PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fergus McRedd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mason Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McRedd comes to the cage accompanied by Enter Shikari - Sorry You're Not a Winner. Anderson has chosen Simon Says as his entrance music. 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.

McRedd
vs
Anderson

187 cm
26
196 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

183 cm
31
197 lbs
18 - 11 - 0

Good takedowns
Decent elbows
Experienced

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Crippler's Corner

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 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fergus McRedd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mason Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McRedd stuffs the takedown.
Anderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McRedd lands with a nice body kick.
McRedd lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Anderson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? McRedd is fending him off so far but Anderson persists. Nope, McRedd circles away and we're back to standing.
Anderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Anderson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Anderson.
Mason Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson fails with a takedown attempt.
Fergus McRedd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mason Anderson.

Anderson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. McRedd did well to prevent Anderson getting side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
McRedd slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
McRedd looking to hit a scissor sweep but Anderson is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Anderson preventing the sweep.
McRedd looking to control.
Anderson throwing strikes from guard but McRedd blocks nicely.
Anderson is working McRedd over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Anderson pushes down on McRedd's leg and manages to get into half guard.
McRedd is trying to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Anderson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, McRedd has managed to free his arm - good work.
McRedd is trying to control but can't.

Anderson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, McRedd has managed to free his arm - good work.

Anderson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Anderson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Anderson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
McRedd is looking to improve his position.
Anderson wants to pass to mount but McRedd is defending the position.
McRedd works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson connects with a couple of short punches.
Anderson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
McRedd has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

Anderson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
McRedd looking for a sweep. Not yet McRedd, not yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McRedd keeping full guard, as Anderson tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but McRedd is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Anderson wants to clinch.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McRedd avoids a punch combination nicely.
No luck for Anderson with that takedown attempt.
Anderson checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Anderson.
Anderson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McRedd keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Fergus McRedd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mason Anderson.
A nice leg kick lands there from Anderson.
McRedd explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
Anderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McRedd.
Anderson looks to land a combination but McRedd avoids it well.
McRedd throws a chopping leg kick but Anderson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Anderson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Anderson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
McRedd connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fergus McRedd is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson walks forward, straight into a front kick from McRedd.
McRedd connects with a right hand. Anderson shakes it off.
Mason Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

McRedd darts in and clinches Anderson up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

McRedd breaks from the clinch.

McRedd fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Anderson, pushing him back against the cage.
McRedd stalling.

Anderson gets control of McRedd's arms and successfully pulls guard. Anderson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
McRedd pushing down on Anderson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
McRedd seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Anderson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
McRedd is stalling here. Anderson is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! McRedd seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Anderson has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

Anderson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Anderson is trying to get an arm triangle but McRedd is defending well.
McRedd regains half guard.
McRedd is trying to maintain the position but Anderson is very close to passing his half guard.
Anderson wants to take a breather but McRedd is having none of it.
McRedd tries to roll over but Anderson keeps him under control.
Anderson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is trying to control. McRedd wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
McRedd tries to get to full guard but Anderson has control of the leg.
Anderson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Anderson is trying to control the action in half guard but McRedd is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
McRedd is concentrating on defense, preventing Anderson from advancing position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson is looking to take a break and control but McRedd is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
McRedd wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fergus McRedd dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Anderson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. McRedd eats them both and turns towards Anderson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Anderson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Anderson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Anderson!
Anderson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Anderson misses with a double jab.
Anderson throws out a leg kick but McRedd moves out of range and Anderson only half commits.
Anderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McRedd looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Anderson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McRedd throws a front kick aimed at Anderson's knee but Anderson avoids it well.
McRedd throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Anderson throws a series of punches but McRedd moves out of range.
McRedd works the jab nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McRedd.
McRedd throws a leg kick but Anderson moved away.
Anderson throws a combination. McRedd tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Anderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McRedd.
Anderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McRedd loads up on a big right hand but Anderson slips the punch.
McRedd fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Anderson on the side of the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by McRedd. That's going to slow Anderson down.
Anderson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McRedd can pounce on him.
McRedd lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Anderson at a distance.
McRedd lands with a hook. Anderson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McRedd throws a leg kick but Anderson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Anderson misses with a head kick.
Anderson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice body kick from McRedd.
McRedd works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

McRedd gets a takedown into half guard.
McRedd wants to take a breather but Anderson is having none of it.
Anderson wants to improve his position but McRedd is controlling well.
McRedd is trying to control the action in half guard but Anderson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson won't allow McRedd to pass to mount.
Anderson tries to get to full guard but McRedd has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McRedd seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Anderson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
McRedd scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Anderson wants to improve his position but McRedd is controlling well.
McRedd wants to lay and pray for a moment but Anderson keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McRedd keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

We're going to have a standup here because Fergus McRedd wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Anderson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Anderson moves out of range of the leg kick from McRedd.

Anderson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into McRedd's guard.
McRedd is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
McRedd wants to sweep here but Anderson controlling him for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McRedd preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fergus McRedd showed his dominance in that final round.
I think McRedd has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fergus McRedd!