PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Laid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson has chosen Fight for your Right to Party as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Laid
vs
Anderson

200 cm
24
289 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

190 cm
30
265 lbs
17 - 14 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Very quick

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Laid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laid with a poor takedown

and Anderson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Laid!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Laid tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Laid is working hard here to advance position.
Laid is trying to stand.
Anderson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Laid is in all sorts of trouble here.
Anderson looking to finish with strikes here!
Laid suckers Anderson into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Laid is now in Anderson's guard!
Laid preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson trying to control the position.
Laid preventing the sweep.
Laid is looking to work some ground and pound but Anderson has wrist control.
Anderson controlling Laid's posture.

Anderson looking for a guillotine here but Laid defends easily.
Laid works over Anderson with some ground and pound from guard.
Laid throws a big right hand that misses.
Anderson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Anderson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Laid working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Laid is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Anderson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Laid's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson stands and throws Laid's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Anderson.
Laid holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Laid takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Anderson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Anderson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Laid 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.
Anderson trying to control the position but Laid is working away.
Anderson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Anderson trying to control the position but Laid is working away.
Anderson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Laid some visible discomfort.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laid is trying to control Anderson's posture but Anderson avoids it.
Laid is being controlled here.
Anderson working the body and head with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anderson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Laid can't do much from the bottom here.
Laid is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Anderson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Laid shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Anderson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Laid's guard.
Laid utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Anderson tries to free his leg and advance position but Laid is retaining full guard.
Laid trying to control the position.
Anderson 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.
Anderson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Laid swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Anderson wants to control from the top but Laid keeps moving.
Anderson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Anderson won't allow Laid to get back to his feet.
Anderson wants to control from the top but Laid keeps moving.
Laid keeping full guard, as Anderson tries to pass.
Anderson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Frank Anderson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Laid misses with a takedown attempt

and Anderson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Laid's guard now.
Anderson wants to pass the guard but Laid is keeping the position.
Laid bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Anderson's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Laid trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Laid landing with the ground and pound.
Anderson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Laid preventing the sweep.
Anderson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laid throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Anderson looking for a sweep. Not yet Anderson, not yet.

Anderson looking for a guillotine here but Laid defends easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Laid lands a couple of digs.
Anderson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Laid postures up in Anderson's guard and throws a big left but Anderson blocks it.

Anderson has his feet on Laid's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Anderson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Anderson wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Laid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson throws an overhand right that lands on Laid's shoulder, as Laid tries to avoid the shot.
Anderson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Laid.
Laid doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Anderson counters with a takedown into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Laid keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson scores with a couple of short elbows.
Anderson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Anderson trying to control the action but Laid is working from the bottom.
Anderson misses with the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anderson is looking to take a break and control but Laid is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Anderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Laid shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Anderson counters with a low kick, right behind Laid 's knee.
Anderson wants to clinch.

Laid shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Anderson's guard.
Anderson looking to control.
Anderson wants to stand but Laid is controlling the position.
Frank Anderson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Anderson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Anderson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Laid's guard.
Laid keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Frank Anderson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Laid shoots and misses
and Anderson counters with an outside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Anderson shoots in and gets a takedown into Laid's guard.
Laid keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Anderson tries to free his leg and advance position but Laid is retaining full guard.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Frank Anderson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Laid misses with a takedown

so Anderson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Laid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Laid keeping full guard, as Anderson tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Anderson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson looking to pass the guard.
Anderson passes Laid's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Anderson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Anderson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Laid knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Laid is trying to maintain the position but Anderson is very close to passing his half guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Laid doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Anderson makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Laid really felt that one!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laid misses with a takedown
and Anderson counters with a big head kick but Laid shrugs it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson lands a nice looking body shot.
Anderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Laid gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Anderson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mike Laid has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Frank Anderson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Anderson throws a nice head kick!
Anderson lands a really nice looking cross but Laid seems unphased.
Laid with a poor takedown

and Anderson counters with a single leg into guard. Laid didn't expect that.
Anderson content to stall in guard here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Anderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Anderson 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Anderson!
During a confident post fight interview, Frank Anderson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.