PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between David May (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

May
vs
Anderson

195 cm
18
260 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

173 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

IniTech Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David May!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jon Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling eachother endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Anderson blocks a head kick by May.
Anderson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
May blocks a leg kick.
May wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.
May tries to counter by clinching up but Anderson breaks away and moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
May moves out of range of the body kick.
May is looking to counter the offense by Anderson and move into the clinch.
Anderson looks to score with a jab to the body but May is just out of range.
May misses with a head kick.
May scores with a one two! Anderson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but May was well out of range. Poor timing from Anderson.
May keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
May avoids the body shot from Anderson.
Anderson looks for the body kick but May saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but May was well out of range. Poor timing from Anderson.
May wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
May blocks the body kick.
A head kick misses from May.
Anderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but May was well out of range. Poor timing from Anderson.
May is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Anderson.

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.
May throws a sloppy head kick and Anderson moves out of range easily.
Anderson takes a swing at May's ribcage but misses.
May misses with a head kick.
May sets himself, and Anderson steps forward looking for the clinch! May avoids it this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
May throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David May dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

May throws a head kick but Anderson moves out of range.
May backing away here, and Anderson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anderson. May does a little dance to reset his feet.
May tries to counter by clinching up but Anderson breaks away and moves out of range.
May checks the leg kick.
May wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Anderson with the counter takedown but May avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
May lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by May.
May misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anderson feints the counter takedown.
Anderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but May manages to avoid it.
May wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from May.
David May is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
May throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anderson.
May misses with a series of wild punches.
Anderson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but May defends it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
May moves out of range as Anderson throws a body kick.
As Anderson tries to get set, May tries to push him back and clinch up but Anderson manages to avoid the attempt.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
May keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anderson misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've been informed that Anderson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
May avoids the body shot from Anderson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
May throws a head kick that misses
and Anderson counters with a nice leg kick.
Anderson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Anderson avoids the head kick by May.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David May dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

May misses with a combination

and Anderson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Anderson.
May drops down looking for an ankle pick but Anderson pulls his leg out and moves away.
May throws a head kick that misses

and Anderson counters with a takedown into side control.
May tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
May tries to hold on but Anderson postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson content just to control the position here.
May tries to lock up and control but Anderson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
May flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
May is working to get back to half guard.
May tries to hold on but Anderson postures up.
May looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
May trying to control the hands but Anderson breaks the grip.
May turns into Anderson and is now in his guard.
Anderson keeping moving, preventing May from controlling successfully.
May wants to get up but he can't break Anderson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
May pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Anderson is keeping the position for now.
May wants to stand and escape but instead Anderson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
May wants to control the position but Anderson says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
May punching from the bottom.
May tries to get to full guard but Anderson has control of the leg.
May is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

May looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Anderson is thwarting May's attempts to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
May looks like he's trying to stand up.
Anderson controlling the action here.
Jon Anderson has got the better of the ground game so far.
May is looking to escape.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Anderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think May 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David May!