PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evandro Campo Santo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson comes to the cage accompanied by Fight for your Right to Party. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Anderson
vs
Campo Santo

190 cm
23
260 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

225 cm
24
291 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Evandro Campo Santo!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campo Santo connects with a looping right hand.
Campo Santo lands a head shot.
Campo Santo keeps the fight on the outside.
Anderson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Campo Santo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Anderson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Campo Santo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Anderson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Campo Santo's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Campo Santo duly obliges.
Anderson is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Campo Santo works Anderson's body with a nice hook.
Anderson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Campo Santo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Anderson closes the distance and clinches up with Campo Santo, looking for a takedown. Anderson pushes Campo Santo against the cage but Campo Santo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Anderson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Campo Santo lands with a good body shot.
Anderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Evandro Campo Santo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anderson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Campo Santo blocks the low kick.
Campo Santo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Anderson backs up against the cage.
Campo Santo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Anderson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Campo Santo scores with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Campo Santo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Campo Santo lands with an uppercut that bounces Anderson off the cage and back into rage.
Campo Santo lands with a good body shot.
Anderson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

Anderson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Anderson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Anderson trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson thowing shots but they're missing.
Campo Santo is trying to stand up.
Anderson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Anderson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Anderson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Campo Santo avoids a series of strikes thrown by Anderson.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Campo Santo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Anderson sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
A nice elbow there by Anderson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Evandro Campo Santo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Anderson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Campo Santo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Campo Santo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Anderson is looking to clinch.
Campo Santo scores with a jab to the body.
Campo Santo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Anderson in his tracks.
Anderson tries to clinch there but Campo Santo circles away.
Campo Santo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Campo Santo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A left and a right from Campo Santo both land. Nice combination.
Anderson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Campo Santo's waist but Campo Santo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Anderson off to one side.
Anderson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Campo Santo swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Campo Santo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Campo Santo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Anderson.
Campo Santo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Anderson rather than just go for the knockout.
Campo Santo tests Anderson's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Campo Santo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Campo Santo connects with the punch.
Evandro Campo Santo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Campo Santo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Anderson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Campo Santo counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campo Santo stuns Anderson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Campo Santo is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Campo Santo digs a good hook to Anderson's body.
Anderson tries to clinch up
and Campo Santo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice jab there from Campo Santo.
Anderson has a takedown stuffed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Anderson is looking to clinch.
Campo Santo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Anderson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Campo Santo counters with a right hand to the body.
Horrible takedown by Anderson or perhaps it was just good defense by Campo Santo which made him look bad.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson moves in looking to clinch but Campo Santo pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Evandro Campo Santo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

A decent looking cross lands there for Campo Santo.
The fighters circle momentarily. Campo Santo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Anderson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Campo Santo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Campo Santo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Anderson tries to clinch but Campo Santo moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Anderson gets a clinch.
Anderson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Campo Santo pulls his leg out and moves away.
A cross from Campo Santo lands.
Anderson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Campo Santo swivels and escapes.
Anderson is looking to clinch but Campo Santo is avoiding it.
Anderson moves in looking to clinch but Campo Santo pushes him off.
Evandro Campo Santo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campo Santo works the jab nicely.
Campo Santo swats away the attempt to clinch by Anderson.
Campo Santo scores with a jab to the head.
Anderson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Campo Santo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Frank Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Campo Santo pinned against the cage. Campo Santo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Campo Santo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Campo Santo jabs at Anderson's body.
Anderson fails with the takedown.
No luck for Anderson with that takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campo Santo scores with a jab. Anderson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Anderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Campo Santo lands with a good body shot.
Campo Santo lands a nice shot that snaps Anderson's head back.
Anderson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Anderson misses with a body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Evandro Campo Santo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Campo Santo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evandro Campo Santo!