PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Martain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Curtis Anderson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to James Martain's chin.

Anderson
vs
Martain

190 cm
22
210 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

194 cm
26
207 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Curtis Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Martain!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Eliza Hachem and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martain lands with a shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Martain. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Martain.

It looks like Curtis Anderson has been cut.
Martain lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Anderson backs up against the cage.
Anderson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Martain scores with a hook.
Anderson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Martain connects with a good right hand that stumbles Anderson. Anderson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Anderson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Martain takes a knee to the side of the body.

Anderson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Good exchange - Anderson coming out on top.

Martain tries to keep at a distance but Anderson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Anderson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Martain is trying to force a seperation but Anderson has the dominant position.

Anderson breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martain scores with a nice right hand.
Martain lands a jab-cross combination.
James Martain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Anderson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Martain, pushing him back against the cage.

Anderson has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Martain is trying to keep an underhook but Anderson manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Anderson controlling the action here.
Anderson trying to control the action but Martain is working from the bottom.
Martain looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Curtis Anderson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Anderson looks for a takedown but Martain sprawls well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Anderson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Martain misses with a double jab.
Martain throws a right hand that Anderson ducks under and follows up with a left that Anderson also avoids with ease.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Martain, as that shot connected.
Martain scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Martain dips to his left and cracks Anderson with an uppercut!
Martain takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Anderson darts in and clinches Martain up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Curtis Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martain wants to break free but Anderson has control.
Martain can't break the clinch.

Anderson breaks from the clinch.
Martain throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Martain!

Anderson gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Anderson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Martain swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Anderson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Martain feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Andersons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Anderson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A combination from Anderson does no damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martain tries to bum rush Anderson with a series of wild strikes but Anderson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Anderson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Martain.
Anderson slips a jab and a cross from Martain.
Martain's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Martain duly obliges.

Martain tries to keep at a distance but Anderson has taken the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Martain's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Anderson can't get the takedown.

Anderson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Martain misses with a jab, cross combination.
Anderson dodges the punch combination from Martain.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martain misses with a double jab.
A punch lands to the side of Anderson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but James Martain will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Curtis Anderson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Martain scores with a three punch combo!
Anderson shoots for a double leg takedown but Martain sprawls well. He's pushed Anderson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Martain rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Anderson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Martain works over Anderson's head and body with a nice combination.
Nice straight punches there by Martain. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Martain.
Martain lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Martain.
Nice takedown defense from Martain. No joy for Anderson on that attempt.
Martain cracks Anderson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Martain misses with a combination

and Anderson counters by moving into the clinch.
Martain wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Anderson jumps guard and drags Martain to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Martain avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Anderson kicks Martain off and gets to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Martain.
Martain moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nice sprawl there from Martain as Anderson shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Curtis Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martain scores with a crisp jab that stopped Anderson in his tracks.

Anderson shoots in and bounces Martain off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Anderson tries to free his leg and advance position but Martain is retaining full 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 throws an elbow that misses. Martain uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Anderson's guard. Nice move by Martain!
Martain is looking to stand up but Anderson won't let him.
Anderson thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Anderson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Anderson working for submissions but it's allowed Martain to get to half guard.
Martain tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Anderson.
Anderson wants to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martain is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Anderson trying to hold on to Martain's head to control him but Martain postures up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Curtis Anderson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Martain rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Anderson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Martain might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A punch combination from Martain misses.
Anderson misses with a double jab.
Curtis Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Martain cracks Anderson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martain throws a nice looking combination but Anderson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Martain's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Martain duly obliges.
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Martain showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Curtis Anderson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Anderson looks for a takedown but Martain sprawls well.
Anderson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Anderson.
Anderson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Martain connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Anderson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Martain cracks a nice hook into Anderson's ribs.
Martain moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Anderson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Anderson moves into the clinch successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martain is looking to break free of the clinch but Anderson has double underhooks.
Martain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anderson has Martain pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Martain manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Curtis Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martain wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Anderson has him pressed against the cage.

Anderson decides to pull guard.
Martain would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Anderson is working an open guard so Martain takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martain swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Anderson has managed to clinch.

Anderson breaks the clinch.
Martain swinging wildly here.
Anderson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Anderson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Anderson dodges the punch combination from Martain.

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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Martain pushes Anderson off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Anderson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Anderson rushes Martain and presses him up against the cage.
Anderson tries to pull guard but Martain holds him up against the cage and eventually Anderson drops back down to his feet.
Martain is looking to break free of the clinch but Anderson has double underhooks.
Martain has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Anderson prevents Martain from breaking the clinch.
Anderson goes for a takedown attempt but Martain pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Martain misses with a double jab.
Martain defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Anderson.
A combination from Martain does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Martain, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Martain ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Martain digs a good hook to Anderson's body.
Martain thuds his right hand into Anderson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A combination from Martain does no damage.

Anderson has managed to clinch.
Martain wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Anderson has him pressed against the cage.
Martain has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Anderson pulls 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 has his feet on Martain's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
James Martain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martain closes the distance and lands a one-two.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Martain comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Martain winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Skip Squint scores the fight for James Martain!
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight for James Martain!
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight for James Martain!

James Martain wins by unanimous decision!
James Martain seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.