PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between hillbilly george (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marques Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). hillbilly george has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

george
vs
Anderson

188 cm
24
215 lbs
6 - 19 - 1

191 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, hillbilly george!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marques Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
george tries to clinch but Anderson is having none of it.
george is looking to clinch.
george shoots for a double leg takedown but Anderson sprawls well. He's pushed george's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
george shoots for a takedown but Anderson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Anderson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches george napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Anderson decides to stand back up.
Anderson tries to clinch but george moves away

and george counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Anderson is trying to control the position but george postures up.

Anderson is looking for a triangle but george pushes his legs off easily.
Anderson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in george's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

george is looking for a triangle but Anderson pushes his legs off easily.
george is breathing heavily.
Anderson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. george is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson tries to stand but george is controlling from the bottom.
george avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
george has a closed guard, preventing Anderson from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
george keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully.

That's two 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.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Anderson moves into range and clinches up with george.
Anderson stalling against the cage.

george wants the takedown. Anderson is fighting it off but george persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Anderson's guard against the cage.
george passes Anderson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
george not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
george trying to control from half guard but Anderson is working away.
Anderson wants to control but george is keeping busy and won't allow it.
george wants to take a breather but Anderson is having none of it.
Anderson wants to control but george is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
george blocks the strikes from Anderson.
Anderson is trying to get back to full guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Anderson moves in looking to clinch but george pushes him off.
Anderson slaps away a takedown attempt from george, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for hillbilly george. That's going to take a lot out of him.
george circles away from the clinch attempt

and george counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Anderson pulls guard successfully.
Anderson trying to keep a closed guard but george is proving a slippery customer.
george stops Anderson from standing up.
george postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Anderson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Anderson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish george?
george regains half guard.
Anderson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Anderson escapes and gets back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
george moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
george shoots for a takedown but Anderson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Anderson fails with an attempt to clinch.

Anderson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. george did well to prevent Anderson getting side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Marques Anderson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Anderson closes the distance and clinches.
george fails to pull guard.
Anderson lands a left hand that snaps the head of george backwards.
george drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Anderson turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Anderson manages to end up in side control.

Anderson stands up and we're back to a striking position.
george tries to clinch up.
Anderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
george closes this distance looking for a takedown but Anderson circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for hillbilly george. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from george misses.

Anderson takes the fight into the clinch.
Anderson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
george tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
george wants a takedown but no success here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Anderson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics george uses from the top position.

george got a little sloppy there for a moment and Anderson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, george has managed to get both his arms back between Anderson's legs - danger averted.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Anderson is on top in guard.
Anderson works over george with some ground and pound from guard.
Marques Anderson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Anderson trying to control but george is working from the bottom.

Anderson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
george walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Anderson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Anderson pulls guard successfully.
Anderson lands some strikes from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is looking to stand up but george isn't so interested in that idea.
george wants to stand but Anderson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
george preventing the sweep.
Anderson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Anderson is looking to stand up but george isn't so interested in that idea.
george throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Anderson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
george tries to free his leg and advance position but Anderson is retaining full guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
george misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Anderson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Anderson lands in his opponent's guard.
Anderson postures up and lands a big shot to george's brow.
Anderson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of george's head.
Anderson won't allow george to get back to his feet.
Anderson wants to control from the top but george keeps moving.
Anderson's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Anderson drops back looking for a leg! george is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and george manages to kick Anderson off! Anderson jumps back into george's guard.
Anderson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Anderson lands a couple of elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marques Anderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Anderson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Anderson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Anderson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. george looks a forlorn figure.
george tries to hold on but Anderson postures up.
george takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Anderson lands a heavy elbow.
Anderson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as george is looking to escape.
Anderson unloading with bombs!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
george's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
The referee warns george that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Anderson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of george's face.
The referee warns george that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
george is trying to escape the mount.
Anderson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. george can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
george is squirming around, avoiding Anderson's attempts to control the action.
Anderson content just to control the position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson trying to control but george is having none of it.
Anderson landing shots from mount.
george taking shots to the head.
george tries to lock up and control but Anderson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Anderson controlling the pace for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
george is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Anderson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Marques Anderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Anderson controlling the position easily from mount.
Anderson with good strikes from the mount here!
george can't escape the position.

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.
Anderson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Anderson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Anderson landing strikes from the mount.
Anderson controlling the pace for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marques Anderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Anderson 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 25:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 25:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 26:30

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