PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Britney Spears (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayne Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wayne Anderson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Spears
vs
Anderson

220 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
21
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Fight Club Clothing™

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Britney Spears!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wayne Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Anderson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice takedown defense from Spears. No joy for Anderson on that attempt.
Spears misses with a few strikes there.
Anderson throws a combination that misses
and Spears counters with a one-two to the body.
Spears looks to score with a jab to the body but Anderson is just out of range.
Anderson tries to clinch
and Spears counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Anderson wants to clinch
and Spears counters with a series of strikes. Anderson will be more careful next time no doubt.

Anderson drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spears wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Spears keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Anderson stopping the sweep attempt from Spears.
Spears will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Spears wants to stand up but Anderson is controlling him.
Anderson thows a big elbow that misses.

Anderson drops back looking for a leg! Spears is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Spears manages to kick Anderson off! Anderson jumps back into Spears's guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Anderson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Spears's waist but Spears gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Anderson off to one side.

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.
Anderson fails with a takedown attempt.
Britney Spears has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wayne Anderson.
Spears stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Spears wants it to stay on the feet.
Britney Spears is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anderson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Spears misses with a few strikes there.
Wayne Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spears will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson shoots in and drives through. Spears sprawls well.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown but Spears shows good takedown defense.
Spears fails to land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anderson. Spears does a little dance to reset his feet.
An inside leg kick from Anderson misses.
Spears missing with a left hand there. Anderson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Spears throws a body punch but Anderson moves out of range.
Spears throws a hook but Anderson blocks it.
Anderson slips under a jab from Spears.

That's four 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.
Spears ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Spears ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
Spears fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Spears sprawls well. Spears wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Anderson gets slowly back to his feet.
Anderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Anderson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Spears fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Spears stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Spears wants it to stay on the feet.
Spears thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Britney Spears dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Anderson shoots in looking for a takedown. Spears tries to sprawl out of it but Anderson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Spears manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Spears swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A shot to the body from Anderson misses
letting Spears counter with a right hand.
Britney Spears is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anderson tries for a takedown but Spears sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Anderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Anderson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Spears.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spears looks to land a right hand but Anderson moved out of range.
Spears throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anderson tries to clinch
and Spears counters with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spears swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Spears swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Spears looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Anderson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Spears sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Anderson somewhat.
Britney Spears has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wayne Anderson.
Spears tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Spears.
Spears throws a right hand that Anderson ducks under and follows up with a left that Anderson also avoids with ease.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown but Spears shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Spears lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Anderson circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Anderson tries to clinch but Spears moves away
and Spears counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Anderson tries to bum rush Spears with a series of wild strikes but Spears uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Anderson tries to clinch up
and Spears counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Spears dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Anderson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Anderson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Spears's waist but Spears gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Anderson off to one side.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
Spears looks to land a right hand but Anderson moved out of range.
Britney Spears is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spears lands a nice looking body shot.
Spears swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Anderson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spears.
Anderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Anderson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spears.
Anderson closes the distance and clinches up with Spears, looking for a takedown. Anderson pushes Spears against the ropes but Spears circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Spears misses with a straight left.
Anderson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Anderson shoots in looking for a takedown. Spears tries to sprawl out of it but Anderson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Spears manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Spears misses with a few strikes there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anderson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Spears really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Anderson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Spears.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Spears is fending him off so far but Anderson persists. Nope, Spears circles away and we're back to standing.
Anderson wants to clinch
and Spears counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spears stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Spears wants it to stay on the feet.
Spears scores with a punch to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Britney Spears dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Spears with a hook.
Anderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Anderson misses with a takedown attempt - Spears sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Anderson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Spears tries to avoid it but Anderson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Spears to the ground. Spears escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Spears.
Spears fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anderson manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson looks to clinch
and Spears counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Spears scores with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Spears counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Anderson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Spears cracks Anderson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Anderson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Anderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spears lands with a nice body punch.
Anderson takes one on the button.
Anderson shoots in looking for a takedown. Spears tries to sprawl out of it but Anderson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Spears manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Britney Spears has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wayne Anderson.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Anderson.
Spears is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spears scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Spears is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Spears throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Anderson on the side of the head.
Anderson tries a head kick but it misses.
Spears lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Spears works over Anderson's head and body with a nice combination.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown but Spears shows good takedown defense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spears connects with a single shot there.
Spears jabs Anderson right on the nose. Anderson blinks but takes it well.
Anderson has his takedown stuffed
and Spears counters with a nice uppercut.
Spears connects with a body shot.
Spears swinging wildly here.
Anderson looks to clinch
and Spears counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Anderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Anderson looks to land a body kick but Spears moved away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spears throws a right and a left that Anderson avoids nicely.
Spears throws a series of punches but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson slips under a jab.
Anderson throws the left hand but Spears avoids the punch easily.
Anderson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Spears misses with the combination.
Spears waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Anderson.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson fails with a takedown attempt.
Wayne Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Britney Spears is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Spears lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Britney Spears showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Spears, 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Britney Spears!
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Britney Spears!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Britney Spears!

Britney Spears wins by unanimous decision!