PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Anderson (ranked 417 p4p, 754 weight class) and Corbin Leopold (ranked 50 p4p, 101 weight class). Anderson comes to the cage accompanied by Pop out . The key to victory for Ryan Anderson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Anderson
vs
Leopold

173 cm
30
152
11 - 5 - 0

179 cm
22
153
10 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Brooklyn Apothecary
Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Brooklyn Apothecary

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ryan Anderson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Corbin Leopold!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leopold throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anderson.
Ryan Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leopold stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Anderson.
Anderson looks to land a right hand but Leopold moved out of range.
Leopold moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Leopold on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Anderson. Anderson obviously looking to wear him down.
Leopold tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Anderson lands with an overhand left.
Leopold drops his hands momentarily and Anderson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Anderson dodges the punch combination from Leopold.
Anderson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Qube MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Leopold throws a right and a left that Anderson avoids nicely.
Anderson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Leopold's head.
Leopold just misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Leopold.
Anderson avoids the body shot from Leopold.
Anderson slips a jab and a cross from Leopold.
Anderson misses with an uppercut. Leopold saw that one coming.
Leopold looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Anderson keeps the fight on the outside.
Anderson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Leopold has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leopold sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Anderson. That snapped Leopold's head back.
A punch combination from Leopold misses.
Anderson misses with a head kick.
Anderson catches Leopold with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The fighters circling - Leopold throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Anderson misses with an uppercut.
Leopold defending well as Anderson loads up on a big left hand.
Anderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Leopold.
Anderson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Anderson is looking to counter punch.
Leopold throws a left and a right that both miss
and Anderson counters with a straight right hand.
Leopold on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Leopold uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
Leopold uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Anderson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leopold. Anderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anderson dodges the punch combination from Leopold.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson throws a lazy right hand but Leopold sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leopold swings for the body but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson looks to land a right hand but Leopold moved out of range.
Leopold lands with a good body shot.
No joy there for Leopold, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Leopold connects with the punch.
Leopold is looking to clinch but Anderson is avoiding it.
A slow jab from Leopold misses its intended target.
Anderson lands a nice hook to Leopold's body. Leopold takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Anderson throws a big shot that misses.

Leopold closes the distance and clinches.

Leopold manages to break the clinch.
Anderson slips a straight right by Leopold.
A jab from Anderson finds it's way through Leopold's defenses.
Anderson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Leopold.
Leopold lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Leopold throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anderson.
Anderson lands with a right hand.
Leopold takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leopold throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anderson.
Anderson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Leopold momentarily.
Leopold scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Leopold avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Leopold unleashes a big counter combination but Anderson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Leopold closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Anderson scores with a jab to the head.
Leopold misses with a straight left.
Anderson throws a quick counter kick to the body but Leopold avoids it.
Anderson missing with a left hand there. Leopold was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Leopold throws a looping overhand right but Anderson ducks down to avoid it.
Anderson cracks a nice hook into Leopold's ribs.
Anderson tests Leopold's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Anderson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Leopold.
Anderson catches Leopold with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson connects with a solid leg kick.
Anderson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Leopold takes one on the button.
A decent looking cross lands there for Anderson.

Leopold is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a hook. Leopold ducked under it nicely.
Leopold throws a hook but Anderson avoids it easily.
Leopold listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Leopold slips a straight right by Anderson.
A punch combination from Leopold misses.
Leopold will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice cross by Anderson.
Leopold blocks a jab.

Leopold clinches.
Leopold tries to work over Anderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Anderson.
Leopold tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
Anderson lands a body punch.
Anderson misses with some punches.
Anderson blocks a body shot from Leopold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Anderson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Leopold uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anderson.
A left lands for Leopold.
Anderson misses with an uppercut.
Leopold misses with an uppercut. Anderson saw that one coming.
Anderson misses with a looping left.
Leopold throws a nice looking combination but Anderson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Anderson looks to land a left hand but Leopold moved out of range nicely.
Anderson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Leopold under the eye.
Anderson scores with a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Leopold.
The fighters circle momentarily. Anderson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Leopold ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Leopold ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sloppy strikes from Leopold. Those never looked like landing.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Leopold in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leopold tries to clinch there but Anderson circles away.
Anderson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leopold throws a right hand that Anderson ducks under and follows up with a left that Anderson also avoids with ease.
Anderson throws out a loose jab but Leopold uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leopold misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Leopold moves forwards but Anderson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Leopold has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Anderson misses with a right hand
and Leopold counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Leopold keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anderson.
Leopold takes one to the chin there.
Leopold throws a hook but Anderson avoids it easily.
Anderson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Corbin Leopold is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Leopold on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Leopold is still on wobbly legs! Can Anderson finish him?
Anderson throws the left hand but Leopold avoids the punch easily.
A combination from Leopold does no damage.
Leopold seems to have recovered his senses.
Leopold uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Anderson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson scores with a jab.

Leopold fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Anderson, pushing him back against the cage.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Anderson.
Leopold tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anderson.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Leopold working aggressively here.
Anderson gets through Leopold's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Leopold letting Anderson take a breather here.
Anderson tries to throw a body punch but Leopold avoids it by throwing Anderson back against the cage.
Anderson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Anderson tries to throw a body punch but Leopold avoids it by throwing Anderson back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Leopold.
Good body shot from Anderson.
Leopold is struggling to control the position.
Leopold stalls.
Leopold receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Leopold has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Anderson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Leopold can turn it around.

Anderson breaks from the clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Anderson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leopold ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Anderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leopold sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Leopold is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Anderson throws an overhand right that lands on Leopold's shoulder, as Leopold tries to avoid the shot.
Anderson loads up on a big right hand but Leopold slips the punch.
Leopold unleashes a big counter combination but Anderson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A decent looking cross lands there for Anderson.
Leopold tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Leopold.
Anderson throws a hook but Leopold blocks it.
Anderson cracks Leopold with an open hand slap.
Leopold takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Anderson lands with a good body shot.
Anderson misses with a body kick.
Anderson slips under a jab from Leopold.
Anderson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Anderson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Anderson throws a lazy right hand but Leopold sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice defenses there by Leopold.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson lands a nice shot that snaps Leopold's head back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Leopold swings for the body but Anderson moves out of range.
Leopold jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Leopold throws a right hand that Anderson ducks under and follows up with a left that Anderson also avoids with ease.
Leopold tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Leopold will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Leopold.
Leopold needs to keep his hands up - Anderson had a free shot at his head there.
No joy there for Leopold, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Leopold cracks Anderson with an open hand slap.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leopold on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Anderson defending well as Leopold loads up on a big left hand.
Nice cross by Anderson.
Leopold misses with a hook.
Anderson throwing a counter right hand but Leopold manages to avoid it.
Leopold tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Anderson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nice uppercut lands for Anderson. That snapped Leopold's head back.
Anderson throws a hook to the side of Leopold's head but Leopold sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Leopold throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anderson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Leopold misses with the combination.
Leopold uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
A big right from Leopold misses.
Good shot there by Anderson.
Anderson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Leopold tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Anderson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Leopold tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Leopold lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson throws a lazy uppercut
and Leopold counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Anderson throws the left hand but Leopold avoids the punch easily.
Anderson throws a body shot but no joy.
A right-left combo lands from Leopold.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leopold uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Anderson.
Anderson cracks Leopold with an open hand slap.
The fight stays on the outside here - Leopold looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Anderson cracks Leopold with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Leopold swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Leopold is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anderson.
Leopold thows a left - swing and a miss!
Anderson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Anderson lands with an overhand left.
Leopold closes the distance looking to clinch
and Anderson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Anderson lands a really nice looking cross but Leopold seems unphased.
Leopold takes one to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leopold swinging wildly here.
Anderson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Leopold.
Leopold fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Leopold throws a nice looking combination but Anderson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Anderson throws a hook but Leopold avoids it easily.
Anderson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leopold.
Anderson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Leopold fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anderson manages to avoid it.
Leopold avoids the head kick by Anderson.
Leopold swings widly with a right hand
and Anderson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Leopold keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leopold tries to bum rush Anderson with a series of wild strikes but Anderson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
An attempted straight right counter from Anderson misses the target.
Ryan Anderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Anderson misses with a looping left.
Leopold on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Anderson. Anderson obviously looking to wear him down.
Leopold keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A solid leg kick lands there for Anderson.
Leopold throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anderson tries to counter by clinching up but Leopold breaks away and moves out of range.
Jab from Anderson.
Leopold takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Anderson throws an overhand right that lands on Leopold's shoulder, as Leopold tries to avoid the shot.
Anderson tests Leopold's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Leopold steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
Anderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Leopold can do to turn this around?
Anderson throws a shot from downtown. Leopold moves away and avoids it.
Leopold takes one to the side of the head.

Leopold closes the distance and pushes Anderson back into the cage.
The referee calls for Anderson to work.

Leopold pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson misses with a straight left.

Leopold has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leopold's elbow.
The referee is keeping an eye on Leopold - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Leopold letting Anderson take a breather here.
Leopold misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leopold tries to throw a body punch but Anderson avoids it by throwing Leopold back against the cage.
Leopold dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Leopold digs a right hand underneath Anderson's ribcage. Anderson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Anderson stalling in the clinch but Leopold improves position.

Leopold pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson throws an overhand right that lands on Leopold's shoulder, as Leopold tries to avoid the shot.
Leopold now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Anderson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Anderson blocks a jab.
Anderson misses with a straight left.
Anderson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Leopold doesn't seem bothered though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Anderson clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Leopold walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Anderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leopold sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Leopold looks to land a right hand but Anderson moved out of range.
Leopold ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
Leopold chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Anderson can pounce on him.
Good leg kick by Anderson.
Anderson tests Leopold's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Anderson lands a big head kick that sends Leopold tumbling to the mat! Anderson takes a step backwards and waves Leopold back to his feet - he wants the finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson throws a monster overhand right that drops Leopold! Anderson follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryan Anderson!
Ryan Anderson retains his featherweight title!
Ryan Anderson made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I'm not surprised motherfuckers!!!'.