PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Clausey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clausey has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Thomas Clausey is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Anderson
vs
Clausey

180 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
215 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andrew Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thomas Clausey!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Steve Montenegro and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson throws a head kick that misses.
Clausey looks gassed!
Anderson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Clausey moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anderson misses with a wild combination.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Clausey avoids them all with ease.
Anderson lands with a right hand.
Anderson misses with a jab, cross combination.
A head kick misses from Clausey.
Anderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Clausey.
Anderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clausey.
Clausey defending well as Anderson loads up on a big left hand.
Anderson throws a right hand that Clausey ducks under and follows up with a left that Clausey also avoids with ease.
Anderson throws a right hand that Clausey ducks under and follows up with a left that Clausey also avoids with ease.
Anderson misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Anderson misses with a double jab.
Anderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Anderson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Anderson throws a series of punches but Clausey moves out of range.
Anderson could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Anderson tries to bum rush Clausey with a series of wild strikes but Clausey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Some wild striking there from Anderson.
Some wild striking there from Anderson.
Anderson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Clausey moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Anderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A combination from Anderson does no damage.
Clausey throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Anderson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Clausey moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anderson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Anderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anderson misses with a few strikes there.
Anderson misses with a wild combination.
Clausey steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Anderson. That one must have hurt.
Anderson swinging wilding here.
Anderson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clausey walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Anderson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Anderson misses with the combination.
Anderson misses with the combination.
Clausey slips a jab and a cross from Anderson.
Anderson throws a right and a left that Clausey avoids nicely.
Andrew Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Anderson throws a right and a left that Clausey avoids nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Anderson misses with the combination.
Anderson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Clausey. Clausey circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Some wild striking there from Anderson.
A punch combination from Anderson misses.
Clausey showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anderson.
Clausey misses with a double jab.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Clausey moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Anderson misses with a combination
and Clausey counters with a big head kick but Anderson shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Anderson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Anderson fails to land with a series of punches.
Anderson throws a lazy right hand but Clausey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Anderson throws a right hand that Clausey ducks under and follows up with a left that Clausey also avoids with ease.
Clausey showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anderson.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Clausey avoids them all with ease.
Anderson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Anderson throws a combination that misses
and Clausey counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clausey on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Anderson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A combination from Anderson does no damage.
Clausey is breathing heavily.
Anderson swinging wilding here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a wild combination.
Anderson misses with a double jab
and Clausey counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Some wild striking there from Anderson.
Andrew Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Clausey.
Anderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Clausey.
Anderson swinging wilding here.
Anderson throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Anderson throws a combination that misses
and Clausey counters with a head kick. That will keep Anderson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Anderson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Anderson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Clausey backs up against the cage.
Anderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Anderson dips to his left and cracks Clausey with an uppercut!
Anderson fails to land with a series of punches.
Anderson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Clausey counters with a left and a right that stings Anderson.
Anderson scores with a jab to the head.
Anderson fails to land with a series of punches.
Anderson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Anderson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson looks to land a combination. Clausey sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Anderson sizes up Clausey with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Anderson stalks Clausey and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Clausey's face. Clausey staggers backwards, shaken.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Clausey in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Anderson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Clausey takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Anderson throws a series of strikes that have Clausey backpedaling.
Anderson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Clausey counters with a slapping leg kick.
Anderson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Anderson misses with a wild combination.
Anderson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Clausey counters with a big head kick but Anderson shrugs it off.
Anderson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Clausey counters with a three punch combo that has Anderson backing up. Anderson nods at Clausey to acknowledge the strikes.
A big right from Anderson misses.
Anderson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Clausey avoids them all with ease.
Anderson throws a combination that misses
and Clausey counters with a big head kick but Anderson shrugs it off.
Some wild striking there from Anderson.
Anderson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
No joy there for Anderson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Anderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew 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!

Clausey avoids a punch combination nicely.
Anderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Clausey.
Anderson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Anderson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Clausey counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Clausey showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anderson.
Anderson throws a hook but Clausey avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Clausey moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Clausey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Anderson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Clausey counters with a head kick.
Anderson misses with a two punch combination.
Anderson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Clausey counters with a one-two to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson looks to land a combination but Clausey avoids it well.
Anderson looks to land a combination. Clausey sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Anderson throws a right hand that Clausey ducks under and follows up with a left that Clausey also avoids with ease.
Anderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A combination from Anderson does no damage.
Anderson swinging wilding here.
Anderson throws a body kick the misses
and Clausey counters with a thumping low kick.
The crowd cheers as Anderson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Clausey doesn't seem phased though.
Clausey slips under a jab.
Anderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Anderson.
Anderson misses with a jab, cross combination.
A combination from Anderson does no damage.
Anderson throws a right and a left that Clausey avoids nicely.
Clausey has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Clausey there as he acknowledges the shot.
Clausey slips a jab and a cross from Anderson.
Anderson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Clausey on the side of the head.
Anderson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Anderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Clausey has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Anderson lands with a nice combination. Clausey backs away looking to recover.
Anderson misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Anderson fails to land with a series of punches.
Anderson misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch combination from Anderson misses.
Anderson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Clausey counters with a head kick.
Anderson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Anderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anderson throws a nice looking combination but Clausey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Anderson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Anderson misses with a double jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Anderson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Clausey counters with a slapping leg kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Anderson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Clausey moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Clausey is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Anderson.
Anderson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Anderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Anderson swinging wilding here.
Anderson misses with a double jab
and Clausey makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Anderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thomas Clausey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anderson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27

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