PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Erik Andersen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Masters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ken Masters has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Andersen
vs
Masters

182 cm
24
192 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

195 cm
22
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erik Andersen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ken Masters!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Andersen drives through with a takedown into guard.
Andersen works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Masters really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Andersen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Andersen content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Masters keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Masters wants to sweep but Andersen has passed to side control!

Andersen is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Masters is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Masters wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Andersen has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Masters's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Masters is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Andersen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Erik Andersen!