PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Venom Poison (ranked 5560 p4p, 4454 weight class) and Bryan Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Poison
vs
Anderson

190 cm
21
200
0 - 0 - 0

191 cm
18
213
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Inexperienced

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Venom Poison !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bryan Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poison moves out of range of the strikes.
Anderson tries to clinch there but Poison circles away.
Poison darts in looking for a takedown but Anderson gets double underhooks and turns Poison into the cage.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the head but Poison blocks with his arms.
Anderson tries a knee to the head but Poison blocks it.
Anderson misses with a knee strike.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the head but Poison blocks with his arms.
Anderson looking to throw knees to the head but Poison is blocking nicely.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Poison avoids it.

Poison is trying to trip Anderson. He has hold of a leg but Anderson is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Poison persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Poison pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Anderson is keeping the position for now.
Anderson being controlled here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poison pushes down on Anderson's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poison content to control rather than advance.
Anderson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Poison not doing much here.
Poison not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Poison thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Poison works his way into full mount!
Poor strikes thrown by Poison there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Anderson tries to improve his position but instead Poison has taken his back!
Good control from Poison .
Anderson avoids the strikes from Poison .
Poison biding his time, looking for the opening.
Anderson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Poison . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poison lands shots from the back.
Anderson is taking damage to the body and head.

It looks like Bryan Anderson has been cut.
Poison is riding his opponent, not letting Anderson buck him off.
Even with his hooks in, Poison manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Poison scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Poison gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Poison patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Poison .
Poison 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.
Anderson is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Poison .
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Venom Poison dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bryan Anderson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Anderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Anderson wants to clinch.
Poison looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Anderson moves out of range of the body kick from Poison .
Poison is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anderson can do to turn this around?
The fight stays on the outside here - Anderson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Venom Poison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Poison paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Anderson tries to clinch up.
Poison throws a counter high kick but Anderson was just alert enough to avoid it.
Poison misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anderson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

Poison closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Poison lands in his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poison throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poison with a flurry of punches that miss.
Anderson is trying to control the position but Poison postures up.
Poison sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Poison passes Anderson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Poison escapes and gets back to his feet.
Anderson tries to clinch but Poison is having none of it.
Anderson is looking to clinch but Poison is avoiding it.

Anderson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Poison , pushing him back against the cage.
Poison is working for takedown but Anderson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Anderson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Anderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Poison has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A bit of stalling here from Anderson.
Anderson stops a takedown attempt from Poison .
Poison is working for takedown but Anderson is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Venom Poison . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Poison taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Poison avoids it.
Anderson looking to stall.
Anderson looking to throw knees to the head but Poison is blocking nicely.
Poison wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poison wants a takedown but no success here.
Anderson misses with a knee to the head.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Poison tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Anderson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the head but Poison blocks with his arms.
Poison tries to pull guard but Anderson holds him up against the cage and eventually Poison drops back down to his feet.
Poison being controlled against the cage.
Anderson prevents Poison from breaking the clinch.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Anderson misses with a knee to the head.
Anderson tries a knee to the head but Poison blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the head but Poison blocks with his arms.
Anderson tries a knee to the head but Poison blocks it.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the head but Poison blocks with his arms.
Anderson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Poison .
Poison jumps guard but Anderson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Anderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Poison has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Anderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Poison has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Poison tries to throw a body punch but Anderson avoids it by throwing Poison back against the cage.
Anderson misses with a knee strike.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Anderson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Poison is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Anderson is defending well.
Poison managing to block the knees to the body from Anderson.
Anderson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bryan Anderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bryan Anderson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Poison swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anderson loads up on a big right hand but Poison slips the punch.
Poison fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Anderson avoids it really well and circles away.
Anderson throws a right hand that misses
and Poison counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Anderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Poison darts in looking for a takedown but Anderson gets double underhooks and turns Poison into the cage.
Poison stalling against the cage.
Anderson scores with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poison drops down looking for an ankle pick but Anderson pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Venom Poison . That's going to take a lot out of him.

Poison shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Poison controlling the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson wants to get back to full guard but Poison has passed into side control.
Anderson tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Poison tries for a kimura but Anderson is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Poison decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Poison keeps the fight on the outside.
Anderson looks to clinch
enabling Poison to counter with a crisp jab.

That has opened up Bryan Anderson's cut even more.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Anderson enables Poison to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Anderson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Poison is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Poison decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Anderson tries to clinch but Poison moves out of range.

Poison closes the distance and clinches.
Poison tries to pull guard but Anderson won't allow it.
Anderson slowing the pace effectively.
Anderson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Anderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Anderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Anderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Poison is looking for a takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poison wants to break free but Anderson has control.
Anderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Anderson tries a knee to the head but Poison blocks it.
Anderson being controlled against the cage.
Anderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Poison has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Anderson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Anderson throws a knee to the head but misses.

Poison ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Poison no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

Poison has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Anderson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Poison manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Anderson manages to get himself to full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Venom Poison showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Poison 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Venom Poison !