PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Greg Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike The Meth Addict (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Meth Addict comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Lava Lava by Boys Noize kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Anderson
vs
The Meth Addict

188 cm
23
190 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

196 cm
22
194 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Greg Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike The Meth Addict!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Meth Addict goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The Meth Addict dips to his left and cracks Anderson with an uppercut!
Anderson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mike The Meth Addict seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from The Meth Addict misses.

Anderson shoots in and bounces The Meth Addict off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Meth Addict is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Anderson advances to half guard.
Anderson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but The Meth Addict does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Anderson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Anderson with the ground and pound but The Meth Addict uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Anderson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Anderson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Anderson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Anderson stops The Meth Addict from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Meth Addict is pulling down on Anderson's head to control his posture.
Anderson forces his way into half guard.
The Meth Addict keeping control of the position.
Anderson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The Meth Addict is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Meth Addict on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. The Meth Addict defending well though.
Anderson is just content to waste time from the top position. The Meth Addict takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
The Meth Addict working a defensive guard here.
Anderson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but The Meth Addict is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Meth Addict utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Anderson wants to control from the top but The Meth Addict keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

The Meth Addict gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The Meth Addict tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Meth Addict keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully.
Anderson preventing the sweep.

Anderson gets to his feet - The Meth Addict follows without any prompting.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says The Meth Addict as he avoids it easily.
Anderson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice straight punches there by The Meth Addict. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of The Meth Addict.
The Meth Addict throws a nice looking combination but Anderson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice sprawl there from The Meth Addict as Anderson shoots in.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
Anderson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The Meth Addict lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The Meth Addict has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The Meth Addict smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Anderson fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Greg Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Meth Addict connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by The Meth Addict.
Nice takedown defense from The Meth Addict. No joy for Anderson on that attempt.
The Meth Addict fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Anderson on the side of the head.
The Meth Addict lands with a nice body punch.
The Meth Addict with a nice cross.
The Meth Addict is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Anderson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The Meth Addict closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Anderson is rocked!
The Meth Addict cracks Anderson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Oh Anderson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The Meth Addict might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The Meth Addict walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Anderson drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! The Meth Addict swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Anderson's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike The Meth Addict!