PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iain Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlos Gray has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Gray
vs
Anderson

157 cm
24
151 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

180 cm
22
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Hates pizza

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Carlos Gray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Iain Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Anderson takes the fight into the clinch.
Gray tries for a takedown. No joy.
Anderson is looking to break free of the clinch but Gray has double underhooks.

Gray breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anderson lands an overhand right.
Gray throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gray tries to land a body kick
and Anderson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A swing and a miss from Anderson.
As Anderson looks to move away, Gray throws a big counter combo bu Anderson just gets out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Anderson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Gray lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Anderson keeping control of the position.
Anderson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray wanted to stand there but Anderson had control of the position.
Gray trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Gray being controlled here momentarily.
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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gray distracts Anderson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Gray stands and steps away. Anderson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Anderson closes the distance and pushes Gray back into the cage.

Gray breaks the clinch.
Anderson cracks a nice hook into Gray's ribs.

Gray gets caught napping as Anderson dives in and scores a takedown. Gray manages to retain guard.
Anderson slips nicely into half guard.
Gray could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Gray is trying to control but can't.
Anderson wants to control but Gray is keeping him busy.
Anderson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Gray regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson wants to control from the top but Gray keeps moving.
Gray looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Anderson forces his way into half guard.
We've been informed that Anderson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Gray is refusing to be controlled, as Anderson sits in half guard.
Gray trying to control but Anderson postures up.
Anderson drops an elbow to the side of Gray's head.
Gray is refusing to be controlled, as Anderson sits in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gray slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gray keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully.
Gray has control of Anderson's left arm, preventing Anderson from doing any damage.
Anderson wants to control from the top but Gray keeps moving.
Anderson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gray's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anderson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Anderson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Anderson trying to pass the guard but Gray defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Iain Anderson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Gray moves away from the strike by Anderson.
Gray half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Gray takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gray tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Anderson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson wants to counter with a clinch but Gray pushes him away.
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.

Anderson clinches with his opponent.
Anderson has had enough of the clinch but Gray keeps him there for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson is looking for a takedown.

Gray has picked Anderson up - he's going for a ride! Gray dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.

Anderson kicks Gray off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Anderson clinches with his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson can't get the takedown.
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Gray controls the action.
Anderson is trying to maintain a safe position but Gray gets an underhook and turns Anderson into the cage.

Gray wants the takedown. Anderson is fighting it off but Gray persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Anderson's guard against the cage.
Gray wants to stand but Anderson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Anderson is looking to stand up but Gray isn't so interested in that idea.
Gray postures up.
Anderson trying to control the position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson looking for a sweep. Not yet Anderson, not yet.

Gray drops back, looking for a kneebar! Anderson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Anderson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Anderson!

Gray tries to improve position but can't.
Gray is not content to let Anderson control the position.
Anderson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gray stuck in half guard on the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray prevents Anderson from moving into mount.
Anderson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Gray sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Gray manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Anderson wants to control but Gray is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Anderson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Gray is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Anderson is trying to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gray seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Anderson gets back to full guard.
Anderson controls Gray momentarily but Gray frees himself.
Gray 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.

Gray stands up from Anderson's guard - Gray perhaps looking for a knockout.
Anderson scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Iain Anderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Anderson instigates a clinch.
Anderson wants a takedown.

Gray breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gray throws the kick towards the body but Anderson avoids it.
Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anderson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Anderson closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Gray has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Anderson uses from the top position.
Anderson stands up out of Gray's guard for a moment - Gray manages to land a nice upkick.
Anderson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gray has his foot on Anderson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Anderson works his way back into a safe position though.
Gray trying to keep a closed guard but Anderson is proving a slippery customer.
Anderson trying to control but Gray is working from the bottom.

Gray has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Anderson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Carlos Gray overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Anderson trying to control but Gray is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

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

Anderson drives through and clinches with Gray against the cage.
Anderson wants to stall.

Anderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A lazy body kick from Anderson

and Gray counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gray.
Gray prevents Anderson from breaking the clinch.
Anderson avoiding damage.
Anderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gray is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Gray has hold of one of Anderson's legs. Anderson is fighting the takedown attempt but Gray gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Anderson has a closed guard, preventing Gray from standing up.

Anderson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Gray stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Gray feints a jab promting Anderson to slip. Gray then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Anderson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Anderson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gray as he avoids it easily.
Gray tries to counter with a takedown but Anderson is quick to defend against it.
Gray blocks a leg kick.
Gray moves away from the strike by Anderson.

Gray shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Iain Anderson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Anderson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gray has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Anderson is proving hard to escape from.
Carlos Gray has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gray won't allow Anderson to sweep him here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Gray 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29

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