PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arto Bambang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Austin Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bambang comes to the cage accompanied by Suicidal Tendencies - Nobody Hears. Arto Bambang had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Bambang
vs
Anderson

177 cm
37
212 lbs
28 - 23 - 0

185 cm
34
215 lbs
19 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Fury Nutrition Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arto Bambang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Austin Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bambang just misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bambang with a body shot.

Anderson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bambang to the mat! Bambang manages to get full guard.

Bambang had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Anderson defends it easily.
Anderson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Bambang is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Anderson is aware though and is defending well.
Anderson passes Bambang's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Anderson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Anderson is looking to take a break and control but Bambang is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson tries to pass to full mount but Bambang defends it.

Bambang looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson trying to control the pace.
Nice strikes from Anderson there.
Bambang taking some punishment here, with Anderson in his half guard.

Bambang actively working from the bottom here.

Bambang looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Anderson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Anderson prevents Bambang from improving his position.

Bambang is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Anderson pulls his head out easily.

That's two 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 takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Anderson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Anderson is trying to control. Bambang wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Anderson working over Bambang with some ground and pound. Bambang looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Anderson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bambang manages to get to full guard.
Anderson trying to control but Bambang is working from the bottom.
Bambang not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Anderson won't allow Bambang to sweep him here.
Bambang is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Bambang is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Anderson pulls Bambang in close to prevent any damage.
Bambang looking to sit in guard and control but Anderson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Bambang is trying to hold Anderson in close to prevent damage but Anderson has managed to pass into half guard.
Anderson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Anderson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bambang keeps working.
Bambang misses with some strikes from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bambang trying to control but Anderson postures up.
Bambang misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Anderson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bambang does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bambang lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Anderson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bambang with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Bambang looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Anderson is working for a kimura but Bambang is defending it quite comfortably.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bambang trying to control but Anderson postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Austin Anderson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Bambang tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bambang throws a looping overhand right but Anderson ducks down to avoid it.
Anderson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Anderson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bambang tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Anderson throws a jab when Bambang was well out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bambang is defended easily by Anderson.
Arto Bambang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bambang lands with a straight right. Anderson didn't see that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bambang gets caught napping as Anderson dives in and scores a takedown. Bambang manages to retain guard.

Bambang looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bambang keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully.
Anderson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bambang swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bambang is looking for a triangle but Anderson pushes his legs off easily.
Anderson trying to control but Bambang is working from the bottom.

Bambang working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Anderson has passed into half guard!
Anderson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bambang keeps working.
Anderson working the head and body with strikes.
Anderson lands strikes from half guard.
Anderson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bambang keeps working.
Anderson lands strikes from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bambang is staying active underneath Anderson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bambang is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Anderson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Anderson's back!

Bambang is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Bambang tries to keep control of the position but Anderson is staying busy.

Bambang looking for the choke but no joy.
Anderson looking very determined here, making life difficult for Bambang.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bambang looking to break Anderson's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Anderson remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Bambang will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Anderson turns into Bambang and is now in his guard.
Anderson looking to pass the guard.

Bambang had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Anderson defends it easily.

Bambang is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Anderson defends well.

Anderson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bambang has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Anderson has managed to get both his arms back between Bambang's legs - danger averted.
Anderson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bambang is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Anderson is aware though and is defending well.

Bambang is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Anderson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Anderson is looking to work some ground and pound but Bambang has wrist control.

Bambang had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Anderson defends it easily.
Anderson wants to control from the top but Bambang keeps moving.
Bambang looking to hit a scissor sweep but Anderson is one step ahead there.
Anderson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bambang swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Anderson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Austin Anderson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Bambang moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Anderson feints and then cracks Bambang's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bambang down.
Bambang throws a left and a right that both miss
and Anderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bambang takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Anderson misses with a few strikes there.
Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab by Bambang.
Anderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bambang manages to avoid it.
Bambang throws a jab but it's blocked by Anderson.
Anderson tries to clinch but Bambang is having none of it.
Bambang throws the left hand but Anderson avoids the punch easily.
Anderson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Anderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bambang.
Anderson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bambang pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bambang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
Anderson throws out a counter right but Bambang avoids it with no problem.

Bambang drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bambang trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anderson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Bambang is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Anderson scores with a couple of nice shots.

Anderson is working for a kimura but Bambang is defending it quite comfortably.
Anderson not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Bambang is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Anderson pulls his head out easily.
Bambang controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bambang actively working from the bottom here.
Anderson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bambang wants to get back to full guard.
Anderson trying to control the action but Bambang is working from the bottom.
Anderson winds up and cracks Bambang with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Anderson is nestled in close to Bambang, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Arto Bambang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bambang is trying to get back to full guard.
Anderson is looking to take a break and control but Bambang is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bambang has hold of Anderson's hands but Anderson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bambang actively working from the bottom here.

Bambang looking for submissions off his back.
Austin Anderson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anderson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bambang does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Bambang is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Anderson pulls his head out easily.
Anderson wants to free his trapped foot but Bambang is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bambang is trying to get back to full guard.
Anderson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Anderson is trying to control the action in half guard but Bambang is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bambang wants to get back to full guard.
Anderson is looking to advance position but Bambang won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

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.
Bambang works his way to full guard. Good work.

Anderson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bambang has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Anderson has managed to get both his arms back between Bambang's legs - danger averted.
Anderson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bambang swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Bambang throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Anderson stands up over Bambang, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Bambang had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Anderson defends it easily.
Anderson wants to pass the guard but Bambang is keeping the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Arto Bambang.
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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Austin Anderson!
Our winner, Austin Anderson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.