PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nico Carri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Carri
vs
Anderson

174 cm
19
162 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

173 cm
20
163 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nico Carri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, John Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson misses with a double jab.

Anderson moves into the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Carri with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Carri obliges.
Carri with a knee to the head.

It looks like John Anderson has been cut.
Anderson scores with a shoulder strike.
Anderson blocks an elbow strike.
Carri tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Carri tries a knee to the head but Anderson blocks it.
A short right from Anderson.
Carri has Anderson pressed against the cage, preventing Anderson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Carri on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Carri with a knee to the head.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Anderson avoids a wild elbow strike from Carri.
Carri throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Anderson blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carri throws a knee to the head but misses.
Anderson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Carri displaying some good clinch control by pressing Anderson up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Anderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Anderson lands a right hand.
Carri tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Carri lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Carri landing knees to the head.
Carri is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Anderson is keeping busy.
Good body shot from Anderson.
Anderson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Anderson lands with a left to the head.
Carri tries to land knees in the clinch but Anderson avoids the damage to the body.
Carri using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Anderson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Carri looking to throw knees to the head but Anderson is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carri wants to stall.

Anderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Anderson lands a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson cracks Carri with a nice body shot.
Carri tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Anderson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Carri tries a knee to the head but Anderson blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Anderson.
Carri trying to land knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Anderson as the two fighters clinch.

Anderson manages to break the clinch.

Carri pushes Anderson up against the cage in a clinch.
Carri tries to land a knee to the head but Anderson blocks with his arms.
Carri misses with a knee to the head.
Carri is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Anderson as the two fighters clinch.
Anderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Carri's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A shot in the inside from Anderson.
Carri throws a knee to the head but misses.
Carri misses with a knee to the head.
Carri tries a knee to the head but Anderson blocks it.
Carri tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Anderson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Good body shot from Anderson.
Anderson throws an elbow but it misses.
Anderson lands a nice shot to the body.
Anderson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Carri backwards.
Anderson lands an uppercut.
Anderson lands a nice uppercut.
Carri misses with a knee strike.
Carri's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Carri tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Carri takes a shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Anderson - that landed with a thud.
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!
Carri using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Anderson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Anderson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Anderson.
Anderson digs a right hand into Carri's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Carri's gas tank.
Anderson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Carris head.
Anderson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Carri.
Anderson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Anderson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

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

Anderson gets a double leg takedown into Carri's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Anderson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Anderson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Anderson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Anderson has closed the distance and engaged Carri in a clinch.
John Anderson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Anderson avoids the elbow strike from Carri, against the cage.
Anderson digs a right hand into Carri's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Carri's gas tank.
Anderson lands a hook that snaps the head of Carri backwards.
Carri tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Anderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Anderson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Carri tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Anderson lands a shot to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Carri throws an elbow but misses.
Carri pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Anderson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Carri's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Carri pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short right from Anderson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carri throws a knee to the head but misses.
Carri with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Carri taking a breather.
Anderson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Carri looking to throw knees to the head but Anderson is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Carri with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Carri throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Anderson blocks it with crossed arms.
Anderson digs a right hand into Carri's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Carri's gas tank.
Carri is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anderson is defending well for now.
Anderson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Carri pushes off an throws an elbow but Anderson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Anderson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Anderson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Anderson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Carri or not.

Anderson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
John Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anderson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Anderson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Anderson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Carri backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Carri taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Anderson is leaning against Carri and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Anderson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Anderson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Anderson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Carri backwards.
Anderson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Carri with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Carri lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Carri with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Carri has Anderson pressed against the cage, preventing Anderson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Anderson pushes Carri back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Carri is looking to control Anderson's arms but Anderson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Carri has his back to the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Anderson - that landed with a thud.
Anderson lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Anderson.
Anderson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Anderson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Anderson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Carri's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Carri throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Anderson blocks it with crossed arms.
Anderson has Carri pushed against the cage.
Anderson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Carri backwards.
The referee is keeping an eye on Anderson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Anderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Anderson.
Anderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Anderson pushes Carri back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Carri throws an elbow but misses.
Carri on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Anderson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Anderson.
Anderson cracks Carri with a nice body shot.
Carri dodges an elbow strike from Anderson.
Anderson digs a right hand underneath Carri's ribcage. Carri let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Carri throws a knee to the head but misses.
Anderson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Carri being controlled against the cage.
Anderson pushes Carri back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Anderson.

Anderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Anderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Anderson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Anderson moves out of range of the leg kick from Carri.
Anderson cracks Carri with an open hand slap.

Carri gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Carri tries to stall but Anderson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nice elbow from Carri.

Anderson tightens his grip and picks Carri up, before dumping him to the ground. Carri manages to land in guard.
Carri keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully.
Anderson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Carri wants to stand up but Anderson is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. John Anderson wasn't active enough on the ground.

Carri closes the distance and pushes Anderson back into the cage.
Carri landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Anderson cracks Carri with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anderson tries to break free but Carri pushes him back against the cage.
Carri misses with an elbow over the top.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Anderson.
A short uppercut from Anderson.
Carri misses with a knee to the head.
Carri pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Carri throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Anderson blocks it with crossed arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson stalling in the clinch.
Anderson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Anderson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Carri is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Anderson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Carri using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Anderson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Anderson lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Carri is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Anderson on the inside.
Oh Carri is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A body shot lands from Anderson.
Good body shot from Anderson.
Anderson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Anderson scores with a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Anderson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Anderson scores with a nice short uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Anderson.
Anderson avoiding damage as Carri throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands a big right hand that drops Carri! The killer instinct kicks in and Anderson finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Anderson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Anderson!
After winning the bout, John Anderson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.