PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rusty Trombone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Anderson
vs
Trombone

176 cm
24
180 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

200 cm
28
182 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Milwaukee's Best Nutrition $65 - 159's
Milwaukee's Best Nutrition $65 - 159's

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Samuel Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rusty Trombone!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Winston Howard and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Trombone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Anderson misses the body punch
and Trombone counters with a three punch combo that has Anderson backing up. Anderson nods at Trombone to acknowledge the strikes.
Anderson throws a sloppy body shot
and Trombone counters with a right hand to the body.
Anderson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Anderson misses with a hook to the body
and Trombone counters with a three punch combo that has Anderson backing up. Anderson nods at Trombone to acknowledge the strikes.
Anderson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Trombone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Anderson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Trombone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Trombone is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anderson.
Nice jab there from Trombone.
Anderson misses with a body shot
and Trombone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Anderson moves out of range of the strikes.
Trombone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
Trombone has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Anderson misses with a body punch
and Trombone counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A shot to the body from Anderson misses
letting Trombone counter with a right hand.
Anderson swings away with a body shot that misses

and Trombone holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Anderson is trying to force a seperation but Trombone has the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Trombone.
Anderson being controlled against the cage.
Anderson tries to break free but Trombone pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Anderson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Anderson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Trombone lands with a left to the head.
Trombone lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Anderson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Trombone.
Trombone lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Anderson or not.

Trombone breaks from the clinch.
A jab lands there for Trombone.
Anderson cracks Trombone with a good jab.
A shot to the body from Anderson misses
and Trombone counters with a leg kick.
Trombone is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Anderson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Anderson misses with a shot to the body
and Trombone makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Anderson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Anderson misses with a shot to the body
letting Trombone counter with a right hand.
Anderson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Trombone counters with a left to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson moves out of range as Trombone throws a body kick.
Trombone lands with a thumping leg kick.
Anderson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson misses with a body punch
and Trombone counters with a nice uppercut.
Trombone lands a nice leg kick that just misses Anderson's sensitive parts.
Anderson misses with a body punch
and Trombone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Anderson swings away with a body shot that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Anderson misses with a body shot
and Trombone counters with a left to the body.
Anderson avoids the body shot from Trombone.
Anderson misses the body punch
and Trombone counters with a series of strikes. Anderson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Anderson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Trombone counters with an inside leg kick.
Trombone scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the body from Anderson misses
and Anderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Anderson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a double jab
and Trombone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Anderson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Trombone counters with a straight right hand.
Anderson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A shot to the body from Anderson misses
and Trombone counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Anderson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Trombone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Trombone throws a series of punches but Anderson avoids them all with ease.
Anderson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Trombone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Trombone is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Trombone takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Trombone throws a solid leg kick but Anderson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Trombone.
Trombone moves out of range as Anderson strikes.
Anderson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Trombone misses with a straight left.
Anderson is looking to wear down Trombone with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Anderson misses with a body shot
and Trombone counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a body punch
and Trombone counters with a left to the body.
Anderson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Anderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Anderson swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Trombone counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trombone stays in close to Anderson's body and controls the position.
Anderson controls Trombone momentarily but Trombone frees himself.
Trombone content to stall in guard here.
Trombone trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Rusty Trombone was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Trombone throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Trombone fails to land with a series of punches.
Trombone misses the jab.
Trombone misses with an uppercut. Anderson saw that one coming.
Anderson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Trombone counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rusty Trombone seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Trombone on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A shot to the body from Anderson misses
and Trombone counters with a solid body kick.
Anderson swings and misses with a shot to the body

so Trombone counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Trombone won't allow Anderson to sweep him here.
Anderson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Anderson is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Anderson is trying to control. Trombone wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trombone is trying to get back to full guard.
Trombone manages to get to full guard.
Anderson trying to control but Trombone is working from the bottom.
Anderson looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Samuel Anderson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Trombone lands a nice shot to the body.
Anderson misses with a shot to the body
and Trombone counters with a stiff right hand.
Trombone dips to his left and cracks Anderson with an uppercut!
Trombone throws a head kick but Anderson moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Anderson misses

and Trombone counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Trombone with a flurry of punches that miss.
Trombone has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Trombone not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Anderson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Trombone.
Anderson trying to keep a closed guard but Trombone is proving a slippery customer.
Anderson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Trombone on the ground.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Trombone is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Rusty Trombone was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Anderson misses with a double jab.
Anderson misses the body punch
and Trombone counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Trombone swings widly with a right hand
and Anderson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Trombone thinking.
Anderson looks to throw the jab but Trombone is out of range.
Trombone scores with a shot to the body.
Anderson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Trombone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Anderson moves forwards but Trombone connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Anderson misses with a body punch
and Trombone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses the body punch
and Trombone counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Trombone tests Anderson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Samuel Anderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anderson misses with a body punch
and Trombone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Anderson misses with a jab to the body
enabling Trombone to counter with a crisp jab.
Trombone misses with a wild combination.

Trombone moves into range and clinches up with Anderson.
Trombone lands with a right to the head.
Trombone lands a nice shot to the body.
Trombone pressing his opponent against the cage.
Trombone lands a shoulder strike.
Anderson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trombone lands a left hand.
Trombone pushes Anderson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Trombone just leaning against Anderson, taking a breather.
Anderson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Trombone lands a left hand that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Trombone lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rusty Trombone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Anderson misses with a body punch
and Trombone counters with a nice uppercut.
Anderson slips a jab from Trombone.
Anderson lands the left hand.
Anderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trombone was well out of range. Poor timing from Anderson.
Anderson misses with a shot to the body
and Trombone counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Anderson misses with a hook to the body
and Trombone makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Anderson throws a sloppy body shot
and Trombone counters with a good low kick that Anderson was not able to check.
Anderson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Anderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Trombone is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Trombone throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Trombone connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Anderson misses with a shot to the body
and Trombone counters with a stiff right hand.
Anderson misses with a lunging right hand
and Trombone counters with an outside leg kick.
Anderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anderson misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Trombone counters with a low kick, right behind Anderson 's knee.
Anderson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Trombone counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Anderson misses with a body punch
and Anderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Anderson misses the body punch
and Trombone counters with a two punch combo.
Anderson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Trombone counters with a straight right hand.
Anderson misses with a hook to the body
and Trombone finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Trombone takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Anderson swings away with a body shot that misses

and Trombone counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Trombone.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Trombone.
Trombone lands a left hand.
Trombone stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Trombone keeps control of Anderson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Anderson tries to break free but Trombone pushes him back against the cage.
Trombone throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A body shot lands from Trombone.
Trombone keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Anderson's efforts to push away.
Trombone lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Samuel Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Trombone.
Trombone lands a right hand.
Anderson wants to break free but Trombone has control.
A short left from Trombone.
Anderson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short right from Trombone.
Anderson tries to break free but Trombone pushes him back against the cage.
Anderson tries to break the clinch but Trombone is controlling the position.
Trombone lands an uppercut.
Anderson tries to break free but Trombone pushes him back against the cage.
Trombone lands a shoulder strike.
Trombone cracks Anderson with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson tries to break the clinch but Trombone is controlling the position.
Trombone taking a breather.
Anderson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Trombone.
Trombone scores with a nice hook to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Trombone.
Trombone working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Anderson is trying to force a seperation but Trombone has the dominant position.
Anderson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Trombone scores with a hook to the body.
Rusty Trombone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Trombone gets through Anderson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trombone lands a left hand.
Trombone keeps control of Anderson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Trombone takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Trombone stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Anderson wants to break the clinch but can't.
A right handed body shot lands from Trombone.
Anderson working hard to break the clinch.
Trombone gets through Anderson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Trombone makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Trombone scores with a shoulder strike.
Trombone scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Anderson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Trombone scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Anderson is trying to break the clinch but Trombone has him pressed against the cage.
Trombone lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A hook to the body from Trombone.
Trombone lands with a right to the head.
Trombone lands a body punch in the clinch.
Trombone scores with a shot to the side of Anderson's head.
Trombone lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
A shot in the inside from Trombone.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson has had enough of the clinch but Trombone keeps him there for the moment.
A short right from Trombone.
Trombone lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Trombone keeps control of Anderson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Trombone avoiding damage.
Anderson can't break the clinch.
Trombone lands with a right to the head.
Anderson working hard to break the clinch.
A short right from Trombone on the inside.
Trombone lands a nice uppercut.
Trombone lands a nice uppercut.
Trombone throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hook to the body lands for Trombone.
Anderson tries to break free but Trombone pushes him back against the cage.
Trombone lands an uppercut.
Trombone lands with a right to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trombone digs a right hand underneath Anderson's ribcage. Anderson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Trombone gets through Anderson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Anderson has had enough of the clinch but Trombone keeps him there for the moment.
Trombone lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Trombone stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Trombone lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Anderson misses with a body punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rusty Trombone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Trombone 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 25:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rusty Trombone!