PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Liger Justin (ranked 3979 p4p, 5571 weight class) and Carl Anderson (ranked 483 p4p, 569 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Justin
vs
Anderson

185 cm
19
180
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
171
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Liger Justin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Carl Anderson!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Daniel Franklin and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Justin takes a swing at Anderson's ribcage but misses.
Justin slips under a jab.
Justin drops down looking for a counter takedown but Anderson sprawls and moves away.
Anderson throws a good cross that connects.
Justin shoots in but Anderson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Anderson slaps away a takedown attempt from Justin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Justin looks for a takedown but Anderson sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liger Justin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Justin is just out of range.
Anderson throws the left hand but Justin avoids the punch easily.
Anderson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Justin lunges at Anderson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Anderson's hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Justin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Justin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Justin drops down looking for a counter takedown but Anderson sprawls and moves away.
Justin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anderson sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Justin gets a double leg takedown into Anderson's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson wants to stand but Justin is controlling the position.

Anderson scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Justin throws a body punch but Anderson moves out of range.
Justin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Justin moves out of range as Anderson strikes.
Justin just misses with a punch to the body.

Justin dives in and scores a takedown into Anderson's guard.

Anderson kicks Justin off and gets to his feet.
Justin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Island Training Centre in the buildup to the fight.

Justin scores with a takedown into Anderson's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Justin chips away with some ground and pound.
Anderson wants to stand but Justin is controlling the position.

Anderson has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Justin has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justin wants to take the fight to the mat but Anderson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Justin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Justin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Justin is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Anderson to keep the fight standing.

Anderson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A big left from Anderson misses.
Justin tries to counter with a takedown but Anderson is quick to defend against it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Anderson.
Anderson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Justin dodges the punch combination from Anderson.
Justin attempts a counter takedown but Anderson avoids it well and moves away.

Justin looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Justin lands a nice short elbow.
Justin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Justin stops Anderson from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justin working over Anderson with some ground and pound. Anderson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Justin trying to control from half guard but Anderson is working away.
Justin keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Anderson pushes Justin off looking to stand but Justin dives back in and keeps control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Anderson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Anderson wants to control but Justin is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Justin 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.
Justin is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Justin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Justin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Anderson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Justin stops Anderson from getting back to his feet.
Justin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Anderson wants to get back to his feet.
Ground and pound from Justin.
Still in half guard, Justin seems content to control.
Justin scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justin content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Justin is nestled in close to Anderson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Justin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Anderson defending well though.
Anderson pushes Justin off looking to stand but Justin dives back in and keeps control.
Nice strikes from Justin there.
Anderson trying to hold on to Justin's head to control him but Justin postures up.
Anderson is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Justin is staying active.
Anderson tries to get to full guard but Justin has control of the leg.
Justin 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.
Justin working Anderson over with strikes.
Justin slips a nice elbow through Anderson's hands, connecting with Anderson's forehead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Carl Anderson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Anderson misses with a hook

and Justin counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Anderson!

Anderson explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Justin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anderson manages to avoid it.
Justin throws a body punch but Anderson moves out of range.

Justin dives in and scores a takedown into Anderson's guard.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Anderson manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
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 pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Justin misses with a takedown attempt - Anderson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A big left from Anderson misses.
Justin takes one to the side of the head.
Justin misses with a wild combination.
Justin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Anderson is fending him off so far but Justin persists. Nope, Anderson circles away and we're back to standing.
Anderson lands with a nice body kick.

Anderson tries to sprawl but Justin drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Anderson is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson is looking to get back to is feet but Justin passes into side control.
Anderson tries to bench press Justin off him but Justin keeps the position.
Justin throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Justin throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Anderson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Justin.
Justin cracks Anderson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Anderson is pushing Justin's head away, looking to escape. Justin manages to hold on to the position though.
Justin is chipping away with strikes.
Justin scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Anderson to see if he's OK.
Anderson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

Anderson bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Anderson throws a jab but it's blocked by Justin.
Justin avoids a kick to the body.
Justin misses with a body shot.

Justin shoots in and gets a takedown into Anderson's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Justin trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Justin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Anderson's head.
Anderson wants to stand up but Justin is controlling him.
Justin throws a big right hand that misses.
Justin postures up in Anderson's guard and throws a big left but Anderson blocks it.
Anderson wants to stand but Justin is controlling the position.
Anderson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Justin landing some decent shots from guard.
Justin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Justin trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Justin stops Anderson from standing up.
Liger Justin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justin cracks Anderson with a solid left hand.
Justin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Justin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Justin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Anderson's head.
Justin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Justin sitting in guard here, content to control.
Anderson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Justin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Justin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Anderson wants to stand but Justin is controlling the position.
Justin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Anderson has momentary wrist control but Justin slips an elbow through the middle.
Anderson is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Justin dives into side control.
Justin is looking to take a break and control but Anderson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Justin working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Justin lands an elbow.
Anderson wants to control but Justin postures up.
Anderson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Justin misses with the ground and pound.
Justin tries to move into full mount but can't pass Anderson's legs.
Anderson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Anderson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Justin grinds an elbow into Anderson's temple.
Justin advances to mount.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Justin in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Liger Justin dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Justin misses with a hook. Anderson ducked under it nicely.
Anderson lands with a good body shot.
Justin is looking to wear down Anderson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Anderson missing with a left hand there. Justin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Justin takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Anderson connects with a jab.
Justin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anderson manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Anderson! But no joy.
Justin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Justin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Anderson is fending him off so far but Justin persists. Nope, Anderson circles away and we're back to standing.
Anderson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Justin fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liger Justin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Justin misses with a wild body shot.
Justin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Anderson swivels and escapes.
Justin fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Anderson throws a shot from downtown. Justin moves away and avoids it.
Anderson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anderson thows a body kick. Justin tries to catch it but that hurt him.

Justin gets the takedown into side control.
Justin in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Justin lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Anderson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Justin has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Anderson is looking for a sweep.
Justin scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Anderson to see if he's OK.
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 wants to get back to his feet but Justin is dominant here and he's now got Anderson's back!
Justin is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Anderson. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Anderson wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justin biding his time, controlling Anderson.
Justin connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Anderson to escape the position.
Justin scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Anderson is looking for a way out.
Justin lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Justin wants to control but Anderson is keeping busy.
Anderson covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Anderson trying to control the action but Justin just sinks the hooks in.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Anderson really must keep his cool here. He's controlling one of Justin's hands and whilst he does that, he's got a chance of escaping the position.
Anderson is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justin scores with strikes from the back.
Justin slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Anderson is trying to break free.
Justin struggling to keep hold of the position.
Justin connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Anderson to escape the position.
Anderson is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Justin biding his time, looking for the opening.
Anderson is trapped and Justin is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Anderson takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Justin controls the position.
Justin doesn't have the hooks in and Anderson manages to turn into his guard.
Justin thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Justin is on top in guard.

Anderson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Justin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
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 wants to get back to his feet but Justin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Justin's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Justin is looking to work some ground and pound but Anderson has wrist control.
Justin prevents Anderson from getting back to his feet.
Justin connects with a couple of short punches.
Justin cracks Anderson with a solid left hand.
Justin working some strikes from top position.
Anderson pulls Justin in close to prevent any damage.
Justin works over Anderson with some ground and pound from guard.
Justin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Liger Justin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Justin has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 David Hoff scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liger Justin!