PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Siale Veainu (ranked 89 p4p, 194 weight class) and Ryan Anderson (ranked 16 p4p, 33 weight class). Anderson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Chase the bag (King Von) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Veainu
vs
Anderson

172 cm
34
168
30 - 11 - 0

173 cm
40
144
30 - 15 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Siale Veainu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Ryan Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veainu throws a shot to the body.
Veainu misses with an uppercut. Anderson saw that one coming.
As Veainu backs off Anderson throws a huge counter combo but Veainu manages to avoid it all.
A slow jab from Anderson misses its intended target.
Veainu is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Anderson throws a jab when Veainu was well out of range.
Anderson throws a poor cross that misses
and Veainu counters with a stiff right hand.
Anderson misses with a lunging right hand
letting Veainu counter with a right hand.
Veainu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Veainu ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Veainu takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Anderson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Veainu misses with a right hand
and Anderson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Anderson walks into a left hand.
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 misses with a looping right.
Anderson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ryan Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Veainu takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Veainu moves out of range of the strikes.
Anderson misses with a hook
and Veainu counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Anderson misses its intended target.
Veainu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
Anderson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
No joy there for Anderson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Anderson scores with a jab. Veainu acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Veainu misses the shot to the body.
Veainu takes a swing at Anderson's ribcage but misses.
Veainu staying out of range there.
Veainu with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Anderson to score with a decent uppercut.
Anderson throws a lazy head kick
and Veainu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Anderson misses with a looping right.
Veainu is looking to counter punch.
Anderson throws the left hand but Veainu avoids the punch easily.
Veainu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Anderson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Anderson throws an overhand right that lands on Veainu's shoulder, as Veainu tries to avoid the shot.
Veainu cracks a nice hook into Anderson's ribs.
Anderson misses with a hook. Veainu ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veainu's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Anderson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Veainu scrambles back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Veainu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anderson.
Anderson misses the jab.
Anderson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Anderson swings widly with a right hand
and Veainu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Anderson slips under a jab from Veainu.
Veainu looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Veainu lands a nice shot to the body.
Anderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Veainu.
Anderson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Anderson misses with a looping right.
Anderson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Veainu counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters circling - Anderson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Veainu is looking to counter punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson looks to throw the jab but Veainu is out of range.
It looked like Veainu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Anderson misses with a hook
and Veainu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Anderson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Anderson misses its intended target.
It looked like Veainu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Veainu misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Veainu. Anderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Veainu is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Anderson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Veainu slips under a jab from Anderson.
Anderson tries to move into range but Veainu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Anderson misses the jab.
Veainu throws a big counter combination but Anderson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Veainu moves away from the strike by Anderson.
A nice leg kick lands there from Anderson.
Anderson misses with a looping right.
Veainu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anderson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a right hand that misses
and Anderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Veainu lands an overhand right.
Anderson scores with a sloppy right hand. Veainu should have avoided that one.
Veainu misses the jab.
Anderson misses with a looping left.
Veainu throwing a counter right hand but Anderson manages to avoid it.
Anderson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Veainu cracks a nice hook into Anderson's ribs.
Veainu misses the jab.
Veainu lands a nice hook to Anderson's body. Anderson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Veainu blocks a head kick by Anderson.
Veainu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anderson.
Anderson misses with a hook. Veainu ducked under it nicely.
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 Siale Veainu will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Anderson connects with a right hand. Veainu shakes it off.

Veainu fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Anderson, pushing him back against the cage.
Veainu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Veainu.
Anderson is trying to break the clinch but Veainu has him pressed against the cage.
Anderson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Veainu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Veainu digs a right hand into Anderson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Anderson's gas tank.

Veainu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Veainu lands a jab to Anderson's midsection.
Veainu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Veainu misses the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circle momentarily. Veainu darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Anderson avoids the body shot from Veainu.
Anderson throws a right hand that misses
and Anderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Anderson throws a head kick but Veainu moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Anderson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Anderson misses with a right hand

and Veainu counters with a nice right hand that sends Anderson toppling to the canvas! Anderson scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Veainu finish him?!

Anderson is rocked!
Anderson is breathing heavily.
Veainu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Anderson is still on wobbly legs! Can Veainu finish him?
Veainu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anderson can do to turn this around?

Veainu drops Anderson with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Anderson looks back up at him and smiles so Veainu waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Veainu misses with a hook to the body
and Anderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Anderson throws a lazy uppercut
and Veainu counters with a straight right hand.
Anderson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Veainu slips under a jab from Anderson.
It looked like Veainu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Anderson seems to have recovered his senses.
Veainu jabs at Anderson's body.
Veainu swings for the body but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson throws a lazy head kick
and Veainu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veainu lands with a shot to the body.
Anderson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Veainu throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Anderson on the side of the head.
Veainu jabs Anderson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Anderson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Veainu slips under a jab from Anderson.

Veainu feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Anderson sprawling to the canvas! Anderson rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Veainu finish him?!
Anderson gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Veainu gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Anderson is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Siale Veainu!