PBP Commentary

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

Anderson
vs
Fairtex

193 cm
19
211 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
215 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Allan Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jaidee Fairtex!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson lands a nice looking body shot.
Fairtex misses with a head kick.
Fairtex misses with a head kick.
Anderson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fairtex lands a nice looking body kick.
Anderson missing with a left hand there. Fairtex was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Anderson checks a leg kick.
Fairtex throws a wild body kick that Anderson sees coming a mile off.
Anderson loads up on a big right hand but Fairtex slips the punch.
Anderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fairtex throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Fairtex turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Anderson misses with an uppercut.
Fairtex walks into a stiff left hand from Anderson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fairtex tries a head kick but it misses.
Anderson cracks a nice hook into Fairtex's ribs.
Anderson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Anderson avoids the head kick by Fairtex.
Anderson blocks a head kick by Fairtex.
Fairtex slips a jab from Anderson.
Anderson connects with a nice looking jab.
Fairtex throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jaidee Fairtex seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fairtex looks gassed!
Anderson blocks a head kick by Fairtex.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairtex throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fairtex tries to move into range but Anderson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Anderson scores with a sloppy right hand. Fairtex should have avoided that one.
Nice jab there from Anderson.

Anderson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Anderson landing with the ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Anderson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Anderson is in close to Fairtex's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Anderson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Fairtex's head.
Anderson working some strikes from top position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Anderson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Anderson landing some decent shots from guard.
Anderson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Fairtex's head.
Anderson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson working some strikes from top position.
Anderson 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 is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fairtex is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Anderson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Anderson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Anderson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fairtex being controlled here, momentarily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Anderson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Anderson works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Anderson working Fairtex over with strikes.
Fairtex is trying to stand up here but Anderson is controlling him well.
Fairtex is looking to get back to is feet but Anderson passes into side control.
Anderson lands a nice forearm strike.
Fairtex takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Anderson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Fairtex to see if he's OK.
Anderson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Fairtex tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Anderson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Anderson working away.
Fairtex is looking to reverse the position.
Fairtex is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Anderson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Anderson scores with a couple of short elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fairtex keeps working.
Fairtex taking punishment in the form of punches.
Anderson wants to take a breather but Fairtex manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Anderson.
Anderson passes Fairtex's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Fairtex wants to improve his position but Anderson is controlling well.
Fairtex is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fairtex is in trouble now - Anderson has advanced to mount!
Anderson with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Allan Anderson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A head kick misses from Fairtex.
Allan Anderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Fairtex leaves Anderson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Anderson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nice straight punches there by Anderson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Anderson.
Fairtex throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fairtex throws a nice head kick!
Anderson avoids the head kick by Fairtex.
Fairtex tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anderson lands with a cross.
Fairtex throws a sloppy head kick and Anderson moves out of range easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Anderson.
Anderson lands a really nice looking cross but Fairtex seems unphased.
Fairtex has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fairtex there as he acknowledges the shot.
Anderson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson cracks Fairtex with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Donk. Anderson catches Fairtex right on the button with a cross.
Anderson shoots for a takedown but Fairtex saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Anderson blocks a low kick nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson lands a head shot.
Anderson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Anderson.

Anderson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Anderson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Fairtex is looking to stand back up but Anderson counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Fairtex.
Fairtex on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Anderson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Fairtex is looking to control Anderson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fairtex avoid being mounted?
Anderson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fairtex with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Anderson is looking to advance position but Fairtex won't allow it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Anderson lands a nice short elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is trying to control the action in half guard but Fairtex is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Anderson working over Fairtex with some ground and pound. Fairtex looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Fairtex is trying to stand up here but Anderson is controlling him well.
Fairtex tries to roll over but Anderson keeps him under control.
Anderson drops an elbow to the side of Fairtex's head.
Anderson working over Fairtex with some ground and pound. Fairtex looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Anderson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Anderson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson lands with a punch from half guard.
Anderson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Anderson wants to take a breather but Fairtex is having none of it.
Anderson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson with the ground and pound but Fairtex uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Anderson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Anderson throwing strikes but missing.
Anderson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fairtex trying to control the position.
Anderson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fairtex wants to stand up but Anderson is controlling him.
Anderson wants to control from the top but Fairtex keeps moving.
Fairtex trying to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Anderson lands a couple of digs.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Anderson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Anderson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Fairtex controls Anderson momentarily but Anderson frees himself.
Anderson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson connects with a couple of short punches.
Anderson passes Fairtex's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Anderson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Anderson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Anderson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Allan Anderson dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Fairtex tries to sprawl but Anderson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Fairtex controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Fairtex is staying active underneath Anderson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Anderson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fairtex controlling the position well.
Anderson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Anderson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Anderson moves into full mount! Fairtex won't be happy about that!
Fairtex is in a horrible position here. Anderson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Anderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fairtex can do to turn this around?
Fairtex working to try and regain half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairtex squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Fairtex tries to hold on but Anderson postures up.
Fairtex is trying to stand up.
Anderson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Anderson trying to control but Fairtex is having none of it.
Anderson with shots to the head and body - Fairtex looks very uncomfortable down there.
Anderson raining down hammerfists from mount.
Anderson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Anderson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Fairtex hang on?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson unloading with bombs!
Anderson lands a heavy elbow.
Anderson with shots to the head and body - Fairtex looks very uncomfortable down there.
Anderson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Fairtex is desperately trying to improve his position but Anderson has a good base and remains in mount.
Anderson working Fairtex over with strikes here.
Jaidee Fairtex has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anderson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
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!
Anderson scoring with strikes but Fairtex is staying in there.
Anderson content just to control the position here.
Anderson won't let Fairtex get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex wants to hold on but Anderson pushes him away.
The referee warns Fairtex that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Anderson.
Anderson lands a big elbow.
Fairtex takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Allan Anderson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fairtex in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Anderson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Fairtex keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Anderson with shots to the head and body - Fairtex looks very uncomfortable down there.
Fairtex is bucking up trying to escape but Anderson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
A nice elbow there by Anderson.
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 Fairtex's face.
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 Fairtex's face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Fairtex working to try and regain half guard.
BOOM! Anderson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Anderson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Anderson lands with some strikes.
Anderson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Anderson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Anderson lands a heavy elbow.
Anderson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Fairtex keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson landing punches.
Anderson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Anderson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Allan 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:26

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