PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Derek Zoolander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Zoolander
vs
Anderson

173 cm
23
154 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

190 cm
24
164 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Derek Zoolander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nate Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Zoolander makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Anderson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Zoolander makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Zoolander misses with a leg kick

and Anderson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Nice body punch from Anderson.
Anderson is struggling to control the position.
Zoolander can't find room to land a body shot as Anderson controls the action.
Anderson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Zoolander's efforts to push away.
Zoolander is trying to break the clinch but Anderson is controlling him.
Zoolander misses with a punch to the body.
Zoolander is trying to stall.
Anderson lands a body punch.
Anderson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Anderson scores with a shot to the side of Zoolander's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zoolander is looking to break free of the clinch but Anderson has double underhooks.
Zoolander fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson lands with a right to the head.
Anderson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Zoolander throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Zoolander fails to land.
Zoolander misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Anderson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zoolander dodges the punch combination from Anderson.
Zoolander misses with an uppercut
and Anderson counters with a nice body shot.
Zoolander misses with a body shot
and Anderson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Zoolander walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Anderson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Anderson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Zoolander manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nate Anderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zoolander ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zoolander sizes up Anderson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sloppy strikes from Anderson. Those never looked like landing.

Anderson clinches up with Zoolander and pushes him back against the cage.
Zoolander misses with the head strike.
Zoolander throws a head punch that misses.
Anderson lands a nice shot to the body.
Anderson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Anderson avoiding damage as Zoolander throws knees to the body.

Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zoolander misses with a hook

and Anderson counters by clinching up.

Anderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zoolander throws a body punch but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson defending well as Zoolander loads up on a big left hand.
Zoolander shoots in and drives through. Anderson sprawls well.
Anderson tries to clinch up but Zoolander circles away and keeps his distance.
Zoolander is looking to wear down Anderson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Anderson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Zoolander clobbers Anderson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Zoolander clinches up with Anderson and pushes him back against the cage.
Zoolander misses with a punch on the inside.

Zoolander manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Anderson wants to get up but he can't break Zoolander's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Anderson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Anderson tries to stand but Zoolander is controlling from the bottom.

Zoolander is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Anderson is aware though and is defending well.
Anderson postures up.
Zoolander can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Anderson controls the pace.
Zoolander looking for a sweep. Not yet Zoolander, not yet.
Zoolander might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Zoolander working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Anderson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Anderson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Anderson stands and steps away. Zoolander gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nate Anderson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Anderson wants to clinch but Zoolander slips to the side

and Zoolander counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Anderson wants to stand and escape but Zoolander is having none of it.

Anderson has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Zoolander off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Anderson slips a jab from Zoolander.
Zoolander tries to clinch up but Anderson circles away and keeps his distance.
Zoolander is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anderson.
Anderson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zoolander moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zoolander looks to score with a jab to the body but Anderson is just out of range.
Anderson closes the distance but Zoolander moves to the side
and Zoolander makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson tries to clinch but Zoolander moves away
and Zoolander counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Zoolander keeps the fight on the outside.
Anderson throws a hook but Zoolander blocks it.

Anderson closes the distance and clinches.
Anderson working aggressively here.
Zoolander is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Anderson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Zoolander's efforts to push away.
Anderson blocking some punches.

Zoolander escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anderson tries to clinch
and Zoolander cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Anderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anderson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Zoolander holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anderson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Anderson prevents Zoolander from breaking the clinch.

Anderson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anderson darts in trying to clinch

and Zoolander counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Anderson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Anderson is trying to stand back up but Zoolander is controlling him

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is staying active underneath Zoolander, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Zoolander's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Derek Zoolander wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Zoolander misses with a lunging right hand

and Anderson counters by clinching up.
Zoolander is looking to break free of the clinch but Anderson has double underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Anderson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Anderson is pushing Zoolander up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Zoolander wants to break the clinch but can't.
Zoolander wants to break free but Anderson has control.
Anderson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Zoolander or not.
Anderson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Anderson.
Anderson blocking some punches.
Zoolander is trying to stall.
Anderson lands with a right to the head.
Zoolander gets through Anderson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Anderson is working Zoolander over against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Anderson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zoolander misses with a shot to the body

and Anderson counters by clinching up.
Anderson digs a right hand underneath Zoolander's ribcage. Zoolander let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Anderson is working Zoolander over against the cage.
Anderson digs a right hand into Zoolander's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Zoolander's gas tank.
Zoolander's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zoolander is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Anderson.
Anderson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Anderson blocking some punches.
Zoolander working hard to break the clinch.
Zoolander is trying to break the clinch but Anderson has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Zoolander fails to land.
Anderson taking a breather.
Anderson blocks a body shot from Zoolander.
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 Derek Zoolander will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Zoolander misses with a few strikes there.
Anderson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Anderson instigates a clinch.
Zoolander taking a breather.
Anderson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Zoolander takes a shot to the head.
Zoolander can't break the clinch.
Anderson prevents a body shot from Zoolander.
Zoolander misses with the head strike.
Anderson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Zoolander misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anderson.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Anderson.
Anderson cracks Zoolander with a nice body shot.
Anderson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zoolander backwards.
A body shot lands from Zoolander.
Zoolander can't find room to land a body shot as Anderson controls the action.
Zoolander is looking to control Anderson's arms but Anderson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Zoolander has his back to the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zoolander drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Anderson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Anderson stops a takedown attempt from Zoolander.
Zoolander is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Anderson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Anderson on the inside.
Anderson is working Zoolander over against the cage.

Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson darts in trying to clinch
and Zoolander counters with a straight right hand.
Anderson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Zoolander misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Anderson counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zoolander throws a hook but Anderson blocks it.
Anderson tries to clinch but Zoolander moves away
and Zoolander counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Zoolander rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Anderson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Anderson darts in trying to clinch
and Zoolander makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Zoolander misses with a looping left.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Zoolander circles away from the clinch attempt
and Zoolander counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zoolander throws a combination that misses
and Anderson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zoolander digs a good hook to Anderson's body.
Zoolander swings widly with a right hand

and Anderson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Zoolander breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Anderson has Zoolander up against the cage in a clinch.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike.
Anderson digs a right hand into Zoolander's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Zoolander's gas tank.
Anderson just leaning against Zoolander, taking a breather.
Zoolander throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zoolander wants to get back to striking at distance but Anderson won't allow it.
Anderson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anderson avoiding damage as Zoolander throws knees to the body.
Anderson gets through Zoolander's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zoolander is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Anderson prevents Zoolander from breaking the clinch.
Zoolander lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Zoolander.
A hook to the body from Anderson.
Zoolander tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Zoolander blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Zoolander escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anderson wants to clinch up but Zoolander keeps it at a distance.
Zoolander swats away the attempt to clinch by Anderson.
Anderson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Zoolander manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nate Anderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Anderson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29

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