PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mr Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brynden Tully (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Anderson
vs
Tully

180 cm
25
172 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

185 cm
25
176 lbs
9 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mr Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Brynden Tully!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Chad Campbell and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson throws the kick towards the body but Tully avoids it.
Mr Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson connects with a solid leg kick.
Anderson staying out of range there.
Anderson avoids the body shot from Tully.
Tully stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Anderson.
Anderson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Anderson misses with a body kick.
Tully looks to land a left hand but Anderson moved out of range nicely.
Anderson is looking to score with low kicks.

Tully gets a clinch.
Tully blocks an uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Tully misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anderson is trying to break free.
Anderson cracks Tully with a nice body shot.
Anderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tully lands a nice uppercut.
Anderson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tully backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tully's elbow.
Anderson pushes Tully back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tully.
I was talking to Anderson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Anderson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tully backwards.

It looks like Brynden Tully has been cut.
Anderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anderson throws a head punch that misses.
Anderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson tries to break free but Tully pushes him back against the cage.
Tully doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Anderson digs a right hand underneath Tully's ribcage. Tully let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tully doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anderson.
Tully scores with a nice hook to the head.
Anderson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tully tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Tully uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Tully controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Anderson.
Tully blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anderson digs a right hand into Tully's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tully's gas tank.
Anderson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Anderson has Tully pushed against the cage.
Anderson misses with a punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tully blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tully can't find room to land a body shot as Anderson controls the action.
Tully blocking some punches.
Tully looking to slow down the pace here.
Anderson blocks an elbow strike.
Anderson has a couple of punches blocked by Tully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Tully controls his hands.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
Anderson fails to pull guard.
Anderson lands with a left to the head.

Anderson pulls guard successfully.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Anderson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Tully passes into side control.

Tully decides to stand up, so the ref orders Anderson to his feet.
Tully throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Tully blocks a low kick nicely.
Tully tries to clinch but Anderson is having none of it.
Anderson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tully lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
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 dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tully. That did some damage!
Anderson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tully moves out of range of the leg kick from Anderson.
Anderson moves out of range of the leg kick from Tully.
Anderson blocks the body kick.
Tully walks forward, straight into a front kick from Anderson.
Tully moves out of range as Anderson throws a body kick.
Anderson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Some bone on bone action there as Tully checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tully fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Anderson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tully on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Anderson. Anderson obviously looking to wear him down.
Anderson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tully connects with a leg kick. Anderson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tully motions for Anderson to come forward. Tully throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Anderson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Anderson thuds his shin into the meat of Tully's side.
Anderson scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mr Anderson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brynden Tully's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Tully connects with a high kick.
Tully feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Anderson's calf.
A slow jab from Anderson misses its intended target.
Tully dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Anderson. That did some damage!
Tully works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Some bone on bone action there as Tully checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tully throws the kick towards the body but Anderson avoids it.
Anderson tried to score with a low kick but Tully checks it.
Anderson throws a leg kick that misses.
Brynden Tully seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A nice inside leg kick there by Anderson. That's going to slow Tully down.
Tully moves out of range of the body kick from Anderson.
Anderson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tully moves out of range of the body kick from Anderson.
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 gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tully fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anderson manages to avoid it.
Tully misses the shot to the body.
Tully throws a body punch but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson throws a leg kick but Tully checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Anderson misses.
Anderson tries to land a leg kick but Tully saw it coming and moves away.
Anderson blocks a jab.
Anderson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Anderson throws a jab when Tully was well out of range.
Tully's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tully moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Anderson connects with a jab.
Tully misses the shot to the body.
Anderson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anderson scoring well with a low kick there.
Anderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Tully.
Anderson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tully is able to avoid easily.
Anderson tries to score with a low kick but Tully moves his leg out of the way.
Anderson throws a low kick, looking for Tully's leg but Tully calmly moves out of range.
Anderson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Anderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Anderson lands with a good body shot.
Anderson lands a front kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Tully looks to land a body kick but Anderson moved away.
Anderson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Anderson misses with a low kick.
Nice body punch from Anderson.
Anderson scores with a nice body kick.
Tully thumps Anderson with a low kick.
Tully throws a lazy right hand but Anderson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That kick from Anderson tenderised Tully's leg. Tully is trying to keep his angry face on.
Anderson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tully throws a leg kick but Anderson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Anderson misses with a low kick.
Anderson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tully is able to avoid easily.
Anderson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Anderson throws a front kick aimed at Tully's knee but Tully avoids it well.
Tully misses with a wild body shot.
Anderson misses with an uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Tully. Those never looked like landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a low kick, looking for Tully's leg but Tully calmly moves out of range.
Anderson thumps Tully with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Anderson misses the target.
Anderson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Anderson pushes Tully away with a front kick.
Tully lands a head kick. Anderson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Anderson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Tully misses with a few strikes there.
Anderson fakes the leg kick and cracks Tully in the body.
Tully blocks the body kick.
Tully blocks a low kick nicely.

Tully closes the distance and clinches.

Anderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anderson misses with a low kick.
Tully has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Anderson.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Anderson, right into the meat.
Anderson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson pushes Tully away with a front kick.
Anderson scores with a jab. Tully acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Anderson thows a leg kick but Tully checks it
and Tully counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tully tries to clinch up.
Tully's corner calls for a 1-2. Tully obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tully checks a leg kick.
Tully checks a leg kick.
Tully connects with an inside leg kick.
Anderson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tully is out of range and Anderson settles back down.
Anderson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A leg kick checked by Tully.
Tully scores with a push kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anderson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Tully.
Anderson thows a leg kick but Tully checks it
and Tully counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tully fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Anderson.
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 Mr Anderson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Brynden Tully's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.

Tully uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Anderson.
Anderson misses with an uppercut. Tully saw that one coming.
Tully's jab looks to have found its range, popping Anderson under the eye.
Anderson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Anderson throws a jab when Tully was well out of range.
A leg kick checked by Tully.
Anderson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Anderson wants to land a leg kick but Tully is out of range.
Tully tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Tully.
Anderson throws a leg kick
and Tully counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tully lands a head kick. Anderson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Anderson tried to score with a low kick but Tully checks it.
Anderson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tully takes a step back to recover.
Anderson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Tully if he has to take too many more of those.
Anderson misses with an attempted mid kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tully checks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tully digs a good body shot into Anderson's ribs.
Tully is looking to chop away at Anderson's legs.
Anderson throws a wild body kick that Tully sees coming a mile off.
A head kick misses from Anderson.
Tully throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tully tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tully avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Anderson tries a low kick but Tully avoids it.
Anderson throws out a leg kick but Tully moves out of range and Anderson only half commits.
A thudding body kick lands there by Anderson!
Tully checks a leg kick.
Anderson misses with a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tully 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.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Tully.
A low kick from Anderson misses
letting Tully counter with a right hand.
Anderson misses with a leg kick.
Anderson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tully checks it well.
Tully is looking to land body kicks.
Tully checks a low kick from Anderson.
Tully chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Anderson can pounce on him.
Tully keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Tully. Those never looked like landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A bone on bone clash there as Tully blocks the leg kick.
Tully throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anderson.
Anderson cracks the inside of Tully's front leg.
Anderson is looking to land body kicks.
Anderson 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 misses with a leg kick
and Tully counters with a stiff right hand.
Anderson moves out of range as Tully strikes.
Tully bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Anderson's head backwards.
Tully misses with a low kick.
Anderson moves out of range of the leg kick from Tully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tully avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Anderson cracks the inside of Tully's front leg.
Tully throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anderson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tully checks a low kick from Anderson.
Tully on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Anderson. Anderson obviously looking to wear him down.
Anderson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Anderson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Anderson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tully.
Anderson throws a leg kick but Tully sees it coming and moves out of range.
Anderson misses with a kick to the body.
Anderson tried to score with a low kick but Tully checks it.
Anderson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tully is out of range.
Tully throws a hook to the side of Anderson's head but Anderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Anderson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tully is out of range and Anderson settles back down.
Brynden Tully has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tully scoring well with a low kick there.
Tully misses with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Anderson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Crunch! Anderson slams his shin into Tully's torso.
Anderson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tully fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Anderson checks it well.
Anderson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Anderson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tully throws a hook but Anderson avoids it easily.
Anderson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Anderson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Tully.
Tully needs to keep his hands up - Anderson had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tully throws a leg kick
and Tully takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Anderson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Anderson checks a leg kick.
Anderson throws a half hearted mid kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mr Anderson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Anderson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mr Anderson!
A relieved looking Mr Anderson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.