PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamal Kilgore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kilgore comes to the cage accompanied by Champion by Chipmunk ft. Chris Brown. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Kilgore
vs
Anderson

190 cm
20
210 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

190 cm
20
220 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jamal Kilgore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Randy Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Roberts and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Anderson thows a body shot but no joy.
Kilgore lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Anderson moves away from the strike by Kilgore.
Anderson misses with an uppercut. Kilgore saw that one coming.
Kilgore thows a left - swing and a miss!
Anderson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kilgore.
Anderson defending well as Kilgore loads up on a big left hand.
Kilgore moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Anderson throws a hook to the side of Kilgore's head but Kilgore sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Anderson doesn't manage to clinch there - Kilgore circles away.
Kilgore keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Good standup being displayed there by Anderson as he connects with a hook.
Anderson misses the shot to the body.
Kilgore tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Kilgore.
Anderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilgore throws a shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kilgore.
Anderson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kilgore throws out the jab.
A big left from Anderson misses.
Anderson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kilgore.
Kilgore misses with a straight left.
Anderson misses with a right hand
and Kilgore counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kilgore lands with a nice combination. Anderson backs away looking to recover.
Kilgore misses with a straight right.
Kilgore connects with a looping right hand.
Anderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kilgore was well out of range. Poor timing from Anderson.
Anderson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kilgore counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kilgore lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Anderson looks to land a right hand but Kilgore moved out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore misses with an uppercut

and Anderson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Anderson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kilgore working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Anderson.
Anderson advances position into side control!
Kilgore knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Anderson on the ground.
Anderson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kilgore keeps working.
Kilgore is looking for a sweep.
Kilgore is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Kilgore tries to bench press Anderson off him but Anderson keeps the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson scoring with punches and elbows.
Kilgore regains half guard there - taking advantage of Anderson's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Kilgore looks like he's trying to stand up.
Anderson trying to control the action but Kilgore is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore looks like he's trying to stand up.
Anderson thows a huge punch but Kilgore dodges it nicely.
Kilgore is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Still in half guard, Anderson seems content to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kilgore is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Anderson trying to control from half guard but Kilgore is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jamal Kilgore will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Anderson swings for the body but Kilgore moves out of range.
Anderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kilgore.
Jamal Kilgore is winning the standup battle so far.
Anderson blocks a jab.
Kilgore missing with a left hand there. Anderson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kilgore scores with the left hand. Anderson knows he should have avoided that one.
The fighters circling - Kilgore throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kilgore throws a head kick but Anderson moves out of range.
Kilgore is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kilgore has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Anderson finds it's way round the side to connect with Kilgore's head.
Anderson throws out a loose jab but Kilgore uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kilgore looks to land a left hand but Anderson moved out of range nicely.
Kilgore cracks Anderson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A head kick misses from Kilgore.
Anderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Kilgore is just out of range.
Kilgore jabs Anderson to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Kilgore.
Kilgore misses with a straight left.
Anderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kilgore walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Anderson scores with a takedown into Kilgore's guard.
Anderson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kilgore is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Anderson dives into side control.
Anderson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kilgore some visible discomfort.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
You can see the frustration on Kilgore's face as Anderson controls the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The ground and pound from Anderson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Anderson taking a breather here.
Anderson prevents Kilgore from escaping the position.
The strikes coming from Anderson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kilgore to see if he's OK.
Kilgore defending against the ground and pound.
Kilgore tries to escape but Anderson is in control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Kilgore tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Anderson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Anderson trying to control the position but Kilgore is working away.
Anderson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Anderson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Anderson tries for a kimura but Kilgore is defending well.
Anderson controls the position from side control.
Anderson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kilgore some visible discomfort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Anderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson throws a body punch but Kilgore moves out of range.
Kilgore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anderson moves forwards but Kilgore connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kilgore throws a jab but it's blocked by Anderson.
Anderson throws an off balance right hand
and Kilgore counters with a stiff right hand.
Kilgore throws a hook to the side of Anderson's head but Anderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kilgore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anderson manages to avoid it.
Anderson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Kilgore misses the target.
Kilgore ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kilgore keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Anderson lunges at Kilgore with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kilgore's hand.
Kilgore misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilgore avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Anderson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kilgore.
Anderson avoids the body shot from Kilgore.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Anderson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Anderson thows a body shot but no joy.
Anderson avoids the head kick by Kilgore.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Kilgore.
Anderson misses the shot to the body.
Kilgore looks to throw the jab but Anderson is out of range.
Kilgore slips a straight right by Anderson.
Anderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kilgore.
Anderson moves forwards but Kilgore connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Anderson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with an uppercut.
Anderson thows a body shot but no joy.
Donk. Anderson catches Kilgore right on the button with a cross.
Kilgore scores with the left hand. Anderson knows he should have avoided that one.
Kilgore lands a nice shot to the body.
Anderson blocks a jab.
Kilgore jabs Anderson right on the nose. Anderson blinks but takes it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kilgore waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Anderson.

Anderson gets a takedown into half guard.
Anderson thows a huge punch but Kilgore dodges it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore is trying to get back to full guard.

Kilgore has one foot on Anderson's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

Kilgore tries to sprawl but Anderson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Anderson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Anderson works his way into full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore tries to hold on but Anderson pushes him away.
Kilgore keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Anderson trying to control but Kilgore is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kilgore in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Randy Anderson.
I think Anderson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy Anderson!