PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik Kramer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson comes to the cage accompanied by Mouth For War. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Anderson
vs
Kramer

178 cm
27
180 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

175 cm
25
175 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Erik Kramer!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Anderson.
Anderson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kramer.
Anderson misses with a hook to the body
letting Kramer counter with a right hand.
Anderson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kramer.
Anderson throws a front kick aimed at Kramer's knee but Kramer avoids it well.
Anderson throws a leg kick
and Anderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kramer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anderson.
Jab, jab by Anderson - just one landing.
Kramer looks to throw the jab but Anderson is out of range.
Kramer has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Kramer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kevin Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kramer lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Anderson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a head kick.
Anderson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A big left from Anderson misses.
Kramer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Anderson throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Kramer counter with a right hand.
Kramer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Anderson shoots in and drives through. Kramer sprawls well.
Kramer lands a nice hook to Anderson's body. Anderson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kramer throws the left hand but Anderson avoids the punch easily.
Anderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kramer swings for the body but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson throws a leg kick that misses.
Anderson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kramer looks to land a combination but Anderson avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kramer.
Anderson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kramer.
Anderson throws out a powerful jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson slips under a jab.
Kramer looks to land a left hand but Anderson moved out of range nicely.
Anderson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kramer moves out of range as Anderson strikes.
Kramer slips under a jab from Anderson.
A nice side step and Kramer releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kramer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kramer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kramer misses the shot to the body.
Anderson misses with a right hand
and Kramer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Anderson thinking.
Kramer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Anderson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anderson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kramer misses with a looping right.
Kramer walks into a straight right hand from Anderson.
Anderson misses with a leg kick
and Kramer counters with a stiff right hand.
Anderson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kramer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kramer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Anderson misses with a hook to the body
and Kramer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Anderson swings for the body but Kramer moves out of range.
Kramer lands a slapping body shot.
Anderson closes the distance and clinches up with Kramer, looking for a takedown. Anderson pushes Kramer against the cage but Kramer circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kramer throws an off balance right hand
and Anderson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kramer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anderson manages to avoid it.
Anderson misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kramer throws a right hand that Anderson ducks under and follows up with a left that Anderson also avoids with ease.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson misses with a body shot.
Anderson connects with a jab.
Anderson throws a hook but Kramer blocks it.
Anderson looks to throw the jab but Kramer is out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Kramer misses.

Anderson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kramer is looking for a sweep. Anderson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson working Kramer over with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Anderson lands a nice short elbow.
Anderson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kramer's head.
Anderson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kramer defending well though.
Anderson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Erik Kramer will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Kramer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anderson misses with an uppercut.
Anderson misses with a kick to the body.
Kramer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anderson.
Anderson throws a head kick that half lands.
Kramer misses with a double jab
and Anderson counters with a nice kick to the body.
Anderson misses the jab.
Anderson has been working on his balance at THC playhouse, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Kramer.
Kramer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Anderson throws a quick counter kick to the body but Kramer avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid body kick from Anderson.
Anderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anderson looks for the body kick but Kramer saw that one coming.
Kramer doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kramer misses with a jab to the body
and Anderson counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kramer throws a shot from downtown. Anderson moves away and avoids it.
Anderson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kramer checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kramer swings for the body but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Anderson connects with a jab.

Kramer is rocked!
Anderson throws an off balance right hand
and Kramer counters with a straight right hand.
Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anderson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kramer misses with a two punch combination.
Kramer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Anderson on the side of the head.
A bone on bone clash there as Kramer blocks the leg kick.
Anderson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kramer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Anderson is looking to chop away at Kramer's legs.
Kramer thinks about the counter body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Anderson coming out on top.
Kevin Anderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Kramer with a nice cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kramer digs a good hook to Anderson's body.
Anderson needs to keep his hands up - Kramer had a free shot at his head there.
Nice defenses there by Kramer.
Kramer is looking for the big counter here.
Kramer checks a low kick from Anderson.
Anderson thows a leg kick but Kramer checks it
and Anderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Anderson is rocked!
Kramer lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Erik Kramer!