PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chester Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Bravo
vs
Anderson

189 cm
21
214 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chester Bravo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Scott Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bravo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Anderson scores with a head kick. Bravo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Anderson scores with a jab.
Anderson misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Bravo to counter with a crisp jab.
Anderson throws a leg kick but Bravo checks it.
Bravo tries to clinch up.
Bravo wants to clinch.
Bravo moves in looking to clinch but Anderson pushes him off.
Anderson throws a sloppy head kick

and Bravo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Anderson takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Scott Anderson has been cut.
Anderson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bravo throws an elbow that misses.
Anderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bravo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Anderson wants to get back to striking at distance but Bravo won't allow it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Anderson throws an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Anderson tries a knee to the head but Bravo blocks it.
Anderson can't break the clinch.
Anderson is trying to push Bravo away but Bravo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the head but Bravo blocks with his arms.
Bravo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bravo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bravo throws an elbow that misses.
Anderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bravo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Anderson is trying to break free.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bravo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anderson.
Anderson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bravo blocks it with crossed arms.
Anderson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bravo throws an elbow but misses.

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.
Bravo blocking some punches.
Anderson misses with a knee strike.
Anderson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bravo has him pressed against the cage.
Anderson avoids a wild elbow strike from Bravo.
Bravo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Anderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Anderson throws a head punch that misses.
Bravo blocks an elbow strike.
Bravo throws an elbow that misses.
Anderson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Anderson looking to throw knees to the head but Bravo is blocking nicely.
Anderson misses with the head strike.
Bravo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bravo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Anderson working hard to break the clinch.
Anderson looking to throw knees to the head but Bravo is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Anderson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Anderson tries a knee to the head but Bravo blocks it.
Anderson looking to throw knees to the head but Bravo is blocking nicely.
Anderson looking to throw knees to the head but Bravo is blocking nicely.
Anderson tries to break free but Bravo pushes him back against the cage.
Anderson avoids a wild elbow strike from Bravo.
Bravo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Anderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Anderson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Anderson blocks an elbow strike from Bravo.
Bravo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Anderson's efforts to push away.
Anderson blocks an elbow strike from Bravo.
Anderson looking to throw knees to the head but Bravo is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bravo avoids a wild elbow strike from Anderson.
A short left from Bravo.
Anderson misses with a knee to the head.
Anderson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Anderson working aggressively here.
Anderson misses with a knee to the head.
Anderson tries a knee to the head but Bravo blocks it.
Anderson has had enough of the clinch but Bravo keeps him there for the moment.
Bravo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bravo keeps control of Anderson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bravo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bravo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anderson blocks the elbow strike.
Anderson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bravo blocks it with crossed arms.
Bravo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Anderson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Scott 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.

Anderson throws a left and a right that both miss

and Bravo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That has opened up Scott Anderson's cut even more.
Anderson takes an elbow to the temple.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bravo throws an elbow but misses.
Anderson lands a knee to the head.
Bravo pushes off an throws an elbow but Anderson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Anderson.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Bravo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson is trying to break the clinch but Bravo has him pressed against the cage.
Anderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bravo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

The cut above Scott Anderson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Bravo misses with an elbow over the top.
Anderson blocks an elbow strike from Bravo.
Anderson misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo blocking some punches.
Bravo lands an elbow inside that Anderson shrugs off.

Scott Anderson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Bravo prevents Anderson from breaking the clinch.
Anderson takes an elbow to the temple.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Scott Anderson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Chester Bravo!