PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brownie Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Skantze Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson comes to the cage accompanied by inner ninja. John Skantze Jr is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Anderson
vs
Skantze Jr

178 cm
24
180 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

176 cm
31
174 lbs
11 - 13 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Fury Nutrition Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brownie Anderson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Skantze Jr!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skantze Jr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Anderson rushes Skantze Jr and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Anderson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Anderson just leaning against Skantze Jr, taking a breather.

Anderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Skantze Jr misses with a double jab.
Skantze Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Skantze Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Skantze Jr throws a lazy uppercut

and Anderson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Anderson.
Skantze Jr tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Anderson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Anderson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Anderson stalling in the clinch.

Anderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Skantze Jr throws a nice looking combination but Anderson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No luck for Anderson with that takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson jabs Skantze Jr to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Anderson moves away from the strike by Skantze Jr.
John Skantze Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Anderson moves into range and clinches up with Skantze Jr.

Anderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fighters circling - Skantze Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Anderson scores with a three punch combo!
Anderson throws a right hand that Skantze Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Skantze Jr also avoids with ease.
Anderson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Skantze Jr in his tracks.
Skantze Jr misses with a body shot.
Skantze Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anderson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skantze Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anderson.
Anderson walks into a left hand.
Skantze Jr throws a nice looking combination but Anderson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Skantze Jr gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Skantze Jr looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Skantze Jr trying to control the position.

Anderson gets to his feet. Skantze Jr looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
A combination from Anderson does no damage.
Anderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson moves forwards but Skantze Jr connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Skantze Jr throws a body punch but Anderson moves out of range.

Skantze Jr gets caught napping as Anderson dives in and scores a takedown. Skantze Jr manages to retain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Anderson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Anderson tries to bum rush Skantze Jr with a series of wild strikes but Skantze Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Skantze Jr throws a series of strikes that have Anderson backpedaling.
Skantze Jr scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Anderson is defended easily by Skantze Jr.
A looping hook to the body misses from Skantze Jr. Anderson does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skantze Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Skantze Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Skantze Jr misses with a left hand

and Anderson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Anderson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Skantze Jr, pushing him back against the cage.
Skantze Jr is trying to pull guard but Anderson has him pressed against the cage.

Anderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Anderson closes the distance and clinches.

Anderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Anderson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Skantze Jr sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brownie Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Skantze Jr throws a hook but Anderson blocks it.

Anderson closes the distance and pushes Skantze Jr back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brownie Anderson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A good leg kick by Anderson.
Anderson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Skantze Jr gets tackled into the cage by Anderson. Anderson maintains the clinch.

Anderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Skantze Jr misses the target.
Anderson has a takedown stuffed.
Skantze Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Anderson counters with a straight right hand.
Anderson throws a shot to the body.
Anderson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Skantze Jr counters with a two punch combo.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Anderson.
Skantze Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anderson.
Skantze Jr is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson lands a jab to Skantze Jr's midsection.
Anderson stuns Skantze Jr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Anderson. Those never looked like landing.
Skantze Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Anderson misses with a wild body shot.
Anderson throws a right hand that Skantze Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Skantze Jr also avoids with ease.
Anderson misses with a combination
and Skantze Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Anderson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Skantze Jr to the mat! Skantze Jr manages to get full guard.

Anderson gets to his feet - Skantze Jr follows without any prompting.
Skantze Jr on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skantze Jr thows a body shot but no joy.

Anderson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brownie Anderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Anderson throws a series of strikes that have Skantze Jr backpedaling.

Anderson has Skantze Jr up against the cage in a clinch.

Anderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A combination from Anderson does no damage.
Nice defenses there by Anderson.
Anderson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a sloppy head kick and Skantze Jr moves out of range easily.
Skantze Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anderson.
Anderson misses with a wild combination.
An inside leg kick from Anderson misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Skantze Jr as he connects with a hook.
Anderson looks for a takedown but Skantze Jr sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brownie Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Skantze Jr dodges the punch combination from Anderson.
Skantze Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Anderson's shoulder, as Anderson tries to avoid the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Anderson duly obliges.
A jab from Skantze Jr misses.
Anderson dodges the punch combination from Skantze Jr.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
No luck for Anderson with that takedown attempt.

Anderson clinches up with Skantze Jr and pushes him back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Skantze Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson throws a chopping leg kick but Skantze Jr manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brownie Anderson dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Anderson pushes Skantze Jr up against the cage in a clinch.
Skantze Jr is trying to push Anderson away but Anderson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Skantze Jr can't get the takedown.

Anderson breaks from the clinch.
Anderson throws a right and a left that Skantze Jr avoids nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Skantze Jr. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Skantze Jr.
Skantze Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Anderson is just out of range.
Anderson misses with a combination
and Skantze Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Skantze Jr catches Anderson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A punch combination from Skantze Jr misses.
Brownie Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Skantze Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Anderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Anderson misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skantze Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Anderson circles away quickly and effectively.
John Skantze Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson scores with a one two! Skantze Jr had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Skantze Jr connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Anderson clinches up with Skantze Jr and pushes him back against the cage.

Anderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anderson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Anderson misses with a few strikes there.
Skantze Jr moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Anderson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Skantze Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Skantze Jr misses the shot to the body.

Anderson pushes Skantze Jr up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Anderson breaks the clinch.
Anderson dodges the punch combination from Skantze Jr.
Skantze Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Anderson scores with a one two! Skantze Jr had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Skantze Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Anderson connects with a single shot there.
Anderson walks into a jab.
Anderson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Anderson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Anderson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Skantze Jr counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Skantze Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Skantze Jr falls off balance throwing a combination

and Anderson counters by moving into the clinch.

Anderson manages to break the clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Anderson!
Anderson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Skantze Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Some wild striking there from Anderson.
Skantze Jr misses with a right hand

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Anderson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Skantze Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Skantze Jr. Those never looked like landing.
Anderson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sloppy strikes from Anderson. Those never looked like landing.
Skantze Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Skantze Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Skantze Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anderson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Skantze Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brownie Anderson clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Skantze Jr throws a hook to the side of Anderson's head but Anderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Skantze Jr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Anderson counters with a three punch combo that has Skantze Jr backing up. Skantze Jr nods at Anderson to acknowledge the strikes.
Anderson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Anderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Skantze Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Skantze Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anderson.
A combination from Skantze Jr does no damage.
A punch combination from Anderson misses.
Skantze Jr blocks a leg kick.
Skantze Jr is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Anderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Skantze Jr.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson dives in and grabs Skantze Jr's left leg, looking for a takedown. Skantze Jr pushes down on Anderson's head and hops out.
Skantze Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Anderson circles away quickly and effectively.
Anderson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Skantze Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson misses with the combination.
Skantze Jr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Anderson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Skantze Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.

Anderson forces Skantze Jr back against the cage and clinches.
Anderson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Anderson breaks the clinch.
Anderson misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skantze Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anderson.
A combination from Skantze Jr does no damage.
Skantze Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Skantze Jr has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Skantze Jr on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Anderson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Anderson duly obliges.
Some wild striking there from Skantze Jr.
Anderson throws a series of strikes that have Skantze Jr backpedaling.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson tries to bum rush Skantze Jr with a series of wild strikes but Skantze Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skantze Jr throws a right hand that Anderson ducks under and follows up with a left that Anderson also avoids with ease.
Skantze Jr slips a jab and a cross from Anderson.
Skantze Jr misses with a hook

and Anderson counters with a takedown into side control.

Anderson decides to stand up, so the ref orders Skantze Jr to his feet.
Anderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Skantze Jr can do to turn this around?
Skantze Jr blocks a head kick by Anderson.
Anderson slips under a jab.
Anderson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Skantze Jr stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Skantze Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Anderson misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Anderson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skantze Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Anderson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anderson throws a low kick but Skantze Jr avoids it.
Anderson misses with a two punch combination.
Anderson misses with the combination.
Anderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Skantze Jr.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Skantze Jr swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Anderson counters with a series of strikes. Skantze Jr will be more careful next time no doubt.
Anderson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Skantze Jr.
Anderson moves in looking to clinch but Skantze Jr pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brownie Anderson had his way with John Skantze Jr in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Anderson throws a series of punches but Skantze Jr avoids them all with ease.
Skantze Jr has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Skantze Jr misses with a looping left.

Skantze Jr gets tackled into the cage by Anderson. Anderson maintains the clinch.
Skantze Jr jumps guard but Anderson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Anderson takes the fight into the clinch.

Skantze Jr successfully pulls guard.
Skantze Jr is looking to sweep but instead, Anderson has passed into half guard.

Anderson postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Skantze Jr to stand up.
Skantze Jr is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A combination from Anderson does no damage.
Skantze Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Anderson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Skantze Jr throws a combination that misses
and Anderson counters with a one-two to the body.

Anderson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Skantze Jr manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Skantze Jr tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Anderson gets to his feet. Skantze Jr looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skantze Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Skantze Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anderson.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson lands with a light punch inside.

Anderson breaks the clinch.
Anderson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Anderson rushes Skantze Jr and presses him up against the cage.
Skantze Jr is trying to pull guard but Anderson has him pressed against the cage.

Anderson manages to break the clinch.
Anderson throws a nice looking combination but Skantze Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson scores with a jab to the jaw.

Skantze Jr tries to keep at a distance but Anderson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Anderson has Skantze Jr pressed against the cage.

Skantze Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Anderson dodges the punch combination from Skantze Jr.
Skantze Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A combination from Skantze Jr does no damage.
Anderson lands a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skantze Jr swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Anderson counters with a stiff right hand.

Anderson moves into the clinch successfully.
Skantze Jr fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Brownie Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Skantze Jr.
Skantze Jr tries for a takedown. No joy.
The referee calls for Anderson to work.
Anderson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson lands with a light punch inside.

Anderson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Anderson clinches up with Skantze Jr and pushes him back against the cage.
John Skantze Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Skantze Jr is trying to pull guard but Anderson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Anderson breaks from the clinch.
Brownie Anderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Anderson fails to land with a series of punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brownie Anderson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Anderson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 50:45
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 50:45
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brownie Anderson!
Brownie Anderson retains his welterweight title!
Brownie Anderson took some time post fight to say the following; 'wow!this feels so good to be the new CEFC welterweight champion '.