PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kendrick Mack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drake Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drake Anderson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Mack
vs
Anderson

179 cm
25
182 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
KO power

Decent wrestler
Brawler
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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kendrick Mack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Drake Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Franklyn Lucas and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mack closes the distance and clinches.
Mack wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mack throws a knee to the head but misses.

Anderson is trying to trip Mack. He has hold of a leg but Mack is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Anderson persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Anderson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Anderson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Anderson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Anderson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Anderson won't allow Mack to get back to his feet.
Anderson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Anderson landing with the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson throws a big elbow that misses.
Mack is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Anderson connects with a couple of short punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Anderson landing some decent shots from guard.
Mack will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Anderson throws a big elbow that misses.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mack scores with a hook to the body. Anderson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Anderson is defended easily by Mack.
Mack tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Mack darts in and clinches Anderson up against the cage.

Mack pulls guard successfully.
Mack might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mack looking to control.
Anderson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mack has momentary wrist control but Anderson slips an elbow through the middle.
Anderson landing with the ground and pound.
Anderson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Anderson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mack's head.
Anderson throws an elbow that misses. Mack uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Anderson's guard. Nice move by Mack!

Anderson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Anderson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mack is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mack wants to get up but he can't break Anderson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Mack has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Anderson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Anderson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Mack trying to stand up but can't free himself from Anderson's guard.
Anderson seems keen to control Mack's posture.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
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.

Anderson thows a huge punch but Mack dodges it nicely.
Mack blocking the ground and pound attempt from Anderson.
Anderson lands strikes from half guard.
Anderson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mack with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Anderson slips a nice elbow through Mack's hands, connecting with Mack's forehead.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Anderson lands strikes from half guard.
Anderson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Anderson working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Drake Anderson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Anderson closes the distance and clinches up with Mack, looking for a takedown. Anderson pushes Mack against the cage but Mack circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Anderson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mack can pounce on him.

Mack instigates a clinch.
Anderson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Anderson is looking for a takedown.
Anderson is trying to break free.
Mack tries to break the clinch but Anderson is controlling the position.

Anderson works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Anderson connects with a couple of short punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Anderson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mack's head.
Anderson cracks Mack with a solid left hand.
Anderson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Anderson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Anderson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Anderson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Anderson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Anderson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Mack shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Mack was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Anderson parries the strikes from Mack easily there. Mack is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Anderson to escape.
Anderson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mack tries to move to full mount but Anderson actually manages to regain half guard.
Anderson gets full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mack is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Anderson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Anderson has escaped and now he's on top!

Anderson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mack's head.
Anderson landing with the ground and pound.
Anderson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Anderson cracks Mack with a solid left hand.
Anderson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Anderson postures up and lands a big shot to Mack's brow.
Anderson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Drake Anderson has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson stands up over Mack, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Anderson connects with a couple of short punches.
Anderson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Anderson cracks Mack with a solid left hand.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Anderson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mack avoids it really well and circles away.
Kendrick Mack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Drake Anderson.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mack.
Kendrick Mack is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Mack clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mack using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mack is trying to force a seperation but Anderson has the dominant position.

Mack tightens his grip and picks Anderson up, before dumping him to the ground. Anderson manages to land in guard.
Anderson keeping moving, preventing Mack from controlling successfully.
Mack won't allow Anderson to sweep him here.
Anderson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anderson is working Mack over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Anderson forces his way into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Drake Anderson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Horrible takedown attempt by Anderson or perhaps it was just good defense by Mack, which made it look bad.
Drake Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Mack moves into the clinch.
Anderson has Mack pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mack manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Mack is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Anderson is trying to trip Mack. He has hold of a leg but Mack is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Anderson persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Anderson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mack works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson lands a couple of digs.
Mack on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mack tries to get out of the position.
Anderson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Anderson is looking to work some ground and pound but Mack has wrist control.
Anderson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mack working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Anderson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mack wants to get back to his feet but Anderson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Anderson is in close to Mack's body, working some short punches and elbows.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mack throws a leg kick that is checked

and Anderson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Anderson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Anderson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mack's head.
Mack avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Anderson.
Anderson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Anderson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mack knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Anderson on the ground.
Mack is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Anderson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Mack is trying to maintain the position but Anderson is very close to passing his half guard.
Anderson working over Mack with some ground and pound. Mack looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mack trying to hold on to Anderson's head to control him but Anderson postures up.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Anderson tries for a takedown but Mack sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kendrick Mack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Drake Anderson.
Anderson fails to land the takedown.
Anderson shoots in but Mack avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Anderson gets caught flat footed, as Mack shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Mack slips nicely into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mack wants to pass the guard but Anderson is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson manages to get to full guard.
Mack with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four 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.
Mack trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anderson wants to sweep but no luck.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Anderson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Mack defends well and Anderson ends up having to push Mack into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Anderson shoots in but no luck this time.
Anderson has his takedown stuffed
and Mack counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Drake Anderson.
I've got Anderson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:30

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