PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Quick (ranked 4826 p4p, 534 weight class) and Carlos Anderson (ranked 5777 p4p, 585 weight class). Anderson has chosen Everyday Bro-Team 10 as his entrance music. 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.

Quick
vs
Anderson

191 cm
29
219 lbs
6 - 8 - 0

195 cm
25
224 lbs
6 - 8 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Quick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlos Anderson!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quick throws a sloppy head kick and Anderson moves out of range easily.
Quick lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Quick scores with a jab.
Anderson misses with a head kick.
A big left from Quick misses.

Quick gets caught flat footed, as Anderson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Anderson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Anderson stops Quick from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson stands up over Quick, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Anderson won't allow Quick to get back to his feet.
Quick can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Anderson controls the pace.
Quick wants to stand up but Anderson is controlling him.
Anderson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson is in close to Quick's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Anderson lands a couple of elbows.
Anderson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Anderson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Quick keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully.
Anderson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Anderson won't allow Quick to get back to his feet.
Anderson told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Anderson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Anderson works over Quick with some ground and pound from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quick is looking to stand up but Anderson isn't so interested in that idea.
Anderson passes Quick's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Quick's coaches at Kalashnikov ELITE MMA Gym have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Quick knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Anderson on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson winds up and cracks Quick with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ground and pound from Anderson.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Anderson connects with a nice short shot to Quick's temple.
Quick avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Anderson.
Anderson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Anderson prevents Quick from standing back up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Anderson lands a nice short elbow.
Anderson is keen to just control but Quick is a slippery customer.
Quick has hold of Anderson's hands but Anderson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Anderson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Quick is defending against the submission attempts here by Anderson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson is looking to take a break and control but Quick is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson not doing much here.
Anderson prevents Quick from standing back up.
Anderson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Quick wants to get back to his feet.
Anderson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Quick wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Anderson is nestled in close to Quick, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Anderson drops an elbow to the side of Quick's head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Anderson connects with a nice short shot to Quick's temple.
Quick wants to get back to his feet.
Anderson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Anderson winds up and cracks Quick with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Anderson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Anderson winds up and cracks Quick with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Anderson wants to control but Quick is keeping him busy.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Anderson lands a nice short elbow.
Anderson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Quick looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Anderson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Quick as he avoids it easily.
Quick avoids the head kick by Anderson.
Quick wants to land a leg kick but Anderson is out of range.
Quick throws a sloppy head kick and Anderson moves out of range easily.
Anderson throws a head kick that half lands.
Quick is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice defenses there by Anderson.
Anderson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Quick.
Anderson works over Quick's head and body with a nice combination.
Quick throws a lazy right hand but Anderson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mike Quick is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Quick looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Anderson drives through with a takedown into guard.
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!
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Quick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Quick is looking to stand up but Anderson isn't so interested in that idea.
Anderson cracks Quick with a solid left hand.
Anderson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Anderson lands a couple of elbows.
Anderson content to stall in guard here.
Anderson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Quick's head.
Anderson wants to control from the top but Quick keeps moving.
Anderson forces his way into half guard.
Nice strikes from Anderson there.

Anderson is looking for a kimura but Quick is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Anderson to get the leverage.
Quick is trying to stand back up but Anderson is controlling him

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Anderson is trying to control. Quick wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Quick is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Anderson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Carlos Anderson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Anderson slips a nice elbow through Quick's hands, connecting with Quick's forehead.
Anderson content to control rather than advance.
Anderson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nice strikes from Anderson there.
Anderson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Anderson in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Quick tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Anderson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Carlos Anderson!
During a confident post fight interview, Carlos Anderson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.