PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Noah Anderson (ranked 48 p4p, 279 weight class) and Eddie Bjornsson (ranked 9 p4p, 46 weight class). Bjornsson has chosen Ultimate - Denzel Curry as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Anderson
vs
Bjornsson

220 cm
23
245
8 - 0 - 0

192 cm
22
275
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

SynCity Fightwear
Conquer

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Noah Anderson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddie Bjornsson!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Bjornsson with that takedown attempt.
Bjornsson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bjornsson. Anderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bjornsson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Anderson avoids it really well and circles away.
Anderson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Noah Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie Bjornsson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bjornsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjornsson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Anderson's head.

It looks like Noah Anderson has been cut.
Bjornsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anderson manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Anderson misses the target.
Bjornsson lands a body shot.
Eddie Bjornsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A lazy left from Anderson finds it's target.
Bjornsson shoots in for a double leg but Anderson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands the left hand.

It looks like Eddie Bjornsson has been cut.
Bjornsson blocks a head kick by Anderson.
Bjornsson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Anderson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bjornsson tries for a takedown but Anderson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Bjornsson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Anderson to the ground. Bjornsson is now in Anderson's guard.
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 working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bjornsson.
Anderson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Anderson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson throwing strikes from guard but Anderson blocks nicely.
Bjornsson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Anderson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Anderson tries to get out of the position.
Bjornsson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bjornsson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Anderson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bjornsson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bjornsson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bjornsson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bjornsson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bjornsson cracks Anderson with a solid left hand.
Anderson working a defensive guard here.
Bjornsson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bjornsson wants to pass the guard but Anderson is keeping the position.
Anderson keeping moving, preventing Bjornsson from controlling successfully.
Bjornsson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bjornsson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bjornsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bjornsson stopping the sweep attempt from Anderson.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
We've been told by Anderson's head coaches at No Stepchild - No Entrance that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bjornsson misses the shot to the body.
Anderson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Bjornsson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bjornsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
Anderson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Bjornsson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Anderson counters with a three punch combo that has Bjornsson backing up. Bjornsson nods at Anderson to acknowledge the strikes.
Bjornsson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Anderson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Bjornsson throws a shot to the body.
Bjornsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson is looking to score with low kicks.
And Bjornsson tries to counter it with a takedown but Anderson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Anderson loads up on a big right hand but Bjornsson slips the punch.
Bjornsson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bjornsson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Noah Anderson is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Anderson tries to sprawl but Bjornsson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Anderson is trying to control but can't.
Bjornsson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Anderson's head.
Bjornsson works his way into full mount!
Bjornsson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Bjornsson is landing with some decent strikes but Anderson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Noah Anderson's cut is getting worse.
Bjornsson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Anderson looks a forlorn figure.
Anderson tries to hold on but Bjornsson pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bjornsson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Jeez, Noah Anderson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Noah Anderson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Eddie Bjornsson!
Eddie Bjornsson is the new heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Eddie Bjornsson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.