PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Forrest Bondurant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adonis Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adonis Anderson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Bondurant
vs
Anderson

188 cm
18
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

201 cm
25
206 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

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 New York, Forrest Bondurant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Adonis Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bondurant moves out of range as Anderson throws a body kick.
Bondurant swats away the attempt to clinch by Anderson.
Anderson dodges the punch combination from Bondurant.

Anderson has managed to clinch.
Anderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Anderson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bondurant.
Anderson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Anderson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bondurant is defending well.
Anderson has Bondurant pushed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bondurant gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Well, if Bondurant is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Anderson has a hand on Bondurant's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Bondurant takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Anderson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bondurant. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bondurant trying to control but Anderson is having none of it.
Bondurant tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Anderson can't escape the position.
Bondurant controlling his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is looking to get to half guard.
Bondurant takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Bondurant with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Anderson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Bondurant tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bondurant tries to control but Anderson wriggling away.
Bondurant throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is squirming around, avoiding Bondurant's attempts to control the action.

Bondurant wants to finish this one by submission but Anderson is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Bondurant.
Anderson wants to hold on but Bondurant pushes him away.
Anderson can't escape the position.
Anderson is bucking up trying to escape but Bondurant cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bondurant can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Anderson is looking to escape.
Bondurant avoids the attempt from Anderson to control.

Bondurant looking for a guillotine from mount but Anderson is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bondurant looking to control and managing it successfully.
Anderson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bondurant tries to control but Anderson wriggling away.
Bondurant content just to control the position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Forrest Bondurant dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Anderson shoots in for a takedown but Bondurant shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice shot lands for Bondurant.
Bondurant lands a nice hook to Anderson's body. Anderson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Anderson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Anderson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bondurant looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Bondurant gets back to half guard.
Bondurant slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bondurant might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Anderson wants to stand but Bondurant is controlling his posture from full guard.
Bondurant is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Forrest Bondurant overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Bondurant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bondurant has Anderson pulled in close to control his posture.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Anderson slips a straight right by Bondurant.
Bondurant lands an overhand right.
Bondurant connects with a jab.
Bondurant cracks Anderson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bondurant swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bondurant throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bondurant misses with a hook. Anderson ducked under it nicely.
Anderson tries to clinch there but Bondurant circles away.
Anderson tries to clinch up.
Bondurant with a nice cross.
Bondurant avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Anderson shoots in looking for a takedown but Bondurant manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Anderson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Forrest Bondurant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adonis Anderson.
Bondurant scores with a crisp jab that stopped Anderson in his tracks.
Jab, jab by Bondurant - just one landing.
Bondurant swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Anderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice uppercut lands for Bondurant. That snapped Anderson's head back.
Anderson is looking to clinch.
Bondurant keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A slow jab from Bondurant misses its intended target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bondurant darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bondurant 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 wants to clinch up but Bondurant keeps it at a distance.
Anderson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bondurant tries to avoid it but Anderson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bondurant to the ground. Bondurant escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
Bondurant slaps away a takedown attempt from Anderson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bondurant tries to bum rush Anderson with a series of wild strikes but Anderson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bondurant lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bondurant throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Anderson stumbling backwards into the cage! Anderson bounces back off the cage towards Bondurant, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Bondurant lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Bondurant celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Forrest Bondurant!
An out of breath Forrest Bondurant thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.