PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Blair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lachlan Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson has chosen ready to Roll, The Black Dahlias as his entrance music. Jimmy Blair has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Blair
vs
Anderson

197 cm
34
192 lbs
26 - 16 - 1

181 cm
31
200 lbs
16 - 12 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 26 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jimmy Blair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lachlan Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Anderson. Blair does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blair misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blair misses with a jab, cross combination.
Anderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anderson misses with a body kick.
Blair bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Anderson's head.
Blair lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Anderson misses with a wild body shot.
Blair throws a left and a right that both miss
and Anderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Anderson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Blair fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Blair stuffs the takedown attempt from Anderson. Anderson gets slowly back to his feet.
Blair with a hook.
Anderson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jimmy Blair seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blair scores with a hook.
Anderson jabs at Blair's body.
Jimmy Blair is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blair throws an overhand right that lands on Anderson's shoulder, as Anderson tries to avoid the shot.
Anderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blair throws a nice looking combination but Anderson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blair looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blair thuds his right hand into Anderson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Blair throws a jab but it's blocked by Anderson.
Blair throws a lazy uppercut
and Anderson counters with a nice body kick.
Blair throws a right hand that Anderson ducks under and follows up with a left that Anderson also avoids with ease.
Blair throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blair misses the shot to the body.
Blair 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.
Anderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blair.
Blair scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Blair misses with a looping left.
Blair is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Anderson misses with a looping right.
Blair feints a jab promting Anderson to slip. Blair then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Anderson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blair jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anderson ducks right into an uppercut from Blair.
A punch lands to the side of Anderson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Anderson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Blair connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Anderson momentarily.
Blair throws a hook but Anderson blocks it.
Blair is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Blair gets caught flat footed, as Anderson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Blair looking to control.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Blair holds on and takes a little breather.
Blair knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Anderson on the ground.
Blair manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Blair is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Anderson tries to hold on but Blair pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Blair get's back to his feet.
Anderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blair manages to avoid it.
Anderson scores with a jab to the body.
Anderson lands a nice shot to the body.
Anderson blocks a jab.
Blair is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson throws a lazy right hand but Blair sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blair is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Blair misses with a combination
and Anderson counters with a good, hard body kick but Blair shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Blair dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Anderson connects with an inside leg kick.
Anderson slips under a jab.
Blair looks to throw the jab but Anderson is out of range.
Blair ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Blair throws a lazy uppercut

so Anderson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Anderson prevents Blair from getting back to his feet.
Anderson wants to stand but Blair is controlling his posture from full guard.
Anderson postures up in Blair's guard and throws a big left but Blair blocks it.
Anderson tries to stand but Blair is controlling from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blair working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Anderson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blair keeping full guard, as Anderson tries to pass.
Anderson wants to get up but he can't break Blair's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Blair controls Anderson momentarily but Anderson frees himself.
Anderson looking to pass the guard.
Anderson forces his way into half guard.
Blair is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Blair pushes Anderson off and gets back to his feet.
Jimmy Blair is winning the standup battle so far.
Blair fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anderson manages to avoid it.
Anderson swinging wildly here.
Blair is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anderson.
Blair misses with a double jab.
Blair takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Anderson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Anderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blair slips a straight right by Anderson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a hook but Blair blocks it.
Anderson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Blair counters with a one-two to the body.
Anderson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Blair rather than just go for the knockout.
Blair drops his hands momentarily and Anderson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Blair stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Anderson.
Anderson connects with a body shot.
Blair misses with a hook. Anderson ducked under it nicely.
Anderson slips a straight right by Blair.
Anderson misses with a body shot.
Anderson blocks a jab.
Blair throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anderson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blair misses with a two punch combination.
Nice defenses there by Anderson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blair throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Anderson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Blair misses with a body shot

so Anderson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson wants to stand but Blair is controlling his posture from full guard.
Anderson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Anderson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Blair wants to stand but Anderson is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lachlan Anderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Anderson looks to land a left hand but Blair moved out of range nicely.
A head kick misses from Anderson.
No joy there for Blair, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blair jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blair throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anderson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Anderson works the jab nicely.
Blair stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Blair thows a body shot but no joy.
Blair lands a nice shot that snaps Anderson's head back.
Blair tries to bum rush Anderson with a series of wild strikes but Anderson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blair scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Blair has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Anderson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sloppy strikes from Blair. Those never looked like landing.
Blair moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Blair throws a shot from downtown. Anderson moves away and avoids it.
Anderson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Blair checks a leg kick.
Anderson dodges the punch combination from Blair.
Blair with a nice cross.
Anderson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blair fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Anderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blair.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blair takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Anderson looks for the body kick but Blair saw that one coming.
Blair walks into a stiff left hand from Anderson.
Anderson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Blair jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blair lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Anderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab, jab by Blair - just one landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Anderson fails with a takedown attempt.
Anderson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Blair scores with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Blair swings for the body but Anderson moves out of range.
Blair slips under a jab from Anderson.
Blair uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Anderson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blair.
Anderson misses with a straight left.
Blair throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice shot by Blair.
Blair takes one on the button.
A big left from Blair misses.
Blair is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anderson.
Anderson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson moves away from the strike by Blair.
Blair stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Blair wants it to stay on the feet.
Blair scores with a jab to the jaw.
Blair lands a jab-cross combination.
A big left from Blair misses.
Anderson throws a leg kick but Blair checks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blair rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Anderson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Anderson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Blair is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson prevents Blair from standing back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Blair showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Blair 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Blair!