a big elbow that misses.
Kaplan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kaplan tries to get out of the position.
Kaplan keeping full guard, as Anderson tries to pass.
Kaplan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Anderson.
Anderson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Anderson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Anderson working the strikes but Kaplan uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Anderson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaplan looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kaplan is in trouble now - Anderson has advanced to mount!
Anderson looking to finish with strikes here!
Anderson trying to control but Kaplan is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Anderson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaplan's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Anderson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Anderson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Anderson tries to control but Kaplan wriggling away.
The referee warns Kaplan that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Anderson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kaplan is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Anderson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Kaplan wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Anderson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Anderson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Anderson looks gassed!
Anderson throws some wild stikes that Kaplan manages to avoid easily.
Anderson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kaplan looks a forlorn figure.
Anderson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Anderson looking to ground and pound but Kaplan is blocking nicely.
Anderson looking to finish with strikes here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Poor strikes thrown by Anderson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Anderson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Kaplan stuffs the takedown attempt from Anderson. Anderson gets slowly back to his feet.
Kaplan throws a head kick that misses.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kaplan as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaplan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson moves away from the strike by Kaplan.
Anderson throws a jab but it's blocked by Kaplan.
Kaplan throws out a loose jab but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kaplan throws a lazy right hand but Anderson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kaplan misses with an uppercut. Anderson saw that one coming.
Kaplan stuffs the takedown.
Dave Kaplan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Anderson.
Kaplan throws out a loose jab but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kaplan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kaplan throws a hook to the side of Anderson's head but Anderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaplan throws a sloppy head kick and Anderson moves out of range easily.
Anderson misses with a wild body shot.
Kaplan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kaplan stuffs the takedown.
Kaplan blocks a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kaplan throws a head kick but Anderson moves out of range.
Kaplan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Anderson misses with a body shot.
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kaplan misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Kaplan dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Anderson fails to land the takedown.
Kaplan throws a sloppy head kick and Anderson moves out of range easily.
Kaplan throws a hook but Anderson blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice sprawl there from Kaplan as Anderson shoots in.
Kaplan pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaplan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kaplan misses with a head kick.
Anderson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kaplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kaplan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anderson throws out the jab.
Anderson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kaplan rather than just go for the knockout.
Kaplan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kaplan throws a sloppy head kick and Anderson moves out of range easily.
Anderson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kaplan.
Kaplan throws a jab but it's blocked by Anderson.
Kaplan is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson slips under a jab.
Kaplan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kaplan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kaplan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anderson sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Anderson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kaplan.
A jab from Kaplan misses.
Kaplan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kaplan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kaplan throws out a loose jab but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Kaplan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kaplan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Kaplan!