PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shit Face (ranked 8906 p4p, 575 weight class) and Ingemar Anders (ranked 2652 p4p, 305 weight class). Face kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Blue clear sky. This should be a great matchup!

Face
vs
Anders

176 cm
47
157 lbs
47 - 45 - 1

175 cm
46
153 lbs
47 - 36 - 3

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 47 - 45 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Shit Face!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 47 - 36 - 3, fighting out of New York, Ingemar Anders!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anders lands with a cross.
Face slips a jab from Anders.
Face thows a left - swing and a miss!
Face misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anders.
Face changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Anders throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anders lands with a right hand.
Face throws a right and a left that both miss.
Anders now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Anders misses with a wild body shot.
Face fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Anders pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Face back to the cage. Anders follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Face throws a body shot but no joy.
Anders tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Face slips under a jab.
Anders looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Anders has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Anders there as he acknowledges the shot.
Face dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Face is looking to wear down Anders with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Anders throws a poor cross that misses
and Face counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Anders darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Anders.
Face throws a front kick aimed at Anders's knee but Anders avoids it well.
Shit Face seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Face throws a right and a left that both miss.
Face goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
It seemed like Anders was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Face throws a right hand that Anders ducks under and follows up with a left that Anders also avoids with ease.
Face moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Anders throws a leg kick which misses Face's front leg but catches the back leg as Face tries to avoid it.
Anders cracks Face with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

It looks like Shit Face has been cut.
Face swings for the body but Anders moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Face.
A little feinted left hand from Face on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Anders scores with a leg kick.
Face throws a right hand that Anders ducks under and follows up with a left that Anders also avoids with ease.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anders throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Face on the side of the head.
Face takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Anders waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anders paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Anders tries a head kick but it misses.
Decent striking displayed by Face there.
Anders avoids a punch combination nicely.
Anders avoids the body shot from Face.
Face swings for the body but Anders moves out of range.
Face throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A slow jab from Anders misses its intended target.
Anders with a hook.
Face throws a jab but it's blocked by Anders.
Face throws a right and a left that both miss.
Face slips under a jab from Anders.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Face, as that shot connected.
Face throws a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Face misses with a straight left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Anders! But no joy.
Anders looks to land a left hand but Face moved out of range nicely.
Anders misses with a looping left.
Sloppy strikes from Anders. Those never looked like landing.
Anders lands a jab.
Face misses with a wild combination.
Anders throws a big counter head kick but Face avoids it with no problem.
Anders slips a straight right by Face.
Face throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Anders takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Face gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Anders.
Anders just misses with a punch to the body.
Face appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Donk. Anders catches Face right on the button with a cross.
Face throws a sloppy body shot
and Anders cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Face misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Face throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Face throws a lazy uppercut
and Anders counters with a stiff right hand.
Anders throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick misses from Face.
Anders listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Face takes one to the side of the head.
Face misses with a body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Anders.
A good leg kick by Anders.
Face misses the shot to the body.
Anders moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Face throws a series of punches but Anders moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anders looks to throw the jab but Face is out of range.
Anders staying out of range there.
A big left from Anders misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ingemar Anders dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shit Face's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Face pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ingemar Anders seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Face throws a series of punches but Anders moves out of range.
Anders feints the counter takedown.
Face closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Face bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Face tries to bum rush Anders with a series of wild strikes but Anders uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Anders throws a head kick but Face moves out of range.
Face throws the kick towards the body but Anders avoids it.
Anders throws a nice outside leg kick.
Face lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Anders at a distance.
Anders throws a quick inside leg kick.
Face throws a front kick aimed at Anders's knee but Anders avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anders misses with a right hand
and Face counters with a right hand to the body.
Face misses with a body kick.
Face fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Anders checks it well.
Face bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anders takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Anders looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Face throws a jab when Anders was well out of range.
Face throws an overhand right that lands on Anders's shoulder, as Anders tries to avoid the shot.
Anders with the counter takedown but Face avoids it easily.
Face avoids the body shot from Anders.
Anders lands with an overhand left.
Anders slips a jab from Face.
Anders throws a right hand that misses
and Face counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Face ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Face was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nice uppercut there from Anders.
Anders fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Face manages to avoid it.
Anders scores with a jab to the jaw.
Face misses with a jab, cross combination.
Anders cracks Face with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Face blocks a head kick by Anders.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Face lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Anders has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Anders and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anders misses with a straight right.
Face moves out of range as Anders strikes.
Anders throws a looping overhand right but Face ducks down to avoid it.
Anders throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Anders gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Face misses with a hook from the clinch.
Face is trying to maintain a safe position but Anders gets an underhook and turns Face into the cage.
Anders blocks a body shot from Face.
Face trying to control the position but instead, Anders has worked for underhooks and has pushed Face into the cage.
A short right from Face.
Face misses with some punches.
A right hand to the body from Anders.
Anders blocks an uppercut.
Anders cracks Face with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Face misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Face.
Face looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Face throws a punch but it's blocked by Anders.
Face lands with a left to the head.
Face avoiding damage.

Anders's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shit Face is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Face throws a hook to the side of Anders's head but Anders sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Face takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Face takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Anders lands with a right hand.
A lazy body kick from Face

and Anders counters with a nice double leg into side control. Face won't be happy with that.

Face throws Anders to one side and escapes!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anders walks into a jab.
Anders misses with a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anders on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Face walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Anders waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Face.
Face seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anders. Face does a little dance to reset his feet.
Face walks into a jab.
Face slips a jab and a cross from Anders.
The fight stays on the outside here - Anders looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Face motions for Anders to come forward. Face throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Face just misses with a punch to the body.
Anders throws a low kick but Face avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anders tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Face was well out of range. Poor timing from Anders.
Face is looking to counter punch.
A shot to the liver by Anders. Beautiful body shot.
Anders throws a looping overhand right but Face ducks down to avoid it.
As Anders looks to move away, Face throws a big counter combo but Anders just gets out of the way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ingemar Anders will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Shit Face's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Anders is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Face.
Face avoids a punch combination nicely.
Anders throws an overhand right that lands on Face's shoulder, as Face tries to avoid the shot.
Face lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Anders slips under a jab.
Face misses with a low kick.
Anders throws out a counter right but Face avoids it with no problem.
Face walks into a jab.
Jab, jab by Anders - just one landing.
Anders throws a looping overhand right but Face ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anders looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Face scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Face keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anders lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Face backs up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Face throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anders tries to clinch but Face is having none of it.
It looked like Face was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Anders.
The fighters circle momentarily. Anders darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Anders thumps Face with a low kick.
Face throws a hook but Anders blocks it.
Anders digs a good hook to Face's body.
Face rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Anders moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Face uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anders.
Face looks to score with a jab to the body but Anders is just out of range.
Anders with the counter takedown but Face avoids it easily.
Face lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Anders lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Anders does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Face is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Anders's half guard.
Anders tries to roll over but Face keeps him under control.
Anders takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anders avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Face.
Face wants to pass the guard but Anders is defending well.
Face missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Anders regains full guard. Nicely done.
Face connects with a couple of short punches.
Face working some strikes from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anders wants to sweep but no luck.
Anders trying to keep a closed guard but Face is proving a slippery customer.
Face postures up in Anders's guard and throws a big left but Anders blocks it.
Anders is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Shit Face overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Face throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Face throws a big elbow that misses.
Face trying to control but Anders is working from the bottom.
Shit Face has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Face pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Anders is keeping the position for now.
Face missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Anders utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Face throws an elbow that misses. Anders uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Face's guard. Nice move by Anders!

Face tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ingemar Anders is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Anders gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Face slips under a jab from Anders.
Anders avoids the body shot from Face.
Anders's corner calls for a 1-2. Anders obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Face throws a series of punches but Anders avoids them all with ease.
Anders digs a good hook to Face's body.
Face throws a right hand that Anders ducks under and follows up with a left that Anders also avoids with ease.
Anders avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Anders slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Anders connects with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Face lands with a straight right. Anders didn't see that one coming.
Face misses with a jab to the body
and Anders counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ingemar Anders.
I've got Anders winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ingemar Anders!
During a confident post fight interview, Ingemar Anders thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.