PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between GW Persson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lachlan Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by ready to Roll, The Black Dahlias. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Persson
vs
Anderson

191 cm
20
215 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

181 cm
20
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 Sydney, GW Persson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lachlan Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Eliza Hachem and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Persson misses with a few strikes there.
A big right from Persson misses.
Persson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Persson takes a swing at Anderson's ribcage but misses.
Anderson checks a low kick from Persson.
Persson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Anderson clinches.
Persson tries to pull guard but Anderson holds him up against the cage and eventually Persson drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for GW Persson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Persson keeps control of Anderson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Persson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Persson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Persson fails with the takedown.

Anderson pushes Persson up against the cage in a clinch.
Anderson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Persson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Persson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Anderson wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Persson throws a hook but Anderson blocks it.
Persson throws a hook but Anderson blocks it.

Anderson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Anderson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Persson has Anderson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Anderson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Anderson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Persson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Anderson stops a takedown attempt from Persson.

Anderson breaks from the clinch.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Persson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
GW Persson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson scores with a punch to the head.
Persson throws a combination that misses
and Anderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Persson is breathing heavily.
Persson doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Anderson counters by clinching up.
Persson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Anderson manages to break the clinch.
Anderson blocks a jab.
Persson throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Anderson to counter with a crisp jab.
Persson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Anderson checks it well.
Anderson swinging wilding here.
Anderson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Persson misses with a combination

and Anderson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Persson is trying to stand back up but Anderson is controlling him
Persson punching from the bottom.
Anderson wants to take a breather but Persson is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson stops Persson from getting back to his feet.
Anderson trying to control the action but Persson is working from the bottom.
Anderson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Anderson stalling away here and it's allowed Persson to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Persson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Anderson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Anderson is looking to clinch but Persson is avoiding it.
Persson scores with a nice head shot.

Anderson is rocked!

Persson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Anderson is still on wobbly legs! Can Persson finish him?

Persson manages to break the clinch.
Anderson seems to have recovered his senses.

Anderson tries to keep at a distance but Persson has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is looking to break free of the clinch but Persson has double underhooks.
Stalling in the clinch from Persson.
Persson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Anderson.
Persson is stalling here.

Anderson breaks from the clinch.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Persson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Anderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Persson.
Nice sprawl there from Anderson as Persson shoots in.
Persson shoots in for a double leg but Anderson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson tries to clinch but Persson is having none of it.
Anderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Anderson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Anderson is looking to clinch but Persson is avoiding it.
Anderson wants to clinch up but Persson keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lachlan 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.

Persson misses with a body shot.
Persson misses with a takedown attempt - Anderson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Persson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anderson.

Anderson rushes Persson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike.
Persson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Anderson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Anderson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anderson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Persson.
Anderson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Persson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Anderson prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for GW Persson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Anderson can't break the clinch.

Anderson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anderson misses with a few strikes there.
Persson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Anderson counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson throws a combination. Persson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Persson as he jumps to the side.
Persson thows a body shot but no joy.
Persson throws a shot from downtown. Anderson moves away and avoids it.
Persson waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Anderson.
Anderson moves in looking to clinch but Persson pushes him off.
Anderson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Persson looks to throw a body kick

and Anderson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Anderson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Persson has him pressed against the cage.
Anderson can't break the clinch.
Anderson tries to score a body lock takedown but Persson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Persson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Persson tries a low kick but Anderson avoids it.
Persson tries to clinch up
and Anderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Anderson slips a jab and a cross from Persson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is looking to clinch.
Lachlan Anderson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Persson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Anderson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anderson misses with a straight right.
A jab from Persson misses.
Persson misses with a few strikes there.
Persson throws out a loose jab but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson moves away from the strike by Persson.
Persson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Persson misses with a straight left.
Anderson swinging wilding here.
Persson lands with an overhand left.
Persson throws a hook but Anderson blocks it.
Persson falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Anderson counter with a right hand.
Persson misses with a few strikes there.
Persson misses with a double jab
and Anderson counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Persson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Anderson regains half guard.
Persson wants to get back to his feet.
Anderson punching from the bottom.
Anderson trying to control from the bottom.
Anderson manages to get to full guard.
Anderson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Persson puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Anderson gets full guard.
Anderson striking off his back but it's not causing Persson any problems.
Anderson keeping full guard, as Persson tries to pass.

Persson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Persson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lachlan Anderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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 slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Oooh a lovely combination from Persson sends Anderson down but not out. Persson dives into side control looking to finish.
Anderson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Persson is controlling him well.
Anderson wants to control but Persson postures up.
Anderson is looking to regain half guard here but Persson keeps moving and retains side control.
Persson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Anderson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Anderson is trying to get back to his feet.

Persson decides to stand up, so the ref orders Anderson to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Persson misses with a takedown attempt

and Anderson counters by moving into the clinch.
Anderson lands a left hand.
Anderson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Anderson wants a takedown.
Anderson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Anderson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Anderson has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Persson clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Persson holding both Anderson 's hands and preventing any damage.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Anderson's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Persson is taking damage to the body and head.
Anderson lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Anderson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A lull in the action here.
Anderson scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Will Anderson go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Anderson loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Persson hold on?
Anderson scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Persson is looking for a way out.
Persson wants to get back to his feet.
Anderson is landing with strikes from the back.
Persson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Anderson on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Persson trying to get back to his feet but Anderson is in full control for now.
Persson looking to control the position.
Persson wants to get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lachlan Anderson.
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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:30

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