PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Bittbull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mel Anglestad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Bittbull
vs
Anglestad

189 cm
23
227 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

190 cm
21
236 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Rusty Cage Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jose Bittbull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mel Anglestad!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bittbull looks for a takedown but Anglestad sprawls well.

Anglestad closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Anglestad thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bittbull's head.
Anglestad seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Anglestad scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Anglestad has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Anglestad lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Anglestad blocks the strikes from Bittbull.
Anglestad wants to take a breather but Bittbull is having none of it.
Anglestad missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Anglestad throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bittbull is staying active underneath Anglestad, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bittbull is trying to stand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anglestad seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bittbull moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bittbull trying to keep a closed guard but Anglestad is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anglestad is in close to Bittbull's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bittbull is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bittbull working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Anglestad's thigh. Anglestad counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Anglestad managing to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anglestad working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bittbull.
Bittbull looking to sit in guard and control but Anglestad gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Anglestad wants to control from the top but Bittbull keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anglestad sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bittbull's guard.
Anglestad working over Bittbull with some ground and pound. Bittbull looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Anglestad is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bittbull is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Anglestad missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Anglestad with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Anglestad wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bittbull keeps working.
Bittbull is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bittbull is trying to control but can't.
Anglestad wants to pass the guard but Bittbull is defending well.
Bittbull tries to get to full guard but Anglestad has control of the leg.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Anglestad shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bittbull napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Anglestad throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Anglestad trying to control the position but Bittbull is working away.
Bittbull sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Anglestad prevents Bittbull from improving his position.
Anglestad seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bittbull does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mel Anglestad dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bittbull with a poor takedown

and Anglestad counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bittbull wants to get back to full guard.
Bittbull is trying to stand.
Anglestad thows a huge punch but Bittbull dodges it nicely.
Nice strikes from Anglestad there.
Bittbull wants to control but Anglestad is keeping busy.
Bittbull keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Anglestad landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Anglestad is looking to take a break and control but Bittbull is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Anglestad scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bittbull is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Anglestad scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Anglestad is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Anglestad content to control rather than advance.
Anglestad is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Anglestad scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Anglestad seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anglestad wants to free his trapped foot but Bittbull is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bittbull trying to control from the bottom.
Anglestad thows a huge punch but Bittbull dodges it nicely.
Anglestad content to control rather than advance.
Bittbull is looking to improve his position.
Bittbull trying to control here.
Anglestad seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bittbull wants to control but Anglestad is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bittbull is looking for a sweep. Anglestad is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bittbull avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Anglestad.
Bittbull pushes Anglestad off looking to stand but Anglestad dives back in and keeps control.
Anglestad keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Bittbull is looking for a sweep. Anglestad is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bittbull is trying to maintain the position but Anglestad is very close to passing his half guard.
Bittbull taking some punishment here, with Anglestad in his half guard.
Anglestad lands with a punch from half guard.
Bittbull trying to control but Anglestad postures up.
Bittbull is refusing to be controlled, as Anglestad sits in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anglestad looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bittbull with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bittbull keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Anglestad thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bittbull's head.
Anglestad is looking to take a break and control but Bittbull is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Anglestad takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bittbull trying to control but Anglestad postures up.
Anglestad seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mel Anglestad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

A big right from Anglestad misses.

Anglestad shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bittbull napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Bittbull wants to control but Anglestad postures up.
Bittbull takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Bittbull is trying to improve his position.
Anglestad connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Bittbull some visible discomfort.
Bittbull tries to bench press Anglestad off him but Anglestad keeps the position.
Anglestad works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Bittbull tries to bench press Anglestad off him but Anglestad keeps the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anglestad working the ground and pound.
Anglestad landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

It looks like Jose Bittbull has been cut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anglestad is working Bittbull over with some ground and pound from side control.
Bittbull taking punishment in the form of punches.
Anglestad working the head with strikes.
Bittbull taking punishment in the form of punches.
Bittbull manages to work his way to half guard, despite Anglestad's best efforts.
Anglestad wants to take a breather but Bittbull is having none of it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Anglestad passes the guard and advances to mount!
Bittbull is looking to get to half guard.
Anglestad has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anglestad trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bittbull is in a horrible position here. Anglestad smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bittbull is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Anglestad looking to control but Bittbull is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Anglestad controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anglestad is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Anglestad is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Jose Bittbull's cut is getting worse.
BOOM! Anglestad connects with a massive shot to the dome!

Jose Bittbull's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Anglestad is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bittbull can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

Jeez, Jose Bittbull's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jose Bittbull's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mel Anglestad!