PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Harald Andersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andersson comes into the arena with Shaggy - Feel The Rush blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Andersson
vs
James

150 cm
27
138 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

178 cm
33
140 lbs
14 - 12 - 1

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harald Andersson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank James!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James takes a swing at Andersson's ribcage but misses.
Nice takedown defense from Andersson. No joy for James on that attempt.
Andersson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Andersson fails to land with a series of punches.
James moves out of range of the body kick.
Andersson swats away the attempt to clinch by James.
Andersson swings for the body but James moves out of range.
James lands a leg kick that knocks Andersson off balance momentarily.
Andersson ducks under a wild hook from James.
James tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Andersson was well out of range. Poor timing from James.
Andersson swats away the attempt to clinch by James.
James blocks a head kick by Andersson.
Andersson misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Andersson. James does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
James throws a leg kick but Andersson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Harald Andersson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
James throws a predictable looking body shot
and Andersson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Andersson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent James stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice uppercut lands for Andersson. That snapped James's head back.
Horrible takedown by James or perhaps it was just good defense by Andersson which made him look bad.
Andersson swats away the attempt to clinch by James.
James wants to land a leg kick but Andersson is out of range.
James throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
James throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

James closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Andersson to the mat! Andersson manages to get full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andersson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James throws a big right hand that misses.
Andersson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Andersson looking for a sweep. Not yet Andersson, not yet.
James pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Andersson is keeping the position for now.

James is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Andersson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Andersson has escaped and now he's on top!
Andersson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of James is proving hard to escape from.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

James has his foot on Andersson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Andersson works his way back into a safe position though.

James working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Andersson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Andersson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Andersson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

James escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Andersson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

James looking for subs off his back but Andersson has passed one foot through into half guard.
Andersson wants to stand up but James is controlling the position.
Andersson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
James is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Andersson escapes and gets back to his feet.
James looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
James misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Harald Andersson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank James.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James throws a body punch but Andersson moves out of range.
Andersson misses with a hook to the body
and James counters with a right hand to the body.
James drops his hands momentarily and Andersson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
James thows a body shot but no joy.
James throws a body punch but Andersson moves out of range.
James misses with a body shot.
Andersson lands a right hook to the body.
Andersson checks a low kick from James.
Frank James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Andersson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
James looks winded!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Andersson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Andersson scores with a leg kick.
Andersson avoids the head kick by James.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harald Andersson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

James throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
James tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Andersson was well out of range. Poor timing from James.
Andersson misses with a body shot.
Andersson slaps away a takedown attempt from James, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Frank James is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Andersson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Andersson looks to land a right hand but James moved out of range.
James tries for a takedown but Andersson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Andersson is looking to wear down James with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A combination from James does no damage.
James throws a body punch but Andersson moves out of range.
James takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
James throws a nice looking combination but Andersson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
James is breathing heavily.
Nice body kick from Andersson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Andersson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
James attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Andersson scoring well with a low kick there.

Andersson clinches up with James and pushes him back against the cage.
James blocks an uppercut.
Andersson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
James is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Andersson is defending well.
Harald Andersson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank James.
James's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Andersson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with James's elbow.
James is trying to push Andersson away but Andersson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Andersson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Andersson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
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!

Andersson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Andersson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
James moves out of range of the body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Andersson throws a head kick that misses.
Andersson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Andersson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Andersson lands with a kick to the temple. James shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Andersson drops James with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but James looks back up at him and smiles so Andersson waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

James is rocked!
Andersson cracks James with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Harald Andersson!
A relieved looking Harald Andersson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.