PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Star Dust (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ingemar Anders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dust comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Anders has chosen Gods Son as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dust
vs
Anders

174 cm
32
147 lbs
22 - 12 - 1

175 cm
38
153 lbs
34 - 21 - 2

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Star Dust!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 21 - 2, fighting out of London, Ingemar Anders!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dust fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dust scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sloppy strikes from Anders. Those never looked like landing.
Dust throwing a counter right hand but Anders manages to avoid it.
Dust throws a leg kick but Anders sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Anders ducks under a wild hook from Dust.
Anders bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Anders defending well as Dust loads up on a big left hand.
Anders has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Dust tries to land a front kick but Anders steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dust ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Anders misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dust throws a jab when Anders was well out of range.
Anders scores with a punch to the head.
Dust throws a leg kick that is checked
and Anders counters with a solid body kick.
Dust swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good standup being displayed there by Dust as he connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anders will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dust throws a combination. Anders tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Dust looks to land a right hand but Anders moved out of range.
Anders scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anders uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dust.
Anders swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Anders tries to sprawl but Dust drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Anders regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Dust.
Dust trying to control the position from guard on top but Anders is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anders controls Dust momentarily but Dust frees himself.
Dust won't allow Anders to sweep him here.
Anders avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dust in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dust postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Anders has momentary wrist control but Dust slips an elbow through the middle.
Dust passes into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dust is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Anders has managed to free his arm - good work.
Dust thows a huge punch but Anders dodges it nicely.
Dust lands strikes from half guard.
Dust is looking to take a break and control but Anders is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dust not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Anders won't allow Dust to pass to mount.
Anders works his way to full guard. Good work.
Anders not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dust wants to control from the top but Anders keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anders working a defensive guard here.
Dust in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Anders looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Anders looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dust wants to control from the top but Anders keeps moving.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Anders keeping full guard, as Dust tries to pass.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Anders throws a wild body kick that Dust sees coming a mile off.
Dust tries to bum rush Anders with a series of wild strikes but Anders uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Anders misses with a body shot.
Anders drops his hands momentarily and Dust takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Anders lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dust at a distance.
Dust swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anders throws a jab when Dust was well out of range.
Anders takes a swing at Dust's ribcage but misses.
Dust throws a low kick but Anders avoids it.
Anders scores with a shot to the body.
Anders lands with a good body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dust.
Good work by Anders as he checks the leg kick.
The fighters circling - Dust throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Anders looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dust. That's going to slow Anders down.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dust.
Dust lands a right hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Star Dust dominated that round.
That's time! Dust's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Anders checks the leg kick.
Anders throws out a loose jab but Dust uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dust throws a lazy uppercut
and Anders counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Star Dust seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anders throws a leg kick that misses.
Star Dust is winning the standup battle so far.
Dust explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Dust throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Anders avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dust throws a leg kick which misses Anders's front leg but catches the back leg as Anders tries to avoid it.
Dust misses with a left hand
and Anders counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dust throws a series of punches but Anders avoids them all with ease.
Anders blocks the body kick.
Dust looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Anders is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anders stuns Dust with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Anders throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dust sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dust paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Anders connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dust throws a series of punches but Anders moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dust walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Anders checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Dust.
Anders parries the strikes from Dust easily there. Dust is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Anders to escape.
Dust in the domination position with Anders hanging on.
Dust throwing strikes but Anders manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Dust is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Dust seems a little lost for a moment, as Anders dominates the positioning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dust is trying to get back to half guard.
Dust has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Anders wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dust keeps working.
Dust tries to bench press Anders off him but Anders keeps the position.
Anders trying to control the position but Dust is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dust manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anders is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dust lands with a punch from half guard.
Dust drops an elbow to the side of Anders's head.
Anders is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dust thows a huge punch but Anders dodges it nicely.
Anders trying to control from the bottom.
Dust not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Anders manages to get to full guard.
Anders controls Dust momentarily but Dust frees himself.
Star Dust overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dust's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dust throwing strikes from guard but Anders blocks nicely.
Dust trying to control the position from guard on top but Anders is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dust throwing strikes from guard but Anders blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dust accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Anders had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dust defends it easily.

Dust thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dust preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Star Dust dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Anders fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dust.
Anders throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dust attempts a counter takedown but Anders avoids it well and moves away.
Anders getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A low kick from Anders is predictable there

and Dust counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Dust seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dust working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Dust is thwarting Anders's attempts to control the position.
Dust not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Anders wants to improve his position but Dust is controlling well.
Dust trying to control the action but Anders is working from the bottom.
Dust misses with a head shot. Anders uses the momentum to regain guard.
Anders avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dust cracks Anders with a solid left hand.
Dust trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dust working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Anders pulls Dust in close to his closed guard and prevents Dust from doing any damage or advancing position.
Anders keeping moving, preventing Dust from controlling successfully.
Anders keeping full guard, as Dust tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dust loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dust trying to control the position from guard on top but Anders is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Dust slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dust throws a low kick but Anders avoids it.
Anders misses with an uppercut.
Dust misses with a low kick.
Dust swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Anders misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dust throws a leg kick but Anders sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Despite the aggression on Anders's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Dust takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dust tests Anders's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice straight punches there by Anders. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Anders.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dust misses with a straight right.
Anders misses with an attempted mid kick.
Anders looks to land a combination. Dust sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A head kick from Anders lands but Dust takes it in his stride.
Dust misses with a low kick.
Anders throws a series of punches but Dust avoids them all with ease.
Some bone on bone action there as Anders checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ingemar Anders has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anders avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ingemar Anders is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anders just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from Anders misses.
Dust moves out of range of the body kick.
Dust digs a good hook to Anders's body.
Dust slips a straight right by Anders.
Dust lands a nice looking body kick.
Dust will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anders takes a swing at Dust's ribcage but misses.
Dust seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Anders takes one on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anders rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dust moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anders takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Dust!
Dust blocks a low kick nicely.
Dust pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Some bone on bone action there as Dust checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dust connects with a jab.
Anders misses with a straight right.
Anders dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dust. That did some damage!
Anders chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dust can pounce on him.
A low kick from Anders misses
and Anders takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Anders throws a hook but Dust avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Dust misses the target.
Anders throws a big shot that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Star Dust.
Well Dust has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Star Dust!
Star Dust decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.