PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Anderton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tarmo Hovi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hovi comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Die for Metal kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Anderton
vs
Hovi

196 cm
33
281 lbs
30 - 10 - 1

200 cm
28
252 lbs
16 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Jamie Anderton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tarmo Hovi!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderton misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice body punch from Hovi.
Hovi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hovi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderton moves away.
Anderton throws a body punch but Hovi moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hovi.
Anderton staying out of range there.
Hovi keeps Anderton at a distance using the push kick.
Anderton misses with a head kick.
Decent striking displayed by Anderton there.
Hovi misses with a kick to the body.
Hovi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Anderton. That did some damage!
Anderton throws a head kick but Hovi moves out of range.
Hovi throws out a leg kick but Anderton moves out of range and Hovi only half commits.
Anderton buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderton takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Anderton has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Bricktop's House of Hard Knocks in the buildup to the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderton looks to score with a jab to the body but Hovi is just out of range.
Anderton scores with a jab to the head.
Hovi feints and then cracks Anderton's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anderton down.
Anderton walks into a stiff left hand from Hovi.
Hovi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hovi scores with a sloppy right hand. Anderton should have avoided that one.
Hovi tries a low kick but Anderton avoids it.
Hovi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anderton was well out of range. Poor timing from Hovi.
Hovi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hovi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hovi thumps Anderton with a low kick.
Hovi avoids the head kick by Anderton.
Hovi is looking to slow Anderton down with leg kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderton lands with a hook. Hovi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderton throws a head kick that misses

and Hovi counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hovi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Anderton's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hovi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Anderton tries to roll over but Hovi keeps him under control.
Anderton regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Hovi.
Hovi trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hovi postures up in Anderton's guard and throws a big left but Anderton blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hovi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hovi wants to control from the top but Anderton keeps moving.
Anderton is controlling Hovi's posture.
Anderton trying to control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Anderton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anderton darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Anderton looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hovi swings widly with a right hand
and Hovi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hovi throws a leg kick but Anderton sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hovi scores with a kick to the body.
Hovi scores with a decent looking hook.
Hovi swings for the body but Anderton moves out of range.
Hovi throws a head kick that misses.
Tarmo Hovi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hovi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Anderton throws a head kick but Hovi moves out of range.
A low kick from Anderton is predictable there

and Hovi counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hovi controlling from the top position.
Hovi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hovi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tarmo Hovi dominated that round.
That's time! Anderton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Hovi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Anderton looks to land a body kick but Hovi moved away.
Hovi throws a leg kick but Anderton moved away.
Hovi tries a head kick but it misses.
Hovi throws a front kick that sends Anderton stumbling back into the cage.
Anderton is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Anderton ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hovi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Anderton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A shot to the liver by Hovi. Beautiful body shot.
Hovi walks into a stiff left hand from Anderton.
Hovi lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Anderton.
Hovi lands a lovely overhand right.
Tarmo Hovi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hovi throws a body punch but Anderton moves out of range.
Hovi lands a nice looking kick to the body. Anderton takes a step back to recover.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Anderton.
Hovi throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Anderton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Anderton tries a head kick but it misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hovi.
Hovi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hovi lands with an uppercut that bounces Anderton off the cage and back into range.
Hovi swings for the body but Anderton moves out of range.
Hovi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hovi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Anderton moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hovi is looking to chop away at Anderton's legs.
Anderton misses with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderton throws a chopping leg kick but Hovi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hovi avoids the body shot from Anderton.
Anderton misses with a head kick.
Hovi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hovi.
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!
Hovi throws a good cross that connects.
Anderton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hovi feints and then cracks Anderton's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anderton down.
Decent striking displayed by Hovi there.
Anderton misses with a low kick.
Hovi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Anderton walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hovi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Both fighters circling a little - Hovi finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Good work by Hovi as he checks the leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderton moves out of range as Hovi throws a body kick.
Hovi blocks a head kick by Anderton.
Anderton throws a low kick, looking for Hovi's leg but Hovi calmly moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hovi.
Hovi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Anderton doesn't seem bothered though.
Hovi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Anderton throws a head kick that misses.
Hovi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like Jamie Anderton has been cut.
Anderton misses the shot to the body.
Hovi lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hovi scores with a head kick. Anderton tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Hovi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Anderton takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Anderton will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderton on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Anderton tries to move into range but Hovi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Anderton swings away with a body shot that misses

and Hovi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hovi thows a huge punch but Anderton dodges it nicely.
Anderton is trying to get back to full guard.
Anderton wants to control but Hovi is keeping busy.
Hovi looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hovi wants to take a breather but Anderton is having none of it.
Hovi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tarmo Hovi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jamie Anderton's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hovi lands with a shot to the body.
Hovi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hovi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Anderton.
Anderton throws a sloppy head kick

and Hovi counters with a shoot takedown. Anderton fights it but they end up in guard.
Hovi throws a big right hand that misses.
Hovi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hovi looking to sit in guard and control but Anderton gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Hovi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Hovi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Anderton doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Anderton manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Hovi has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Anderton is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Hovi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hovi is looking to regain half guard here but Anderton keeps moving and retains side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Hovi is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Hovi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Anderton trying to control the action but Hovi is working from the bottom.
Tarmo Hovi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Anderton controlling the position from side mount.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Hovi. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Anderton working away.
Hovi is looking to reverse the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hovi is trying to control Anderton's posture but Anderton avoids it.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hovi throws a nice head kick!
Hovi cracks Anderton with a good jab.
Hovi lands a nice looking body shot.
A left lands for Hovi.
Anderton closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Anderton misses the shot to the body.
Anderton moves out of range of the body kick.
Hovi moves out of range as Anderton strikes.
Anderton slips a straight right by Hovi.
Hovi throws a push kick but Anderton slaps the foot to one side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hovi connects with a looping right hand.
Hovi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Andertons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hovi lands with a good body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderton takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Anderton looks to land a body kick but Hovi moved away.
Anderton stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hovi.
Hovi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hovi fakes the leg kick and cracks Anderton in the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anderton throws a wild body kick that Hovi sees coming a mile off.
Anderton tries a head kick but it misses.
Hovi stuns Anderton with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hovi with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tarmo Hovi really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jamie Anderton's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Anderton takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Anderton takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hovi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anderton throws out the jab.
Hovi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Anderton's hands.
Hovi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hovi misses with a kick to the body.
Anderton throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Anderton steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hovi. That one must have hurt.
Anderton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hovi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hovi scores with a body shot.
Anderton bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hovi lands with a slapping head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hovi throws a body kick that misses.
Hovi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Anderton throws a low kick, looking for Hovi's leg but Hovi calmly moves out of range.
Anderton checks a leg kick.
Anderton sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Anderton chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hovi can pounce on him.
Anderton throws a head kick but Hovi moves out of range.
Hovi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hovi. That's going to slow Anderton down.
Hovi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A shot to the body from Anderton misses

and Hovi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hovi prevents Anderton from improving his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hovi winds up and cracks Anderton with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hovi thows a huge punch but Anderton dodges it nicely.
Hovi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderton is in trouble now - Hovi has advanced to mount!
Anderton is wriggling around trying to escape.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Hovi working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hovi looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Anderton is in a horrible position here. Hovi smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Jamie Anderton's cut is getting worse.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Hovi working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Hovi scores with a couple of good head shots there.

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

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tarmo Hovi!
Tarmo Hovi is the new heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Tarmo Hovi made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.