PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Anderson
vs
Willis

180 cm
22
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Willis!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Willis.
Anderson misses with a double jab.
No joy there for Anderson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Anderson connects with a jab.

Willis moves into the clinch.
Willis pushes off an fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Willis is working Anderson over against the cage.
Willis keeps control of Anderson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Willis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dan Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson loads up on a big right hand but Willis slips the punch.
Anderson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
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!
Willis attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Anderson throws a hook but Willis blocks it.
Willis ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Willis fails to land with a series of punches.
Anderson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Willis counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Willis.

Willis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Willis dodges the punch combination from Anderson.
Anderson lands a jab-cross combination.

Willis forces Anderson back against the cage and clinches.

Willis manages to break the clinch.
Anderson lands a really nice looking cross but Willis seems unphased.
Willis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

Willis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Anderson, pushing him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Willis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anderson throws a combination that misses

and Willis counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Willis.

Willis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Willis dodges the punch combination from Anderson.

Willis clinches with his opponent.
Willis lands an elbow that stopped Anderson in his tracks for a moment.

Willis breaks from the clinch.
Willis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Willis's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Willis duly obliges.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
Anderson throws a nice looking combination but Willis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Willis throws a series of punches but Anderson avoids them all with ease.
Anderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Anderson takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Willis takes the fight into the clinch.
Willis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Anderson or not.
Willis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Willis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Willis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Anderson's defenses.
Willis lands a shoulder strike.
Anderson avoids the elbow strike from Willis, against the cage.
Anderson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Willis looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Willis lands an elbow inside that Anderson shrugs off.
Anderson blocks an elbow strike.
Willis lands an elbow inside.
Anderson avoids the elbow strike from Willis, against the cage.
Willis gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
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!
Willis lands with a short shot to the head.

Willis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Anderson throws a lazy right hand but Willis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Anderson falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Willis to counter with a crisp jab.
Willis throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Willis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Willis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Willis pushes Anderson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Anderson avoids the elbow strike from Willis, against the cage.
Anderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Willis lands a nice elbow.
Anderson is trying to break free.

Willis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Willis pushes Anderson up against the cage in a clinch.
Willis lands a body shot.
Anderson blocks an elbow strike from Willis.

Willis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Willis lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Willis.

Willis takes the fight into the clinch.

Willis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Left hook, right uppercut from Willis.

Willis gets a clinch.
Willis lands a nice shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willis gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Willis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Willis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Willis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Willis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Anderson tries to keep at a distance but Willis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Willis lands an elbow inside that Anderson shrugs off.
Willis lands a damaging elbow.
Willis lands a body shot.

Willis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anderson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Willis forces Anderson back against the cage and clinches.

Willis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Willis rushes Anderson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Willis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Willis lands a left hand.
Nice elbow from Willis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Willis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anderson.
Willis throws a nice looking combination but Anderson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Willis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Willis scores with a shot to the side of Anderson's head.
A hook to the body from Willis.

Willis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Willis closes the distance and pushes Anderson back into the cage.
Willis scores with a hook to the body.
A short uppercut from Willis.
Anderson takes an elbow to the temple.
Willis lands an elbow inside that Anderson shrugs off.
Anderson blocks an elbow strike from Willis.
Anderson avoiding damage as Willis throws knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Willis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Anderson has had enough of the clinch but Willis keeps him there for the moment.
Anderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Willis manages to break the clinch.
Willis avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis slips a jab and a cross from Anderson.
Willis lands with a nice combination. Anderson backs away looking to recover.
Willis stuns Anderson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Willis forces Anderson back against the cage and clinches.
Willis pushes Anderson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anderson takes a shot to the head.
Willis lands an elbow that stopped Anderson in his tracks for a moment.
Willis lands an elbow just above Anderson 's eye.
Willis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Willis lands with a left to the head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Willis in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Anderson wants to get back to striking at distance but Willis won't allow it.

Willis breaks from the clinch.

Willis closes the distance and clinches.

Willis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Willis throws a series of punches but Anderson moves out of range.

Willis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Willis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Anderson is looking to break free of the clinch but Willis has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Anderson blocks an elbow strike.

Willis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Willis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Willis has Anderson up against the cage in a clinch.
Willis misses with the head strike.

Willis manages to break the clinch.
Dan Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anderson throws a left and a right that both miss

and Willis holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Willis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Willis has closed the distance and engaged Anderson in a clinch.
Willis gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Anderson takes an elbow to the forehead.

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

Anderson tries to keep at a distance but Willis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Willis lands a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willis lands a hook that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Willis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice right hand lands inside from Willis.
Willis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Willis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Anderson tries to break the clinch but Willis is controlling the position.
Willis tries to land knees in the clinch but Anderson avoids the damage to the body.
Anderson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Willis has him pressed against the cage.
Willis creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Willis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Anderson tries to break the clinch but Willis is controlling the position.
Anderson wants to get back to striking at distance but Willis won't allow it.
Willis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Willis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Willis scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Willis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Willis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Steve Willis seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Anderson tries to break the clinch but Willis is controlling the position.
Anderson wants to break free but Willis has control.
Willis lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Willis.
Anderson blocks an elbow strike.
Willis lands an elbow inside that Anderson shrugs off.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Willis.
Willis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Anderson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Anderson blocks an elbow strike from Willis.
Willis throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Willis tries to land knees in the clinch but Anderson avoids the damage to the body.

Willis breaks from the clinch.
Willis dodges the punch combination from Anderson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Willis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Willis closes the distance and clinches.
Willis gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Willis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Anderson's defenses.
Willis working aggressively here.
Willis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Anderson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Willis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Willis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Willis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Anderson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Willis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch combination from Anderson misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Willis dodges the punch combination from Anderson.
Steve Willis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good exchange - Anderson coming out on top.

Willis forces Anderson back against the cage and clinches.
Willis lands with a short shot to the head.
Anderson blocks the elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis lands with a left to the head.
Willis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anderson.

Willis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anderson throws an overhand right that lands on Willis's shoulder, as Willis tries to avoid the shot.

Willis darts in and clinches Anderson up against the cage.
Willis scores with a shot to the side of Anderson's head.
Willis missing with knees to the body.
Anderson can't break the clinch.

Willis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Some wild striking there from Anderson.
Willis throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Willis gets a clinch.
Willis gets through Anderson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Anderson is looking to break free of the clinch but Willis has double underhooks.

Willis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Anderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Willis darts in and clinches Anderson up against the cage.
Dan Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willis pushes Anderson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Willis creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Willis lands a damaging elbow.
Willis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Willis landing knees to the body.
Willis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Willis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Willis rushes Anderson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Willis misses with an elbow strike.
Willis prevents Anderson from breaking the clinch.
A short right from Willis on the inside.

Willis breaks from the clinch.
Willis slips under a jab from Anderson.
Anderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Willis darts in and clinches Anderson up against the cage.
Willis lands with a short shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willis throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Willis.
Willis lands an elbow that stopped Anderson in his tracks for a moment.
Willis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Anderson takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice right hand lands inside from Willis.

Willis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Willis throws a combination. Anderson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Anderson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Willis counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Willis wants to clinch up but Anderson keeps it at a distance.
Willis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Willis tries to clinch but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Willis moves into the clinch.
A short left from Willis.
Willis lands a hook that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Anderson blocks an elbow strike.
Steve Willis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Anderson is looking to break free of the clinch but Willis has double underhooks.
With the fighters up against the cage, Willis throws an elbow but misses.
Willis scores with a shoulder strike.
Anderson is looking to break free of the clinch but Willis has double underhooks.
Anderson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Willis has him pressed against the cage.
Anderson can't break the clinch.
Willis lands an elbow that stopped Anderson in his tracks for a moment.
Anderson misses with a body punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Willis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Willis has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 26:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Willis!