PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dom Danky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Danky
vs
Anderson

187 cm
20
169 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

176 cm
25
169 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dom Danky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Samuel Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Eliza Hachem and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Anderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Some wild striking there from Anderson.
Danky connects with a nice looking jab.
A swing and a miss from Anderson.
Anderson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sloppy strikes from Anderson. Those never looked like landing.
Danky misses with a wild combination.
Danky ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anderson misses with a double jab
and Danky counters with a left and a right that stings Anderson.
Anderson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Anderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Anderson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Danky.
Danky thuds a left hand into Anderson's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Anderson swinging wildly here.
Anderson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Danky connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Anderson scrambles back to his feet.
Danky throws a head kick but Anderson moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Anderson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Anderson looks gassed!
Danky misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice shot by Anderson.
Anderson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
No joy there for Anderson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Danky scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Danky moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Jab, jab by Danky - just one landing.
A decent looking cross lands there for Danky.
A combination from Anderson does no damage.

Danky shoots in and gets a takedown into Anderson's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Danky sitting in guard here, content to control.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Dom Danky just wasn't active enough.
Anderson misses with a looping right.
Danky is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson scores with a nice head shot.
Samuel Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danky avoids a punch combination nicely.
Anderson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Danky connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Anderson scrambles back to his feet.
Anderson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Danky throws a quick inside leg kick.
Anderson throws a nice looking combination but Danky bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Anderson misses the shot to the body.
Danky scores with a jab to the body.
Anderson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A punch combination from Danky misses.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Danky moves away.
Anderson throws a lazy right hand but Danky sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Anderson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Danky lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Danky.
Sloppy strikes from Anderson. Those never looked like landing.
Nice body punch from Danky.
A jab from Danky does it's job there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danky throws a series of strikes that have Anderson backpedaling.

It looks like Samuel Anderson has been cut.

Danky drives through and clinches with Anderson against the cage.
Danky lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Anderson.

Danky has hold of one of Anderson's legs. Anderson is fighting the takedown attempt but Danky gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Anderson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Danky content to stall in guard here.
Danky will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Danky'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.
Danky has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Danky working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Danky working some strikes from top position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Danky stops Anderson from standing up.
Danky in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Anderson being controlled here, momentarily.
Danky works over Anderson with some ground and pound from guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danky engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Danky is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Anderson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Danky throws a big elbow that misses.
Danky postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Danky cracks Anderson with a solid left hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Danky.
Anderson keeping moving, preventing Danky from controlling successfully.
Anderson wants to stand and escape but Danky is having none of it.
Danky scoring with punches to the head and body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Danky controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Danky throwing strikes from guard but Anderson blocks nicely.
Danky showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dom Danky dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Samuel Anderson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Danky lands a glancing blow to the side of Anderson's head.
Sloppy strikes from Danky. Those never looked like landing.
A combination from Anderson does no damage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Danky lands a leg kick that knocks Anderson off balance momentarily.
Anderson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Danky connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Anderson scrambles back to his feet.
Danky throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Danky lands a jab to the nose.
Danky feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Andersons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Danky.
Danky slips a jab and a cross from Anderson.
Anderson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Danky fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Anderson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A punch combination from Anderson misses.
Anderson tries to bum rush Danky with a series of wild strikes but Danky uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Anderson misses with a few strikes there.
Anderson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Danky lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Danky explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danky misses with a wild body shot.
Danky feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Andersons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Danky scores with a hook to the body. Anderson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Danky connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Anderson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Danky scores with a one two! Anderson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Dom Danky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Danky uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Anderson has time to react.
Anderson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Danky circles away quickly and effectively.
Danky lands with a cross.
Anderson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Danky counters with a low kick, right behind Anderson 's knee.
Danky is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anderson can do to turn this around?
Danky cracks Anderson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Anderson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Samuel Anderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Danky ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Danky shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Anderson sprawls well. Anderson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Danky gets slowly back to his feet.
Danky scoring well with a low kick there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Danky scores with the left hand. Anderson knows he should have avoided that one.
Danky misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danky feints and then cracks Anderson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anderson down.
Danky scores with a three punch combo!
Danky slips a jab and a cross from Anderson.
Anderson takes a swing at Danky's ribcage but misses.
Anderson misses with a two punch combination.

Danky drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Danky lands a few punches from side control.
Danky connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Anderson some visible discomfort.
Danky cracks Anderson with a big elbow.
Danky looks up at the clock and then as Anderson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Danky smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Danky controls the position from side control.
Danky throws a strike aimed at the side of Anderson's head but Anderson avoids it well.
Anderson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Danky has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Danky controlling from side mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Anderson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Danky slows the pace down.
Danky seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Anderson for as long as he can get away with.
Danky misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Anderson is trying to buck Danky off.
Danky has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Anderson!
Anderson taking shots to the head.
Danky looking to control and managing it successfully.
Danky with shots to the head and body - Anderson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Anderson is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
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!
Danky controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danky throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Anderson because Danky loaded up on that one.
Danky controlling his opponent.
Dom Danky overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Danky lands a nice shot to the head.
Anderson really wants to buck Danky off and get back to his feet.
Danky landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Danky looking to finish Anderson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Anderson!
Danky in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Danky controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dom Danky dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Samuel Anderson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Danky avoids the body shot from Anderson.
Danky shoots for a takedown but Anderson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Danky uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.
Anderson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Danky counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Anderson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A chopping leg kick lands by Danky.
Danky lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Anderson backs up against the cage.
Anderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Anderson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Danky lands a leg kick that knocks Anderson off balance momentarily.
Anderson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Anderson dodges the punch combination from Danky.
Anderson throws a right and a left that both miss.

Danky closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Anderson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Danky pushes Anderson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Danky.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Danky.
Danky lands a left hand.
Anderson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Danky lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Danky lands a body punch in the clinch.

Danky tightens his grip and picks Anderson up, before dumping him to the ground. Anderson manages to land in guard.
Danky throwing strikes from guard but Anderson blocks nicely.
Danky is stalling in the full guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Dom Danky wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Danky tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Samuel Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danky connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Danky misses with a series of wild punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson throws a series of punches but Danky moves out of range.
Anderson walks into a jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Anderson.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Danky avoids them all with ease.
Danky connects with an inside leg kick.

Danky closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Danky lands in his opponent's guard.
Danky controls from within his opponent's guard.
Danky working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Danky throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Anderson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Danky postures up in Anderson's guard and throws a big left but Anderson blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Anderson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Danky can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Danky sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Danky postures up in Anderson's guard and throws a big left but Anderson blocks it.
Danky working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Anderson's head.
Anderson wants to stand and escape but Danky is having none of it.
Danky not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Danky won't allow Anderson to get back to his feet.
Danky looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

We're going to have a standup here because Dom Danky wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A solid leg kick lands there for Danky.
Danky throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Danky throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Dom Danky is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A good leg kick by Danky.
Danky slips a straight right by Anderson.
Danky connects with a crisp jab.
Danky throws a nice inside leg kick.
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 gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Danky misses with a double jab.
Danky is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Danky avoids a punch combination nicely.
Anderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Danky uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.
Danky lands a nice leg kick that just misses Anderson's sensitive parts.
Danky lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Danky scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dom Danky showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Danky has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dom Danky!
An out of breath and clearly excited Dom Danky thanked Milwaukee's Best 159's - $45 for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).