PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gary Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lars Mintzer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Lars Mintzer was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Anderson
vs
Mintzer

180 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

181 cm
25
176 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gary Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lars Mintzer!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mintzer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Anderson.
Mintzer attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Anderson swinging wildly here.
Mintzer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Anderson's sensitive parts.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mintzer.
Anderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A combination from Anderson does no damage.
Mintzer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Anderson's sensitive parts.
Anderson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Anderson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Anderson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mintzer.
Mintzer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Anderson.
Anderson throws a jab but it's blocked by Mintzer.
Mintzer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Anderson. That did some damage!
Mintzer throws a nice outside leg kick.
A solid body kick from Mintzer.
Anderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson with a jab.
Mintzer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Anderson's calf.
Anderson throws the left hand but Mintzer avoids the punch easily.
That kick from Mintzer tenderised Anderson's leg. Anderson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Anderson swinging wildly here.
Mintzer scores with a leg kick.
Mintzer lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Mintzer connects with a leg kick. Anderson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mintzer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Anderson's calf.
Mintzer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mintzer.
Mintzer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mintzer pushes Anderson away with a front kick.
Mintzer scores with a leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Mintzer.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
Anderson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lars Mintzer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mintzer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mintzer, right into the meat.
Anderson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mintzer can pounce on him.
Mintzer is looking to slow Anderson down with leg kicks.
Mintzer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Anderson's sensitive parts.
Mintzer scoring well with a low kick there.
Mintzer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Anderson.
Mintzer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mintzer.
Mintzer thuds his shin into the meat of Anderson's side.
Mintzer throws a nice inside leg kick.
That kick from Mintzer tenderised Anderson's leg. Anderson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice body kick from Mintzer.
Anderson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Mintzer lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mintzer.
Mintzer throws a front kick that sends Anderson stumbling back into the cage.
Mintzer throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Mintzer.
Mintzer lands with a nice body kick.
Mintzer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Anderson. That did some damage!
Anderson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mintzer.
Mintzer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mintzer, right into the meat.
Anderson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mintzer. Mintzer obviously looking to wear him down.
Mintzer cracks the inside of Anderson's front leg.
Mintzer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Anderson's sensitive parts.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mintzer!
Mintzer throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Mintzer throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Mintzer throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Anderson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Anderson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mintzer.
Anderson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
An inside leg kick lands from Mintzer.
Mintzer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mintzer.
Mintzer throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Anderson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mintzer.
A good leg kick by Mintzer.
That kick from Mintzer tenderised Anderson's leg. Anderson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mintzer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mintzer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mintzer feints and then cracks Anderson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anderson down.
Mintzer scoring well with a low kick there.
Mintzer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Anderson.
Mintzer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Anderson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mintzer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mintzer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Crunch! Mintzer slams his shin into Anderson's torso.
Anderson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Mintzer connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lars Mintzer dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A chopping leg kick lands by Mintzer.
Mintzer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mintzer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mintzer lands a nice looking kick to the body. Anderson takes a step back to recover.
Mintzer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mintzer ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Mintzer cracks the inside of Anderson's front leg.
Anderson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Mintzer slips a jab from Anderson.
Gary Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mintzer scores with a push kick.
Mintzer connects with a leg kick. Anderson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That kick from Mintzer tenderised Anderson's leg. Anderson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Anderson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mintzer.
Mintzer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mintzer connects with a leg kick. Anderson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Anderson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mintzer.
Mintzer scores with a nice body kick.
Mintzer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mintzer.
Anderson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mintzer.
Mintzer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Anderson's sensitive parts.
Mintzer is looking to slow Anderson down with leg kicks.
Mintzer lands a nice looking body kick.
Mintzer explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Mintzer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mintzer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Anderson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Anderson throws the left hand but Mintzer avoids the punch easily.
Lars Mintzer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mintzer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mintzer is looking to slow Anderson down with leg kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mintzer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Anderson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mintzer. Mintzer obviously looking to wear him down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mintzer.
Mintzer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mintzer feints and then cracks Anderson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anderson down.
Mintzer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mintzer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Anderson. That did some damage!
Mintzer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Good leg kick by Mintzer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A slapping body kick lands there for Mintzer.
Mintzer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice body kick from Mintzer.
Anderson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mintzer.
Anderson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mintzer. That one must have hurt.
Good leg kick by Mintzer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Anderson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mintzer lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Mintzer.
Mintzer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mintzer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Anderson.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mintzer.
Anderson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Mintzer connects with a leg kick. Anderson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice body kick from Mintzer.
Mintzer lands a nice looking kick to the body. Anderson takes a step back to recover.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mintzer.
Mintzer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mintzer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Anderson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That kick from Mintzer tenderised Anderson's leg. Anderson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mintzer thows a body kick. Anderson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mintzer thows a body kick. Anderson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Mintzer thuds his shin into the meat of Anderson's side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mintzer. Mintzer obviously looking to wear him down.
Mintzer throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Mintzer throws a front kick that sends Anderson stumbling back into the cage.
Mintzer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Anderson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mintzer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mintzer connects with an inside leg kick.
Mintzer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Anderson's calf.
Mintzer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mintzer feints and then cracks Anderson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anderson down.
Anderson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mintzer.
Mintzer thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Anderson if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mintzer scores with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mintzer.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mintzer.
Mintzer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lars Mintzer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

A nice inside leg kick there by Mintzer. That's going to slow Anderson down.
Anderson thows a leg kick but Mintzer checks it
and Mintzer counters with an inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mintzer.
Anderson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mintzer can pounce on him.
Mintzer is looking to slow Anderson down with leg kicks.
Anderson misses with a two punch combination.
Mintzer thows a body kick. Anderson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mintzer.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mintzer.
Anderson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mintzer. That one must have hurt.
Anderson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mintzer. Mintzer obviously looking to wear him down.
Good leg kick by Mintzer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mintzer connects with a solid leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mintzer.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mintzer.
Anderson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mintzer connects with a solid leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mintzer connects with an inside leg kick.
Anderson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Anderson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mintzer. That's going to slow Anderson down.
Mintzer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Anderson's calf.
Anderson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Mintzer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Anderson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Mintzer fakes the leg kick and cracks Anderson in the body.
Mintzer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mintzer is looking to slow Anderson down with leg kicks.
Mintzer fakes the leg kick and cracks Anderson in the body.
Mintzer feints and then cracks Anderson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anderson down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mintzer - that will leave a mark!
Anderson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Mintzer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Anderson. That did some damage!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mintzer lands a nice looking kick to the body. Anderson takes a step back to recover.
Mintzer connects with an inside leg kick.
Anderson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Anderson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mintzer.
Both fighters circling a little - Mintzer finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mintzer!
Anderson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mintzer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mintzer scoring well with a low kick there.
Mintzer lands a leg kick that knocks Anderson off balance momentarily.
Mintzer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Anderson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mintzer.
Mintzer connects with a leg kick. Anderson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mintzer thumps Anderson with a low kick.
Mintzer connects with a solid leg kick.
Lars Mintzer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mintzer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Anderson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mintzer feints and then cracks Anderson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anderson down.
Mintzer is looking to slow Anderson down with leg kicks.
Mintzer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Anderson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Mintzer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Anderson.
Mintzer scores with a kick to the midsection.
Anderson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mintzer. Mintzer obviously looking to wear him down.
Mintzer lands a leg kick that knocks Anderson off balance momentarily.
Anderson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mintzer. Mintzer obviously looking to wear him down.
Mintzer thows a body kick. Anderson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Mintzer connects with an inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mintzer. That's going to slow Anderson down.
Mintzer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mintzer connects with a leg kick. Anderson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Anderson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mintzer. Mintzer obviously looking to wear him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mintzer connects with an inside leg kick.
Anderson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mintzer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Anderson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mintzer. Mintzer obviously looking to wear him down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mintzer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mintzer lands a nice looking body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mintzer.
Mintzer lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gary Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mintzer scores with a leg kick.
Mintzer connects with an inside leg kick.
Mintzer feints and then cracks Anderson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anderson down.
Mintzer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anderson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Mintzer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mintzer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mintzer feints and then cracks Anderson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anderson down.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lars Mintzer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mintzer 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 24:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 24:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lars Mintzer!