PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hendrik Daross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Austin Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Daross
vs
Anderson

188 cm
33
208 lbs
24 - 17 - 2

185 cm
37
215 lbs
24 - 16 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 24 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hendrik Daross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Austin Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson throws a left and a right that both miss

and Daross counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A left hand lands to the body for Anderson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
Anderson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Anderson is trying to break the clinch but Daross is controlling him.
A short right from Anderson.
Daross working aggressively here.
Anderson is working Daross over against the cage.
Daross throws a head punch that misses.
Daross swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anderson lands a shot to the body.
Daross blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Daross lands a body punch.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Daross uses good head movement to avoid it.
Daross content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Anderson scores with a shoulder strike.
Daross prevents a body shot from Anderson.
A short right from Anderson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daross blocks an uppercut.
Anderson has a couple of punches blocked by Daross.
A head punch on the inside from Anderson fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Anderson fails to land.
Anderson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Daross seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Anderson can turn it around.
Anderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Daross's elbow.
Anderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anderson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anderson working aggressively here.
Anderson lands a body shot.
Daross misses with a punch on the inside.
Anderson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Anderson scores with a shot to the side of Daross's head.
Daross works on Anderson's body with a couple of short punches.
Anderson working hard to break the clinch.
Daross misses with a short punch on the inside.
Daross misses with a punch to the body.
Daross misses with some punches.
Anderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Anderson prevents a body shot from Daross.
Daross misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Anderson fails to land.
Anderson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Anderson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daross tries a body shot but Anderson blocks it.
Daross lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Anderson tries to throw a body punch but Daross avoids it by throwing Anderson back against the cage.
A short left from Anderson.
Anderson misses with a punch on the inside.
Anderson lands with a light punch inside.
Daross misses with a punch on the inside.
Anderson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Anderson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Anderson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Daross or not.
Nice body punch from Anderson - that landed with a thud.
Daross lands a left hand that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Anderson scores with a shot to the side of Daross's head.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Daross uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson tries to work over Daross's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Daross cracks Anderson with a nice body shot.
Anderson misses with some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Daross blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Anderson.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Daross uses good head movement to avoid it.
Daross trying to control the position but instead, Anderson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Daross into the cage.
Daross misses with some punches.
Daross slows down the pace here.
Daross slows down the pace here.
A short right from Anderson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daross throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.
Daross lands a left hand that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Good body shot from Anderson.
Nice body punch from Anderson - that landed with a thud.
Daross lands a left hand that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Daross makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Anderson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Daross.
Anderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Daross blocks an uppercut.
Anderson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Daross backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Daross.
Anderson scores with a shot to the side of Daross's head.
Daross scores with a nice hook to the head.
Anderson has a couple of punches blocked by Daross.
Daross lands with a short shot to the head.
Anderson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Daross blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anderson tries to work over Daross's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Daross avoids the head kick by Anderson.
A decent looking cross lands there for Anderson.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Daross avoids them all with ease.
Daross is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Daross. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Daross.
Daross lands a brutal head kick. Anderson looks out on his feet and Daross throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Hendrik Daross!
An out of breath Hendrik Daross thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.