PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Reggie Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cup Tea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson comes into the arena with The Champ is Here blaring out of the sound system. This should be a great matchup!

Anderson
vs
Tea

180 cm
22
185 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

186 cm
29
196 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Reggie Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cup Tea!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tea is out of range and Anderson settles back down.
Tea ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Tea swinging wildly here.
Anderson misses with a body shot.
Tea takes one on the button.
Anderson misses the shot to the body.
Tea lands with an overhand left.
Tea throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anderson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tea slips a jab and a cross from Anderson.
Anderson throws a leg kick that misses.
Anderson connects with an inside leg kick.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tea moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Tea as he checks the leg kick.
Anderson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tea's sensitive parts.
Tea avoids the body shot from Anderson.
Anderson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tea.
That kick from Anderson tenderised Tea's leg. Tea is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tea throws a hook to the side of Anderson's head but Anderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Anderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tea.
Tea moves out of range of the strikes.
Anderson is looking to wear down Tea with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Anderson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Anderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a shot to the body
letting Tea counter with a right hand.
Tea keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Anderson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tea takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Anderson throws a body punch but Tea moves out of range.
Anderson throws a jab when Tea was well out of range.
Anderson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tea avoids the body shot from Anderson.
Anderson misses the shot to the body.
Anderson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tea.
Anderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tea.

Anderson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Anderson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tea is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tea manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Tea is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Anderson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tea swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson wants to control from the top but Tea keeps moving.
Tea wants to get back to his feet but Anderson passes into half guard.
Anderson trying to control from Tea's half guard. Tea has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tea controls Anderson momentarily but Anderson frees himself.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Tea throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Anderson misses with a body shot.
Tea drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A jab from Anderson misses.
Anderson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Anderson misses with a straight right.

Anderson feints and as Tea raises his hands in defense, Anderson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Anderson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tea swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Anderson won't allow Tea to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson wants to pass the guard but Tea is keeping the position.
Anderson trying to control but Tea is working from the bottom.
Tea has momentary wrist control but Anderson slips an elbow through the middle.
Anderson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tea is trying to keep Anderson in close.
Anderson wants to pass the guard but Tea is keeping the position.
Anderson trying to control but Tea is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is working Tea over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Anderson content to stall in guard here.
Tea tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tea has Anderson pulled in close to control his posture.
Anderson postures up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Cup Tea.
Anderson throws a good cross that connects.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tea looking to score a takedown here. Anderson is defending well but Tea drives through and ends up in Anderson's guard.
Anderson has Tea pulled in close to control his posture.
Tea wants to pass the guard but Anderson is keeping the position.
Tea is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Anderson looking for a sweep. Not yet Anderson, not yet.
Tea is fighting to break Anderson's control of his arms but Anderson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Anderson wants to sweep but no luck.
Tea slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tea ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tea is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Anderson scores with a jab to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Anderson misses with a left hand

and Tea counters with a single leg into guard. Anderson didn't expect that.
Anderson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Anderson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tea is one step ahead there.
Reggie Anderson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tea wants to control from the top but Anderson keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reggie Anderson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Anderson ducks right into an uppercut from Tea.
Anderson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Reggie Anderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Anderson lands with a nice body kick.
Tea misses with a kick to the body.
Tea scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Anderson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tea's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Tea duly obliges.
Anderson misses with a body shot.
Anderson lands a nice shot that snaps Tea's head back.
Tea misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson thumps Tea with a low kick.
Anderson lands a slapping body shot.
Anderson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Anderson scores with a decent looking hook.
Tea misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tea misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anderson.
Reggie Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tea manages to avoid it.
Tea throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tea.
A bone on bone clash there as Tea blocks the leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tea's sensitive parts.
Cup Tea is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anderson misses with a hook.
Tea walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Anderson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tea avoids the body shot from Anderson.
Anderson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson lands a nice shot to the body.
Tea closes this distance looking for a takedown but Anderson circles away.
Tea misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tea sizes up Anderson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Anderson misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tea lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Anderson lands a glancing blow to the side of Tea's head.
Tea blocks the body kick.
Anderson misses with an uppercut. Tea saw that one coming.
Tea checks a leg kick nicely.
Tea defending well as Anderson loads up on a big left hand.
Tea uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.

Tea closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Anderson quickly recovers to half guard.
Anderson is looking to control Tea's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Anderson avoid being mounted?
Cup Tea has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tea looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Tea looking to pass the guard.

Tea drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Anderson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Tea has Anderson in his guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Anderson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Tea is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Anderson defends well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Reggie Anderson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Anderson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reggie Anderson!
Reggie Anderson took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans for their support in the buildup to the fight.