PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hades Anderson (ranked 1293 p4p, 176 weight class) and Bill Newton (ranked 1554 p4p, 211 weight class). 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.

Anderson
vs
Newton

183 cm
22
198 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

184 cm
23
197 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Dauntless
RAGS of a RONIN

KAISER Nutrition - Q160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hades Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bill Newton!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Lou da Vinci and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson scores with a punch to the head.
Newton shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Anderson defends it nicely.

Newton darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Newton is thwarting Anderson's attempts to control the position.
Newton wants to control but Anderson is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Anderson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Anderson is trying to get back to full guard.
Newton looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Anderson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Newton pulls his head out easily.

Newton is working for a kimura but Anderson is defending it quite comfortably.

Newton is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Newton is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Anderson has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Newton trying to mount his opponent but Anderson defends it.
Anderson tries to roll over but Newton keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Newton looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Anderson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Newton is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Anderson defends it well.

Newton is working for a submission of some sort.

Newton is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Anderson sees it coming and defends easily.
Newton wants to control but Anderson is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Newton is thwarting Anderson's attempts to control the position.

Anderson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Newton seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Anderson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Anderson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Anderson duly obliges.
Anderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Newton manages to avoid it.
Newton ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Anderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Anderson throws a hook but Newton blocks it.

Newton looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
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 Hades Anderson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Newton shoots for a takedown but Anderson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Newton fails with the takedown.
Anderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Newton.
Anderson misses with a looping right.
Newton moves away from the strike by Anderson.
Anderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Newton was well out of range. Poor timing from Anderson.
Anderson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Newton connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Anderson's hands.
Anderson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Anderson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson lands a glancing blow to the side of Newton's head.
Anderson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Anderson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Newton.
Anderson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hades Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill Newton.
Anderson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Newton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton blocks a jab.
Newton changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Anderson throws a looping overhand right but Newton ducks down to avoid it.
Newton shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Newton tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Anderson defends well and Newton ends up having to push Anderson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Anderson misses with an uppercut.
Decent striking displayed by Anderson there.
Anderson throws an overhand right that lands on Newton's shoulder, as Newton tries to avoid the shot.
Newton shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Anderson as he jumps to the side.
A little feinted left hand from Anderson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The fighters circling - Anderson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Newton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Anderson misses with an uppercut

and Newton decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Anderson's guard.

Newton thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Anderson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Newton doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Newton manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newton wants to control from the top but Anderson keeps moving.

Anderson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Newton defends well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson controls Newton momentarily but Newton frees himself.
Newton trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton slips nicely into half guard.
Newton is keen to just control but Anderson is a slippery customer.
Newton moves nicely into side control.
Newton wants to control but Anderson is keeping him busy.
Bill Newton has got the better of the ground game so far.
Anderson tries to bench press Newton off him but Newton keeps the position.
Anderson struggling a bit here.
Anderson regains half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Newton is working for a kimura but Anderson is defending it quite comfortably.
Anderson is trying to stand back up but Newton is controlling him
Anderson is looking to improve his position.

Anderson looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anderson wants to get back to his feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hades Anderson dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Anderson throws a big shot that misses.
Newton shoots for a double leg takedown but Anderson sprawls well. He's pushed Newton's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Newton changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Anderson tries to avoid it but Newton manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Anderson to the ground. Anderson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Newton shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Anderson as he jumps to the side.
Hades Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill Newton.
Anderson looks to land a right hand but Newton moved out of range.
Anderson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Newton.
Hades Anderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Anderson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson swings for the body but Newton moves out of range.
Newton moves away from the strike by Anderson.
Newton with the counter takedown but Anderson avoids it easily.
Anderson misses with a two punch combination.

Newton drives through with a takedown into guard.
Newton is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Anderson looking for a guillotine here but Newton defends easily.
Newton tries to free his leg and advance position but Anderson is retaining full guard.
Newton trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Anderson wants to get back to his feet but Newton is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Newton is pushing down on Anderson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Anderson is fighting to maintain full guard but Newton has managed to sneak the leg through.

Newton is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Newton is trying to work for a kimura but Anderson is defending well.
Anderson wants to get back to his feet.

Anderson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Anderson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Anderson looking for subs from the bottom but Newton mounts him!
Anderson working to try and regain half guard.
Newton wants to control the pace but Anderson is squirming around nicely.
Newton controlling from mount.

Anderson defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Newton.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is trying to stand up.
Newton trying to control but Anderson is having none of it.

Newton jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Anderson is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Anderson and Newton has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Anderson can't do much from the bottom here.
Bill Newton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Anderson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Newton.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bill Newton.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hades Anderson!
Hades Anderson decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.