PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clifton Chen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Anderson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Chen
vs
Anderson

172 cm
24
346 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

224 cm
25
298 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Clifton Chen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Jeff Smith and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anderson.
Anderson has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Chen is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Anderson looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Anderson avoids the head kick by Chen.
Anderson dodges the punch combination from Chen.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Chen moves into the clinch successfully.

Chen successfully pulls guard.

Chen is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Anderson presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Anderson is trying to force a seperation but Chen has the dominant position.

Chen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anderson blocks a head kick by Chen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chen tries a head kick but it misses.

Chen moves into the clinch.
Anderson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Anderson is trying to push Chen away but Chen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Chen ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Chen no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Chen tries to strike from the bottom.
Chen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Anderson!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chen lands a nice shot to the head.
Anderson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chen lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chen landing punches.
Chen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Chen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Chen dominating with strikes here.
Chen could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Chen scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Anderson?
Chen landing strikes from the mount.
Chen landing strikes, looking to finish!
Chen scoring with strikes but Anderson is staying in there.
Anderson is bucking up trying to escape but Chen cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Chen content just to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Chen raining down hammerfists from mount.
Chen raining down shots from the mount!
Anderson is in a horrible position here. Chen smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Anderson is rocked!

It looks like John Anderson has been cut.
Chen postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Anderson looks a forlorn figure.
Anderson is still in real trouble! Can Chen finish him?
Chen unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Anderson wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Chen celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clifton Chen!