PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jonathon Rook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silva Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson has chosen u can't win as his entrance music. Jonathon Rook has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rook
vs
Anderson

190 cm
22
195 lbs
6 - 4 - 1

195 cm
21
197 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
KO power

Dangerous GnP
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jonathon Rook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Silva Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson tries a head kick but it misses.
Rook thows a leg kick but Anderson checks it
and Anderson counters with a leg kick.
Anderson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anderson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice shot by Rook.
Rook throws a right hand that Anderson ducks under and follows up with a left that Anderson also avoids with ease.
Rook checks a low kick from Anderson.
Rook will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Anderson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rook.
Rook checks the leg kick.
Rook misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Anderson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rook throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anderson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Rook misses with a low kick.
Anderson tries to land a front kick but Rook steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A good leg kick by Rook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Rook.
Anderson misses with a body shot.
Rook checks a leg kick.
Anderson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rook cracks Anderson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Anderson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Anderson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands with a slapping head kick.
Rook throws a poor cross that misses
and Anderson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rook bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Anderson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Rook counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Anderson thinking.
Rook looks to score with a jab to the body but Anderson is just out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rook crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Anderson - the referee stops the clock and Rook gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Anderson. Rook manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Anderson lands a head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson slips under a jab.
Anderson lands a high kick!
Rook steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Anderson. That one must have hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rook misses with a body punch
and Rook takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Anderson misses with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson connects with a leg kick. Rook looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Rook shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Silva Anderson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A looping hook to the body misses from Rook. Anderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anderson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rook has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rook throws a predictable looking body shot
and Anderson counters with a nice body kick.
Anderson throws out a leg kick but Rook moves out of range and Anderson only half commits.
Rook checks a low kick from Anderson.
Anderson walks into a jab.
Anderson checks a low kick from Rook.
Rook lands with a nice combination. Anderson backs away looking to recover.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rook throws a leg kick
and Anderson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rook scores with a sloppy right hand. Anderson should have avoided that one.
Anderson throws the left hand but Rook avoids the punch easily.
Rook avoids the head kick by Anderson.
Anderson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rook is looking to wear down Anderson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A low kick from Anderson misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rook connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Anderson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rook swings away with a body shot that misses
and Anderson counters with a straight right hand.
Anderson misses with a hook
and Rook counters with an inside leg kick.
Rook throws a sloppy body shot
and Anderson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Rook is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Rook finds it's target.
Rook misses the body punch
and Anderson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Rook is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Anderson throws an off balance right hand
and Rook counters with a leg kick.
Rook works Anderson's body with a nice hook.
Rook misses with a body shot.
Rook punishes Anderson's body with a nice straight punch.
Silva Anderson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Anderson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rook tries to bum rush Anderson with a series of wild strikes but Anderson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rook scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Anderson doesn't seem bothered though.
A low kick from Anderson is predictable there
and Rook counters with a nice uppercut.
Anderson thows a leg kick but Rook checks it
letting Rook counter with a right hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Rook blocks the leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rook counters with a series of strikes. Anderson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Anderson throws a leg kick but Rook checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jonathon Rook will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Anderson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Anderson motions for Rook to come forward. Anderson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rook ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
Rook is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Anderson throws a shot from downtown. Rook moves away and avoids it.
Rook takes a kick to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rook lands a slapping body shot.
Anderson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Anderson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson throws a head kick but Rook moves out of range.
Rook misses with a body shot
and Anderson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A low kick from Rook is predictable there
and Anderson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rook's knee momentarily.
Anderson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rook misses with a looping right.
Anderson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Anderson throws a leg kick
and Rook counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rook looks to score with a jab to the body but Anderson is just out of range.
Rook blocks a head kick by Anderson.
Rook misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anderson.
A slapping leg kick lands for Anderson.
Rook checks a low kick from Anderson.
Rook avoids a kick to the body.
Silva Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a looping left.
Rook takes a swing at Anderson's ribcage but misses.
Anderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anderson swings widly with a right hand
and Rook counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Anderson thinking.
Anderson looks to throw a body kick
and Rook counters with an outside leg kick.
Rook misses with a low kick.
Anderson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rook 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.
Anderson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rook counters with a nice body shot.
Rook scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rook takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rook lands a jab to the nose.
The fighters circling - Anderson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rook throws a leg kick but Anderson moved away.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Silva Anderson.
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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29

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