PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sparky Anderson (ranked 1202 p4p, 148 weight class) and Castor Rollins (ranked 1224 p4p, 151 weight class). Rollins has chosen Ulfheonar as his entrance music. Castor Rollins has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Anderson
vs
Rollins

183 cm
39
162 lbs
47 - 29 - 1

188 cm
41
164 lbs
39 - 23 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Urban Fighter
Sportivité

Sportivité

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 47 - 29 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Sparky Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Castor Rollins!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rollins tries to work over Anderson's front leg with a kick but Anderson checks it.
Anderson checks a low kick from Rollins.
Rollins moves out of range of the body kick from Anderson.
An inside leg kick lands from Rollins.
Rollins swings for the body but Anderson moves out of range.
A head kick by Rollins misses
and Anderson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rollins thinking.
Anderson wants to clinch up but Rollins keeps it at a distance.
Rollins moves out of range of the strikes.
Anderson lands a nice shot that snaps Rollins's head back.
Rollins clobbers Anderson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Anderson looks to land a combination but Rollins avoids it well.
Rollins looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Anderson rushes Rollins and presses him up against the cage.

Rollins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Castor Rollins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rollins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anderson lands with a straight right. Rollins didn't see that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rollins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Anderson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rollins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Anderson throws a head kick but Rollins moves out of range.
Anderson feints and then cracks Rollins's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rollins down.
Rollins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.
Anderson drops his hands momentarily and Rollins takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Anderson cracks a nice hook into Rollins's ribs.
Anderson throws a low kick, looking for Rollins's leg but Rollins calmly moves out of range.
Anderson tries to clinch but Rollins is having none of it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Anderson checks a leg kick.
Rollins lands with a cross.
Anderson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anderson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anderson throws a head kick but Rollins moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Rollins 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rollins throws a poor cross that misses
and Anderson counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rollins. Rollins obviously looking to wear him down.
Rollins gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Anderson.
Anderson checks a leg kick.
Rollins misses with a body shot.
Rollins swings for the body but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rollins doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Anderson blocks the leg kick.
Anderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rollins.
Anderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rollins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
Rollins lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rollins.
A slow jab from Rollins misses its intended target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rollins throws out a powerful jab.
Rollins throws a body kick that misses.
Rollins scores with a jab to the head.
Rollins misses with an uppercut.
Anderson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rollins. Rollins obviously looking to wear him down.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Rollins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Anderson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rollins.
Rollins blocks the body kick.
Anderson doesn't manage to clinch there - Rollins circles away.
Rollins throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Anderson throws a body shot but no joy.
Rollins throws a body kick that misses.
Rollins looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Anderson walks into a left hand.
Rollins lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson throws a series of punches but Rollins moves out of range.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rollins gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Anderson counters with a stiff right hand.
Rollins misses with a low kick.
Rollins connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rollins walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rollins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Anderson.
Some bone on bone action there as Anderson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rollins throws a quick inside leg kick.
Anderson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rollins misses with a kick to the body.
Rollins with a nice cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Castor Rollins will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Rollins misses with an uppercut. Anderson saw that one coming.
Anderson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Anderson wants to clinch up but Rollins keeps it at a distance.
Rollins counters with a body kick.
Anderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rollins follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Anderson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rollins.
Anderson looks to land a body kick but Rollins moved away.

Anderson darts in and clinches Rollins up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rollins.
Rollins using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rollins is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Anderson breaks from the clinch.
Anderson blocks the body kick.
A quick step to the side and Anderson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson misses with a hook. Rollins ducked under it nicely.
Rollins attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rollins checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rollins misses with a hook. Anderson ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rollins throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rollins lands an overhand right.
Rollins cracks the inside of Anderson's front leg.
Rollins throws a leg kick but Anderson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Anderson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rollins in his tracks.
Rollins thumps Anderson with a low kick.
A head kick from Anderson lands but Rollins takes it in his stride.
Anderson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rollins takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Anderson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rollins throws out the jab.
Anderson checks a low kick from Rollins.
Anderson checks a low kick from Rollins.
No joy there for Rollins, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slow jab from Anderson misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rollins's hands.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Rollins.
Anderson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rollins changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Anderson throws a nice outside leg kick.
A punch combination from Anderson misses.
Rollins scores with a nice right hand.
Rollins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anderson manages to avoid it.
Anderson walks into a stiff left hand from Rollins.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rollins. Anderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rollins lands a lovely overhand right.
Anderson lands with an uppercut that bounces Rollins off the cage and back into range.
Rollins throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Anderson to counter with a crisp jab.

Rollins is rocked!
A jab from Rollins misses.
Anderson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rollins. That one must have hurt.
Anderson tries to clinch up but Rollins circles away and keeps his distance.
Rollins feints and then cracks Anderson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anderson down.
Rollins misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rollins connects with a solid leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Anderson, right into the meat.
Rollins lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Both fighters circling a little - Anderson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Anderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rollins throws the kick towards the body but Anderson avoids it.
Rollins lands a slapping body shot.
Rollins lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rollins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rollins throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A cross from Anderson lands.
Anderson cracks Rollins with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Anderson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rollins, right into the meat.
Rollins is looking to chop away at Anderson's legs.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses.
Anderson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rollins.
Rollins lands with a nice body kick.
Anderson blocks a jab.
Anderson throws a right hand that misses
and Rollins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Anderson checks a leg kick.
Anderson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Anderson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

Anderson closes the distance and pushes Rollins back into the cage.

Anderson breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Castor Rollins will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Rollins tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Anderson is able to avoid easily.
Anderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anderson lands a nice hook to Rollins's body. Rollins takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Anderson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rollins tries to land a front kick but Anderson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That kick from Rollins tenderised Anderson's leg. Anderson is trying to keep his angry face on.
The fighters circle momentarily. Anderson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rollins lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rollins digs a good body shot into Anderson's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rollins throws a jab but it's blocked by Anderson.
Anderson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Anderson slips a straight right by Rollins.
Anderson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Rollins throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Anderson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Anderson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Anderson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rollins, right into the meat.

Anderson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Anderson avoiding damage as Rollins throws knees to the body.

Anderson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rollins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rollins takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rollins checks the leg kick.
Rollins connects with an inside leg kick.
Rollins blocks a leg kick.
Rollins keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rollins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Anderson lands a nice shot to the body.
Rollins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.
Rollins swats away the attempt to clinch by Anderson.
Sparky Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rollins buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rollins throws a right hand that misses
and Anderson counters with an inside leg kick.
Anderson staying out of range there.
Rollins fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Anderson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson tries to land a body kick
and Rollins counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rollins misses with a looping left.
Rollins misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Anderson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rollins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rollins.
Rollins ducks right into an uppercut from Anderson.
That kick from Rollins tenderised Anderson's leg. Anderson is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rollins tests Anderson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Anderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rollins throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Anderson.
Rollins motions for Anderson to come forward. Rollins throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Castor Rollins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Anderson checks a leg kick.
Rollins throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Anderson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Anderson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rollins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson staying out of range there.
Anderson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Rollins lands with a kick to the temple. Anderson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Anderson misses with a looping right.
Rollins throws a hook to the side of Anderson's head but Anderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rollins throws out a loose jab but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rollins closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rollins throws a hook but Anderson blocks it.
Rollins looks to land a right hand but Anderson moved out of range.
Rollins throws a head kick that Anderson semi-blocks.
Rollins throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Anderson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rollins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rollins swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rollins checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Anderson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Anderson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Anderson is looking to score with low kicks.
Anderson moves out of range as Rollins throws a body kick.
Anderson missing with a left hand there. Rollins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rollins feints a counter leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Castor Rollins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rollins 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Castor Rollins!
A very excited looking Castor Rollins made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.