PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bam Bam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson comes to the cage accompanied by Fight to Survive. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Anderson
vs
Bam

191 cm
24
245 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

182 cm
19
223 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite 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 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryan Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bam Bam!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson is looking to clinch but Bam is avoiding it.
Bam throws a looping overhand right but Anderson ducks down to avoid it.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Bam swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Anderson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Bam Bam has been cut.
Anderson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bam has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Anderson.

Bam shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Anderson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Anderson keeping full guard, as Bam tries to pass.
Bam wants to control from the top but Anderson keeps moving.
Bam distracts Anderson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bam is in close to Anderson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bam throwing strikes from guard but Anderson blocks nicely.
Bam wants to pass the guard but Anderson is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bam landing with the ground and pound.
Bam forces his way into half guard.
Bam with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Bam is looking to take a break and control but Anderson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Anderson tries to roll over but Bam keeps him under control.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
Bam is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bam scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bam is trying to control. Anderson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bam is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bam thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Anderson's head.
Bam thows a huge punch but Anderson dodges it nicely.
Bam controlling the action here.

Bam Bam has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Bam scores a takedown into full mount!
Bam connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Anderson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Anderson tries to get out of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson taking shots to the head.
Bam lands with some strikes.
Bam landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bam landing strikes from the mount.
Bam looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bam connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee warns Anderson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bam lands a heavy elbow.

Anderson is rocked!
Bam putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Oh Anderson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bam lands a big elbow.
Bam postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Anderson badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Bam around the waist but Bam pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Bam is the winner by TKO! Bam jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bam Bam!