PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eldridge Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Barron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Anderson
vs
Barron

202 cm
18
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 Sydney, Eldridge Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sean Barron!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Anderson has managed to clinch.

Barron's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barron swings for the body but Anderson moves out of range.
Barron misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anderson.
Barron misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anderson.
Barron throws a shot from downtown. Anderson moves away and avoids it.
Anderson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Anderson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sean Barron seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barron misses with a series of wild punches.
Barron is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Anderson.
Barron misses with a few strikes there.
Barron lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Eldridge Anderson has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson avoids the body shot from Barron.
Barron throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson dodges the punch combination from Barron.
Barron walks forward, straight into a front kick from Anderson.
Barron throws a shot from downtown. Anderson moves away and avoids it.
Barron throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anderson.
Barron misses with a combination

and Anderson counters by clinching up.

Anderson manages to break the clinch.
Anderson slips a straight right by Barron.
Anderson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Barron misses the jab.

Anderson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Anderson is in close to Barron's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Barron working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Anderson.
Anderson is looking to work some ground and pound but Barron has wrist control.
Anderson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Anderson prevents Barron from getting back to his feet.
Barron really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Anderson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Anderson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson connects with a couple of short punches.
Anderson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Anderson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Anderson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Anderson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barron utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Anderson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Anderson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Anderson lands a couple of digs.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Anderson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Anderson lands a couple of elbows.
Barron wants to stand and escape but Anderson is having none of it.
Anderson chips away with some ground and pound.
Anderson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson chips away with some ground and pound.
Anderson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Anderson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Anderson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Barron wants to stand but Anderson is controlling the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Barron misses with a body shot.
Barron misses with an uppercut. Anderson saw that one coming.
Anderson is looking to counter the offense by Barron and move into the clinch.
Anderson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eldridge Anderson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eldridge Anderson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Barron lands with a nice combination. Anderson backs away looking to recover.
Eldridge Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barron throws a body punch but Anderson moves out of range.

Anderson rushes Barron and presses him up against the cage.
Barron looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barron fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sean Barron seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barron stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Anderson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Barron will feel that in the morning.
Anderson misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barron throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anderson.
Anderson avoids a punch combination nicely.

Anderson gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Anderson manages to pull guard.

Anderson is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Barron has his hands clasped together but Anderson extends and breaks Barron's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Anderson.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Eldridge Anderson!