PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Baxter (ranked 4081 p4p, 4275 weight class) and Danny Anderson (ranked 395 p4p, 419 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Baxter
vs
Anderson

175 cm
18
163
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
163
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brandon Baxter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Danny Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baxter shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Anderson defends it nicely.

Anderson has managed to clinch.

Anderson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Baxter uses from the top position.
Anderson tries to strike from the bottom.
Anderson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Baxter trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson is controlling Baxter's posture.
Let's hope that Anderson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Anderson pulls Baxter in close to prevent any damage.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Baxter preventing the sweep.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Anderson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Anderson closes the distance and clinches.
Baxter is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Anderson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A short right from Anderson.
Anderson looking to throw knees to the head but Baxter is blocking nicely.
Baxter tries to pull guard but Anderson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Baxter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knees in the clinch landing for Baxter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baxter working hard to break the clinch.
Baxter blocks an uppercut.
Baxter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Baxter tries to pull guard but Anderson holds him up against the cage and eventually Baxter drops back down to his feet.
Anderson throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Anderson fails to land.
Baxter is working for takedown but Anderson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Anderson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Baxter tries to pull guard but Anderson holds him up against the cage and eventually Baxter drops back down to his feet.
Anderson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Baxter backwards.
Anderson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Baxter backwards.
Baxter throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Anderson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baxter landing knees to the body.
Anderson keeps control of Baxter as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Baxter takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Brandon Baxter has been cut.
Anderson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Anderson controlling the action here for a moment.
Anderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baxter blocking some punches.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anderson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Baxter drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Baxter has Anderson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Anderson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baxter tries to break the clinch but Anderson is controlling the position.
Baxter can't get the takedown.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anderson.
Anderson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Anderson misses with some punches.
Anderson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Anderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anderson is stalling here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Anderson fails to land.

Anderson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Anderson 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 the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Baxter has hold of Anderson's hands but Anderson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Anderson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brandon Baxter's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Anderson clinches up against the cage.
Baxter blocking some punches.
Baxter has had enough of the clinch but Anderson keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Baxter's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Baxter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baxter is trying to stall.
Anderson working aggressively here.
Anderson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Baxter backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Baxter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Anderson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Anderson working aggressively here.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Danny Anderson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baxter is trying to stall.
Baxter is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Anderson to keep the fight standing.
Anderson misses with some punches.
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Baxter.
Baxter fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Anderson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Baxter blocks an uppercut.
Baxter is trying to pull guard but Anderson has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Baxter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Baxter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baxter blocking some punches.
Anderson has a couple of punches blocked by Baxter.
Baxter blocks an uppercut.
Anderson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Anderson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Baxter backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Anderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anderson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Baxter trying to control the position but instead, Anderson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Baxter into the cage.
Anderson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Baxter backwards.
Anderson scores with a shoulder strike.
Baxter blocks the elbow strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Baxter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baxter looking to stall.
Baxter jumps guard but Anderson stands there with Baxter around his waist. Baxter gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson working aggressively here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Anderson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Baxter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Anderson gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Baxter pushes Anderson off but Anderson dives into side control.
Anderson staying calm.
Anderson lands a nice forearm strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson cracks Baxter with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Anderson scoring with punches and elbows.

Baxter is rocked!
Baxter struggling a bit here.
Oh Baxter is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
You can see the frustration on Baxter's face as Anderson controls the position.
Baxter seems to have got his legs back now.
Anderson landing a few strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson taking a breather here.
Anderson cracks Baxter with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Anderson immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Baxter is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Anderson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Anderson!