PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Anderton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshimora Chiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chiba has chosen Angel of Death as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Yoshimora Chiba is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Anderton
vs
Chiba

172 cm
20
174 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

175 cm
29
185 lbs
10 - 10 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luiz Anderton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yoshimora Chiba!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Eliza Hachem and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chiba darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Anderton doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Chiba counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chiba thuds his right hand into Anderton's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Chiba scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Anderton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chiba sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chiba swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Anderton misses with a double jab
and Chiba cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chiba uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Anderton.
Sloppy strikes from Anderton. Those never looked like landing.
Chiba avoids the body shot from Anderton.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderton doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Chiba counter with a right hand.
Yoshimora Chiba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anderton misses with a series of wild punches.
Anderton throws a series of punches but Chiba moves out of range.
Anderton misses with an uppercut. Chiba saw that one coming.
Anderton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Anderton throws a combination that misses
and Chiba counters with a straight right hand.
Anderton thows a body shot but no joy.
Anderton ducks under a wild hook from Chiba.
Anderton looks to land a combination but Chiba avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderton swinging wildly here.
Anderton shoots and misses
and Chiba counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luiz Anderton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderton misses with a hook. Chiba ducked under it nicely.
Anderton throws a right and a left that both miss.
A telegraphed right hand from Chiba misses the target.
Anderton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chiba.
Anderton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anderton closes the distance looking to clinch
and Chiba counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chiba misses with a head kick.
Anderton misses with a combination
and Chiba cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chiba lands with an uppercut that bounces Anderton off the cage and back into range.
Anderton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Anderton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Anderton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chiba moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chiba missing with a left hand there. Anderton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Anderton fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chiba avoids a punch combination nicely.
Good shot there by Chiba.
Luiz Anderton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab from Chiba.
Anderton misses with a right hand
and Chiba counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Anderton moves out of range of the strikes.
Anderton tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Chiba counters with a nice uppercut.
Anderton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chiba.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chiba ducks under a wild hook from Anderton.
A big right from Chiba misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yoshimora Chiba dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Anderton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anderton throws a right hand that Chiba ducks under and follows up with a left that Chiba also avoids with ease.
Anderton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chiba might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Anderton swinging wildly here.
Anderton misses with a few strikes there.
Anderton throws a series of punches but Chiba avoids them all with ease.
Anderton misses with the combination.
Anderton ducks under a wild hook from Chiba.
Anderton misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Chiba.
Anderton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chiba counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Anderton thinking.
Anderton misses with a series of wild punches.
Chiba slips under a jab.
Chiba throws the left hand but Anderton avoids the punch easily.
Anderton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Anderton misses with a combination
and Chiba counters with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderton moves away from the strike by Chiba.
Anderton has his takedown stuffed
and Chiba counters with a big head kick but Anderton shrugs it off.
Anderton looks to land a combination but Chiba avoids it well.
Chiba connects with an inside leg kick.
Chiba lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Anderton backs up against the cage.
Chiba tries a head kick but it misses.
Anderton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anderton misses with a double jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderton shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Chiba counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Anderton takes a swing at Chiba's ribcage but misses.
Anderton shoots and misses
and Chiba counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luiz Anderton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Anderton throws a hook but Chiba blocks it.
Anderton misses with a double jab
and Chiba counters with an inside leg kick.
Chiba swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Anderton shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Chiba makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderton throws a combination that misses
and Chiba connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Anderton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Chiba counters with a one-two to the body.

It looks like Luiz Anderton has been cut.
Anderton takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Chiba throws a good cross that connects.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chiba throws a jab but it's blocked by Anderton.
Chiba connects with an inside leg kick.
Anderton moves to clinch but Chiba breaks away
and Chiba counters with a series of strikes. Anderton will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderton throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chiba cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sloppy strikes from Anderton. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yoshimora Chiba showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Luiz Anderton's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Anderton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chiba slips under a jab from Anderton.
Chiba swinging wildly here.
No joy there for Anderton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Anderton misses with a straight left.
Luiz Anderton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anderton takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Anderton swings for the body but Chiba moves out of range.
Anderton swinging wildly here.
Chiba misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderton takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Anderton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chiba circles away quickly and effectively.
Anderton misses with a straight left.
Anderton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chiba.
Chiba cracks Anderton with a good jab.
Chiba works over Anderton's head and body with a nice combination.
Anderton fails to land with a series of punches.
Anderton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Chiba counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A punch combination from Anderton misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chiba staying out of range there.
Chiba throws a jab when Anderton was well out of range.
Chiba throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Anderton looks to throw the jab but Chiba is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anderton. Chiba does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chiba defending well as Anderton loads up on a big left hand.
Anderton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chiba moves out of range as Anderton strikes.
Chiba is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Anderton shoots and misses
and Chiba counters with an inside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chiba throws a hook but Anderton blocks it.
Chiba misses with a straight left.
Anderton is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anderton. Chiba does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anderton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chiba.
Anderton throws a combination that misses
and Chiba counters with a nice uppercut.
Anderton throws a series of punches but Chiba moves out of range.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Anderton. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Chiba throws a one two combo.
Chiba misses with a double jab.
Sloppy strikes from Chiba. Those never looked like landing.
A left lands for Chiba.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chiba showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anderton.
Anderton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Anderton throws a nice looking combination but Chiba bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Anderton tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Chiba counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Luiz Anderton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yoshimora Chiba is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chiba connects with a looping right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yoshimora Chiba comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Chiba 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yoshimora Chiba!