PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Svein Anders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Bo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pedro Bo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Anders
vs
Bo

225 cm
20
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

204 cm
22
294 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Svein Anders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pedro Bo!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anders connects with an inside leg kick.

Anders gets a clinch.

Anders pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anders tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anders shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bo pinned against the cage. Bo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bo lands with a straight right. Anders didn't see that one coming.
Bo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bo wants it to stay on the feet.
Anders closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bo circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Svein Anders. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Anders circles away quickly and effectively.
Sloppy strikes from Bo. Those never looked like landing.
Anders changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bo tries to avoid it but Anders manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bo to the ground. Bo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Anders is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Anders tries to close the distance and clinch but Bo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bo looks to land a combination but Anders avoids it well.
Bo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Svein Anders has been cut.
Bo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Anders.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Anders momentarily.
Anders avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Anders.
Anders closes the distance and clinches up with Bo, looking for a takedown. Anders pushes Bo against the cage but Bo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Anders is breathing heavily.
Bo scores with a three punch combo!
Anders shoots in but Bo avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Bo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Anders misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anders tries to land knees in the clinch but Bo avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Anders keeps control of Bo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Anders escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anders takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bo throws a low kick but Anders moves out of range easily.
Anders takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bo sizes up Anders with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bo throws a right hand that Anders ducks under and follows up with a left that Anders also avoids with ease.
Pedro Bo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Bo lands a left and a right that send Anders crashing to the mat, dazed. Bo thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Anders is rocked!

Svein Anders's cut is getting worse.
Bo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

Bo moves into the clinch successfully.
Bo can't break the clinch.
Bo working hard to break the clinch.
Anders keeps control of Bo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anders fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Anders is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bo is looking to break free of the clinch but Anders has double underhooks.
Anders keeps control of Bo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Anders's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Anders is trying to break free.
Anders has Bo pressed against the cage, preventing Bo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Anders is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bo tries to circle away but Anders has him pinned against the cage.
Bo is trying to break the clinch but Anders is controlling him.
Bo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Anders has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Anders looking for a takedown.
Bo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bo tries to break free but Anders pushes him back against the cage.
Bo is trying to break free.
Bo tries to break free but Anders pushes him back against the cage.
Anders keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bo's efforts to push away.
Anders wants a takedown.
Bo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bo is trying to force a seperation but Anders has the dominant position.
Anders has Bo pressed against the cage, preventing Bo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bo has had enough of the clinch but Anders keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pedro Bo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Svein Anders's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Anders tries to clinch
and Bo counters with a stiff right hand.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Anders. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Anders throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Anders.

Anders closes the distance and clinches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Anders tries for a takedown. No joy.

Anders breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bo misses with a low kick.
Bo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bo throws a series of punches but Anders avoids them all with ease.
Bo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bo.
Bo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Oh Anders is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bo lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Anders can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Bo and Anders drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Bo.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pedro Bo!