PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Rhodes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Rhodes
vs
Anderson

175 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

Juce Wear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jackson Rhodes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Greg Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rhodes looks to land a combination but Anderson avoids it well.
Rhodes misses with the combination.
Rhodes throws a right hand that Anderson ducks under and follows up with a left that Anderson also avoids with ease.
Rhodes throws a head kick that misses.

Anderson shoots in and bounces Rhodes off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Anderson won't allow Rhodes to get back to his feet.
Anderson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rhodes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Anderson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson looking to pass the guard.
Rhodes keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully.
Anderson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Anderson postures up and lands a big shot to Rhodes's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhodes is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Anderson is controlling him.
Rhodes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Anderson.
Rhodes keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully.
Rhodes is pulling down on Anderson's head to control his posture.
Rhodes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Anderson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rhodes is keeping the position for now.
Anderson stays in close to Rhodes's body and controls the position.
Anderson throwing strikes from guard but Rhodes blocks nicely.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Anderson scores a takedown into full mount!
Anderson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rhodes tries to hold on but Anderson postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Rhodes's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rhodes is breathing heavily.
Rhodes takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Anderson landing punches.

Rhodes is rocked!
Anderson scoring with strikes but Rhodes is staying in there.
Oh Rhodes is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Anderson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice elbow there by Anderson.
Anderson looking to finish Rhodes with some ground and pound. This is bad for Rhodes!
Anderson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Anderson looking to finish Rhodes with some ground and pound. This is bad for Rhodes!
Anderson with a couple of short strikes.
Anderson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Anderson lands a heavy elbow.
Anderson working the ground and pound effectively.
You get the feeling that Rhodes really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Anderson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Rhodes might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Anderson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The referee warns Rhodes that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Anderson unloads with some shots from mount but Rhodes bucks and avoids them well.
Anderson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Rhodes taking shots to the head.
Anderson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Rhodes hang on?
Anderson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Anderson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rhodes can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Anderson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rhodes?

It looks like Jackson Rhodes has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Anderson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Anderson lands a nice shot to the head.
Anderson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Jackson Rhodes's cut is getting worse.
Anderson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Jackson Rhodes's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Anderson scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Jeez, Jackson Rhodes's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jackson Rhodes's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Greg Anderson!