PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Robinson Anderson (ranked 24956 p4p, 3698 weight class) and Boris The Animal (ranked 283 p4p, 188 weight class). Boris The Animal will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Anderson
vs
The Animal

175 cm
19
135
2 - 3 - 0

170 cm
19
141
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Altitude Clothing
Groove Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Robinson Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boris The Animal!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Edson Gomes and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Anderson misses with a low kick as The Animal jumps back.
Anderson looks to clinch
enabling The Animal to counter with a crisp jab.
The Animal scores with a jab to the body.
The Animal has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Anderson is landing a low percentage of strikes.
The Animal lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The Animal scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The Animal lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Anderson at a distance.
Anderson tries to bum rush The Animal with a series of wild strikes but The Animal uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A head kick by Anderson misses

and The Animal holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The Animal lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Animal softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The Animal has Anderson pressed against the cage, preventing Anderson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The Animal lands a body shot in the clinch.
Anderson misses with the head strike.
The Animal scores with a nice hook to the head.
The Animal pressing his opponent against the cage.
Anderson is looking to control The Animal's arms but The Animal gets an underhook and turns him. Now Anderson has his back to the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Animal keeps control of Anderson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The Animal digs a right hand underneath Anderson's ribcage. Anderson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The Animal pushes Anderson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anderson is trying to push The Animal away but The Animal has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The Animal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The Animal lands a nice uppercut.
The Animal scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right hand to the side of the head by The Animal.

Anderson is rocked!
Anderson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Oh Anderson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The Animal lands a body punch.
Anderson seems to have got his legs back now.
Anderson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The Animal can't find room to land a body shot as Anderson controls the action.
The Animal struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
The Animal displaying some good clinch control by pressing Anderson up against the cage.
A short uppercut from The Animal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from The Animal - that landed with a thud.
The Animal taking a breather.
A short body shot lands from Anderson as the two fighters clinch.
Anderson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut 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!
A short right from The Animal on the inside.
Anderson is trying to break the clinch but The Animal has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Anderson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The Animal lands a right hand that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
A short body shot lands from The Animal as the two fighters clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Anderson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The Animal lands a shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from The Animal.
A hook to the body from The Animal.
A nice right hand lands inside from The Animal.
Anderson wants to get back to striking at distance but The Animal won't allow it.
Anderson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Anderson working hard to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Animal working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The Animal lands a left hand that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as The Animal takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The Animal makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The Animal content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Anderson is trying to break free.
The Animal scores with a shot to the side of Anderson's head.
The Animal scores with a hook to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for The Animal.
The Animal controlling the action here for a moment.
The Animal manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The crowd are getting on The Animal's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.

Anderson manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson looks to land a left hand but The Animal moved out of range nicely.
It seemed like The Animal was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The Animal's corner calls for a 1-2. The Animal obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

It looks like Robinson Anderson has been cut.
Anderson misses with a head kick.
BOOM! The Animal lands a beautiful left hook that drops Anderson. Anderson tries to recover but The Animal is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Anderson lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Boris The Animal!