PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Scott Jerman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noah Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson has chosen "Just Dance" by Lady GaGa as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jerman
vs
Anderson

175 cm
27
195 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

180 cm
21
195 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Scott Jerman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Noah Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Alyssa Summers and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jerman scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Noah Anderson has been cut.
Jerman closes the distance but Anderson moves to the side
and Anderson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jerman on the wrong end of a nice hook.

It looks like Scott Jerman has been cut.
Anderson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jerman thuds a left hand into Anderson's body.
Jerman throws a left and a right that both miss

and Anderson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Anderson.
Anderson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jerman lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Anderson!
Jerman pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jerman thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Anderson working to try and regain half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jerman throws some wild stikes that Anderson manages to avoid easily.
Anderson wants to control but Jerman is having none of it.
Anderson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Anderson holds on to Jerman as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
Jerman misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Anderson wants to hold on but Jerman pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jerman cracks Anderson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Anderson wants to control but Jerman is having none of it.
Anderson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Jerman is landing with some decent strikes but Anderson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jerman thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Jerman connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The referee warns Anderson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Anderson tries to reverse the position but Jerman maintains control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jerman trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jerman cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jerman landing strikes from the mount.
Jerman throws a sloppy strike and Anderson uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Anderson has ended up in Jerman's guard.
Jerman trying to keep a closed guard but Anderson is proving a slippery customer.
Anderson trying to control but Jerman is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jerman trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Anderson preventing the sweep.
Jerman wants to improve his position but instead Anderson has moved into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jerman has a hand on Anderson's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Anderson takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Jerman is in all sorts of trouble here.
Anderson looking to control but Jerman is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jerman keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Anderson with shots to the head and body - Jerman looks very uncomfortable down there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jerman tries to reverse the position but Anderson maintains control.
Jerman is breathing heavily.
Anderson wants to control the pace but Jerman is squirming around nicely.
Anderson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Jerman dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Anderson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jerman on the side of the head.
Jerman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Anderson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Anderson scores with a hook to the body. Jerman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice uppercut there from Anderson.
Jerman lands with a good body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jerman darts in trying to clinch

and Anderson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jerman is looking for a sweep. Anderson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Anderson connects with a nice short shot to Jerman's temple.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jerman tries to kick Anderson off in order to stand up. Anderson Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.

Anderson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Anderson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Anderson scores with punches from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson trying to control the action but Jerman is working from the bottom.
Scott Jerman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Anderson lands a nice forearm strike.
Anderson lands a few punches from side control.
Jerman regains half guard.
Anderson is keen to just control but Jerman is a slippery customer.
Anderson working Jerman over with strikes.
Anderson is controlling the pace.

Anderson seems to be looking for submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jerman looks like he's trying to stand up.
Anderson wants to control but Jerman is keeping him busy.
Anderson uses his free foot to push down on Jerman's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Jerman.
Anderson looking to finish Jerman with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jerman!
Jerman is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jerman is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jerman is squirming around, avoiding Anderson's attempts to control the action.
Jerman is looking to improve his position but Anderson isn't that keen on the idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jerman manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Jerman tries to roll over but Anderson keeps him under control.
Anderson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Jerman can't escape the position.
Jerman swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Anderson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Anderson lands a nice shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson controlling his opponent.
Anderson with a couple of short strikes.
Anderson lands a nice shot to the head.

Scott Jerman's cut is getting worse.
Jerman tries to reverse the position but Anderson maintains control.
Anderson controlling the pace for now.
Jerman is squirming around, avoiding Anderson's attempts to control the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jerman looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Noah Anderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Anderson looking to score a takedown here. Jerman is defending well but Anderson drives through and ends up in Jerman's guard.
Jerman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jerman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jerman is looking to sweep but instead, Anderson has passed into half guard.
Jerman is not content to let Anderson control the position.
Nice strikes from Anderson there.
Jerman is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Anderson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Anderson's back!
Jerman throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Anderson controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad spot.
Jerman is striking well from the back but Anderson escapes and manages to control the positon and works his way to half guard. A much better position - the crisis is over for the time being.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jerman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Anderson controlling the position well.
Anderson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jerman's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jerman's back!
Anderson tries to keep control of the position but Jerman is staying busy.

That's two 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 gets his hands free as Jerman looks to control.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Anderson. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Will Anderson go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Jerman covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.

Jeez, Scott Jerman's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Scott Jerman's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Noah Anderson!