PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alex Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Burer Mutant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Burer Mutant was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Anderson
vs
Mutant

170 cm
37
144 lbs
19 - 12 - 1

178 cm
33
135 lbs
12 - 10 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Alex Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Burer Mutant!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Mutant.
Anderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mutant.
Mutant throws a head kick that misses.
Mutant has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Anderson is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Anderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mutant throws a head kick but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mutant looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A jab from Mutant misses.
Anderson dodges the punch combination from Mutant.
Mutant lands with a nice combination. Anderson backs away looking to recover.

Mutant darts in and clinches Anderson up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Anderson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Mutant fails to land.
Anderson crunches a lovely knee into Mutant's ribcage.
Mutant misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mutant misses with a body punch.
Mutant misses with some punches.
Mutant tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Anderson throws an elbow but misses.
Nice body punch from Mutant.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mutant.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the head but Mutant blocks with his arms.
Anderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Mutant avoids the damage to the body.
Anderson blocking some punches.
Mutant swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anderson misses with a knee strike.
Nice elbow from Anderson.
Anderson trying to land knees to the body.
Mutant tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mutant.
Anderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Anderson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mutant misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mutant misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anderson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mutant misses with a body punch.
Mutant managing to block the knees to the body from Anderson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mutant.
Mutant tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mutant tries to throw a body punch but Anderson avoids it by throwing Mutant back against the cage.
Mutant tries a body shot but Anderson blocks it.
Anderson misses with some punches.
Mutant swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mutant tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
Anderson misses with a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Mutant.
Anderson tries to throw a body punch but Mutant avoids it by throwing Anderson back against the cage.
Anderson trying to control the position but instead, Mutant has worked for underhooks and has pushed Anderson into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mutant misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mutant misses with a punch to the body.
Nice elbow from Anderson.
Mutant has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson.
Mutant lands with a light punch inside.
Anderson blocking some punches.
Anderson pushes off an throws an elbow but Mutant leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mutant fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mutant tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Anderson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mutant misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anderson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Anderson taking a breather.
Anderson missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mutant misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Mutant fails to land.
A short body shot lands from Mutant as the two fighters clinch.
Mutant has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mutant.
Mutant lands a body shot.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mutant avoids it.
Mutant lands on the inside with an uppercut.
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!
Mutant misses with a body punch.
Anderson prevents a body shot from Mutant.
Anderson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mutant up against the cage.
Anderson pushes off an throws an elbow but Mutant leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mutant misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Burer Mutant dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Anderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mutant throws a series of punches but Anderson avoids them all with ease.
Mutant swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Anderson is looking to clinch but Mutant is avoiding it.
Mutant blocks a head kick by Anderson.

Anderson tries to keep at a distance but Mutant has taken the fight into the clinch.
Anderson misses with a knee to the head.
Anderson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mutant avoiding damage as Anderson throws knees to the body.
Mutant working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mutant is defending well for now.
Mutant misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mutant throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.
Mutant lands a body punch.
Anderson trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Mutant fails to land.
Anderson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Mutant fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
Mutant on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mutant working aggressively here.
Anderson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mutant avoiding damage as Anderson throws knees to the body.
Anderson misses with a knee strike.
Mutant struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
A hook to the body from Mutant.
Mutant avoids the elbow strike from Anderson, against the cage.
Anderson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mutant tries to throw a body punch but Anderson avoids it by throwing Mutant back against the cage.
Mutant avoiding damage as Anderson throws knees to the body.
Burer Mutant seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mutant goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mutant misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mutant lands an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Anderson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mutant's brow.
Mutant has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson.
Mutant working aggressively here.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mutant lands a shoulder strike.
Anderson scores with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mutant doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mutant is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A short right from Mutant on the inside.
Mutant throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.
Anderson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mutant fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mutant misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mutant lands a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Mutant fails to land.
Anderson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mutant takes an elbow to the temple.
Mutant takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Burer Mutant has been cut.
Anderson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anderson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mutant doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Anderson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nice body punch from Mutant - that landed with a thud.
A head punch on the inside from Mutant fails to land.
Anderson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mutant takes an elbow to the forehead.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mutant managing to block the knees to the body from Anderson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mutant goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mutant swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anderson looking to throw knees to the head but Mutant is blocking nicely.
Anderson blocking some punches.
Mutant lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Mutant fails to land.
Mutant tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mutant misses with a punch on the inside.
Mutant has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Anderson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mutant misses with some punches.
Anderson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Anderson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mutant lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Alex Anderson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Burer Mutant's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Mutant is looking to chop away at Anderson's legs.
Mutant loads up on a big right hand but Anderson slips the punch.
Mutant loads up on a big right hand but Anderson slips the punch.
Anderson wants to clinch up but Mutant keeps it at a distance.
Anderson tries to clinch but Mutant moves out of range.
Mutant throws a nice looking combination but Anderson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Anderson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mutant.
Anderson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Mutant.
Burer Mutant seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mutant misses with a straight left.
Mutant throws a right hand that Anderson ducks under and follows up with a left that Anderson also avoids with ease.
Anderson ducks right into an uppercut from Mutant.
Mutant misses with a jab, cross combination.
Anderson is looking to counter the offense by Mutant and move into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mutant throws out a powerful jab.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mutant swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mutant fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Anderson.
Mutant tries to throw a body punch but Anderson avoids it by throwing Mutant back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
Anderson leaning against his opponent.
Mutant stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Anderson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mutant throws a head punch that misses.
Mutant working aggressively here.
Mutant avoiding damage as Anderson throws knees to the body.
Anderson looking to throw knees to the head but Mutant is blocking nicely.
Mutant tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mutant tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Anderson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mutant misses with some punches.
Mutant working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mutant tries a body shot but Anderson blocks it.
Anderson lands a damaging elbow.
Anderson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Anderson prevents a body shot from Mutant.
Mutant goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Anderson lands a hook that snaps the head of Mutant backwards.
Mutant tries to work over Anderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mutant doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mutant lands a shot to the body.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the head but Mutant blocks with his arms.
Anderson blocking some punches.
Mutant misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mutant tries to work over Anderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anderson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Anderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mutant has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mutant lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Anderson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Mutant working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mutant throws a head punch that misses.
Mutant misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mutant is defending well for now.
Anderson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mutant swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Anderson throws an elbow but misses.
Mutant misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mutant up against the cage.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Anderson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mutant lands a left hand that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Mutant misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mutant misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knees to the body from Anderson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson throws an elbow but it misses.
Mutant lands an uppercut.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
Anderson misses with an elbow strike.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mutant working aggressively here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Burer Mutant comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mutant has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Burer Mutant!