PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Vronsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson has chosen Skyscrapers - Ready, Set, Fall! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Vronsky
vs
Anderson

181 cm
22
200 lbs
6 - 4 - 1

195 cm
23
190 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Good kicks
Powerful

Crippler's Corner

STEEL PENN'S SKIN SHOP

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 6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Vronsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anderson Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vronsky's head backwards.
Anderson shoots and misses
and Vronsky counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Anderson scores with a push kick.
Anderson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Anderson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Anderson moves into the clinch successfully.

Anderson manages to break the clinch.
Vronsky circles away from the clinch attempt
and Vronsky makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Anderson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Anderson duly obliges.
Vronsky misses with a wild combination.
Anderson looks to land a combination. Vronsky sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Anderson takes the fight into the clinch.
Anderson misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Vronsky escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vronsky misses with a wild body shot.
Anderson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Anderson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Anderson Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anderson throws a wild body kick that Vronsky sees coming a mile off.
Vronsky misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Anderson misses with a takedown
and Vronsky connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vronsky. Anderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anderson throws a predictable looking body shot

and Vronsky counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Vronsky.
Vronsky wants to pass the guard but Anderson is keeping the position.
Vronsky loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Anderson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Vronsky!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vronsky is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Vronsky might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Anderson throwing strikes but Vronsky bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson throwing strikes from guard but Vronsky blocks nicely.
Anderson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Anderson throwing strikes from guard but Vronsky blocks nicely.

Vronsky scrambles and gets back to his feet.

Anderson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
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 throwing shots but missing, from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vronsky is not content to let Anderson control the position.
Anderson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Vronsky is trying to get back to half guard.
Anderson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Vronsky tries to buck Anderson off but Anderson is having none of it.
Anderson with the ground and pound but Vronsky regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Anderson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Anderson scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vronsky is staying active underneath Anderson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Anderson seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Vronsky has recovered full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Anderson wanted to stand there but Vronsky had control of the position.
Vronsky is wriggling around but Anderson manages to pass to half guard.
Anderson is looking to advance position but Vronsky won't allow it.
Anderson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vronsky is holding on to half guard well.
Vronsky keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Vronsky gets caught napping as Anderson dives in and scores a takedown. Vronsky manages to retain guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Anderson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Anderson throwing strikes from guard but Vronsky blocks nicely.
Vronsky utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Anderson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vronsky wants to stand up but Anderson is controlling him.
Vronsky keeping full guard, as Anderson tries to pass.
Vronsky wants to stand and escape but Anderson is having none of it.
Anderson wants to control from the top but Vronsky keeps moving.
Anderson forces his way into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vronsky is trying to maintain the position but Anderson is very close to passing his half guard.
Vronsky is looking to escape.
Anderson prevents Vronsky from improving his position.
Anderson thows a huge punch but Vronsky dodges it nicely.
Anderson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Vronsky tries to roll over but Anderson keeps him under control.
Vronsky avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Anderson.

Anderson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Vronsky is just riding it out for now. Anderson eventually gives up the hold.

That's two 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.
Anderson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Anderson throws some wild stikes that Vronsky manages to avoid easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vronsky wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Anderson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Vronsky looks a forlorn figure.

Anderson swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Vronsky is now in Anderson's guard. A big mistake from Anderson there, giving up the dominant position!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Vronsky missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Anderson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Anderson is trying to control the position but Vronsky postures up.

Anderson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Vronsky doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Vronsky manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Anderson working a defensive guard but Vronsky manages to pass into side control anyway.
Vronsky blocks the strikes from Anderson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Vronsky is chipping away with strikes.
Anderson is trying to get back to half guard.
Anderson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Anderson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Vronsky landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Vronsky wants to free his trapped foot but Anderson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Anderson is looking to improve his position.
Anderson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Vronsky lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Anderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Vronsky's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Anderson wants to clinch.
A shot to the body from Anderson misses

and Vronsky counters with a single leg into guard. Anderson didn't expect that.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Anderson is on top in guard.
Vronsky wants to sweep but no luck.
Anderson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Anderson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vronsky has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Anderson has passed into side control.
Anderson throws a strike aimed at the side of Vronsky's head but Vronsky avoids it well.
Anderson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Vronsky is avoiding damage well.
Anderson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

Anderson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vronsky dodges the ground and pound from Anderson.
Anderson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Anderson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Vronsky wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anderson gets to mount! Vronsky was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Anderson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Anderson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Michael Vronsky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson looking to control but Vronsky is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Anderson Anderson has got the better of the ground game so far.

Anderson is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Vronsky to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Vronsky shrugs it off.
Anderson thowing shots but they're missing.
Anderson tries to control but Vronsky wriggling away.
Anderson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Anderson goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Vronsky is on top in guard.

Anderson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
Anderson looking for a sweep. Not yet Anderson, not yet.
Vronsky lands a couple of digs.

Anderson throws his legs up looking for a submission but Vronsky uses it to pass to side control.
Anderson tries to buck Vronsky off but Vronsky is having none of it.
Vronsky trying to control the action but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Anderson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Vronsky wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Vronsky landing a few strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to improve position but can't.

Vronsky looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Anderson tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Vronsky working the ground and pound.
Anderson is trying to control Vronsky's posture but Vronsky avoids it.
Vronsky is chipping away with strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson is trying to control Vronsky's posture but Vronsky avoids it.
Anderson Anderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Vronsky is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Anderson has escaped the position, nice work there.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Anderson Anderson.
Well Anderson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30

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