PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cole Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roddy Piper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Piper is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Irish panter. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Anderson
vs
Piper

188 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
18
203 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cole Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roddy Piper!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Illya Tyunina and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piper fails with the takedown
letting Anderson counter with a right hand.
Anderson lands with a right hand.
Piper gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That kick from Anderson tenderised Piper's leg. Piper is trying to keep his angry face on.
Anderson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A slapping leg kick lands for Anderson.
Nice straight punches there by Anderson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Anderson.
Anderson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice cross by Anderson.
Anderson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A lazy left from Anderson finds it's target.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Piper.
Anderson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Piper tries to clinch there but Anderson circles away.
Anderson thumps Piper with a low kick.
Piper tries to clinch up
and Anderson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Piper throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Anderson's waist but Anderson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Piper off to one side.
Cole Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roddy Piper.
Anderson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cole Anderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Anderson does it's job there.
Anderson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Anderson throws a leg kick which misses Piper's front leg but catches the back leg as Piper tries to avoid it.
Anderson scores with a nice strike.
Cole Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Piper stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Anderson.
Anderson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson connects with a looping right hand.
Piper closes the distance and clinches up with Anderson, looking for a takedown. Piper pushes Anderson against the cage but Anderson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Anderson scoring well with a low kick there.
Anderson looks to land a combination. Piper sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nice body kick there by Anderson.
Anderson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Piper backs up against the cage.
Anderson looks to land a combination. Piper sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Anderson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Anderson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Anderson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice body kick from Anderson.
That kick from Anderson tenderised Piper's leg. Piper is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson cracks Piper with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Piper takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Anderson lands a head shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Anderson, right into the meat.
Piper has his takedown stuffed
and Anderson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A nice inside leg kick there by Anderson. That's going to slow Piper down.
Good shot there by Anderson.
Piper is trying desperately to land a takedown but Anderson is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Piper.
Piper takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Piper with a lazy takedown attempt
and Piper takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Anderson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Anderson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Piper's sensitive parts.
Piper tries to clinch but Anderson is having none of it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson stuffs the takedown.
Anderson connects with an inside leg kick.
Anderson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Piper. That did some damage!
Piper walks into a stiff left hand from Anderson.
Anderson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Anderson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Anderson duly obliges.
Piper's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Anderson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Piper has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab from Anderson finds it's way through Piper's defenses.
Anderson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pipers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jab by Anderson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cole Anderson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Piper moves in looking to clinch but Anderson pushes him off.
Piper takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Anderson scores with a leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Piper might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Anderson has got the better of the exchanges.
Piper shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Anderson pinned against the cage. Anderson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Piper takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Anderson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Anderson connects with a leg kick. Piper looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Anderson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cole Anderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Piper shoots in for a double leg but Anderson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Piper fails in his attempt to clinch.
Anderson throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Piper with a poor takedown
and Anderson counters with a low kick, right behind Piper 's knee.
Cole Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roddy Piper.
Good leg kick by Anderson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Piper takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Anderson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Anderson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Anderson as Piper shoots in.
The fighters circle momentarily. Anderson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Piper gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Anderson counters with a good, hard body kick but Piper shrugs it off.
Piper is breathing heavily.
Piper chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Anderson can pounce on him.
Piper moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Piper takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Piper misses with a takedown attempt
and Anderson counters with a low kick, right behind Piper 's knee.
Anderson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Piper on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Anderson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Piper tries for a takedown but Anderson circles away easily
and Anderson counters with a low kick, right behind Piper 's knee.
Anderson lands a leg kick that knocks Piper off balance momentarily.
Piper tries to score a power double leg takedown but Anderson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Piper somewhat.
Piper ducks right into an uppercut from Anderson.
A jab lands there for Anderson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Anderson, right into the meat.
Piper goes for a double leg but Anderson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Anderson continues to drive forward.

Anderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Anderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Piper.
Piper takes a jab right on the kisser.
Anderson scores with the left hand. Piper knows he should have avoided that one.
Piper tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Anderson lands the left hand.
Anderson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Piper takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice body kick from Anderson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Anderson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Piper has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Anderson.
Anderson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
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!
Piper tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Anderson swivels and escapes.
Good shot there by Anderson.
Anderson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Piper shoots and misses
and Anderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Anderson connects with a leg kick. Piper looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Anderson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Piper needs to keep his hands up - Anderson had a free shot at his head there.
Anderson is looking to slow Piper down with leg kicks.
Anderson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cole Anderson dominated that second round.
That's time! Anderson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Anderson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jab by Anderson.
Piper on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Anderson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Anderson wants it to stay on the feet.
Piper has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Anderson.
Anderson thumps Piper with a low kick.
Anderson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Piper.
Anderson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Anderson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Piper.
Anderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Piper can do to turn this around?
A nice leg kick lands there from Anderson.
Anderson slaps away a takedown attempt from Piper, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That kick from Anderson tenderised Piper's leg. Piper is trying to keep his angry face on.
Piper has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Anderson connects with a single shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A jab from Anderson finds it's way through Piper's defenses.
Anderson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Piper closes this distance looking for a takedown but Anderson circles away.
Cole Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roddy Piper.
Piper takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Piper fails with the takedown
and Anderson counters with an inside leg kick.
Anderson is looking to slow Piper down with leg kicks.
Anderson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Piper tries for a takedown but Anderson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Anderson thumps Piper with a low kick.
Good exchange - Anderson coming out on top.
Piper shoots in looking for a takedown. Anderson tries to sprawl out of it but Piper keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Anderson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Anderson as he connects with a hook.
Anderson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Good leg kick by Anderson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Piper takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A chopping leg kick lands by Anderson.
Nice straight punches there by Anderson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Anderson.
Piper shoots in and drives through. Anderson sprawls well.
Piper takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piper on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Anderson. Anderson obviously looking to wear him down.
Anderson scores with a jab. Piper acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Piper walks into a jab.
Anderson lands a leg kick that knocks Piper off balance momentarily.
Anderson cracks Piper with a good jab.

Piper is rocked!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Anderson, right into the meat.
Anderson's corner calls for a 1-2. Anderson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Piper is still on wobbly legs! Can Anderson finish him?
Piper tries for a takedown but Anderson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Anderson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Piper back to the cage. Anderson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Anderson works over Piper's head and body with a nice combination.
Cole Anderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A jab lands there for Anderson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piper with a lazy takedown attempt
and Anderson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice inside leg kick there by Anderson. That's going to slow Piper down.
Piper looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Anderson lands a leg kick that knocks Piper off balance momentarily.
Anderson scores with the left hand. Piper knows he should have avoided that one.
Anderson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Piper is looking to clinch but Anderson is avoiding it.
Piper seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Piper closes this distance looking for a takedown but Anderson circles away.
Anderson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Anderson duly obliges.
Roddy Piper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Piper misses with a body shot
and Anderson counters with an outside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cole 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Cole Anderson!
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Cole Anderson!
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Cole Anderson!

Cole Anderson wins by unanimous decision!