PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dog Spider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noah Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. "Just Dance" by Lady GaGa kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Spider
vs
Anderson

195 cm
21
195 lbs
4 - 1 - 1

180 cm
20
195 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dog Spider!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Noah Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Edson Gomes and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson scores with a punch to the head.
Anderson lands a nice shot that snaps Spider's head back.
Spider tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Anderson counters with a lovely shot to the body.

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.
Anderson won't allow Spider to sweep him here.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Spider is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anderson tries to free his leg and advance position but Spider is retaining full guard.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Spider is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Noah Anderson was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Anderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Spider is just out of range.
Spider tries to close the distance and clinch but Anderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Spider doesn't manage to clinch there - Anderson circles away.
Anderson walks into a stiff left hand from Spider.
Anderson misses with an uppercut. Spider saw that one coming.
Spider ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Spider tries a head kick but it misses.
Anderson takes one to the side of the head.

Spider moves into the clinch successfully.
Spider works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Spider blocks an uppercut.
Knees to the body from Spider.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is struggling to control the position.
Anderson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Anderson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Spider throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Spider stalling in the clinch but Anderson improves position.
Spider lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Anderson.
Spider wants to stall.
Spider displaying some good clinch control by pressing Anderson up against the ropes.
Spider gets through Anderson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Anderson lands a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Spider.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Spider's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spider looking to stall.
Anderson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Anderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Spider looking to stall.
Spider is pushing Anderson up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Spider just misses with a elbow thrown towards Anderson's brow.
Spider lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Anderson.
Knees to the body from Spider.
Anderson looks gassed!
Anderson stalling in the clinch but Spider improves position.
Spider is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.

Anderson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Spider tries to clinch
and Anderson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Spider's jab looks to have found its range, popping Anderson under the eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spider wants to clinch
and Anderson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Spider wants to clinch up but Anderson keeps it at a distance.
Anderson throws a lazy uppercut
and Spider counters with a head kick.
Spider scores with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spider moves in looking to clinch but Anderson pushes him off.
Spider misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Spider tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Spider tries to clinch
and Anderson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Anderson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Dog Spider is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Spider uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
Anderson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Anderson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dog Spider dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Anderson throws a predictable looking body shot

and Spider counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Spider misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anderson.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Spider obliges.
A head punch on the inside from Anderson fails to land.
Spider looking to stall.
Spider lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Anderson on the inside.
Spider tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Spider lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Spider blocks a body shot from Anderson.
Spider scores with a knee to the head.
Anderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spider gets underhooks to prevent Anderson's takedown attempt.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Anderson.
A left hand lands to the body for Spider.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
Anderson working aggressively here.
A knee to the head by Spider.

It looks like Noah Anderson has been cut.
Spider tries to land knees in the clinch but Anderson avoids the damage to the body.
Spider using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Spider.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Spider for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Anderson is trying to maintain a safe position but Spider gets an underhook and turns Anderson into the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Spider.
A bit of stalling here from Spider.
Spider misses with a knee to the head.
Spider misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anderson.
Spider is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Spider lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Anderson or not.
Spider looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Spider is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to stall but Spider uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Spider looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Anderson is trying to push Spider away but Spider has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Spider tries to stall but Anderson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Anderson taking a breather.
Spider with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Spider blocks a body shot from Anderson.
Spider landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Spider throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Spider uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Spider looking to slow down the pace here.
Spider lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Anderson or not.
Spider works on Anderson's body with a couple of short punches.
Spider taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Spider lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spider lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Knees in the clinch landing for Spider.
Spider creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Spider lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Anderson is looking to control Spider's arms but Spider gets an underhook and turns him. Now Anderson has his back to the ropes.
Spider works on Anderson's body with a couple of short punches.
Spider lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Spider manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Spider lands a left hand.
Spider is trying to maintain a safe position but Anderson gets an underhook and turns Spider into the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spider lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Spider blocks an uppercut.
Anderson blocking some punches.
Anderson tries to work over Spider's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Spider lands a right hand that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Anderson looking to stall.
Spider trying to land knees to the body.
Dog Spider has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Anderson taking a breather.
Spider leaning against his opponent.
Spider tries a knee to the head but Anderson blocks it.
Spider trying to land knees to the body.
Spider is leaning against Anderson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Anderson takes a shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A body shot lands from Spider.
Anderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Spider with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Spider prevents Anderson from breaking the clinch.
Anderson blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dog Spider dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Noah Anderson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Anderson misses with a right hand
enabling Spider to counter with a crisp jab.
Spider lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Spider tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Anderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Spider throws a right and a left that both miss.
Anderson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Spider counters with a nice uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Spider looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Spider ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Spider is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Spider tries to clinch up

and Anderson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Anderson.
Anderson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Anderson wants to pass the guard but Spider is keeping the position.
Spider will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Spider manages to escape and get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spider fails in his attempt to clinch.
Anderson throws a lazy uppercut

and Spider moves into the clinch.
Spider lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Spider lands a nice shot to the body.
Spider unloads a knee to the mid-section. Anderson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The referee calls for Spider to work.
Spider misses with an elbow over the top.
Anderson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees to the body from Spider.
Spider with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Spider lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Dog Spider is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spider prevents Anderson from breaking the clinch.
Spider gets through Anderson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Anderson tightens his grip and picks Spider up, before dumping him to the ground. Spider manages to land in guard.
Spider has his hands on Anderson's head, controlling the position.
Anderson throws a strike but Spider rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Anderson is trying to control the position but Spider postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson has a closed guard, preventing Spider from standing up.

That's four 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.
Spider looking to sit in guard and control but Anderson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Spider is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Noah Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anderson prevents Spider from getting back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dog Spider showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Spider, 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Dog Spider!
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight for Dog Spider!
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Dog Spider!

Dog Spider wins by unanimous decision!