PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marek Siedlecki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ciaran Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marek Siedlecki had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Siedlecki
vs
Anderson

174 cm
18
160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

171 cm
18
156 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Marek Siedlecki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ciaran Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Siedlecki misses with a double jab.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Siedlecki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Siedlecki looks to land a combination but Anderson avoids it well.
Siedlecki with a jab.
Anderson misses with a combination
and Siedlecki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Siedlecki circles away from the clinch attempt
and Siedlecki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Anderson shoots in for a double leg but Siedlecki sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Siedlecki digs a good body shot into Anderson's ribs.
Siedlecki scores with a three punch combo!
Siedlecki tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Anderson moves into the clinch.
Anderson avoiding damage.

Anderson breaks from the clinch.
Siedlecki keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Siedlecki cracks the inside of Anderson's front leg.
Siedlecki scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Siedlecki throws a right and a left that Anderson avoids nicely.
Siedlecki scores with a three punch combo!

Anderson is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Anderson throws a head kick but Siedlecki moves out of range.
Anderson is still on wobbly legs! Can Siedlecki finish him?

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Siedlecki has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Anderson uses from the top position.
Anderson seems to have recovered his senses.
Siedlecki throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

Anderson stands up from Siedlecki's guard - Anderson perhaps looking for a knockout.

Anderson forces Siedlecki back against the cage and clinches.
Anderson gets underhooks to prevent Siedlecki's takedown attempt.
with the fighters clinched against the cage, Anderson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Siedlecki throws out a powerful jab.
Siedlecki lands an overhand right.
Siedlecki tries to bum rush Anderson with a series of wild strikes but Anderson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A lazy left from Siedlecki finds it's target.
Good standup being displayed there by Siedlecki as he connects with a hook.
Anderson tries to clinch up.
Anderson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Anderson wants to clinch up but Siedlecki keeps it at a distance.
Siedlecki cracks a nice hook into Anderson's ribs.
Anderson looks gassed!
Siedlecki closes the distance looking to clinch

and Anderson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Anderson misses with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siedlecki gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Anderson.

Anderson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Siedlecki scores with the left hand. Anderson knows he should have avoided that one.
The fight stays on the outside here - Anderson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A nice combination there by Siedlecki.
Siedlecki tests Anderson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Siedlecki tries to close the distance and clinch but Anderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Siedlecki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Siedlecki throws a right hand that Anderson ducks under and follows up with a left that Anderson also avoids with ease.
Anderson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Siedlecki falls off balance throwing a combination

and Anderson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Siedlecki wants a takedown.
Anderson with a knee to the head.
Anderson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Siedlecki prevents it.
Marek Siedlecki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ciaran Anderson.
Anderson gets underhooks to prevent Siedlecki's takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Anderson can't get the takedown.
Siedlecki fails to pull guard.
Anderson taking a breather.

Anderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anderson has a takedown stuffed.
Siedlecki tries to close the distance and clinch but Anderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Anderson darts in and clinches Siedlecki up against the cage.
Anderson has Siedlecki pushed against the cage.

Anderson breaks the clinch.
Nice body punch from Siedlecki.

Anderson gets caught flat footed, as Siedlecki shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Anderson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Anderson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Anderson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Anderson wants to stand and escape but Siedlecki is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siedlecki throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Siedlecki in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Anderson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Siedlecki missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Anderson slips a jab and a cross from Siedlecki.
Anderson shoots in but no luck this time.
Siedlecki throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Anderson darts in and clinches Siedlecki up against the cage.
Anderson connects with a knee to the head.
Anderson stalling against the cage.
Siedlecki avoiding damage as Anderson throws knees to the body.
Anderson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Siedlecki blocks it with crossed arms.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Siedlecki gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Siedlecki works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marek Siedlecki dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Anderson closes the distance and clinches.

Anderson lands a takedown into guard.
Siedlecki working a defensive guard here.

Anderson stands up from Siedlecki's guard - Anderson perhaps looking for a knockout.
Anderson tries to clinch but Siedlecki moves out of range.
Anderson throws a nice head kick!
Anderson has a takedown stuffed.

Anderson moves into the clinch.
Siedlecki goes for a takedown attempt but Anderson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Siedlecki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Anderson tries to clinch up.
Anderson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Siedlecki stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The fighters circling - Siedlecki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Anderson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Siedlecki is trying to break free.
Anderson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Siedlecki lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Anderson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Siedlecki fails to pull guard.
Siedlecki tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marek Siedlecki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Siedlecki letting Anderson take a breather here.
Siedlecki has Anderson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Anderson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Siedlecki is working for takedown but Anderson is calmly controlling the position for now.

Anderson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Anderson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Siedlecki to the mat! Siedlecki manages to get full guard.
Siedlecki is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Anderson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Anderson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Siedlecki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Siedlecki lands a decent shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siedlecki is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Siedlecki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Anderson postures up.
Siedlecki has a closed guard, preventing Anderson from standing up.
Siedlecki with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Anderson can't handle though.
Anderson stopping the sweep attempt from Siedlecki.
Anderson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Anderson trying to control from Siedlecki's half guard. Siedlecki has other ideas though and has regained full guard.

Anderson stands up from Siedlecki's guard - Anderson perhaps looking for a knockout.

Anderson gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siedlecki tries for a takedown but Anderson manages to get underhooks.
Anderson missing with knees to the body.

Anderson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Siedlecki lands a really nice looking cross but Anderson seems unphased.
Siedlecki throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anderson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Siedlecki motions for Anderson to come forward. Siedlecki throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Anderson tries to clinch but Siedlecki is having none of it.
Siedlecki throws a left and a right that both miss

and Anderson counters by clinching up.
Anderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Siedlecki has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Anderson breaks the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Siedlecki. No joy for Anderson on that attempt.
Siedlecki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Anderson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Anderson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Siedlecki just stands there and leans against the cage.

Anderson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Siedlecki fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Anderson, pushing him back against the cage.

Anderson breaks from the clinch.
Anderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Anderson moves into the clinch successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Anderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Siedlecki misses with a few strikes there.
Anderson has a takedown stuffed.

Anderson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Siedlecki!
Siedlecki is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Anderson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

Siedlecki defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Anderson.
Siedlecki bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Siedlecki working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Siedlecki wants to pass the guard but Anderson is keeping the position.
Anderson can't keep his opponent in guard - Siedlecki advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ciaran Anderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Anderson dodges the punch combination from Siedlecki.
Anderson looks to clinch
and Siedlecki counters with a nice leg kick.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses.
Siedlecki misses with the combination.
Marek Siedlecki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Siedlecki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Siedlecki as he avoids it easily.
Anderson clinches but Siedlecki breaks the clinch
and Siedlecki counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Some wild striking there from Siedlecki.
Anderson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Siedlecki.
Siedlecki avoids the head kick by Anderson.
Marek Siedlecki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Siedlecki throws a head kick that misses

and Anderson counters with a single leg into guard. Siedlecki didn't expect that.

Anderson stands up from Siedlecki's guard - Anderson perhaps looking for a knockout.
Anderson wants to clinch up but Siedlecki keeps it at a distance.
Anderson catches Siedlecki with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Anderson doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Siedlecki counter with a right hand.
Siedlecki throws a leg kick that is checked

and Anderson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Siedlecki!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Siedlecki is squirming around, avoiding Anderson's attempts to control the action.
Siedlecki really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Anderson stands up from mount. Strange move.
Anderson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Anderson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Siedlecki circles away.
Marek Siedlecki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ciaran Anderson.
Anderson takes one to the chin there.
Anderson misses with the combination.

Anderson pushes Siedlecki up against the cage in a clinch.
Anderson landing knees to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Anderson lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Siedlecki is not content to let Anderson control the position.
Siedlecki tries to get to full guard but Anderson has control of the leg.

Anderson decides to return to a standing position.
A left lands for Siedlecki.
An inside leg kick lands from Siedlecki.
Anderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Siedlecki throws a combination that misses

and Anderson counters by moving into the clinch.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Anderson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Siedlecki just stands there and leans against the cage.
Anderson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Siedlecki.
Siedlecki is working for takedown but Anderson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Siedlecki has had enough of the clinch but Anderson keeps him there for the moment.
Siedlecki keeps control of Anderson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Siedlecki tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Anderson smiles and moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siedlecki throws a combination. Anderson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Anderson wants to clinch.
Siedlecki lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Siedlecki.

Anderson moves into the clinch.
Siedlecki tries for a takedown. No joy.

Siedlecki has hold of one of Anderson's legs. Anderson is fighting the takedown attempt but Siedlecki gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Siedlecki trying to move into half guard but instead Anderson has managed to sweep!
Anderson wanted to stand there but Siedlecki had control of the position.
Siedlecki looking for a sweep. Not yet Siedlecki, not yet.
Siedlecki keeping full guard, as Anderson tries to pass.

Anderson has gone for a leg lock! Siedlecki slips out almost immediately though and dives into Anderson's guard.
Siedlecki is in close to Anderson's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Siedlecki lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Siedlecki thows a big elbow that misses.
Siedlecki has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Anderson keeping full guard, as Siedlecki tries to pass.
Siedlecki is looking to work some ground and pound but Anderson has wrist control.
Siedlecki postures up in Anderson's guard and throws a big left but Anderson blocks it.

Siedlecki stands up from Anderson's guard - Siedlecki perhaps looking for a knockout.
Siedlecki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Siedlecki misses with the combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Siedlecki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Siedlecki tries for a takedown but Anderson circles away easily

and Anderson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Anderson.

Anderson manages to break the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ciaran Anderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Anderson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29

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