PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between karl anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trip Kenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

anderson
vs
Kenzie

198 cm
24
205 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

154 cm
24
205 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

Golden supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, karl anderson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Trip Kenzie!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kenzie misses with a double jab.
anderson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and anderson wants it to stay on the feet.
anderson falls off balance throwing a combination

and Kenzie counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kenzie throwing strikes but missing.
Kenzie advances to half guard.
Kenzie tries to stand and escape but anderson is controlling the position.
anderson misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Kenzie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
anderson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kenzie stalling.

anderson actively working from the bottom here.
anderson is trying to control but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenzie lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Kenzie is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, anderson has managed to free his arm - good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
anderson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
anderson can't keep his opponent in guard - Kenzie advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
anderson is doing well to control the position and prevent Kenzie from advancing to side control.
Kenzie controlling the action here.

Kenzie decides to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenzie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
karl anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kenzie shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. anderson defends it nicely.
anderson doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Kenzie counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kenzie wanted to stand there but anderson had control of the position.

Kenzie stands and steps away. anderson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
anderson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kenzie counters with a nice low kick that buckles anderson's knee momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
anderson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

It looks like karl anderson has been cut.
anderson closes the distance looking to clinch

and Kenzie counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenzie misses with a hook. anderson ducked under it nicely.
Kenzie shoots in for a double leg but anderson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
karl anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trip Kenzie.
anderson closes the distance but Kenzie moves to the side

and Kenzie counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kenzie.
Kenzie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
anderson is trying to keep Kenzie in close.
anderson throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
anderson keeping full guard, as Kenzie tries to pass.
Kenzie trying to control the position from guard on top but anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
anderson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenzie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
anderson tries to strike from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kenzie throws a wild body kick that anderson sees coming a mile off.
anderson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Kenzie counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in anderson's guard now.
anderson is breathing heavily.

anderson is working an open guard so Kenzie takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
anderson misses with a takedown attempt

so Kenzie counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kenzie trying to control but anderson is working from the bottom.
Kenzie landing some decent shots from guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kenzie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kenzie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trip Kenzie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on karl anderson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Kenzie clinches with his opponent.
anderson stalling the fight.

Kenzie jumps guard and drags anderson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
anderson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
anderson wants to pass the guard but Kenzie is keeping the position.
anderson sitting in guard here, content to control.

Kenzie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kenzie trying to strike off his back.

Kenzie working for a triangle but anderson defends it easily.
anderson trying to control but Kenzie is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenzie looking to hit a scissor sweep but anderson is one step ahead there.

Kenzie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. anderson is aware though and is defending well.
anderson scoring with some ground and pound.
Kenzie thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Kenzie is trying to keep anderson in close.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kenzie utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

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

anderson closes the distance and pushes Kenzie back into the cage.
Kenzie tries to pull guard but anderson won't allow it.
Kenzie jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as anderson walks away with a smile on his face. Kenzie gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kenzie throws a head kick but anderson moves out of range.
anderson misses with a takedown

and Kenzie counters with a shoot takedown. anderson fights it but they end up in guard.
Kenzie tries to free his leg and advance position but anderson is retaining full guard.
Kenzie is breathing heavily.
anderson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
anderson wants to sweep here but Kenzie controlling him for the moment.
Kenzie throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenzie wants to control from the top but anderson keeps moving.

anderson working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Kenzie has passed into half guard!
Kenzie looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Kenzie looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
anderson trying to hold on to Kenzie's head to control him but Kenzie postures up.
Kenzie is trying to control the action in half guard but anderson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kenzie trying to control from anderson's half guard. anderson has other ideas though and has regained full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kenzie controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kenzie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. anderson is keeping the position for now.
anderson trying to control the position.

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

Kenzie takes the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trip Kenzie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on karl anderson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kenzie closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
anderson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kenzie's best efforts.
Kenzie misses with a head shot. anderson uses the momentum to regain guard.
Kenzie is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
anderson controls Kenzie momentarily but Kenzie frees himself.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kenzie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Kenzie gets to his feet - anderson follows without any prompting.
karl anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kenzie leaves anderson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
anderson wants to clinch

and Kenzie counters by moving into the clinch.
anderson prevents the takedown attempt.
Kenzie is trying to stall.

anderson decides to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
anderson throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

anderson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Kenzie gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Kenzie shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kenzie showed some decent athleticism there.
anderson trying to control but Kenzie postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kenzie escapes and gets back to his feet.

anderson shoots in and bounces Kenzie off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kenzie wants to stand up but anderson is controlling him.
Kenzie lands an upkick as anderson stands over him.
Kenzie is striking but anderson is not phased and passes to half guard.
Kenzie trying to control but anderson postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenzie is not content to let anderson control the position.
Kenzie tries to kick anderson off but anderson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kenzie trying to control from the bottom.
anderson prevents Kenzie from standing back up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
anderson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

anderson rushes Kenzie and presses him up against the cage.
anderson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kenzie gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Kenzie decides to pull guard.
anderson postures up in Kenzie's guard and throws a big left but Kenzie blocks it.
Kenzie wants to get back to his feet but anderson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
anderson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Kenzie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kenzie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
anderson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kenzie's guard.
Kenzie tries to roll over but anderson keeps him under control.

anderson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kenzie sees it coming and defends easily.
anderson throwing shots but Kenzie is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trip Kenzie really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on karl anderson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Kenzie throws a left and a right that both miss

and anderson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kenzie's guard now.
Kenzie striking from his own guard.
Kenzie keeping moving, preventing anderson from controlling successfully.
anderson looking to sit in guard and control but Kenzie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
anderson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kenzie is one step ahead there.
Kenzie advances to half guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Well, if Kenzie 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
anderson is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
anderson has hold of Kenzie's hands but Kenzie slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kenzie wants to control but anderson is keeping him busy.
Kenzie seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
anderson won't allow Kenzie to pass to mount.
anderson trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
anderson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Trip Kenzie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kenzie looking to control but anderson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kenzie cracks anderson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kenzie landing punches.
anderson is wriggling around trying to escape.
anderson tries to hold on but Kenzie pushes him away.
Kenzie can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as anderson is looking to escape.
Kenzie might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control anderson kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Kenzie with the ground and pound from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenzie can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as anderson is looking to escape.
A nice elbow there by Kenzie.
anderson is looking to get to half guard.
Kenzie in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kenzie takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The referee warns anderson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kenzie lands a big shot there that rocks anderson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kenzie unloading with bombs!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenzie punishing his opponent with strikes.
Kenzie in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Kenzie goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now anderson is on top in guard.
Kenzie has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
anderson forces his way into half guard.
anderson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kenzie looks like he's trying to stand up.

anderson wants to work for an arm triangle but Kenzie is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trip Kenzie dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on karl anderson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

anderson misses with a takedown attempt

and Kenzie counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kenzie works over anderson with some ground and pound from guard.
anderson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kenzie content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kenzie forces his way into half guard.
Kenzie landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
anderson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kenzie wants to control from the top but anderson keeps moving.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
anderson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Kenzie gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kenzie closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming anderson to the mat! anderson manages to get full guard.
anderson keeping moving, preventing Kenzie from controlling successfully.
Kenzie is looking to work some ground and pound but anderson has wrist control.
Kenzie looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
anderson pulls Kenzie in close to his closed guard and prevents Kenzie from doing any damage or advancing position.

Kenzie stands and steps away. anderson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
anderson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kenzie.
anderson is looking to clinch.
anderson with a poor takedown
and Kenzie counters with a head kick.
Kenzie doesn't manage to clinch there - anderson circles away.
A low kick from anderson misses

so Kenzie counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kenzie seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

anderson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kenzie landing some decent shots from guard.
Kenzie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenzie chips away with some ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now anderson is on top in guard.
anderson postures up.
anderson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kenzie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kenzie manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kenzie scoring with strikes but anderson is staying in there.
anderson is working to get back to half guard.
Kenzie controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenzie with shots to the head and body - anderson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kenzie in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kenzie lands a heavy elbow.

Kenzie is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But anderson has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from anderson!
Kenzie strikes from his own guard.
karl anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Trip Kenzie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kenzie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Trip Kenzie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kenzie 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 45:50
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 44:50
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trip Kenzie! Trip Kenzie retains his light heavyweight title!