PBP Commentary

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

Anderson
vs
Ghotha

190 cm
28
210 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

207 cm
43
272 lbs
41 - 40 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maverick Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 41 - 40 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ghoul Ghotha!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson connects with a high kick.

It looks like Ghoul Ghotha has been cut.
Ghotha uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anderson.
Anderson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ghotha.
Ghotha has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Anderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ghotha uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Anderson.
Anderson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Anderson misses its intended target.
A jab from Anderson misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Anderson.
Anderson swings widly with a right hand

and Ghotha counters with a shoot takedown. Anderson fights it but they end up in guard.
Ghotha won't allow Anderson to sweep him here.
Anderson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ghotha chips away with some ground and pound.
Anderson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ghotha controls the pace.
Ghotha stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Anderson swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghotha trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Anderson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ghotha slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Anderson trying to control the position.
Anderson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
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.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ghotha is looking to work some ground and pound but Anderson has wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Anderson has control of Ghotha's left arm, preventing Ghotha from doing any damage.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ghotha takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Anderson lands a high kick!
Ghotha avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ghotha showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anderson.
Ghotha dodges the punch combination from Anderson.
The fighters circling - Anderson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slow jab from Anderson misses its intended target.
Ghotha looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Anderson is fending him off so far but Ghotha persists. Nope, Anderson circles away and we're back to standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghotha slips a jab from Anderson.
Anderson is looking to clinch.

Ghotha closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Anderson to the mat! Anderson manages to get full guard.
Ghotha trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Ghotha throwing strikes from guard but Anderson blocks nicely.
Anderson wants to sweep but no luck.
Ghotha trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Ghotha preventing the sweep.
Anderson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghotha content to stall in guard here.
Anderson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ghotha manages to get himself to full guard.

Ghotha looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Ghotha looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've been hearing good reports from Anderson's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.

Ghotha has his foot on Anderson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Anderson works his way back into a safe position though.
Ghotha 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maverick Anderson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ghoul Ghotha's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Anderson lands a head kick!
Anderson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ghotha's sensitive parts.
Anderson misses the jab.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Anderson here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Anderson misses with a series of wild punches.
Maverick Anderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Anderson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ghotha drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Anderson is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Ghotha's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Nice takedown defense from Anderson. No joy for Ghotha on that attempt.
A big right from Anderson misses.
A combination from Anderson does no damage.
Maverick Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anderson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ghotha circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghotha showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anderson.

Ghotha closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Anderson to the mat! Anderson manages to get full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ghotha accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ghotha trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Anderson is looking to stand back up but Ghotha counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Anderson.
Anderson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ghotha is working away from the top position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghotha trying to mount his opponent but Anderson defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ghotha works his way into full mount!
Ghotha controlling from mount.
Ghotha cracks Anderson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

It looks like Maverick Anderson has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghotha tries to control but Anderson wriggling away.
Anderson bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

Anderson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Ghotha dives on top into guard.

Anderson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Anderson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Anderson trying to keep a closed guard but Ghotha is proving a slippery customer.
Ghotha postures up in Anderson's guard and throws a big left but Anderson blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghotha is in close to Anderson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Anderson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ghotha is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Maverick Anderson's cut is getting worse.
Ghotha stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Anderson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ghotha with a nice head shot there.

Maverick Anderson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Ghotha postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Jeez, Maverick Anderson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Maverick Anderson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ghoul Ghotha!
A relieved looking Ghoul Ghotha thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.