PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Arn Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Jose Binay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Anderson
vs
Jose Binay

171 cm
25
180 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

180 cm
37
165 lbs
26 - 15 - 2

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Cardio machine

World class boxer
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Amped Performance

Venom Combat Sports

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arn Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mario Jose Binay!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Binay pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Anderson throws a jab but it's blocked by Binay.
Binay bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Binay uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Anderson.
Binay on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Binay closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Anderson tries to break the clinch but Binay is controlling the position.
Binay scores with a shot to the side of Anderson's head.
Binay lands a nice knee to the body.
Binay takes a shot to the head.
Binay tries a knee to the head but Anderson blocks it.
Binay tries a knee to the head but Anderson blocks it.
Anderson is trying to maintain a safe position but Binay gets an underhook and turns Anderson into the ropes.
Binay scores with a shoulder strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Binay as Anderson tries to tie him up.
Binay looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Anderson is trying to push Binay away but Binay has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Binay lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Binay blocking some punches.
Anderson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Binay lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Binay looking to throw knees to the head but Anderson is blocking nicely.
Anderson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Anderson digs a right hand underneath Binay's ribcage. Binay let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Binay tries a knee to the head but Anderson blocks it.
Anderson lands with a right to the head.
Binay misses with some punches.
Binay tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Binay lands a knee to the head.

Anderson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Anderson.
The fighters circling - Anderson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Binay blocks a jab.
Anderson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Binay cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Binay takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Anderson takes a swing at Binay's ribcage but misses.
Anderson throws a one two combo.

It looks like Mario Jose Binay has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a shot from downtown. Binay moves away and avoids it.
Anderson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Arn Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Binay momentarily.
Anderson throws a hook but Binay avoids it easily.
Binay scores with a nice strike.
Anderson throws a combination that misses
and Binay connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Binay bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Binay fails with an attempt to clinch.
Anderson misses with a hook.
Binay swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson throws a poor cross that misses
and Binay counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Binay throws a hook but Anderson blocks it.
Anderson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Binay has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Binay blocks the body kick.
Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Binay is trying to counter with his kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Arn Anderson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mario Jose Binay's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Anderson misses with an uppercut. Binay saw that one coming.
Anderson throws an overhand right that lands on Binay's shoulder, as Binay tries to avoid the shot.
Binay uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
Anderson swings for the body but Binay moves out of range.
Anderson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Binay takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Binay bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Anderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Binay is just out of range.
Binay lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

It looks like Arn Anderson has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Binay moves away from the strike by Anderson.
A leg kick checked by Binay.
Anderson misses with a hook
and Binay counters with a nice uppercut.
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Binay cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Anderson duly obliges.
Binay displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anderson throws out the jab.
Anderson lands a jab to the head.
Anderson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Binay uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
Binay swings away with a body shot that misses
and Binay takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Binay moves away.

Binay moves into the clinch.
Anderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Binay throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.
Anderson takes an elbow to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson misses with some punches.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Binay lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mario Jose Binay seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Binay missing with knees to the body.
Binay blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Binay lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Binay throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.

Anderson breaks the clinch.
Binay tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jab by Anderson.

That has opened up Mario Jose Binay's cut even more.
A lazy left from Anderson finds it's target.
Anderson throws a jab when Binay was well out of range.
Binay lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Anderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Anderson jabs Binay to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big left from Anderson misses.
Anderson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Binay swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Anderson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arn Anderson dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Binay tries to clinch up.
Anderson misses with a hook. Binay ducked under it nicely.
Anderson throws a right and a left that Binay avoids nicely.
Jab, jab by Anderson - just one landing.
Arn Anderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Anderson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Anderson misses the shot to the body.
Binay looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

Binay instigates a clinch.
Binay looking to throw knees to the head but Anderson is blocking nicely.
Anderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Binay can do to turn this around?
Binay working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anderson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Binay creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Binay creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Anderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Binay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Binay lands a nice uppercut.
Binay looking to throw knees to the head but Anderson is blocking nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Binay.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Anderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Anderson avoiding damage as Binay throws knees to the body.
Binay throws an elbow but it misses.
Binay throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Anderson blocks it with crossed arms.
Binay lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Anderson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Anderson cracks Binay with a nice body shot.
Binay lands a knee to the head.
Anderson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Anderson lands with a left to the head.
Anderson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Binay tries to work over Anderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Anderson.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Binay.
Binay blocks a body shot from Anderson.
Anderson tries to break free but Binay pushes him back against the ropes.
Anderson scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Binay creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Binay tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Anderson to counter with a crisp jab.
Anderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Binay swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Binay is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Anderson throws a jab but it's blocked by Binay.
Binay has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Anderson stuns Binay with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Anderson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Anderson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Binay counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Anderson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson misses with a hook
and Binay counters with a straight right hand.
Anderson swings widly with a right hand
enabling Binay to counter with a crisp jab.
Binay throws a jab but it's blocked by Anderson.
Anderson is looking to counter punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Mario Jose Binay just about did enough to take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Binay avoids a punch combination nicely.

Binay moves into the clinch.
Binay lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Anderson is trying to break the clinch but Binay has him pressed against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Binay.
Binay with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Binay creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Binay lands a damaging elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Binay.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Binay.
Anderson trying to control the position but instead, Binay has worked for underhooks and has pushed Anderson into the ropes.
Binay can't find room to land a body shot as Anderson controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson tries to stall but Binay uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Binay prevents Anderson from breaking the clinch.
Binay landing knees to the head.
A short right from Binay on the inside.
Anderson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Binay throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Anderson blocks it with crossed arms.
Binay using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Anderson.
A nice right hand lands inside from Anderson.
A short right from Binay on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Binay.
Anderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anderson misses with some punches.
A short right from Binay on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Binay lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Binay struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
Binay blocks an uppercut.
Anderson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Anderson trying to control the position but instead, Binay has worked for underhooks and has pushed Anderson into the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
Binay scores with a shot to the side of Anderson's head.
Anderson lands with a left to the head.
Binay throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Anderson blocks it with crossed arms.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Binay uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Anderson.
Anderson takes a shot to the head.
Anderson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Binay tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
Binay fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Binay tries to land a knee to the head but Anderson blocks with his arms.
Binay lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Anderson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Binay misses with a short punch on the inside.
Binay tries to land a knee to the head but Anderson blocks with his arms.
Anderson blocks an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mario Jose Binay dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Anderson misses with a hook.
Binay moves out of range as Anderson strikes.
Anderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Binay.
Anderson misses with a hook.
Anderson works Binay's body with a nice hook.
Binay tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Anderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Anderson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Binay connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Binay moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
Binay throws an elbow but it misses.
A head punch on the inside from Binay fails to land.
Binay throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.
A head punch on the inside from Binay fails to land.
Binay scores with a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Binay misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Binay misses with a punch on the inside.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Binay uses good head movement to avoid it.
Binay working aggressively here.
Anderson blocks an elbow strike.
Anderson digs a right hand underneath Binay's ribcage. Binay let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Binay.
Anderson has a couple of punches blocked by Binay.
Binay with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Binay lands a hook to the side of the head.
Binay takes a shot to the head.

Anderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Binay tries to clinch up but Anderson circles away and keeps his distance.
Anderson is looking to counter punch.

Anderson clips Binay with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Binay a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.

Binay is rocked!
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!
Binay tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Binay is still on wobbly legs! Can Anderson finish him?
Binay lands with a right hand.
Binay seems to have recovered his senses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Binay takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Anderson is trying to maintain a safe position but Binay gets an underhook and turns Anderson into the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Binay.
Anderson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anderson pushes Binay back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Binay looking to throw knees to the head but Anderson is blocking nicely.
Binay lands a left hand that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Binay looking to throw knees to the head but Anderson is blocking nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
Binay working aggressively here.
Binay trying to land knees to the body.

Anderson manages to break the clinch.
Anderson lands a slapping body shot.
Anderson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Binay.

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 Arn Anderson.
I think Anderson 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 48:46
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 47:47
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 48:46

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Arn Anderson!
A victorious Arn Anderson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.