PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Austin Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Captain Beefheart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Anderson
vs
Beefheart

185 cm
37
215 lbs
22 - 16 - 0

182 cm
37
223 lbs
26 - 23 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Sun-Tzu
GREEN!160

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 22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Austin Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Captain Beefheart!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Anderson misses.
Beefheart lands a head kick. Anderson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beefheart moves away.
Beefheart was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Anderson tries to clinch up.
Beefheart dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Anderson walks into a jab.

Anderson forces Beefheart back against the cage and clinches.
Anderson misses with a body punch.

Beefheart breaks the clinch.

Anderson clinches.
Anderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Beefheart misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anderson.
Beefheart blocking some punches.
Anderson scores with a hook to the body.
Anderson prevents a body shot from Beefheart.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Anderson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beefheart swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beefheart pushes off an throws an elbow but Anderson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson blocks a body shot from Beefheart.
Beefheart blocks an uppercut.
Anderson throws a head punch that misses.
Anderson avoiding damage as Beefheart throws knees to the body.
Beefheart creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Beefheart fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Beefheart backwards.
Beefheart is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Beefheart pressing his opponent against the cage.
Anderson lands a left hand.
Beefheart lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Beefheart working aggressively here.
Anderson scores with a shoulder strike.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Beefheart uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson tries to throw a body punch but Beefheart avoids it by throwing Anderson back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Beefheart.
Beefheart blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beefheart lands a nice knee to the body.
Anderson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Anderson working aggressively here.
Beefheart fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Beefheart is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Anderson is keeping busy.
Beefheart misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Beefheart.
Anderson misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Anderson fails to land.
Beefheart creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Anderson's defenses.

It looks like Austin Anderson has been cut.
Nice body punch from Anderson - that landed with a thud.
Anderson managing to block the knees to the body from Beefheart.
Anderson tries to throw a body punch but Beefheart avoids it by throwing Anderson back against the cage.
Beefheart blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Beefheart scores with a hook to the body.
Beefheart lands a nice knee to the body.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
Beefheart misses with an elbow strike.
A right hand to the body from Anderson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Come on Beefheart - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Beefheart gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Anderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Beefheart has Anderson pushed against the cage.
Anderson misses with some punches.
Beefheart blocks an uppercut.
Anderson throws a head punch that misses.
Beefheart lands with a short shot to the head.
Beefheart blocks a body shot from Anderson.
Beefheart can't find room to land a body shot as Anderson controls the action.
Beefheart lands an uppercut.
Anderson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Beefhearts head.
Anderson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Beefheart.
Beefheart has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Anderson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Beefheart can turn it around.
Beefheart holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson cracks Beefheart with a nice body shot.

Beefheart breaks from the clinch.
Beefheart checks a leg kick.
Beefheart misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
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!
Beefheart throws a nice outside leg kick.
Beefheart looks to land a body kick but Anderson moved away.
Beefheart misses with a low kick.
Anderson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Beefheart checks a low kick from Anderson.
Anderson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Beefheart gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Anderson.
A lazy body kick from Beefheart
and Anderson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Beefheart moves out of range as Anderson throws a body kick.
Beefheart misses with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Beefheart.
Anderson misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Austin Anderson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Austin Anderson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Beefheart blocks a jab.
Anderson moves out of range of the body kick.
Beefheart lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice straight punches there by Anderson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Anderson.
Captain Beefheart seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Anderson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Beefheart throws a quick inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beefheart. Anderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beefheart feints and then cracks Anderson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anderson down.
Beefheart throws a looping overhand right but Anderson ducks down to avoid it.
Beefheart wants to clinch but Anderson slips to the side
and Anderson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Beefheart thinking.
A big left from Anderson misses.
Anderson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson throws a body shot but no joy.
Beefheart fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Anderson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Anderson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Beefheart avoids the body shot from Anderson.
Beefheart steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Anderson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beefheart tries to land a leg kick but Anderson saw it coming and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beefheart fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Beefheart tries to land a leg kick but Anderson saw it coming and moves away.
Anderson tries to bum rush Beefheart with a series of wild strikes but Beefheart uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Anderson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Beefheart cracks the inside of Anderson's front leg.

Anderson darts in and clinches Beefheart up against the cage.
Anderson gets through Beefheart's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Anderson has Beefheart pressed against the cage, preventing Beefheart from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Beefheart throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.
Beefheart stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Austin Anderson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Anderson lands with a left to the head.
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Beefheart controls the action.
Beefheart misses with a knee to the head.
Anderson misses with a body punch.
A short right from Anderson.
Beefheart lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Anderson or not.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beefheart wants to break free but Anderson has control.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Beefheart uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beefheart with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Beefheart lands a damaging elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Anderson.
Beefheart throws a knee to the head but misses.
Beefheart blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Beefheart.
A head punch on the inside from Anderson fails to land.

Beefheart breaks from the clinch.
The fighters circling - Anderson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Anderson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anderson swings for the body but Beefheart moves out of range.
Beefheart slips under a jab from Anderson.
Anderson tries to clinch but Beefheart is having none of it.
Beefheart tries to counter by closing the distance.
Anderson tries to clinch up.
Anderson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Anderson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beefheart throws a low kick, looking for Anderson's leg but Anderson calmly moves out of range.
Beefheart shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Anderson swings for the body but Beefheart moves out of range.
Anderson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Beefheart attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Beefheart connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Anderson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Anderson throws a body shot but no joy.
Anderson throws a sloppy head kick and Beefheart moves out of range easily.
Anderson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Beefheart throws a series of punches but Anderson avoids them all with ease.
Beefheart takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Anderson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Beefheart doesn't seem bothered though.
Danga de danga de dang - Beefheart scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beefheart uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.
Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beefheart on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Anderson. Anderson obviously looking to wear him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beefheart avoids the head kick by Anderson.
Beefheart uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.
Beefheart wants to counter the offense by Anderson and move into the clinch position.
Anderson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Anderson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A jab lands there for Beefheart.

Anderson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Anderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anderson misses with a punch on the inside.
Beefheart creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Anderson takes an elbow to the temple.
Anderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Beefheart throws an elbow but it misses.
Beefheart misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anderson.
Anderson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Beefheart blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Beefheart lands a nice elbow.
Anderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Beefheart pushes off an throws an elbow but Anderson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Austin Anderson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Austin Anderson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Beefheart throws a leg kick that is checked
and Anderson counters with a straight right hand.
Beefheart misses with a double jab
letting Anderson counter with a right hand.

Anderson rushes Beefheart and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Beefheart misses with a knee strike.
Anderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Beefheart tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Anderson avoids it.
Anderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anderson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Anderson.
Anderson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Anderson misses with the head strike.
Anderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Anderson misses with a hook from the clinch.

Anderson breaks from the clinch.
Beefheart lands with a good body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beefheart throws a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beefheart digs a good body shot into Anderson's ribs.
Beefheart takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Anderson tries to score with a low kick but Beefheart moves his leg out of the way.
Beefheart wants to counter with a clinch but Anderson pushes him away.
Anderson tries to clinch but Beefheart moves out of range.
Anderson throws a looping overhand right but Beefheart ducks down to avoid it.
Beefheart misses with a low kick.
Anderson throws a body punch but Beefheart moves out of range.
Beefheart misses with an uppercut
enabling Anderson to counter with a crisp jab.
Beefheart scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Anderson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Beefheart lands a leg kick that knocks Anderson off balance momentarily.
Anderson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Anderson sets himself, and Beefheart steps forward looking for the clinch! Anderson avoids it this time.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Beefheart, right into the meat.
Beefheart is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Anderson rather than just go for the knockout.

Anderson clinches.
Anderson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Beefheart creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beefheart missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Anderson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Anderson working aggressively here.
Beefheart blocks a body shot from Anderson.
Anderson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Beefheart backwards.
Anderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Beefheart fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Beefheart lands with a short shot to the head.
Anderson lands a nice uppercut.
Beefheart prevents a body shot from Anderson.
Beefheart lands an uppercut.
Anderson has a couple of punches blocked by Beefheart.
Anderson misses with a body punch.
Beefheart lands a right hand that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Anderson working aggressively here.
Beefheart creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Anderson misses with some punches.
Anderson misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Anderson fails to land.
Beefheart has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson.
Beefheart blocks an uppercut.
Anderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Beefheart uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good body shot from Anderson.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike.
Anderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Anderson is leaning against Beefheart and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Beefheart takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Anderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Anderson fails to land.
Beefheart throws a head punch that misses.
Anderson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Beefheart backwards.
Beefheart slows down the pace here.
Anderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Captain Beefheart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Beefheart throws a head punch that misses.
Beefheart blocking some punches.
Anderson lands a body punch.
Anderson misses with some punches.

Anderson manages to break the clinch.

Anderson gets a clinch.
Beefheart throws an elbow that misses.
Beefheart with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Anderson has Beefheart pressed against the cage, preventing Beefheart from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Anderson lands with a short shot to the head.
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 lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Beefheart or not.
A nice left hand lands by Anderson.
A short right from Anderson.
Still in the clinch, Anderson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Anderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
Austin Anderson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Anderson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Austin Anderson!
A very excited looking Austin Anderson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.