PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between De Bruyne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ingemar Anders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruyne comes to the cage accompanied by Busta Rhymes - Other Side Of The Road . Anders is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Gods Son. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bruyne
vs
Anders

175 cm
29
155 lbs
25 - 6 - 3

175 cm
39
153 lbs
36 - 23 - 2

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Bullet Proof System
Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)

Hellbent
Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)

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 25 - 6 - 3, fighting out of New York, De Bruyne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 23 - 2, fighting out of London, Ingemar Anders!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruyne throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Anders to counter with a crisp jab.
Bruyne blocks a jab.
Bruyne swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Anders scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bruyne doesn't seem bothered though.
Bruyne misses with a hook to the body
and Anders makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bruyne really felt that one!

Anders tries to keep at a distance but Bruyne has taken the fight into the clinch.
Anders blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anders is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bruyne is defending well for now.
Stalling in the clinch from Anders.
Bruyne's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bruyne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anders's elbow.
Bruyne swings wildly with an uppercut but Anders uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anders pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bruyne throws a punch but it's blocked by Anders.
Bruyne has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Anders is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Anders creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anders throws a punch but it's blocked by Bruyne.
Bruyne lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Anders blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anders stalling.
Bruyne dodges an elbow strike from Anders.
Anders tries to break the clinch but Bruyne is controlling the position.
Bruyne lands a body punch.
Bruyne throws a head punch that misses.
Bruyne lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Anders or not.
Bruyne lands a nice shot to the body.
Anders has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bruyne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bruyne digs a right hand underneath Anders's ribcage. Anders let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bruyne struggles to land a body shot inside as Anders controls his hands.

Anders manages to break the clinch.
Anders looks to throw the jab but Bruyne is out of range.
Bruyne on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Anders fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice jab there from Anders.
Bruyne tries to land a front kick but Anders steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anders misses with the combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bruyne misses with a left hand
and Anders counters with a stiff right hand.
Bruyne throws a body punch but Anders moves out of range.
Bruyne throws a head kick but Anders moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Anders misses
and Bruyne counters with a nice uppercut.
Anders with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Anders lands with a kick to the temple. Bruyne shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A chopping leg kick lands by Bruyne.
Bruyne misses with a low kick.
Bruyne throws a low kick but Anders moves out of range easily.
Anders swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Bruyne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bruyne fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Anders.
Ingemar Anders is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bruyne throws a body shot but no joy.
Bruyne swings for the body but Anders moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Anders. That's going to slow Bruyne down.
Anders tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anders throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bruyne misses with the combination.
Anders now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Anders throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bruyne takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A swing and a miss from Anders.
As Anders tries to get set, Bruyne tries to push him back and clinch up but Anders manages to avoid the attempt.
Bruyne swinging wildly here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Anders misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Anders.
Anders throws a head kick that Bruyne semi-blocks.
Anders works Bruyne's body with a nice hook.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Anders misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bruyne dodges the punch combination from Anders.
Anders throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bruyne sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice shot by Anders.
Bruyne fails to land the takedown.
Bruyne throws a shot from downtown. Anders moves away and avoids it.
Bruyne throws a big shot that misses.
Anders tries to counter with a clinch but Bruyne shakes him off and moves away.
Anders takes one on the chin but seems OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ingemar Anders dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Anders checks the leg kick.
Bruyne fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Anders is out of range.
Bruyne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anders ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bruyne moves away.
Anders swings for the body but Bruyne moves out of range.
Ingemar Anders seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bruyne lands with a right hand.
Anders digs a good body shot into Bruyne's ribs.
Anders will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Anders has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Anders misses with a looping right.
Anders swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruyne misses with a looping left.
Anders now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Anders takes a jab right on the kisser.
An inside leg kick from Bruyne misses.
Bruyne fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Anders has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bruyne gets a double leg takedown into Anders's guard.
Bruyne throws a big right hand that misses.
Anders preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Anders looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bruyne is one step ahead there.
Anders is adopting a defensive guard.
Anders keeping moving, preventing Bruyne from controlling successfully.
Anders wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruyne wants to pass the guard but Anders is keeping the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Anders looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bruyne engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bruyne punishes Anders's body with a nice straight punch.
Bruyne just misses with a punch to the body.
Bruyne misses with a body shot
letting Anders counter with a right hand.
A cross from Bruyne lands.
Anders tries to clinch but Bruyne is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bruyne closes the distance and clinches.
Anders tries to circle away but Bruyne has him pinned against the cage.
Bruyne throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bruyne.
Bruyne prevents Anders from breaking the clinch.
Bruyne lands a right hand that snaps the head of Anders backwards.
Bruyne presses Anders against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bruyne has Anders pressed against the cage, preventing Anders from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bruyne is leaning against Anders and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bruyne tries a body shot but Anders blocks it.
Bruyne lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anders blocks a body shot from Bruyne.
De Bruyne has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bruyne blocks an elbow strike from Anders.
Bruyne scores with a shoulder strike.
Bruyne tries a body shot but Anders blocks it.
Anders fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Anders manages to break the clinch.
Bruyne takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bruyne. Anders does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anders appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anders misses with a body shot.
Bruyne swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Anders has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Anders throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bruyne slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anders misses with an uppercut
and Anders takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Anders missing with a left hand there. Bruyne was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Anders avoids the body shot from Bruyne.
Bruyne throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bruyne on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Anders circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bruyne works Anders's body with a nice hook.
Anders looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A jab from Anders does it's job there.
Bruyne gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Anders.
Anders connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

De Bruyne dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Anders stuns Bruyne with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Bruyne moves into the clinch.
Bruyne misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Bruyne.
Bruyne lands with a short shot to the head.
Bruyne struggles to land a body shot inside as Anders controls his hands.
Bruyne lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bruyne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bruyne misses with a punch to the body.
Bruyne is trying to pull guard but Anders has him pressed against the cage.
Anders stalls.
Anders has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Anders breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anders. Bruyne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bruyne just misses with a punch to the body.
Bruyne fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bruyne will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruyne darts in trying to clinch
and Anders counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Anders does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Anders scores with a nice body kick.
Anders scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bruyne doesn't seem bothered though.

Bruyne rushes Anders and presses him up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bruyne.
Bruyne tries a body shot but Anders blocks it.
Bruyne lands a shot to the body.
Anders's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bruyne can't find room to land a body shot as Anders controls the action.

Anders manages to break the clinch.
Bruyne moves out of range of the strikes.
Bruyne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anders manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruyne tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Anders manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Anders! But no joy.
Bruyne is looking to clinch but Anders is avoiding it.
Bruyne connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Anders's hands.
Anders throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bruyne.
A swing and a miss from Anders.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bruyne misses with a head kick.
Anders takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Anders moves out of range as Bruyne strikes.
Bruyne fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bruyne looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bruyne swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Anders.
Bruyne fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bruyne throws out a loose jab but Anders uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anders throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bruyne stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Anders scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bruyne looks to throw a body kick
and Anders counters with a straight right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bruyne looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Anders flicks out a counter leg kick but Bruyne steps away.
Anders throws a series of punches but Bruyne moves out of range.
Bruyne throws an overhand right that lands on Anders's shoulder, as Anders tries to avoid the shot.
Bruyne tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bruyne misses the shot to the body.
Bruyne tries to clinch up but Anders circles away and keeps his distance.
Bruyne doesn't manage to clinch there - Anders circles away.
Bruyne throws a push kick but Anders slaps the foot to one side.
Anders throws a lazy right hand but Bruyne sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anders tries to land a front kick but Bruyne steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bruyne tries to clinch there but Anders circles away.
Bruyne lands with a shot to the body.

Bruyne moves into the clinch successfully.
Bruyne stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bruyne working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bruyne prevents Anders from breaking the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Anders just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bruyne's brow.
Anders wants to break free but Bruyne has control.

Anders manages to break the clinch.
Bruyne attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bruyne throws a body shot but no joy.
Anders throws a wild body kick that Bruyne sees coming a mile off.
Anders misses the shot to the body.

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 De Bruyne.
I think Bruyne has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... De Bruyne!
An out of breath De Bruyne thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.