PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jerome Anderson (ranked 6865 p4p, 434 weight class) and Park Shin Bum (ranked 3953 p4p, 342 weight class). Shin Bum has chosen The King is Here as his entrance music. Park Shin Bum will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Anderson
vs
Shin Bum

160 cm
26
153 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

175 cm
23
140 lbs
9 - 14 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

UnderGround Supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jerome Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Park Shin Bum!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shin Bum keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shin Bum! But no joy.
Anderson tests Shin Bum's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Anderson throws a lazy head kick
and Shin Bum counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Anderson closes the distance and clinches.

Shin Bum's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anderson looks to land a right hand but Shin Bum moved out of range.
Shin Bum uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Anderson.

Anderson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Anderson showed some decent athleticism there.
Anderson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Anderson working the head and body with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Shin Bum has one foot on Anderson's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Shin Bum thows a left - swing and a miss!
Anderson misses with a wild body shot.
Shin Bum swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shin Bum missing with a left hand there. Anderson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shin Bum throws a one two combo.
Anderson throws a body shot but no joy.
Shin Bum looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Anderson walks into a stiff left hand from Shin Bum.

Anderson clinches with his opponent.
Shin Bum is trying to push Anderson away but Anderson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Shin Bum gets underhooks to prevent Anderson's takedown attempt.
Shin Bum wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Anderson breaks from the clinch.

Anderson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Shin Bum tries to kick Anderson off but Anderson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Shin Bum works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Anderson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Anderson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Shin Bum tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Shin Bum wants to get back to his feet but Anderson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Shin Bum not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Anderson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Shin Bum's head.
Anderson wants to pass the guard but Shin Bum is keeping the position.
Anderson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Anderson wants to pass the guard but Shin Bum is keeping the position.
Anderson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Anderson wants to control from the top but Shin Bum keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shin Bum working a defensive guard here.
Anderson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Anderson works over Shin Bum with some ground and pound from guard.
Anderson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Shin Bum's head.
Anderson is looking to work some ground and pound but Shin Bum has wrist control.
Anderson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Shin Bum is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Shin Bum is pulling down on Anderson's head. It's preventing any offense from Anderson, at least for the moment.
Anderson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Shin Bum looking for a sweep. Not yet Shin Bum, not yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shin Bum keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully.
Anderson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Anderson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
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 Shin Bum's temple.
We've been informed that Shin Bum has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Anderson is trying to control. Shin Bum wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Shin Bum is trying to stand up here but Anderson is controlling him well.
Anderson thows a huge punch but Shin Bum dodges it nicely.
Anderson controlling the action here.
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 Shin Bum's temple.
Shin Bum wants to get back to his feet.
Anderson moves into full mount! Shin Bum won't be happy about that!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jerome Anderson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Anderson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Shin Bum quickly recovers to half guard.
Anderson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Shin Bum is trying to get back to full guard.
Anderson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Anderson is looking to take a break and control but Shin Bum is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shin Bum can do to turn this around?
Anderson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Shin Bum trying to control here.
Anderson is taking a breather. Shin Bum says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shin Bum on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Anderson content to control rather than advance.
Shin Bum has hold of Anderson's hands but Anderson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Shin Bum is rocked!
Shin Bum is trying to stand.
Shin Bum is looking for a sweep. Anderson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Shin Bum is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Anderson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Shin Bum is looking to control Anderson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Shin Bum avoid being mounted?
Anderson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Shin Bum is still in real trouble! Can Anderson finish him?
Anderson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Anderson moves into full mount! Shin Bum won't be happy about that!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Shin Bum covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jerome Anderson!
Park Shin Bum spoke after the fight, saying 'Its life hes better tonight and im not so hes the winner. Props to him he worked this hard just to defeat me. And hes got the job done. Im out. !!! DROP THE MIC.'.