PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lewis Anderson (ranked 3252 p4p, 345 weight class) and Masakazu Ebihara (ranked 5077 p4p, 467 weight class). Masakazu Ebihara has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Anderson
vs
Ebihara

178 cm
19
160 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

177 cm
24
164 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid 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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lewis Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Masakazu Ebihara!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, David Schapiro and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ebihara wants to clinch but Anderson slips to the side
and Anderson counters with a solid body kick.
Anderson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

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

Ebihara escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ebihara throws a head kick but Anderson moves out of range.
A lazy left from Anderson finds it's target.
We've been told by Anderson's head coaches at Greedy's School of MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nice takedown defense from Anderson. No joy for Ebihara on that attempt.

Ebihara closes the distance and clinches.
Ebihara tries to land a knee to the head but Anderson blocks with his arms.
Ebihara tries to pull guard but Anderson holds him up against the cage and eventually Ebihara drops back down to his feet.
Ebihara tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ebihara keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Anderson's efforts to push away.
Anderson can't break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ebihara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson can't break the clinch.
Anderson misses with a body punch.
Anderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ebihara.

Ebihara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Ebihara.
Anderson throws a quick counter kick to the body but Ebihara avoids it.
Anderson avoids the head kick by Ebihara.
Anderson thinks about countering with a body kick.
Ebihara tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ebihara tries to clinch
and Anderson counters with a series of strikes. Ebihara will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ebihara throws a body shot but no joy.
Ebihara looks to clinch

and Anderson counters with a head kick that drops Ebihara to the mat! Ebihara scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Ebihara is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ebihara closes the distance looking to clinch
and Anderson counters with a big left hand that crumples Ebihara! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lewis Anderson!