PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mason Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milo Kolacic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson comes to the cage accompanied by Simon Says. Kolacic has chosen Nermina Golubovic - Kolacic as his entrance music. Milo Kolacic has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mason Anderson's chin.

Anderson
vs
Kolacic

183 cm
27
197 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

168 cm
22
186 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined

Crippler's Corner

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mason Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Milo Kolacic!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kolacic was well out of range. Poor timing from Anderson.
Anderson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Anderson wants it to stay on the feet.
A shot to de liver by Anderson. Beautiful body shot.
Anderson slips under a jab.
A slow jab from Kolacic misses its intended target.
Kolacic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kolacic misses with a body shot.
Kolacic jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kolacic but Kolacic pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Anderson lands a nice hook to Kolacic's body. Kolacic takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Kolacic.
Kolacic misses with a body shot.
Kolacic fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kolacic scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd cheers as Anderson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kolacic doesn't seem phased though.
Kolacic shoots in and drives through. Anderson sprawls well.
Mason Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Milo Kolacic.
Anderson looks to land a right hand but Kolacic moved out of range.
Anderson lands a jab to the head.
Anderson missing with a left hand there. Kolacic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Anderson looks to land a left hand but Kolacic moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Kolacic misses its intended target.
Kolacic fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kolacic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
Anderson scores with a hook.
Kolacic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anderson throws out the jab.
Kolacic takes a shot right to the bread basket.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Anderson.
Kolacic throws a lazy right hand but Anderson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kolacic tries to clinch up.

Anderson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kolacic!

Anderson with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Anderson thowing shots but they're missing.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kolacic can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The referee warns Kolacic that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kolacic is squirming around, avoiding Anderson's attempts to control the action.
Kolacic is controlling an arm, preventing Anderson from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Kolacic sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kolacic punching from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kolacic gets back to full guard.
Kolacic keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kolacic is on top in guard.
Anderson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kolacic trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Anderson has his foot on Kolacic's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kolacic works his way back into a safe position though.
Anderson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kolacic!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson controlling the pace for now.
Anderson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

Anderson is working for a guillotine from mount but Kolacic frees his head quite easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Anderson is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Kolacic has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Kolacic!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mason Anderson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Anderson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kolacic stuffs the takedown attempt from Anderson. Anderson gets slowly back to his feet.
A lazy left from Anderson finds it's target.
Kolacic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anderson.
Anderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kolacic misses with a hook. Anderson ducked under it nicely.
Anderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kolacic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Anderson misses.
Anderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Kolacic clinches up with Anderson and pushes him back against the cage.
Anderson tries to break the clinch but Kolacic is controlling the position.
Kolacic misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Kolacic.
Anderson is pressed up against the cage. Kolacic has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Anderson down to the mat. Anderson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kolacic slaps away a takedown attempt from Anderson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Anderson throws a right and a left that Kolacic avoids nicely.

Kolacic closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolacic throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kolacic missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kolacic slips a nice elbow through Anderson's hands, connecting with Anderson's forehead.
Kolacic misses with a head shot. Anderson uses the momentum to regain guard.
Kolacic wants to control from the top but Anderson keeps moving.
Kolacic loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kolacic trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kolacic loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kolacic with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kolacic throws a big right hand that misses.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Anderson stuns Kolacic with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kolacic. Anderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kolacic misses with a straight left.
Kolacic takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Anderson cracks Kolacic with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Anderson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kolacic. Anderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kolacic throws a nice looking combination but Anderson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Milo Kolacic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Anderson scores with a hook to the body. Kolacic takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Anderson misses with the combination.
A big left from Anderson misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mason Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kolacic misses with a straight right.
Anderson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kolacic.
Anderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kolacic.
Kolacic keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kolacic is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Anderson lands an overhand right.
Anderson moves out of range as Kolacic strikes.
A slow jab from Kolacic misses its intended target.
Anderson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kolacic shoots in and drives through. Anderson sprawls well.
Kolacic walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Kolacic drives through with a takedown into guard.
Anderson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kolacic accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kolacic is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kolacic throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Anderson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Anderson raining down shots from the mount!
Anderson lands with some strikes.
Kolacic tries to hold on but Anderson pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Mason Anderson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Kolacic is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Anderson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Anderson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Kolacic shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Anderson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Anderson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kolacic is controlling him.
Anderson pulls Kolacic in close to prevent any damage.
Kolacic postures up in Anderson's guard and throws a big left but Anderson blocks it.
Anderson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kolacic trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Anderson is trying to keep Kolacic in close.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Anderson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kolacic gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kolacic swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Kolacic is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Anderson's half guard.
Milo Kolacic has got the better of the ground game so far.

Anderson makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kolacic on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Anderson. Anderson obviously looking to wear him down.
A big right from Anderson misses.
Kolacic fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nice jab there from Kolacic.
Anderson lands a head shot.
Kolacic misses with a takedown attempt - Anderson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kolacic throws a combination that misses
and Anderson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Anderson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mason Anderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Anderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anderson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kolacic throws a predictable looking body shot
and Anderson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Kolacic.
Anderson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kolacic slips a straight right by Anderson.
Anderson digs a good hook to Kolacic's body.
Kolacic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Anderson looks to land a combination but Kolacic avoids it well.
Kolacic misses with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kolacic.
Kolacic scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Anderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown but Kolacic shows good takedown defense.
Kolacic throws a hook to the side of Anderson's head but Anderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kolacic takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kolacic gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kolacic as he jumps to the side.
Kolacic jabs at Anderson's body.
Anderson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kolacic circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mason Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kolacic blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kolacic. Anderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anderson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kolacic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anderson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kolacic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kolacic was well out of range. Poor timing from Anderson.
Anderson moves out of range as Kolacic strikes.
Kolacic throws a left and a right that both miss
and Anderson counters with a leg kick.
Mason Anderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kolacic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anderson.
Kolacic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice body punch from Kolacic.
Kolacic throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Anderson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A telegraphed right hand from Kolacic misses the target.
Anderson slips a jab from Kolacic.
Kolacic misses with a body shot.
Kolacic throws a sloppy body shot
letting Anderson counter with a right hand.
Anderson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jab from Kolacic.
Kolacic connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Milo Kolacic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anderson misses with a looping left.

Anderson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mason Anderson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Anderson, 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mason Anderson!