PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jarl Ekins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lachlan Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson has chosen ready to Roll, The Black Dahlias as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ekins
vs
Anderson

186 cm
21
207 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

181 cm
20
200 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Demonic Clothing
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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jarl Ekins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lachlan Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Hugh Johnson and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ekins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ekins throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anderson.
Anderson looks to land a right hand but Ekins moved out of range.
Ekins looks to land a combination but Anderson avoids it well.
Ekins throws out a powerful jab.
Ekins moves out of range of the strikes.

Anderson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Anderson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Anderson decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
An inside leg kick from Anderson misses.
Anderson throws a shot from downtown. Ekins moves away and avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Anderson misses the target.
Anderson misses with a low kick.
Ekins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekins scores with a nice strike.
Anderson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jarl Ekins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ekins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ekins tests Anderson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Anderson cracks a nice hook into Ekins's ribs.
Anderson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ekins staying out of range there.
Ekins looks to land a body kick but Anderson moved away.
A left and a right from Ekins both land. Nice combination.
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!
Anderson throws a jab when Ekins was well out of range.
Anderson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ekins moves in looking to clinch but Anderson pushes him off.
Anderson takes a swing at Ekins's ribcage but misses.

Anderson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Ekins!
Anderson tries to control but Ekins wriggling away.
Anderson raining down shots from the mount!
Ekins knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Anderson on the ground.
Anderson lands a heavy elbow.
The referee warns Ekins that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Ekins is squirming around, avoiding Anderson's attempts to control the action.
Anderson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ekins hang on?
Anderson looks gassed!
A nice elbow there by Anderson.
Ekins keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ekins on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ekins tries to get out of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Anderson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ekins is looking to escape.
Ekins swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
BOOM! Anderson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Ekins keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Anderson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Anderson working Ekins over with strikes here.
Anderson lands a nice shot to the head.
Anderson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ekins is looking to escape.
Ekins throwing hammer fists to the chest of Anderson. What's that going to do exactly?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Ekins that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Ekins is looking to get to half guard.

Anderson has control of Ekins's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Ekins regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Anderson won't let Ekins get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Anderson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Anderson trying to control but Ekins is having none of it.
Anderson blocks Ekins's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Anderson working for a guillotine from mount but Ekins is in no mood to give up.
Ekins wants to control but Anderson is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

The fight stays on the outside here - Ekins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Anderson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ekins counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Ekins takes the fight into the clinch.
Anderson keeps control of Ekins as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ekins lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ekins lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Ekins presses Anderson against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ekins throws a head punch that misses.

Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ekins throws a low kick but Anderson avoids it.
Anderson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Anderson loads up on a big right hand but Ekins slips the punch.
Anderson is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekins moves in looking to clinch but Anderson pushes him off.
Ekins misses with a two punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Ekins.
Ekins slips under a jab from Anderson.
Ekins doesn't manage to clinch there - Anderson circles away.
Anderson lands a nice shot that snaps Ekins's head back.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Ekins.
Ekins looks to land a right hand but Anderson moved out of range.
Ekins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A combination from Ekins does no damage.

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.
Ekins throws a combination that misses

and Anderson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ekins looking to hit a scissor sweep but Anderson is one step ahead there.
Anderson pushes down on Ekins's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Anderson stands up from half guard.

Anderson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Anderson decides to stand back up. Anderson steps back and let's Ekins get back to his feet.
Anderson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Anderson misses with a looping right.
Horrible takedown by Anderson or perhaps it was just good defense by Ekins which made him look bad.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ekins connects with a crisp jab.
Ekins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ekins darts in trying to clinch
and Anderson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ekins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Anderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ekins.
Anderson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ekins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ekins getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Ekins gets a clinch.
Anderson has Ekins pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Ekins manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Good body shot from Ekins.
Ekins scores with a nice hook to the head.
Anderson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ekins is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jarl Ekins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lachlan Anderson.
Anderson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ekins is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Ekins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ekins throws a series of punches but Anderson avoids them all with ease.
Anderson throws a looping overhand right but Ekins ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ekins goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ekins slips a jab from Anderson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lachlan Anderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Ekins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anderson.
Jarl Ekins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ekins bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Anderson avoids a punch combination nicely.
A jab-cross combination lands for Ekins and sends Anderson crashing to the mat! Ekins follows him down to the mat - Anderson regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

Anderson is rocked!
Ekins prevents Anderson from standing back up.
Anderson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ekins missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Anderson is looking to improve his position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anderson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Anderson manages to get to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson wants to get back to his feet but Ekins is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ekins misses with a combination
and Anderson counters with a left to the body.
Ekins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Anderson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ekins doesn't manage to clinch there - Anderson circles away.
Ekins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Anderson lands a lovely overhand right.
Ekins staying out of range there.
Ekins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
Ekins tries to close the distance and clinch but Anderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

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.
Ekins throws a head kick but Anderson moves out of range.
Ekins falls off balance throwing a combination
and Anderson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ekins throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ekins avoids the body shot from Anderson.
Anderson misses with a series of wild punches.
Anderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ekins tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Anderson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekins wants to clinch up but Anderson keeps it at a distance.
Anderson moves out of range of the body kick from Ekins.
Ekins moves in looking to clinch but Anderson pushes him off.
A left and a right from Ekins both land. Nice combination.
Anderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ekins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anderson throws out the jab.
Ekins scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Anderson doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice uppercut there from Anderson.
Anderson throws a combination that misses
and Ekins counters with a left to the body.
Ekins tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ekins misses with a combination
and Anderson counters with an outside leg kick.
Ekins tries to bum rush Anderson with a series of wild strikes but Anderson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Anderson loads up on a big right hand but Ekins slips the punch.
Anderson misses with an uppercut.
Ekins tries to close the distance and clinch but Anderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ekins misses with a combination
and Anderson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Anderson looks for a takedown but Ekins sprawls well.
Jarl Ekins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anderson avoids the body shot from Ekins.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jarl Ekins 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29

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