PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Demetry Anders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernst Blofeld (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blofeld has chosen Foster The People - Pumped Up Kicks as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Anders
vs
Blofeld

180 cm
23
180 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

188 cm
24
192 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Insanely flexible

Powerful takedowns
Good kicks
Granite chin

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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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Demetry Anders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ernst Blofeld!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Blofeld.
Blofeld shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Anders but Anders pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Anders displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Blofeld.
Demetry Anders has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ernst Blofeld.
Blofeld with a poor takedown
enabling Anders to counter with a crisp jab.
Anders lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blofeld circles away quickly and effectively.
Anders leaves Blofeld with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Blofeld moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Anders misses with the combination.
Anders misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Anders.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Blofeld.
Blofeld throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Anders's waist but Anders gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Blofeld off to one side.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anders moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Blofeld fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anders throws a nice looking combination but Blofeld bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Anders throws a nice looking combination but Blofeld bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Anders misses with a hook.
Blofeld shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Anders defends it nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Anders. That snapped Blofeld's head back.

Blofeld closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Anders's guard.
Blofeld wants to pass the guard but Anders is keeping the position.
Blofeld trying to control the position from guard on top but Anders is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Blofeld is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Anders is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Anders has escaped and now he's on top!
Anders wants to control from the top but Blofeld keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blofeld not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Anders tries to free his leg and advance position but Blofeld is retaining full guard.
Anders has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blofeld has control of Anders's left arm, preventing Anders from doing any damage.
Blofeld trying to control the position.

Blofeld has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Anders can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Blofeld looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Anders passes into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Anders seems to be working for a kimura but Blofeld defends the submission attempt.

Anders is working for a submission of some sort.

Blofeld is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Anders pulls his head out easily.

Blofeld has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Anders escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Anders!

Anders is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Blofeld knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anders wants to control but Blofeld is keeping him busy.
Blofeld manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Anders wants to take a breather but Blofeld is having none of it.
Anders stops Blofeld from getting back to his feet.

Anders is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Blofeld defends it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blofeld trying to control from the bottom.
Anders wants to control but Blofeld is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Demetry Anders dominated that round.
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.

Blofeld bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Anders lands a really nice looking cross but Blofeld seems unphased.
Blofeld throws a series of punches but Anders avoids them all with ease.
Anders throws a right and a left that both miss.
Anders lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Anders.
Anders misses with a double jab
and Blofeld counters with a left and a right that stings Anders.
Anders misses with a double jab
and Blofeld connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Anders misses with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anders misses with a series of wild punches.
Anders leaves Blofeld with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Anders connects with a body shot that sends Blofeld's belly button to the back.
Ernst Blofeld seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anders lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Blofeld at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anders looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Anders stuffs the takedown.
Blofeld with a lazy takedown attempt
and Anders counters with a nice body shot.
Demetry Anders has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ernst Blofeld.
Blofeld avoids a punch combination nicely.
Anders looks to land a combination but Blofeld avoids it well.
Blofeld shoots in for a double leg but Anders sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Anders pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Demetry Anders is winning the standup battle so far.
Blofeld throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Anders's waist but Anders gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Blofeld off to one side.
Blofeld with a poor takedown
and Anders counters with a nice body shot.
Blofeld is breathing heavily.
Blofeld tries for a takedown but Anders circles away easily
and Anders counters with a two punch combo.
Anders scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blofeld shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Anders but Anders pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Demetry Anders is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anders uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anders shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Blofeld eats them both and turns towards Anders to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Anders throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anders misses with a wild combination.
Anders moves out of range of the body kick from Blofeld.
Blofeld shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Anders sprawls well. Anders wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Blofeld gets slowly back to his feet.
Anders misses with a two punch combination.
Blofeld tries for a takedown but Anders circles away easily
enabling Anders to counter with a crisp jab.
Anders is looking to land body kicks.
Blofeld misses with a takedown
and Anders counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anders misses with a hook. Blofeld ducked under it nicely.
Anders works over Blofeld's head and body with a nice combination.
Nice defenses there by Anders.
Anders misses with a jab, cross combination.

Blofeld shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Blofeld was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Anders is squirming around, avoiding Blofeld's attempts to control the action.

Blofeld jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Anders is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Anders and Blofeld has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Anders is looking to regain half guard here but Blofeld keeps moving and retains side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anders is trying to control Blofeld's posture but Blofeld avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Blofeld tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Blofeld has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Blofeld working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Anders gets back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anders gets back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Demetry Anders dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Anders takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Anders slaps away a takedown attempt from Blofeld, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A shot to the liver by Anders. Beautiful body shot.
Blofeld fails to land the takedown.
Anders lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Anders tries to bum rush Blofeld with a series of wild strikes but Blofeld uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Anders lands a right hook to the body.
Anders looks to land a combination but Blofeld avoids it well.
Blofeld slips under a jab.
Some wild striking there from Anders.
Blofeld avoids the body shot from Anders.
Anders tries to bum rush Blofeld with a series of wild strikes but Blofeld uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anders misses with a wild body shot.
Blofeld throws a right and a left that Anders avoids nicely.
Blofeld tries for a takedown but Anders circles away easily
and Anders counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Demetry Anders has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ernst Blofeld.
Blofeld takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Anders pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Blofeld back to the cage. Anders follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Good shot there by Anders.
Anders misses with the body kick

and Blofeld counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Anders!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poor strikes thrown by Blofeld there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

Blofeld goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Anders is on top in guard.
Anders trying to control the position from guard on top but Blofeld is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blofeld being controlled here, momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blofeld keeping moving, preventing Anders from controlling successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Blofeld isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Anders stacks Blofeld on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Anders!
Blofeld is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Anders off and has taken his back!
Anders trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Ernst Blofeld has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Blofeld working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.

Blofeld is looking for a choke. Anders gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Anders manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anders wants to control from the top but Blofeld keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blofeld is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ernst Blofeld has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Blofeld had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Anders defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anders postures up.
Anders showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Blofeld is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Anders defends well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Anders avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Demetry Anders showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Anders, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Demetry Anders!