PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson has chosen Heart of a Lion - Judas Priest as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Johnson
vs
Anderson

185 cm
18
177 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
175 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Anderson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Johnson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Anderson is aware though and is defending well.
Anderson is stalling in the full guard.

Johnson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Anderson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson throws and elbow that misses. Johnson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Anderson's guard. Nice move by Johnson!
Johnson throwing strikes from guard but Anderson blocks nicely.
Johnson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Johnson throws a big right hand that misses.
Johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Anderson wants to sweep here but Johnson controlling him for the moment.
Anderson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Johnson throws a strike but Anderson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Anderson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson can't keep his opponent in guard - Anderson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Anderson content to control rather than advance.
Anderson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Anderson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Anderson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Johnson has hold of Anderson's hands but Anderson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anderson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Well, if Anderson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Anderson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Anderson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Johnson defends it nicely.
Anderson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Johnson is fending him off so far but Anderson persists. Nope, Johnson circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Anderson.
Jason Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Anderson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson fails with a takedown attempt.

Anderson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Johnson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Johnson is looking for a triangle but Anderson pushes his legs off easily.
Anderson stays in close to Johnson's body and controls the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Anderson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Anderson is looking to work some ground and pound but Johnson has wrist control.

Johnson working for a triangle but Anderson defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Anderson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Johnson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Anderson.
Anderson content to stall in guard here.
Anderson thows a big elbow that misses.

That's four 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.
Anderson throwing strikes from guard but Johnson blocks nicely.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Anderson drives through with a takedown into guard.

Johnson working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Anderson has passed into half guard!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anderson content to control rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Anderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Anderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ryan Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Anderson fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson circles away from the clinch attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson shoots in but Johnson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jason Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Anderson.
Johnson defending well as Anderson loads up on a big left hand.
Anderson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Anderson there as he acknowledges the shot.

Anderson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Johnson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Anderson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Anderson misses with the ground and pound.
Anderson working the ground and pound from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson wants to control but Johnson is keeping him busy.
Anderson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Johnson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The referee asks Anderson politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Anderson prefers to stall for the moment though.
Johnson tries to bench press Anderson off him but Anderson keeps the position.
Anderson is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Anderson gets to mount! Johnson was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Anderson controlling the position easily from mount.
Johnson is in a horrible position here. Anderson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Ryan Anderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Anderson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Anderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Anderson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30

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