PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Duggan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silva Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duggan comes to the cage accompanied by tunnetko jo rakkauden. Anderson has chosen Kick Ass as his entrance music. Frank Duggan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Duggan
vs
Anderson

201 cm
31
201 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

195 cm
23
197 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Duggan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Silva Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson misses with a shot to the body
and Duggan counters with a one-two to the body.
Duggan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Duggan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Anderson thows a body shot but no joy.
Duggan misses with the combination.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Duggan moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Duggan.
A low kick from Anderson misses
and Duggan counters with a series of strikes. Anderson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Anderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duggan manages to avoid it.
Duggan takes a swing at Anderson's ribcage but misses.
Duggan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
Duggan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Anderson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Anderson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Duggan is breathing heavily.
Duggan throws a hook to the side of Anderson's head but Anderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Anderson, right into the meat.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses.
Anderson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Anderson connects with a solid leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Anderson.
Duggan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Duggan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anderson scores with a nice body kick.
Duggan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.
Anderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duggan.
Anderson throws a low kick but Duggan moves out of range easily.
Anderson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Anderson scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson avoids a kick to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Anderson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Duggan.
Anderson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Good leg kick by Anderson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Anderson misses with a body shot.
A left and a right from Anderson both land. Nice combination.
Duggan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Anderson lands a jab to Duggan's midsection.
Good leg kick by Anderson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Anderson throws out a powerful jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Anderson.
Anderson thows a body kick. Duggan tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Duggan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Anderson cracks a nice hook into Duggan's ribs.
Anderson lands a nice looking body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duggan moves away.
Anderson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Duggan takes a step back to recover.
Anderson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Anderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Duggan is just out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Anderson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Anderson.
Anderson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Duggan rather than just go for the knockout.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Anderson.
Duggan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Anderson digs a good body shot into Duggan's ribs.
Duggan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Anderson connects with a looping right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duggan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Duggan walks into a straight right hand from Anderson.
Duggan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anderson thumps Duggan with a low kick.
Duggan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Anderson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Anderson scores with a jab to the body.
Anderson scores with a jab. Duggan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Anderson lands with a hook. Duggan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Anderson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Duggan had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Duggan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Anderson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Anderson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Duggan on the side of the head.
Anderson lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Duggan takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Anderson throws a series of punches but Duggan avoids them all with ease.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anderson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
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!

Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anderson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Anderson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Duggan might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Duggan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Anderson misses the shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Duggan there.
Duggan has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Anderson throws a body punch but Duggan moves out of range.
Anderson thows a body shot but no joy.
Anderson with a hook.
Duggan scores with a leg kick.
A jab lands there for Anderson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Anderson.
Duggan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson sizes up Duggan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duggan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Anderson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Anderson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Anderson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Duggan will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Duggan crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Anderson - the referee stops the clock and Duggan gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Anderson. Duggan manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Anderson.
Anderson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Anderson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Duggan's hands.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duggan moves away.
Anderson cracks Duggan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Anderson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Silva Anderson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Duggan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Duggan avoids a kick to the body.
Anderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duggan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Duggan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anderson cracks a nice hook into Duggan's ribs.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duggan moves away.
Duggan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Anderson tests Duggan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Anderson cracks Duggan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Silva Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Duggan on the side of the head.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duggan moves away.
A jab from Duggan misses.
Duggan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Anderson can pounce on him.
Duggan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Anderson throws a head kick but Duggan moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Anderson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Anderson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Anderson misses the shot to the body.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses.
Anderson delivers a nice body kick.
Anderson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Duggan takes a step back to recover.
Duggan takes one on the button.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses.
Anderson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Donk. Anderson catches Duggan right on the button with a cross.
Anderson lands a jab to Duggan's midsection.
Duggan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson throws a nice inside leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Anderson. Beautiful body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson scores with a jab. Duggan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Anderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anderson lands a right hook to the body.
Anderson connects with a leg kick. Duggan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Anderson lands a nice shot to the body.
Anderson punishes Duggan's body with a nice straight punch.
Anderson slips a straight right by Duggan.
Anderson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab by Anderson.
Anderson cracks Duggan with an open hand slap.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anderson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Duggan on the side of the head.
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Silva Anderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Anderson dips to his left and cracks Duggan with an uppercut!
Anderson throws out a powerful jab.
A jab from Anderson does it's job there.
Anderson misses the body punch
and Duggan counters with a leg kick.
Anderson lands a jab to Duggan's midsection.
Anderson is looking to land body kicks.
Anderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duggan manages to avoid it.
Anderson lands with a good body shot.
Anderson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Anderson misses with a kick to the body.
Anderson throws a head kick that half lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anderson lands with a good body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Anderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anderson cracks a nice hook into Duggan's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duggan checks a leg kick nicely.
Anderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duggan.
Anderson scores with a sloppy right hand. Duggan should have avoided that one.
Anderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Duggan is just out of range.
Anderson throws a big shot that misses.
Anderson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Anderson thows a body shot but no joy.
Anderson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Duggan throws a right and a left that Anderson avoids nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Duggan blocks the leg kick.
Duggan misses with a wild body shot.
Anderson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Anderson thuds a left hand into Duggan's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Anderson.
Duggan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Anderson's corner calls for a 1-2. Anderson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Duggan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.
Anderson lands with a kick to the ribs.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Anderson.
Anderson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Anderson scores with a shot to the body.
Anderson cracks Duggan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Anderson throws a right hand that Duggan ducks under and follows up with a left that Duggan also avoids with ease.
Anderson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Anderson misses with a body kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Anderson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Duggan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Duggan takes a swing at Anderson's ribcage but misses.
Anderson lands with a straight right. Duggan didn't see that one coming.
Duggan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anderson lands a really nice looking cross but Duggan seems unphased.
Anderson throws out a powerful jab.
Duggan walks forward, straight into a front kick from Anderson.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Duggan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.
Anderson scores with a leg kick.
Duggan takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Duggan misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duggan moves away.
Duggan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Anderson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Duggan's head.
Anderson throws a good cross that connects.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duggan.
Duggan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Anderson. That one must have hurt.
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Frank Duggan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anderson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Duggan circles away quickly and effectively.
Anderson lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anderson scores with a hook to the body. Duggan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Duggan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Duggan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anderson.
Silva Anderson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Anderson lands a right hook to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Silva Anderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 26:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 26:30

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