PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Markman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Markman's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Sound of madness.. This should be fireworks!

Markman
vs
Anderson

185 cm
21
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

187 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Dragon

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Markman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, James Anderson!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Markman gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Anderson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Markman circles away quickly and effectively.
Anderson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Markman's hands.
Anderson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Anderson.
Markman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Markman wants to clinch.
Anderson misses with a wild combination.
Anderson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Markman backs up against the cage.
Markman looks to land a combination but Anderson avoids it well.
Markman fails with a takedown attempt.
James Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Markman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Anderson scores with a nice right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Anderson. Those never looked like landing.
Nice takedown defense from Anderson. No joy for Markman on that attempt.
Anderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anderson scores with a nice head shot.
A right-left combo lands from Anderson.
Anderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Anderson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Anderson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Markman back to the cage. Anderson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Anderson feints a jab promting Markman to slip. Anderson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Markman slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Markman fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Markman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson jabs Markman right on the nose. Markman blinks but takes it well.
Anderson throws a combination that misses

and Markman counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Markman.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markman tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Anderson smiles and moves away.
Anderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Markman shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Anderson as he jumps to the side.
Anderson jabs Markman to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Markman slips a jab and a cross from Anderson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Markman takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Anderson stalks Markman and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Markman's face. Markman staggers backwards, shaken.
Markman is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Anderson.
Markman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Anderson pinned against the cage. Anderson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Markman fails to land the takedown.
Markman is breathing heavily.
Anderson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sloppy strikes from Anderson. Those never looked like landing.
Anderson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Anderson takes a swing at Markman's ribcage but misses.
Anderson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
No joy there for Anderson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Anderson scores with a nice head shot.
A jab from Anderson does it's job there.
Anderson is working the combinations to good effect here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Markman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Markman slips a jab and a cross from Anderson.
Markman slips a straight right by Anderson.
Markman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.
Anderson throws a right and a left that Markman avoids nicely.
No joy there for Anderson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Anderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Markman.
Anderson lands a jab to the nose.
Anderson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Markman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Markman shoots in for a takedown but Anderson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson works over Markman's head and body with a nice combination.
Markman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Anderson swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nice cross by Anderson.
Anderson works Markman's body with a nice hook.
Markman moves in looking to clinch but Anderson pushes him off.
Markman is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Anderson.
Markman drops his hands momentarily and Anderson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Anderson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Markman shoots in for a takedown but Anderson shows good takedown defense.
Anderson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Anderson duly obliges.
Anderson tries to bum rush Markman with a series of wild strikes but Markman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Markman takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Anderson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Markman on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Anderson connects with a crisp jab.
Markman looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson misses with the combination.
Anderson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
Anderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Anderson slips a straight right by Markman.
Anderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Anderson moves into range and connects with a jab.

Anderson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Markman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anderson scores with a decent looking hook.
Anderson looks to land a combination. Markman sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Anderson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Markman.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Markman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Danga de danga de dang - Anderson scores with a four punch combination!
Markman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Anderson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Markman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
James Anderson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Anderson throws a one two combo.
Anderson misses with a few strikes there.
Anderson connects with the punch.
Markman is looking to clinch but Anderson is avoiding it.
Anderson throws a right and a left that Markman avoids nicely.
Anderson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Markman eats them both and turns towards Anderson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Anderson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Markman.
Steve Markman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Markman is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Anderson scores with a decent looking hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Anderson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A right-left combo lands from Anderson.
Markman scores with a head kick.
Anderson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Markman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Anderson's waist but Anderson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Markman off to one side.
Anderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Markman moves away.
Anderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Markman fails to land the takedown.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson scores with a nice strike.
Anderson throws a combination. Markman tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Markman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Anderson pinned against the cage. Anderson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Markman eats them both and turns towards Anderson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Anderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Markman.
Anderson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Anderson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson throws a right hand that Markman ducks under and follows up with a left that Markman also avoids with ease.
Markman moves in looking to clinch but Anderson pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Anderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Anderson lands a really nice looking cross but Markman seems unphased.
Anderson misses with the combination.
Anderson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Anderson looks to land a combination but Markman avoids it well.
Anderson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Anderson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Anderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anderson clobbers Markman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Markman tries to clinch up but Anderson circles away and keeps his distance.
Anderson throws a right and a left that Markman avoids nicely.
Anderson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Anderson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Anderson fails to land with a series of punches.
Anderson misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Markman or perhaps it was just good defense by Anderson which made him look bad.
Markman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anderson.
Anderson swinging wildly here.
Anderson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Anderson keeps the fight on the outside.

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

Markman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anderson tries to bum rush Markman with a series of wild strikes but Markman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Markman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Anderson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Anderson does no damage.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Markman. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Markman bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Anderson's head backwards.

Markman rushes Anderson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Markman taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Anderson is trying to maintain a safe position but Markman gets an underhook and turns Anderson into the cage.
Anderson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Markman is defending well.

Markman drags the fight down to the ground.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson tries to free his leg and advance position but Markman is retaining full guard.
Markman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Anderson's guard.

Markman gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Markman is defended easily by Anderson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Markman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson fails to land with a series of punches.
Anderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Anderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Both fighters circling a little - Markman finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Markman fails with a takedown attempt.
Anderson scores with a three punch combo!
Markman takes a swing at Anderson's ribcage but misses.
Anderson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Anderson scores with a nice strike.
James Anderson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Markman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Anderson sprawls well. Anderson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Markman gets slowly back to his feet.
Anderson scores with a three punch combo!
Anderson cracks Markman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Markman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Markman has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Anderson finds it's way round the side to connect with Markman's head.
A lazy left from Anderson finds it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson scores with a nice strike.
Anderson scores with a one two! Markman had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Steve Markman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anderson misses with a wild combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Steve Markman.
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 James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29

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