PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ripp Colton (ranked 5057 p4p, 4020 weight class) and Bas Anderson (ranked 209 p4p, 473 weight class). Bas Anderson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Colton
vs
Anderson

192 cm
28
265
9 - 10 - 1

193 cm
27
265
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ripp Colton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Bas Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Anthony Taglia and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Colton.
A telegraphed right hand from Colton misses the target.
Bas Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson moves in looking to clinch but Colton pushes him off.
Horrible takedown attempt by Anderson or perhaps it was just good defense by Colton, which made it look bad.
Colton throws a lazy uppercut
and Anderson counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Ripp Colton has been cut.
Anderson tries to clinch there but Colton circles away.
Colton misses with a hook.
Anderson fails in his attempt to clinch.

Anderson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Colton is trying to defend but Anderson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Colton moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Anderson is fighting to break Colton's control of his arms but Colton is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Colton seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Colton is keeping the position for now.
Anderson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Anderson being controlled here momentarily.
Colton has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Colton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Colton pulls Anderson in to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Anderson dives in and grabs Colton's left leg, looking for a takedown. Colton pushes down on Anderson's head and hops out.
It looked like Colton wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Colton misses with a lunging right hand
and Anderson counters with a straight right hand.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown but Colton shows good takedown defense.
It looked like Colton wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ripp Colton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bas Anderson.

Colton gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Colton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
Anderson blocks a body shot from Colton.

Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Anderson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Colton's guard.
Anderson looks winded!
Colton is adopting a defensive guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Colton looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Colton continues to stall.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ripp Colton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Colton keeps the fight on the outside.
Colton throws the left hand but Anderson avoids the punch easily.
Anderson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Colton avoids it really well and circles away.
Anderson slips a jab and a cross from Colton.
Colton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Anderson dives in and scores a takedown into Colton's guard.
Colton trying to control the position here.
Anderson stopping the sweep attempt from Colton.
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 Ripp Colton will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ripp Colton'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.

Colton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Colton sprawls well. Colton wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Anderson gets slowly back to his feet.
Anderson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Colton sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Anderson somewhat.
Anderson defending well as Colton loads up on a big left hand.
Anderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Anderson tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Colton misses with a straight right.
Horrible takedown attempt by Anderson or perhaps it was just good defense by Colton, which made it look bad.
Ripp Colton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bas Anderson.
Colton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anderson.
Colton misses with a two punch combination.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
Colton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Colton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It looked like Colton wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Colton avoids the head kick by Anderson.
Colton throws an overhand right that lands on Anderson's shoulder, as Anderson tries to avoid the shot.
Anderson tries to clinch but Colton moves out of range.
Colton misses with an uppercut.
Colton looks to score with a jab to the body but Anderson is just out of range.
Colton misses with a lunging right hand
and Anderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Colton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Colton misses with a wild body shot.
Colton swings for the body but Anderson moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Colton. Anderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Colton throws a jab when Anderson was well out of range.
Colton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anderson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Colton throws an overhand right that lands on Anderson's shoulder, as Anderson tries to avoid the shot.

Anderson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Colton regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colton pulls Anderson in close to his closed guard and prevents Anderson from doing any damage or advancing position.
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!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Colton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Colton swings for the body but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson avoids the body shot from Colton.
Colton misses with a hook. Anderson ducked under it nicely.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Colton.
Anderson shoots for a takedown but Colton saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Colton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Colton has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Colton throws a hook to the side of Anderson's head but Anderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Colton has Anderson up against the cage in a clinch.
Colton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Colton can't find room to land a body shot as Anderson controls the action.
Colton misses with a body punch.
Anderson tries to pull guard but Colton forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Colton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Colton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
Colton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Andersons head.
Colton misses with the head strike.
Colton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Colton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Colton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Colton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Colton manages to break the clinch.
Colton misses with a wild body shot.
Anderson throws a counter combo.
Colton throws a lazy right hand but Anderson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ripp Colton dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ripp Colton's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Colton misses the jab.
Nice takedown defense from Colton. No joy for Anderson on that attempt.
Anderson tries to clinch up.
Colton looks to land a left hand but Anderson moved out of range nicely.
Bas Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Anderson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Anderson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Colton gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Colton is pressing down on Anderson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Colton is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Anderson has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Anderson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Colton content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Colton is looking to advance position but Anderson won't allow it.
Colton content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bas Anderson has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
A big right from Colton misses.
Colton misses with a straight left.
Anderson slips under a jab.
A jab from Colton misses.
Colton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anderson can do to turn this around?
Anderson is looking to clinch but Colton is avoiding it.
A little feinted left hand from Colton on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A swing and a miss from Colton.

Anderson gets tackled into the cage by Colton. Colton maintains the clinch.

Colton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Anderson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colton misses with a straight right.
Colton throws a lazy right hand but Anderson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Colton throws a lazy uppercut
and Anderson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Anderson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ripp Colton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bas Anderson.
Colton misses with a body shot.
Colton missing with a left hand there. Anderson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Colton throws a body punch but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson throws a fast counter high kick but Colton manages to duck under it in time.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Colton.
Colton misses the shot to the body.
Colton misses with a straight right.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Colton throws a body shot but no joy.

Colton closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Colton swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bas Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ripp Colton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Colton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ripp Colton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Colton, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ripp Colton!