PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Anderson (ranked 130 p4p, 391 weight class) and Brooke Marsden (ranked 18 p4p, 22 weight class). Anderson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Chase the bag (King Von). Marsden has chosen Lunatic Fringe as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Anderson
vs
Marsden

173 cm
36
141
22 - 9 - 1

170 cm
27
135
10 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Brooklyn Apothecary
Voodoo Nutrition

Voodoo Nutrition
Pound Town INC

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Ryan Anderson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brooke Marsden!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marsden throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Anderson's head.
Anderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anderson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Anderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marsden looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Marsden staying out of range there.
Anderson throws a shot from downtown. Marsden moves away and avoids it.

Marsden has Anderson up against the cage in a clinch.
Marsden tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marsden swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Marsden's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marsden ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Marsden swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Anderson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Marsden uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anderson.
Marsden throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Marsden cracks Anderson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marsden.
Marsden takes one on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsden fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Marsden lands a jab to Anderson's midsection.
Ryan Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marsden lands a head shot.
Anderson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Anderson looks to throw the jab but Marsden is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Marsden! But no joy.
Anderson throws a right hand that misses
and Marsden cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Anderson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Anderson swings widly with a right hand

and Marsden holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Anderson tries a body shot but Marsden blocks it.
Marsden lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Anderson fails to land.
Anderson lands a hook that snaps the head of Marsden backwards.
Marsden blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anderson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Marsden backwards.
Marsden throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Anderson.
Anderson misses with the head strike.
Marsden lands a left hand that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Marsden looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Marsden lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Marsden on the inside.
Anderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anderson misses with a punch on the inside.
Anderson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Marsden's efforts to push away.
A short right from Marsden on the inside.
Marsden being controlled against the cage.

Marsden breaks from the clinch.
Anderson ducks right into an uppercut from Marsden.
Anderson scores with a nice head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Anderson.
Marsden staying out of range there.

Marsden has Anderson up against the cage in a clinch.
Marsden tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marsden misses with an elbow strike.

Marsden breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marsden tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Marsden goes for a double leg but Anderson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Anderson continues to drive forward.
Marsden misses with an uppercut. Anderson saw that one coming.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marsden slips a jab from Anderson.
Anderson lands a head kick. Marsden smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Marsden takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Anderson throws out a loose jab but Marsden uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsden walks into a straight right hand from Anderson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Marsden.
Anderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marsden.
Anderson misses with a looping left.
Marsden swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Marsden uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anderson.
Marsden is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Anderson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Anderson throws a jab when Marsden was well out of range.
Nice defenses there by Marsden.
Anderson avoids the body shot from Marsden.
Anderson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Marsden under the eye.
Anderson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Anderson misses with a right hand
and Marsden counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Anderson thinking.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marsden is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Anderson lands with an uppercut that bounces Marsden off the cage and back into range.
Anderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marsden.
Anderson looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ryan Anderson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Marsden lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Anderson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Anderson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marsden.
Anderson throwing a counter right hand but Marsden manages to avoid it.
Anderson misses with a straight left.

Anderson lands a big head kick that sends Marsden tumbling to the mat! Anderson takes a step backwards and waves Marsden back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Marsden is rocked!
Anderson throws a shot from downtown. Marsden moves away and avoids it.
Marsden is still on wobbly legs! Can Anderson finish him?
Anderson drops Marsden with a big left hand! Marsden is injured, injured bad! Anderson jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryan Anderson!
Ryan Anderson retains his bantamweight title!
Our winner, Ryan Anderson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.