PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mr Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and abra yeo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Anderson
vs
yeo

192 cm
19
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
187 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Prefers ground

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mr Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, abra yeo!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
yeo misses with a wild body shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! yeo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Anderson - the referee stops the clock and yeo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Anderson. yeo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
yeo looks to land a combination. Anderson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
yeo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
yeo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Anderson.
yeo stuffs the takedown attempt from Anderson. Anderson gets slowly back to his feet.
Anderson closes the distance and clinches up with yeo, looking for a takedown. Anderson pushes yeo against the cage but yeo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
abra yeo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
yeo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Anderson avoids the head kick by yeo.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Anderson.
Anderson moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

Anderson stands up and we're back to a striking position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Anderson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
yeo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Anderson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
yeo looks gassed!
yeo wants to clinch

and Anderson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Anderson.
Anderson trying to control but yeo is working from the bottom.
Anderson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Anderson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
yeo is trying to keep Anderson in close.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but yeo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anderson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Anderson won't allow yeo to get back to his feet.
Anderson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but yeo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Mr Anderson just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Nice takedown defense from yeo. No joy for Anderson on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries for a takedown but yeo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
yeo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Anderson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Anderson breaks from the clinch.
yeo throws a lazy body kick
and Anderson counters with a straight right hand.
yeo wants to clinch but Anderson slips to the side
and Anderson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Anderson darts in and clinches yeo up against the cage.

Anderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
yeo looks to clinch
and Anderson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Anderson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
yeo wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson trying to control the pace.

yeo manages to escape and get back to his feet!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
yeo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Anderson counters with a straight right hand.
yeo misses with a body kick.
Anderson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
yeo throws a series of punches but Anderson avoids them all with ease.
Anderson blocks a head kick by yeo.

yeo darts in and clinches Anderson up against the cage.
yeo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Anderson just stands there and leans against the cage.
yeo tries to pull guard but Anderson holds him up against the cage and eventually yeo drops back down to his feet.
Anderson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but yeo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

yeo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anderson tries for a takedown but yeo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
yeo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
yeo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mr Anderson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Nice takedown defense from Anderson. No joy for yeo on that attempt.
yeo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Anderson swivels and escapes.
No luck for Anderson with that takedown attempt.
yeo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Anderson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Anderson lands in his opponent's guard.
yeo trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

yeo has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Anderson off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

yeo instigates a clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Anderson stops a takedown attempt from yeo.
Mr Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of abra yeo.
yeo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Anderson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. yeo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
yeo looking for a takedown.
A short right from yeo on the inside.

yeo breaks the clinch.
Anderson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
yeo throws a combination that misses
and Anderson counters with a two punch combo.
Mr Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

yeo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
yeo fails to pull the fight into his guard.

yeo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
yeo misses with a two punch combination.
yeo misses with a head kick.
Anderson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? yeo is fending him off so far but Anderson persists. Nope, yeo circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice combo by yeo! Oh, that's hurt him - Anderson falls to the canvas and yeo follows him into side control.

Anderson is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Oh Anderson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Anderson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Anderson tries to get back to half guard but can't.

yeo stands up and beckons Anderson to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from yeo. No joy for Anderson on that attempt.
Anderson seems to have got his legs back now.
yeo throws a jab when Anderson was well out of range.
yeo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Anderson counters with a low kick, right behind yeo 's knee.
yeo misses with a combination

and Anderson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
yeo wants a takedown but no success here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Anderson has yeo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. yeo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Anderson controlling the action here for a moment.
yeo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Anderson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Anderson shoots for a double leg takedown but yeo sprawls well. He's pushed Anderson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
yeo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Anderson counters by moving into the clinch.
Anderson can't get the takedown.
yeo lands a damaging elbow.
yeo jumps guard but Anderson stands there with yeo around his waist. yeo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Anderson breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson looks for a takedown but yeo sprawls well.
yeo falls off balance throwing a combination

and Anderson counters with a single leg into guard. yeo didn't expect that.
yeo wants to sweep but no luck.
Anderson stops yeo from standing up.
yeo is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
yeo thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Anderson stops yeo from standing up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
yeo is looking to stand up but Anderson isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but abra yeo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Anderson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

yeo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Anderson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
yeo trying to keep a closed guard but Anderson is proving a slippery customer.
yeo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Anderson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
yeo wants to pass the guard but Anderson is defending well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Anderson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anderson wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
yeo would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Anderson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. yeo manages to get himself to full guard.

yeo kicks Anderson off and gets to his feet.

Anderson has closed the distance and engaged yeo in a clinch.
Anderson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
yeo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A shot in the inside from Anderson.

Anderson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anderson stuffs the takedown attempt from yeo. yeo gets slowly back to his feet.
yeo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Anderson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Anderson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson connects with a solid leg kick.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts yeo as he jumps to the side.

Anderson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Anderson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Anderson stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Anderson gets a clinch.
Anderson wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
yeo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Anderson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
yeo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Anderson smiles and moves away.

yeo drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

yeo stands up and beckons Anderson to his feet.
Anderson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Anderson.

Anderson drives through with a takedown into guard.
yeo wants to stand up but Anderson is controlling him.
Anderson is stalling in the full guard.
Anderson stands up over yeo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Anderson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Anderson gets to his feet - yeo follows without any prompting.

Anderson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Anderson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
yeo wants to get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mr Anderson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Anderson 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28

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