PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between The Hound (ranked 1398 p4p, 157 weight class) and Ingemar Anders (ranked 1308 p4p, 145 weight class). Anders has chosen Gods Son as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Hound
vs
Anders

172 cm
32
155 lbs
19 - 14 - 0

175 cm
42
153 lbs
40 - 30 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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 19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, The Hound!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 40 - 30 - 2, fighting out of London, Ingemar Anders!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hound just misses with a punch to the body.
Hound misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Anders.
Anders swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hound counters with a nice body shot.
Anders throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Anders swinging wildly here.
Anders scores with a jab. Hound acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hound throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Hound misses.
It seemed like Anders was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Anders throws a shot from downtown. Hound moves away and avoids it.
Hound misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Hound - just one landing.
Ingemar Anders is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed right hand from Hound misses the target.
Anders moves away from the strike by Hound.
Anders attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A big right from Hound misses.
Anders doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Anders ducks under a wild hook from Hound.
Anders throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hound stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Anders swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hound counters with a stiff right hand.
Anders moves in looking to clinch but Hound pushes him off.
Anders is looking to slow Hound down with leg kicks.
Anders swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hound.
Anders uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Anders throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Hound to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Hound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hound misses with a looping left.
Anders throws out a counter right but Hound avoids it with no problem.
The Hound seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hound throws a hook but Anders avoids it easily.
Anders just misses with a punch to the body.
Anders stuns Hound with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hound throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hound misses with a wild body shot.
Anders takes one on the button.
Hound ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anders lands a right hook to the body.
Anders cracks Hound with an open hand slap.
Hound swings for the body but Anders moves out of range.
Hound swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anders connects with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hound keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anders.
Anders thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hound is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Anders takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hound lands with a right hand.
Hound throws a big shot that misses.
Hound throws a body shot but no joy.
Anders avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Anders drops his hands momentarily and Hound takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A swing and a miss from Hound.
Anders punishes Hound's body with a nice straight punch.
Anders ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hound moves away.
Hound bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Anders's head backwards.
Hound blocks a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hound misses the shot to the body.
Anders only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Anders is looking to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hound throws a jab when Anders was well out of range.
Hound misses with an uppercut. Anders saw that one coming.
Anders throws out a counter right but Hound avoids it with no problem.
Anders turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from Hound misses its intended target.
Anders looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Anders misses with a low kick.
A quick step to the side and Hound tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anders moves away from the strike by Hound.
Anders swings for the body but Hound moves out of range.
Hound throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anders sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hound ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anders moves away.
Hound ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Anders rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hound moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hound misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anders.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Hound dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hound throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anders. Hound does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hound ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anders moves away.
Anders now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hound misses with an uppercut.
Anders just misses with a punch to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Anders might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hound has got the better of the exchanges.
A jab from Hound misses.
Hound ducks under a wild hook from Anders.
Hound was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hound throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Anders uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hound.
Anders staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anders cracks Hound with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hound misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anders.
Anders is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hound.
Anders lands a nice hook to Hound's body. Hound takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hound dips to his left and cracks Anders with an uppercut!
Hound takes a swing at Anders's ribcage but misses.
Anders avoids the body shot from Hound.
Hound throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hound ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anders moves away.
Hound throws a poor cross that misses
and Anders counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Anders ducks under a wild hook from Hound.
Hound takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The Hound is winning the standup battle so far.
Some bone on bone action there as Hound checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hound jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anders falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hound counters with a right hand to the body.
Anders misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hound throws a body punch but Anders moves out of range.
As Hound backs off Anders throws a huge counter combo but Hound manages to avoid it all.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anders tries to bum rush Hound with a series of wild strikes but Hound uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hound swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Anders misses the shot to the body.
Hound closes this distance looking for a takedown but Anders circles away.
Anders swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hound moves away from the strike by Anders.
Hound connects with a body shot.
Anders throws the left hand but Hound avoids the punch easily.
Anders bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hound swings for the body but Anders moves out of range.
Hound throws a hook but Anders blocks it.
Anders misses with a body shot.
Anders ducks under a wild hook from Hound.
Anders steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hound.
Anders misses with an uppercut.
A slow jab from Hound misses its intended target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Anders there.
Anders keeps Hound at a distance using the push kick.
Hound misses the shot to the body.
Hound throws an overhand right that lands on Anders's shoulder, as Anders tries to avoid the shot.
Hound throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anders sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hound avoids the body shot from Anders.
Anders ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hound scores with a hook.
Hound throws a body shot but no joy.
Anders throws a shot to the body.
Anders takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hound jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anders fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hound manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anders looks to score with a jab to the body but Hound is just out of range.
Anders avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Anders now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hound throws a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Anders throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Anders misses with a straight right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anders cracks Hound with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hound throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hound takes a swing at Anders's ribcage but misses.
Anders takes one on the button.
Hound fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anders manages to avoid it.
Anders clobbers Hound with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hound throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hound uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anders.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that The Hound will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Anders is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hound.
Anders scores with a body shot.
Hound throws a jab but it's blocked by Anders.
Hound misses with an uppercut.
Hound just misses with a punch to the body.
Hound misses with an uppercut. Anders saw that one coming.
Hound lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Anders lands with a good body shot.
Anders throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hound checks a low kick from Anders.
Hound throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anders. Hound does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anders lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hound's sensitive parts.
Hound throws a jab but it's blocked by Anders.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hound misses with a straight right.
Hound avoids the body shot from Anders.
Anders looks to land a left hand but Hound moved out of range nicely.
A big left from Anders misses.
Anders fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Anders lands with a nice body punch.
Hound fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anders manages to avoid it.
Hound misses with a wild body shot.
Anders avoids the body shot from Hound.
No joy there for Anders, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Hound shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Anders's guard.
Hound pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Anders is keeping the position for now.
Anders looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hound is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anders pulls Hound in to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hound wants to pass the guard but Anders is keeping the position.
Anders keeping moving, preventing Hound from controlling successfully.
Anders has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Anders is trying to keep Hound in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hound trying to control but Anders is working from the bottom.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Anders swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hound bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ingemar Anders has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anders leaves Hound with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Anders misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hound.
Anders throws the left hand but Hound avoids the punch easily.
Anders throws a hook but Hound blocks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Hound misses the target.
Anders misses with a looping left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anders uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hound.
Hound tests Anders's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Anders uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hound.
Hound connects with a single shot there.
Hound slips a straight right by Anders.
Hound slips a jab from Anders.
Hound tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anders was well out of range. Poor timing from Hound.
Hound thuds his right hand into Anders's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Anders throws a series of punches but Hound moves out of range.
The Hound is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hound walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

It looks like The Hound has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anders throws a body punch but Hound moves out of range.
Hound throws a body punch but Anders moves out of range.
Anders throws a right hand that misses
and Hound counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

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 The Hound.
Well Hound 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... The Hound!
A relieved looking The Hound thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.