PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sidney Crosby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Anderson (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.

Crosby
vs
Anderson

183 cm
24
210 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

180 cm
26
220 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

[JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition Q160 Recovery

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sidney Crosby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dean Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crosby avoids the body shot from Anderson.
Crosby lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Anderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crosby was well out of range. Poor timing from Anderson.
Crosby swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Anderson counters with a takedown into side control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Check out the look on Anderson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson trying to control the action but Crosby is working from the bottom.
Crosby tries to buck Anderson off but Anderson is having none of it.
Crosby manages to get back to half guard.
Crosby regains full guard. Nicely done.
Anderson stopping the sweep attempt from Crosby.
Crosby lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Anderson!
Poor strikes thrown by Crosby there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Crosby there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Anderson tries to lock up and control but Crosby gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Crosby working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Crosby sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Anderson avoids a series of strikes thrown by Crosby.
Crosby landing strikes from the mount.
Crosby unloads with some shots from mount but Anderson bucks and avoids them well.
Anderson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson avoids a series of strikes thrown by Crosby.
Anderson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Crosby avoids the attempt from Anderson to control.
Crosby throws a strike there. Anderson manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Anderson wants to control but Crosby is keeping busy and won't allow it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crosby not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Crosby thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Anderson to regain full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crosby throws a big right hand that misses.
Anderson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Crosby is looking to work some ground and pound but Anderson has wrist control.
Anderson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Crosby is desperately trying to improve his position but Anderson has a good base and remains in mount.
Crosby sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Crosby trying to get back to full guard but Anderson takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Crosby that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crosby bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Crosby trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Crosby is looking to advance position but Anderson has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Crosby is wriggling around trying to escape.
Anderson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anderson working the ground and pound effectively.
Anderson with shots to the head and body - Crosby looks very uncomfortable down there.

Crosby is rocked!
Crosby is looking to improve his position but Anderson isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dean Anderson will probably get the nod.
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.

A combination from Crosby does no damage.
Anderson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Crosby looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Anderson throws a shot from downtown. Crosby moves away and avoids it.
Some wild striking there from Crosby.
Crosby throws a hook but Anderson avoids it easily.
Crosby missing with a left hand there. Anderson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Crosby lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Anderson circles away quickly and effectively.
Anderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crosby was well out of range. Poor timing from Anderson.
Crosby rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Anderson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Crosby misses with a double jab.
Anderson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Anderson thows a body shot but no joy.
Crosby on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Crosby misses with a body kick.
Crosby keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crosby tries to clinch up but Anderson circles away and keeps his distance.
Crosby throws a right and a left that Anderson avoids nicely.
Anderson slips a straight right by Crosby.
Crosby displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Anderson.
Crosby slips a jab from Anderson.
Anderson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Crosby takes a swing at Anderson's ribcage but misses.
Sloppy strikes from Crosby. Those never looked like landing.
Crosby is looking to clinch.
Anderson dodges the punch combination from Crosby.
Crosby misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Anderson lands a glancing blow to the side of Crosby's head.
Nice cross by Anderson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a body shot.
Anderson slips a straight right by Crosby.
Crosby misses with a series of wild punches.
Crosby looks to throw the jab but Anderson is out of range.
Anderson misses with a body shot.
Anderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crosby.
Crosby looks to throw the jab but Anderson is out of range.
Anderson walks into a straight right hand from Crosby.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Crosby misses.
Crosby misses with a few strikes there.
Crosby doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Anderson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Crosbys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Crosby takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Anderson swings for the body but Crosby moves out of range.
Anderson moves away from the strike by Crosby.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Anderson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Crosby sprawls well initially but Anderson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Anderson slips a nice elbow through Crosby's hands, connecting with Crosby's forehead.
Crosby taking some punishment here, with Anderson in his half guard.
Crosby trying to get back to full guard but Anderson takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Crosby tries to get back to half guard but can't.
BOOM! Anderson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Dean Anderson has got the better of the ground game so far.
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!
Crosby is in all sorts of trouble here.
Anderson is landing with some decent strikes but Crosby is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Oh Crosby is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Anderson lands a heavy elbow.
Anderson unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Crosby wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Anderson celebrates on the ropes and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dean Anderson!
Dean Anderson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.