PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Mike Sloan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sloan
vs
Anderson

190 cm
25
240 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

199 cm
25
280 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Excellent MT
Granite chin

Dangerous knees
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Sloan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mr Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses.
Anderson motions for Sloan to come forward. Anderson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Anderson clinches with his opponent.
Anderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sloan is defending well for now.
Sloan blocks an uppercut.
Anderson keeps control of Sloan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sloan tries to break free but Anderson pushes him back against the ropes.

Anderson breaks the clinch.
Sloan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.

Sloan closes the distance and clinches.
Sloan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Sloan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sloan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Sloan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sloan taking a breather.
Sloan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Anderson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sloan is breathing heavily.
Sloan prevents a body shot from Anderson.
Anderson tries a body shot but Sloan blocks it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sloan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sloan misses with the head strike.

Anderson manages to break the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Anderson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sloan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson looking to throw knees to the head but Sloan is blocking nicely.
Anderson looking to throw knees to the head but Sloan is blocking nicely.
Sloan is trying to stall.
Anderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Anderson.
Sloan is trying to maintain a safe position but Anderson gets an underhook and turns Sloan into the ropes.
Anderson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Anderson working Sloan over with knees to the body.
Anderson is pushing Sloan up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Anderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson trying to land knees to the body.
Anderson misses with a punch to the body.
Sloan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sloan blocks an uppercut.
A knee to the head by Anderson.

It looks like Mike Sloan has been cut.
Anderson looking to throw knees to the head but Sloan is blocking nicely.
Anderson controlling the action here for a moment.
Sloan is trying to stall.
Anderson is pushing Sloan up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Anderson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sloan blocks it with crossed arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson has Sloan pressed against the ropes.
Sloan is trying to push Anderson away but Anderson has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Sloan is trying to break the clinch but Anderson has him pressed against the ropes.
Anderson misses with some punches.

Anderson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Sloan gets a clinch.
Sloan looking to stall.
Sloan tries to circle away but Anderson has him pinned against the ropes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sloan blocks it with crossed arms.
Anderson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sloan up against the ropes.
Anderson connects with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mr Anderson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Sloan's cut.
That's time! Sloan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Sloan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sloan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sloan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Anderson avoids the head kick by Sloan.

Anderson clinches with his opponent.
Anderson tries to work over Sloan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Sloan controls his hands.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sloan can't break the clinch.
Anderson tries a body shot but Sloan blocks it.
Anderson blocks a body shot from Sloan.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Anderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sloan is defending well for now.
Sloan is trying to break free.
Anderson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sloan's face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson working Sloan over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sloan is looking to break free of the clinch but Anderson has double underhooks.
Anderson landing knees to the body.
Anderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anderson misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson has Sloan pushed against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sloan.
Anderson throws a head punch that misses.
Anderson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Mike Sloan's cut is getting worse.
Sloan wants to get back to striking at distance but Anderson won't allow it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sloan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sloan is trying to push Anderson away but Anderson has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Anderson just leaning against Sloan, taking a breather.
Mr Anderson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson working aggressively here.

Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Anderson has managed to clinch.
Anderson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Anderson working aggressively here.
Sloan wants to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Anderson fails to land.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Anderson is stalling here.
Anderson has Sloan pressed against the ropes, preventing Sloan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Anderson misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Anderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sloan scores a nice knee to the body.
Sloan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sloan.
Anderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
A hook to the body from Sloan.
Sloan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sloan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Anderson has him pressed against the ropes.
Sloan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sloan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Anderson is pushing Sloan up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloan takes a knee right on the jaw!

Mike Sloan's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Anderson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Anderson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Anderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anderson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The referee is keeping an eye on Anderson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sloan working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mr Anderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mike Sloan's cut.
That's time! 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.

Anderson throws a lazy head kick
and Sloan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Anderson tries to clinch up.
A head kick misses from Anderson.
Anderson scores with a head kick.

Sloan has managed to clinch.
Anderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sloan misses with an elbow over the top.
Sloan tries to stall but Anderson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sloan.
Anderson is stalling here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch on the inside from Anderson fails to land.
Sloan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloan tries to throw a body punch but Anderson avoids it by throwing Sloan back against the ropes.

Sloan breaks the clinch.
Sloan keeps the fight on the outside.
Mr Anderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sloan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Anderson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sloan thuds a left hand into Anderson's body.
Anderson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sloan throws a right and a left that both miss.

Anderson gets a clinch.
Sloan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Anderson avoids it.
Sloan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Anderson avoids it.
Sloan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sloan tries to break free but Anderson pushes him back against the ropes.
Sloan managing to block the knees to the body from Anderson.
Anderson misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloan lands a nice knee to the body.
Anderson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Anderson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sloan blocks it with crossed arms.
Sloan swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson has Sloan pressed against the ropes, preventing Sloan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the head but Sloan blocks with his arms.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sloan has had enough of the clinch but Anderson keeps him there for the moment.
Anderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knees to the body from Sloan.
Sloan is trying to maintain a safe position but Anderson gets an underhook and turns Sloan into the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Sloan throws an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Anderson as Sloan tries to tie him up.
Anderson misses with a punch to the body.
Sloan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Anderson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sloan blocks it with crossed arms.
Sloan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sloan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sloan managing to block the knees to the body from Anderson.
Anderson is trying to stall.
Anderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Anderson trying to land knees to the body.
Mr Anderson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anderson is defending well for now.
Anderson has Sloan pressed against the ropes, preventing Sloan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sloan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson has Sloan pressed against the ropes.
Sloan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mike Sloan.
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 Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29

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