PBP Commentary

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

Anderson
vs
Costner

171 cm
18
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
170 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arn Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kevin Costner!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It seemed like Costner was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Anderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Costner.
Anderson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Costner lands a two punch combo.

It looks like Arn Anderson has been cut.
Anderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Costner was well out of range. Poor timing from Anderson.
Costner rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Anderson counters with a right hand to the body.
Costner misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costner misses with a looping left.
Costner throws a right hand that misses
and Anderson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Costner misses with a left hand
and Costner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Anderson stuns Costner with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson lands a nice shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Costner 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice straight punches there by Anderson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Anderson.
Costner throws a lazy uppercut
and Anderson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Anderson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Costner misses with a looping left.
Anderson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Costner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Anderson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Costner misses with a hook
and Anderson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Anderson missing with a left hand there. Costner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Costner avoids the body shot from Anderson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Costner walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Costner scores with a decent looking hook.
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!
Costner misses with a hook.
Anderson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Anderson tests Costner's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Costner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A quick step to the side and Anderson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anderson lunges at Costner with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Costner's hand.
Costner throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Anderson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Costner slips a jab and a cross from Anderson.
Anderson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Costner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
An attempted straight right counter from Anderson misses the target.
Anderson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Costner on the side of the head.
Anderson lands with a good body shot.
Anderson connects with a crisp jab.
Anderson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Anderson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Anderson misses with a wild combination.
Costner might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Costner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Anderson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Costner slips under a jab from Anderson.
Costner fails to land with a series of punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Costner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
Anderson lands a jab to Costner's midsection.
Anderson moves away from the strike by Costner.
Anderson lands a really nice looking cross but Costner seems unphased.
Costner looks to land a right hand but Anderson moved out of range.
A quick step to the side and Anderson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Costner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anderson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arn Anderson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arn Anderson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

The fighters circling - Anderson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Costner misses.
Costner has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Costner there as he acknowledges the shot.
Costner misses with a few strikes there.
Costner misses with a straight right.
Kevin Costner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson's corner calls for a 1-2. Anderson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Anderson clobbers Costner with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Costner was well out of range. Poor timing from Anderson.
Anderson missing with a left hand there. Costner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Anderson lands the left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Costner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anderson throws out the jab.
Anderson avoids the body shot from Costner.
Costner smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Anderson throws a lazy right hand but Costner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little jabbing left from Costner on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Anderson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Anderson walks into a jab.
Costner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anderson. Costner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Costner throws a shot from downtown. Anderson moves away and avoids it.
Anderson works Costner's body with a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costner swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Anderson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Anderson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Costner stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Anderson clobbers Costner with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Costner blocks a jab.
Costner is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Anderson.
Costner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anderson.
Anderson misses with an uppercut
and Costner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Anderson throws the left hand but Costner avoids the punch easily.
It seemed like Costner was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Costner moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costner throws a hook but Anderson avoids it easily.
Anderson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Costner throws a hook but Anderson blocks it.
Anderson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Anderson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Anderson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Costner lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A jab from Anderson finds it's way through Costner's defenses.
Costner throws out a loose jab but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from Anderson misses its target.
Anderson with a hook.
Costner has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice shot lands for Anderson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costner misses with a combination
and Anderson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Costner loads up on a big right hand but Anderson slips the punch.
Costner misses with a left hand
and Anderson counters with a stiff right hand.
Costner throws a jab when Anderson was well out of range.
Costner misses with a lunging right hand
and Anderson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Anderson misses with a looping right.
Costner swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Costner comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Anderson lands with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arn Anderson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Arn Anderson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Costner throws a right hand that misses
and Anderson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Costner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Costner throws a hook to the side of Anderson's head but Anderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Costner misses the shot to the body.
Costner lands a two punch combo.
Costner misses with a lunging right hand
and Anderson counters with a straight right hand.
Anderson works the jab nicely.
Anderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Costner can do to turn this around?
Costner misses with a jab to the body
and Anderson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kevin Costner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Costner falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Anderson counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Anderson.
Costner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Anderson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Costner at a distance.
Anderson cracks Costner with an open hand slap.
Anderson lands the left hand.
Anderson lands with a shot to the body.
Anderson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Costner in his tracks.
Anderson misses with a double jab.
A big right from Anderson misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson loads up on a big right hand but Costner slips the punch.
It seemed like Costner was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Costner moves out of range as Anderson strikes.
Costner on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Costner lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice defenses there by Costner.
Anderson lands a body shot.
Anderson throws out a powerful jab.
Anderson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Costner loads up on a big right hand but Anderson slips the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands with a shot to the body.
Costner looks to land a left hand but Anderson moved out of range nicely.
Anderson looks to land a left hand but Costner moved out of range nicely.
Costner throws a counter combo.
Anderson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Anderson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Costner.
Costner misses with a hook
and Anderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Costner misses with a hook.
It looked like Anderson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Costner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anderson throws out the jab.
Anderson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costner misses with a combination
and Anderson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Anderson jabs Costner right on the nose. Costner blinks but takes it well.
A shot to the liver by Costner. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Costner misses with a two punch combination.
A punch lands to the side of Costner 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jab by Costner.
Anderson misses with a series of wild punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arn Anderson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Anderson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27

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