PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wes Studi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wes Studi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Studi
vs
Anderson

175 cm
22
162 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

186 cm
22
173 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wes Studi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Bruno Hogan and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Studi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

It looks like Wes Studi has been cut.
Anderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Anderson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Studi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Anderson tries to keep at a distance but Studi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Studi lands an elbow inside.
Anderson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Anderson dodges an elbow strike from Studi.
Studi tries a knee to the head but Anderson blocks it.
Anderson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Studi lands an elbow inside that Anderson shrugs off.
Studi landing knees to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Studi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Anderson's brow.
Studi with a knee to the head.
Anderson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Studi has him pressed against the cage.
Studi lands a damaging elbow.
Studi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Studi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Anderson's brow.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Anderson can't break the clinch.
Studi lands an elbow just above Anderson 's eye.
Studi tries a knee to the head but Anderson blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Studi stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Studi for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Studi throws an elbow but it misses.
Studi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Anderson's defenses.
Anderson tries to break the clinch but Studi is controlling the position.
Anderson letting Studi take a breather here.
Anderson blocks an elbow strike from Studi.
Studi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Anderson tries to break the clinch but Studi is controlling the position.
Studi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Anderson's face.
Studi lands an elbow just above Anderson 's eye.
Studi is breathing heavily.
Studi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Anderson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Studi has him pressed against the cage.

Anderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Studi slips a jab and a cross from Anderson.
Anderson looks to land a combination but Studi avoids it well.
Danga de danga de dang - Anderson scores with a four punch combination!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Anderson throws a nice looking combination but Studi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Anderson thows a body shot but no joy.
Anderson scores with a hook.
Anderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Studi.
Anderson tries to clinch up

and Studi counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A short right from Anderson on the inside.
Studi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Anderson trying to stall but Studi improves his position.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Studi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Studi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Anderson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Studi lands an elbow inside that Anderson shrugs off.
Studi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Anderson blocks it with crossed arms.
Studi misses with a knee strike.
Anderson wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Studi lands a knee to the head.
Anderson is looking to control Studi's arms but Studi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Anderson has his back to the cage.
Anderson tries to break the clinch but Studi is controlling the position.
Studi misses with a knee to the head.
Anderson is looking to break free of the clinch but Studi has double underhooks.
Anderson is looking to break free of the clinch but Studi has double underhooks.
Anderson has had enough of the clinch but Studi keeps him there for the moment.
Studi tries a knee to the head but Anderson blocks it.
Anderson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Anderson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Studi has him pressed against the cage.
Anderson is trying to break free.
Anderson blocks an elbow strike.
Anderson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Anderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Studi controls his hands.

Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Studi moves out of range.
Anderson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Anderson misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Studi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Studi clinches.
Studi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice right hand lands inside from Anderson.
Anderson wants to stall.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Studi.
Anderson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Studi has him pressed against the cage.
Studi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Studi is pushing Anderson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Anderson tries to break the clinch but Studi is controlling the position.
Anderson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Studi has him pressed against the cage.
Studi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Anderson tries to break the clinch but Studi is controlling the position.
Studi lands an elbow inside that Anderson shrugs off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Anderson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wes Studi's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Studi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Anderson lands a nice shot that snaps Studi's head back.
Anderson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Anderson thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice shot by Anderson.
Anderson lands a nice shot that snaps Studi's head back.
Some wild striking there from Anderson.
Wes Studi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Anderson tries to clinch

and Studi moves into the clinch.
Studi effectively controlling the action here.
Studi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Studi lands an elbow just above Anderson 's eye.
Anderson can't break the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Studi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Studi.
Anderson is looking to break free of the clinch but Studi has double underhooks.
Studi lands a damaging elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Studi has him pressed against the cage.
Anderson wants to get back to striking at distance but Studi won't allow it.
Studi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Studi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Studi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Anderson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Anderson wants to get back to striking at distance but Studi won't allow it.
Studi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Anderson is trying to break free.
Studi prevents Anderson from breaking the clinch.
Anderson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Anderson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Studi has him pressed against the cage.
Anderson is trying to break the clinch but Studi has him pressed against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Studi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Anderson's brow.
Studi is pushing Anderson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Anderson has had enough of the clinch but Studi keeps him there for the moment.
Anderson is trying to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Studi keeps control of Anderson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Anderson dodges an elbow strike from Studi.
Anderson wants to get back to striking at distance but Studi won't allow it.
Studi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Anderson can't break the clinch.
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Studi controls the action.
Anderson blocks an elbow strike.
Studi with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
John Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson lands the left hand.
Anderson jabs Studi right on the nose. Studi blinks but takes it well.
Anderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Studi walks into a jab.
Anderson throws a series of strikes that have Studi backpedaling.
Studi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Studi avoids them all with ease.
Studi wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Studi.
Studi slips a jab and a cross from Anderson.
Studi slips under a jab.

Studi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Studi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Anderson is trying to break free.
Studi misses with a knee to the head.
Anderson is trying to break the clinch but Studi has him pressed against the cage.
Anderson wants to break free but Studi has control.
Studi keeps control of Anderson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Anderson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Anderson is trying to break the clinch but Studi has him pressed against the cage.
Studi has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Anderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Studi lands an elbow that stopped Anderson in his tracks for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Studi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Studi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Studi scores with a knee to the head.
Studi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Studi keeps control of Anderson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Anderson can't break the clinch.
Studi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Anderson wants to break free but Studi has control.
Studi keeps control of Anderson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Studi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson avoids the elbow strike from Studi, against the cage.
Studi prevents Anderson from breaking the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anderson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Studi stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Anderson wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A combination from Anderson does no damage.
Anderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Anderson misses with a wild combination.
Anderson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Anderson tries to bum rush Studi with a series of wild strikes but Studi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Anderson.
Studi moves in looking to clinch but Anderson pushes him off.

Studi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Anderson has had enough of the clinch but Studi keeps him there for the moment.
Studi leaning against his opponent.
Studi misses with a knee strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Studi connects with a knee to the head.
Studi prevents Anderson from breaking the clinch.
Studi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Anderson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Studi.
Anderson can't break the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Studi throws an elbow but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Studi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Anderson blocks it with crossed arms.
Studi keeps control of Anderson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Studi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Anderson wants to break free but Studi has control.
Studi trying to stall but Anderson improves his position.
Anderson wants to break free but Studi has control.
Studi misses with an elbow strike.
Studi looking to slow down the pace here.
Anderson has had enough of the clinch but Studi keeps him there for the moment.
Anderson is looking to break free of the clinch but Studi has double underhooks.
Anderson wants to get back to striking at distance but Studi won't allow it.
Studi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Anderson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Studi has him pressed against the cage.
Anderson wants to get back to striking at distance but Studi won't allow it.
Studi prevents Anderson from breaking the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Anderson is trying to maintain a safe position but Studi gets an underhook and turns Anderson into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Studi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Anderson blocks an elbow strike from Studi.
Anderson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Anderson avoids a wild elbow strike from Studi.
Studi stalling in the clinch but Anderson improves position.
Anderson tries to break the clinch but Studi is controlling the position.
Anderson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Studi prevents Anderson from breaking the clinch.
Studi misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Studi.
Anderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson can't break the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Studi.
Anderson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Studi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Anderson blocks it with crossed arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Studi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Studi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Anderson tries to break the clinch but Studi is controlling the position.
Studi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Anderson wants to get back to striking at distance but Studi won't allow it.
Anderson wants to get back to striking at distance but Studi won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Anderson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Studi.
Anderson tries a knee to the head but Studi blocks it.
Anderson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Anderson is looking to break free of the clinch but Studi has double underhooks.
Anderson is looking to break free of the clinch but Studi has double underhooks.
Studi stalling against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Studi lands a damaging elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Anderson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Studi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Anderson has had enough of the clinch but Studi keeps him there for the moment.
Studi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Anderson's defenses.
Studi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Anderson wants to break free but Studi has control.
Studi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Studi lands an elbow inside.
Studi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Anderson has had enough of the clinch but Studi keeps him there for the moment.
Anderson is trying to break free.
Anderson avoids a wild elbow strike from Studi.
Anderson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Anderson misses with a punch on the inside.
Studi misses with an elbow strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Wes Studi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
John Anderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Anderson as Studi tries to tie him up.
Anderson has had enough of the clinch but Studi keeps him there for the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wes Studi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Anderson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Anderson!