PBP Commentary

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

180 cm
26
172 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

188 cm
29
174 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Fast

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 13 - 4 - 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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shinobu Tsukasa!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jorge Garcia and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Anderson.
Tsukasa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anderson scores with a decent looking hook.
Anderson keeps the fight on the outside.
Anderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tsukasa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tsukasa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tsukasa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tsukasa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've been informed that Tsukasa has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Tsukasa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Anderson. Anderson obviously looking to wear him down.
Tsukasa wants to clinch up but Anderson keeps it at a distance.
Anderson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tsukasa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tsukasa moves in looking to clinch but Anderson pushes him off.
Tsukasa moves in looking to clinch but Anderson pushes him off.

Tsukasa clinches.
Nice body punch from Anderson - that landed with a thud.
Anderson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Anderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tsukasa blocking some punches.
Tsukasa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson tries to work over Tsukasa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tsukasa throws a head punch that misses.
Anderson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tsukasa swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsukasa throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.
A left hand lands to the body for Anderson.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tsukasa as Anderson tries to tie him up.
Tsukasa misses with the head strike.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
Tsukasa misses with the head strike.

Anderson breaks the clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Anderson.
Tsukasa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Anderson.
Tsukasa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tsukasa wants to clinch up but Anderson keeps it at a distance.
Tsukasa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Anderson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Anderson throws a nice inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tsukasa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Tsukasa closes the distance and pushes Anderson back into the cage.
Anderson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tsukasas head.
Anderson misses with the head strike.
Tsukasa throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tsukasa.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tsukasa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tsukasa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tsukasa misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anderson.

Anderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Anderson tries to land a leg kick but Tsukasa saw it coming and moves away.
Tsukasa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tsukasa wants to clinch up but Anderson keeps it at a distance.
Anderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tsukasa wants to clinch.
Tsukasa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tsukasa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Anderson, right into the meat.
Tsukasa on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Tsukasa tries to clinch but Anderson is having none of it.
Anderson lands with a nice body kick.
Anderson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Anderson lands a leg kick that knocks Tsukasa off balance momentarily.
Tsukasa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Anderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Anderson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A nice inside leg kick there by Anderson. That's going to slow Tsukasa down.
Tsukasa tries to clinch up but Anderson circles away and keeps his distance.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Anderson - that will leave a mark!
Tsukasa moves out of range of the leg kick from Anderson.

Tsukasa has closed the distance and engaged Anderson in a clinch.
Tsukasa misses with some punches.
A short right from Anderson.
Tsukasa misses with some punches.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tsukasa.
Tsukasa misses with a punch on the inside.
Tsukasa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tsukasa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tsukasa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Anderson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tsukasa misses with some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Anderson breaks the clinch.
Tsukasa tries to clinch but Anderson is having none of it.
Tsukasa doesn't manage to clinch there - Anderson circles away.
Anderson lands with a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsukasa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Anderson.
Tsukasa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tsukasa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tsukasa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Anderson can pounce on him.
Tsukasa moves in looking to clinch but Anderson pushes him off.
Good leg kick by Anderson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Anderson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Tsukasa eats them both and turns towards Anderson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Tsukasa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tsukasa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Anderson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tsukasa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tsukasa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A chopping leg kick lands by Anderson.
Tsukasa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Anderson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tsukasa fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson lands a leg kick that knocks Tsukasa off balance momentarily.
Anderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Tsukasa.
Anderson keeps the fight on the outside.
Tsukasa is looking to clinch.
Anderson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Anderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tsukasa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tsukasa walks into a straight right hand from Anderson.
Anderson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

It looks like Shinobu Tsukasa has been cut.
Tsukasa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Anderson can pounce on him.
Anderson throws a low kick but Tsukasa avoids it.
Mr Anderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Anderson keeps the fight on the outside.

Tsukasa forces Anderson back against the cage and clinches.
Tsukasa working aggressively here.
Tsukasa lands a left hand.
Tsukasa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tsukasa misses with a punch on the inside.
Anderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anderson.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anderson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Anderson.

Tsukasa is rocked!
A nice left hand lands by Anderson.
Tsukasa is still on wobbly legs! Can Anderson finish him?
Anderson unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Tsukasa! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Anderson is unloading with more strikes now! Tsukasa drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mr Anderson!
A very excited looking Mr Anderson 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.