PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ingemar Anders (ranked 1554 p4p, 171 weight class) and Li Kong Ho (ranked 2875 p4p, 275 weight class). Anders comes into the arena with Gods Son blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Anders
vs
Kong Ho

175 cm
43
153 lbs
41 - 31 - 2

162 cm
29
149 lbs
22 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

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 41 - 31 - 2, fighting out of London, Ingemar Anders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Li Kong Ho!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Columbo Gatti and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anders throws a body punch but Ho moves out of range.
Anders moves out of range of the body kick from Ho.
A little feinted left hand from Anders on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ho throws a sloppy body shot
and Anders cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Ho misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ho. Anders does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ho swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Anders counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ho's knee momentarily.
Anders misses with a head kick.
Ho on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ho fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Anders lands with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anders. Ho does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ho is looking for the big counter here.
A big left from Ho misses.
Anders throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ho.
Ho throws a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho misses with a hook.
An attempted straight right counter from Anders misses the target.
Anders takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ho is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Anders rather than just go for the knockout.
Anders fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ho lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ho looks to land a right hand but Anders moved out of range.
Anders is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ho.
Ho uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anders.
Anders misses with a straight left.
Anders misses with a body shot.
Ho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ho misses with an uppercut. Anders saw that one coming.
Ho rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Anders counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Li Kong Ho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anders misses with a straight left.
Anders avoids the body shot from Ho.
A counter left hand to the body from Anders misses its target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anders lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ho misses with a looping right.
Anders lands with a nice body punch.
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!
A big left from Ho misses.
Ingemar Anders is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ho pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Anders back to the cage. Ho follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Anders lands a jab to Ho's midsection.
Ho with a poor takedown
and Anders cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ho swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ho misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Anders connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ho swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ho moves out of range of the strikes.
Ho is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ho just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Anders.
Anders moves away from the strike by Ho.
Anders misses with a body shot.
Ho chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Anders can pounce on him.
Anders swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ho counters with a straight right hand.
Ho jabs Anders right on the nose. Anders blinks but takes it well.
Ho gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ho moves out of range of the strikes.
Ho misses with a left hand
and Anders counters with a straight right hand.
Anders lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Anders swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ho tries to clinch but Anders moves out of range.
Ho 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ho takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ho throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Anders counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ho scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Anders is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ho looks to throw the jab but Anders is out of range.
Anders is looking to counter punch.
Jab by Anders.
Ho takes one to the chin there.
Ho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anders throws a big shot that misses.
Ho looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
As Ho backs away, Anders returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Ho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anders misses with a body shot.
Ho feints a counter leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Anders 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Anders moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ingemar Anders dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Anders throws a shot to the body.
Ho misses with an uppercut.
Anders fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ho manages to avoid it.
Ingemar Anders is winning the standup battle so far.
A nice leg kick lands there from Anders.
A shot to the liver by Ho. Beautiful body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Anders.
Anders connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Anders scores with a body shot.
Ho fails with a takedown attempt.
Anders seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Ho doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho connects with a jab.
Ho moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Anders throws a hook but Ho blocks it.
Ho changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Anders feints and then cracks Ho's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ho down.
Anders misses the body punch

and Ho counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ho is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Anders pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ho throws a head punch that misses.

Anders breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot by Anders.
Ho throws a shot from downtown. Anders moves away and avoids it.
Anders on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ho misses with a right hand
and Anders counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ho connects with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ho avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Anders lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A jab lands there for Anders.
Anders steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ho.

Anders closes the distance and clinches.
Anders blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ho throws a punch but it's blocked by Anders.
Anders misses with an elbow strike.
Ho tries to work over Anders's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ho lands a body punch.
Ho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anders lands with a left to the head.
Ho has a couple of punches blocked by Anders.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anders working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Anders tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ho's elbow.
Ho blocks a body shot from Anders.
Ho lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Anders backwards.
Ho avoids the elbow strike from Anders, against the cage.
Anders tries to throw a body punch but Ho avoids it by throwing Anders back against the cage.
Ho misses with the head strike.
Ho blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anders is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ho can do to turn this around?
Anders blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ho lands a right hand.
Anders comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Li Kong Ho seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ho misses with a punch on the inside.
Ho has a couple of punches blocked by Anders.
Ho struggles to land a body shot inside as Anders controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anders.
Ho looking to stall.
Anders lands an uppercut.
Ho misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ho tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anders's elbow.

Anders breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Ho finds it's way through Anders's defenses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An inside leg kick from Anders misses.
Ho is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Anders takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Anders misses with a shot to the body
and Ho counters with a stiff right hand.
Ho throws a sloppy body shot

and Anders counters by moving into the clinch.
Ho takes a shot to the head.
Anders blocks a punch to the side of the head.
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 Ingemar Anders will probably get the nod.
That's time! Anders's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Ho throws a right hand that Anders ducks under and follows up with a left that Anders also avoids with ease.
Ho throws a hook but Anders blocks it.
Anders connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Anders's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ho connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Anders scrambles back to his feet.
Ho scores with a nice right hand.
Anders swings and misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ho misses with a body shot.
Ho blocks a jab.
Ho looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ho misses with an uppercut
and Anders counters with a left to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anders slaps away a takedown attempt from Ho, before circling back to the center of the mat.
It looked like Anders was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ho.
Anders takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anders.
Ho looks to land a left hand but Anders moved out of range nicely.
Ho avoids the body shot from Anders.
A slow jab from Anders misses its intended target.
Anders with a hook.
Anders throws a one two combo.
Ho swings widly with a right hand
and Anders counters with a left to the body.
Anders misses with a body punch
enabling Ho to counter with a crisp jab.
Anders moves out of range of the strikes.
Anders avoids a punch combination nicely.
Anders appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ho looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A swing and a miss from Anders.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Ho.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anders misses with a right hand
and Ho cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ho has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Anders finds it's way round the side to connect with Ho's head.
A big left from Ho misses.
Ho misses with an uppercut. Anders saw that one coming.
Anders swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ho misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ho takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ho throws a lazy right hand but Anders sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Anders fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ho manages to avoid it.
Ho has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Anders throws a series of punches but Ho moves out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Anders.
Ho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anders.
Anders feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Anders misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Ho misses
and Anders counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ho scores with a jab. Anders acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Anders connects with a leg kick. Ho looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ho cracks Anders with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Anders will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Anders ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Anders takes a jab right on the kisser.
Anders throws an off balance right hand
and Ho makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Anders connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Li Kong Ho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anders keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ho throws a shot to the body.
Ingemar Anders is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from Ho misses its intended target.
Anders throws a solid leg kick but Ho takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Anders.
Anders lands with a right hand.
Anders is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ho slips a jab from Anders.
Ho misses with a looping left.
Nice shot by Anders.
Anders throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ho's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Anders connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ho scrambles back to his feet.
Ho keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anders.
Anders clobbers Ho with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

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 Ingemar Anders.
Well Anders 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27

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