PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sparky Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bam Blimm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson comes to the cage accompanied by Blue clear sky. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Anderson
vs
Blimm

176 cm
27
157 lbs
16 - 5 - 0

185 cm
32
165 lbs
13 - 15 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Fury Nutrition Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sparky Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bam Blimm!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blimm throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Anderson closes the distance and clinches up with Blimm, looking for a takedown. Anderson pushes Blimm against the cage but Blimm circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Blimm looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Anderson takes one on the button.

It looks like Sparky Anderson has been cut.
Blimm lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Anderson circles away quickly and effectively.
Anderson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Anderson walks into a left hand.
Anderson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blimm lands a really nice looking cross but Anderson seems unphased.
Blimm keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sparky Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blimm misses with a jab, cross combination.

Anderson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Blimm utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson works over Blimm with some ground and pound from guard.

Anderson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Anderson controlling from the top position.
Anderson trying to control but Blimm is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sparky Anderson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Blimm throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blimm stuffs the takedown.
Blimm throws a half hearted mid kick.
Blimm fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Anderson.
Anderson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Blimm avoids it really well and circles away.
Blimm scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
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!
Blimm throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Anderson is defended easily by Blimm.
Blimm misses with a low kick as Anderson jumps back.
Anderson avoids the head kick by Blimm.
Blimm tries to land a leg kick but Anderson saw it coming and moves away.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown but Blimm shows good takedown defense.
Blimm lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A leg kick checked by Blimm.
Bam Blimm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blimm misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blimm stuffs the takedown attempt from Anderson. Anderson gets slowly back to his feet.
Blimm fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Blimm lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Anderson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Anderson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Blimm tries to bum rush Anderson with a series of wild strikes but Anderson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blimm digs a good hook to Anderson's body.
Blimm fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson is looking to chop away at Blimm's legs.
Blimm swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No luck for Anderson with that takedown attempt.
Blimm just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Anderson takes the fight into the clinch.
Blimm tries to land knees in the clinch but Anderson avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bam Blimm dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sparky Anderson's cut.
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.

Blimm misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Blimm enables Anderson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Blimm manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Anderson stopping the sweep attempt from Blimm.
Anderson postures up in Blimm's guard and throws a big left but Blimm blocks it.
Anderson postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blimm being controlled here, momentarily.
Anderson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson wants to control from the top but Blimm keeps moving.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Blimm looks to score with a jab to the body but Anderson is just out of range.
Blimm swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Anderson shoots in and gets a takedown into Blimm's guard.
Anderson wants to control from the top but Blimm keeps moving.
Anderson cracks Blimm with a solid left hand.
Blimm really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Anderson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Blimm is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Blimm has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Anderson is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Blimm trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is trying to drag Blimm to the mat but Blimm just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Blimm is trying to break the clinch but Anderson has him pressed against the cage.
Anderson prevents Blimm from breaking the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Blimm as the two fighters clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Blimm breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anderson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Anderson slips a jab from Blimm.
Bam Blimm seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blimm lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Sparky Anderson's cut is getting worse.
Blimm looks for the body kick but Anderson saw that one coming.
Blimm misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Blimm as he avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blimm lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Blimm gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Anderson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Blimm preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Anderson postures up in Blimm's guard and throws a big left but Blimm blocks it.
Blimm wants to stand and escape but Anderson is having none of it.

Anderson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Anderson trying to control but Blimm is working from the bottom.
Anderson throws a big right hand that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson tries to free his leg and advance position but Blimm is retaining full guard.
Blimm keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully.
Anderson prevents Blimm from getting back to his feet.
Anderson works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Anderson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Blimm defends it well.
Anderson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Still in half guard, Anderson seems content to control.
Anderson working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Sparky Anderson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sparky Anderson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Blimm with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Anderson looking to score a takedown here. Blimm is defending well but Anderson drives through and ends up in Blimm's guard.
Anderson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Blimm keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully.
Anderson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Anderson wants to control from the top but Blimm keeps moving.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Sparky Anderson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Blimm misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blimm misses with a double jab.
Anderson goes for a double leg but Blimm avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Blimm continues to drive forward.
Blimm is looking to control Anderson's arms but Anderson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Blimm has his back to the cage.
Anderson can't get the takedown.
Blimm working hard to break the clinch.
Blimm misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anderson.
Anderson prevents the takedown attempt.
Blimm has had enough of the clinch but Anderson keeps him there for the moment.
Blimm trying to land knees to the body.
Anderson goes for a takedown attempt but Blimm pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sparky Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Blimm, right into the meat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Blimm defends it nicely.
Anderson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Blimm sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Anderson somewhat.
Blimm misses with a double jab.
Anderson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Blimm tries to avoid it but Anderson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Blimm to the ground. Blimm escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Blimm throws a leg kick but Anderson moved away.
Blimm does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Anderson goes for a double leg but Blimm avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Blimm continues to drive forward.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blimm throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Blimm pushes off an throws an elbow but Anderson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Blimm breaks the clinch.
Anderson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Blimm lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Blimm listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Anderson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Blimm was covering up waiting for the punch and Anderson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blimm has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Anderson has passed into side control.

Anderson goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Blimm rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Anderson's guard! Nice work there by Blimm!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blimm throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Blimm trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bam Blimm really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sparky Anderson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Blimm misses with a wild combination.
Anderson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Blimm tried to score with a low kick but Anderson checks it.

Blimm drops Anderson with a right and a left! Blimm comes rushing in but Anderson regains his composure and manages to keep Blimm in guard.

Anderson is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blimm is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Oh Anderson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Anderson trying to keep a closed guard but Blimm is proving a slippery customer.
Blimm won't allow Anderson to sweep him here.
Anderson is trying to control the position but Blimm postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Anderson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Anderson seems to have got his legs back now.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Anderson holds on and takes a little breather.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Sparky Anderson.
Blimm throws a looping overhand right but Anderson ducks down to avoid it.
A punch combination from Blimm misses.

Blimm pushes Anderson up against the cage in a clinch.
Blimm missing with knees to the body.
Blimm wants to get back to striking at distance but Anderson won't allow it.

Blimm pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blimm throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anderson.
Blimm keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Anderson drives through with a takedown into Blimm's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Anderson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Anderson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Blimm's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Blimm is defending against the submission attempts here by Anderson.

Anderson seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Blimm is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Sparky Anderson!
A determined Sparky Anderson didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!