PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maverick Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pope has chosen For Whom The Bell Tolls as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Anderson
vs
Pope

190 cm
27
210 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

190 cm
31
213 lbs
21 - 13 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
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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 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maverick Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Pope!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Felipe Paraventi and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pope keeps the fight on the outside.
Anderson misses with a straight left.
Nice shot by Anderson.
Anderson misses with a straight right.
Anderson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A swing and a miss from Anderson.
A punch combination from Anderson misses.
Pope thuds his shin into the meat of Anderson's side.
Pope ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Anderson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pope doesn't seem bothered though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pope is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Anderson misses the target.
Pope slips a straight right by Anderson.
Nice shot lands for Pope.

It looks like Maverick Anderson has been cut.
Pope lands a lovely overhand right.
Pope lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Anderson circles away quickly and effectively.
Anderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pope manages to avoid it.
Anderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Anderson looks to land a right hand but Pope moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson loads up on a big right hand but Pope slips the punch.
Anderson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Anderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anderson throws a hook but Pope blocks it.
Anderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pope slips under a jab.
A jab from Anderson finds it's way through Pope's defenses.
Pope throws a jab when Anderson was well out of range.
Anderson loads up on a big right hand but Pope slips the punch.
Pope takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Anderson tries a head kick but it misses.
Anderson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Anderson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pope misses with a straight left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Anderson.
Maverick Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pope.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pope moves away.
Pope loads up on a big right hand but Anderson slips the punch.
Nice defenses there by Anderson.
Anderson throws a body punch but Pope moves out of range.
Anderson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Anderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Anderson swings for the body but Pope moves out of range.
Anderson missing with a left hand there. Pope was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Anderson slips a jab from Pope.
A slapping body kick lands there for Pope.
Pope slips under a jab from Anderson.
Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson looks for the body kick but Pope saw that one coming.
Anderson looks to land a combination but Pope avoids it well.
Anderson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A head kick misses from Pope.
Anderson misses with a looping left.
A big left from Anderson misses.
Anderson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Anderson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson takes a swing at Pope's ribcage but misses.
Anderson tries a head kick but it misses.
Anderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pope sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pope uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
Anderson throws a solid leg kick but Pope takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Anderson.
Anderson throws a front kick aimed at Pope's knee but Pope avoids it well.
Anderson thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pope misses with a head kick.
Pope throws an overhand right that lands on Anderson's shoulder, as Anderson tries to avoid the shot.
Pope blocks a jab.
Pope throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Anderson.
Pope keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anderson.
Anderson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Pope takes a step back to recover.
Anderson lands a high kick!
Pope keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Anderson misses the target.
Anderson misses with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pope throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anderson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Anderson lands a lovely overhand right.
Anderson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Anderson lands a jab to Pope's midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Anderson wants to clinch.
Pope avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Anderson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Maverick Anderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Anderson lands a jab to Pope's midsection.
Anderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anderson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Good exchange - Pope coming out on top.
A head kick from Anderson lands but Pope takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pope scores with a jab.
Anderson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pope slips under a jab from Anderson.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Pope avoids them all with ease.
Anderson lands a head kick. Pope smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Pope looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope avoids the head kick by Anderson.
Pope checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pope staying out of range there.
Pope throws a head kick that misses.
No joy there for Anderson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Anderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pope manages to avoid it.
Anderson takes one to the side of the head.
Maverick Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pope.
Anderson throws an off balance right hand
and Pope counters with a nice uppercut.

Maverick Anderson's cut is getting worse.
Anderson tries to clinch up but Pope circles away and keeps his distance.
Pope moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Pope misses.

Anderson forces Pope back against the cage and clinches.
Anderson tries to break the clinch but Pope is controlling the position.
Pope avoids a wild elbow strike from Anderson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson connects with a knee to the head.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pope throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Anderson wants to stall.
Anderson blocks the elbow strike.
Pope managing to block the knees to the body from Anderson.
Anderson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Anderson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pope fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pope lands with a light punch inside.
Pope creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Anderson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Anderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pope has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pope throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Andersons head.
Anderson missing with knees to the body.
Pope swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pope throws an elbow but misses.

Pope breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope defending well as Anderson loads up on a big left hand.

Anderson clinches.
Pope throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Anderson fails to land.
Pope lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pope lands a right hand that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Anderson missing with knees to the body.

Pope breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Anderson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pope will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Anderson throws a hook but Pope blocks it.
Pope throws a head kick that misses.
Anderson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pope momentarily.
Anderson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Anderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pope cracks Anderson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Maverick Anderson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Anderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pope lands a head kick. Anderson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Pope checks the leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Pope.
Anderson avoids the head kick by Pope.
Anderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Anderson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pope ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Pope with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anderson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anderson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pope counters with a series of strikes. Anderson will be more careful next time no doubt.

Jeez, Maverick Anderson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Anderson blocks a head kick by Pope.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Michael Pope will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Maverick Anderson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Anderson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pope lands a jab.
Anderson throws a looping overhand right but Pope ducks down to avoid it.
Pope throws a head kick but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson is looking to clinch but Pope is avoiding it.
Anderson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Anderson misses with a body shot.
Anderson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Anderson misses with a double jab
enabling Pope to counter with a crisp jab.
Anderson throws a shot from downtown. Pope moves away and avoids it.
Anderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pope thuds his shin into the meat of Anderson's side.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pope on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pope connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Anderson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pope.
Anderson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pope counters with a flying knee. Nice.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Maverick Anderson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Michael Pope!
Michael Pope was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.