PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pekka Polakka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson comes to the cage accompanied by 'Trapped Under Ice' by Metallica. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Anderson
vs
Polakka

175 cm
21
179 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

185 cm
21
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeff Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekka Polakka!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Polakka fails to land the takedown.

Polakka looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Anderson!
Anderson wants to control but Polakka is having none of it.
Anderson just holding on.
Anderson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Anderson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Polakka unloads with some shots from mount but Anderson bucks and avoids them well.
Anderson working to try and regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Polakka looking to finish with strikes here!
Anderson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Anderson tries to hold on but Polakka pushes him away.
Anderson can't escape the position.
Polakka is trying to take his opponent's back.
Polakka avoids the attempt from Anderson to control.

That's two 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.
Polakka misses with a head shot.
Anderson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Polakka avoids the attempt from Anderson to control.
Anderson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Polakka is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Polakka punching from mount but Anderson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Anderson wants to control but Polakka is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polakka trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Polakka lands a nice shot to the head.
Polakka 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.
Anderson is trying desperately to improve position.
Anderson wants to control but Polakka is having none of it.
Polakka trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Anderson tries to lock up and control but Polakka gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's four 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.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Jeff Anderson just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Polakka connects with the punch.
Polakka throws an overhand right that lands on Anderson's shoulder, as Anderson tries to avoid the shot.
Anderson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Polakka shoots in for a takedown but Anderson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Polakka dodges the punch combination from Anderson.
Polakka moves away from the strike by Anderson.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
No joy there for Polakka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Anderson misses with a few strikes there.
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Polakka misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Anderson cracks Polakka with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Polakka connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Anderson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Polakka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Anderson scores with a jab to the body.

Polakka drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson regains half guard.

Anderson has one foot on Polakka's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Polakka swinging wildly here.
Jeff Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Polakka momentarily.
Polakka is breathing heavily.
Polakka swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Anderson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Polakka's guard now.
Anderson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Anderson advances to full mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Anderson wants to finish this one by submission but Polakka is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Anderson.
Polakka is bucking up trying to escape but Anderson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Anderson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Anderson get's back to his feet.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Polakka.
Polakka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anderson throws out the jab.
Anderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Polakka is just out of range.
A slow jab from Anderson misses its intended target.
Polakka cracks Anderson with a good jab.
Anderson digs a good body shot into Polakka's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polakka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Anderson misses with a looping right.
Anderson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Polakka.
Anderson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Polakka counters with a nice body shot.
Anderson scores with a jab.
Polakka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Anderson.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown but Polakka shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Polakka has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Anderson.
Good standup being displayed there by Polakka as he connects with a hook.
No luck for Polakka with that takedown attempt.
Anderson lands a slapping body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polakka lands with a nice combination. Anderson backs away looking to recover.
Anderson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Polakka doesn't manage to clinch there - Anderson circles away.
Anderson staying out of range there.
Anderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Anderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Polakka is just out of range.
Polakka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Polakka moves forwards but Anderson connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Polakka pushes Anderson up against the cage in a clinch.
Anderson lands a shot to the body.
Polakka can't break the clinch.
Anderson pushes Polakka back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Polakka fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands a nice shot to the body.
Polakka wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Polakka is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Anderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Anderson, as that shot connected.
Polakka fails to land the takedown.
Jeff Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pekka Polakka.
Anderson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Anderson tests Polakka's chin there with a solid looking shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson misses with a straight left.
Anderson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeff Anderson dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Anderson lands with a nice body punch.
Anderson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Polakka has time to react.
Polakka misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Anderson counters with a stiff right hand.
Anderson misses with a double jab.
Polakka dodges the punch combination from Anderson.
Polakka has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Anderson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jeff Anderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Anderson misses with a hook. Polakka ducked under it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Anderson misses the target.
Polakka on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Anderson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Jeff Anderson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Anderson passes the guard and advances to mount!
Anderson seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Polakka is holding on tight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Polakka is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Anderson is looking to work his way around to Polakka's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anderson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Polakka really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Anderson has control of Polakka's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Polakka regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Polakka is in all sorts of trouble here.
Polakka is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Polakka has given up his back here. Will Anderson look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Polakka can't escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Polakka fending off the submission attempt from Anderson.

Polakka is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Anderson gets his way!
Polakka breaks Anderson's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Polakka showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Anderson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Polakka trying to stand up but can't free himself from Anderson's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Anderson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Anderson pulls Polakka in close to his closed guard and prevents Polakka from doing any damage or advancing position.
Polakka trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Polakka looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

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 not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Polakka is fighting to break Anderson's control of his arms but Anderson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Anderson is trying to keep Polakka in close.

Polakka avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Polakka pushing down on Anderson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jeff Anderson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Anderson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28

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