PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karl Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and MC Hammerfist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ali Bomaye by The Game. Hammerfist is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by 2 legit 2 quit - MC Hammer. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Anderson
vs
Hammerfist

190 cm
26
214 lbs
9 - 2 - 1

179 cm
25
209 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Kemists ↑ 5x160Q

Milwaukee's Best 160

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 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Karl Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, MC Hammerfist!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Joseph Jones and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammerfist pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Karl Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hammerfist momentarily.
Hammerfist throws a leg kick but Anderson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Anderson misses with a body shot.

Hammerfist gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Anderson misses with a punch on the inside.
Hammerfist throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Hammerfist.
Anderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Hammerfist controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Hammerfist.
Anderson misses with a punch on the inside.
Anderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Anderson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Anderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hammerfist's elbow.
Anderson prevents a body shot from Hammerfist.

Hammerfist breaks from the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hammerfist.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hammerfist looks to throw the jab but Anderson is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson has a takedown stuffed.
Anderson with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Hammerfist closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Anderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hammerfist's elbow.
Anderson blocks a body shot from Hammerfist.
Hammerfist misses with a body punch.
Hammerfist blocks a body shot from Anderson.
Hammerfist pushes Anderson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
I was talking to Anderson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Anderson misses with a body punch.
Anderson lands with a left to the head.
Anderson misses with the head strike.
Hammerfist misses with a body punch.
Hammerfist lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hammerfist scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anderson lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
Anderson misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Hammerfist.
Hammerfist scores with a nice hook to the head.
Anderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hammerfist's elbow.
Anderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Anderson working aggressively here.
Hammerfist misses with the head strike.
Anderson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Anderson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Anderson working aggressively here.
Anderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Hammerfist's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hammerfist tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Anderson tries a body shot but Hammerfist blocks it.
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Hammerfist controls the action.
Anderson lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Anderson - that landed with a thud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is working Hammerfist over against the cage.
Hammerfist lands an elbow inside that Anderson shrugs off.
Anderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hammerfist misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Hammerfist controls his hands.
Hammerfist blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hammerfist lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Anderson pushes Hammerfist back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Hammerfist fails to land.
A body shot lands from Hammerfist.
The referee calls for Anderson to work.
Anderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hammerfist drops down looking for an ankle pick but Anderson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hammerfist wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is looking to land body kicks.
Anderson throws a looping overhand right but Hammerfist ducks down to avoid it.
Jab from Hammerfist.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hammerfist chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Anderson can pounce on him.

Anderson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Anderson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hammerfist manages to work his way to half guard, despite Anderson's best efforts.
Anderson is looking to take a break and control but Hammerfist is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Hammerfist looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hammerfist is looking for a sweep. Anderson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Anderson connects with a nice short shot to Hammerfist's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karl Anderson dominated that round.
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.

Hammerfist lands a really nice looking cross but Anderson seems unphased.
Hammerfist throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hammerfist connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Anderson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Hammerfist's guard.
Hammerfist avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Anderson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hammerfist's head.
Hammerfist trying to keep a closed guard but Anderson is proving a slippery customer.
Hammerfist is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Anderson wants to control from the top but Hammerfist keeps moving.
Anderson scoring with punches to the head and body.
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!
Anderson is looking to work some ground and pound but Hammerfist has wrist control.

Hammerfist looking for a guillotine here but Anderson defends easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson wants to pass the guard but Hammerfist is keeping the position.

Hammerfist looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Hammerfist is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anderson scoring with punches to the head and body.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Anderson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Anderson trying to control but Hammerfist is working from the bottom.

Hammerfist throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Hammerfist is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anderson throwing strikes from guard but Hammerfist blocks nicely.

Hammerfist has his foot on Anderson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Anderson works his way back into a safe position though.
Anderson controlling from the top position.
Anderson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson scoring with punches to the head and body.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Anderson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson preventing the sweep.
Anderson is looking to work some ground and pound but Hammerfist has wrist control.

Hammerfist has his foot on Anderson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Anderson works his way back into a safe position though.
Hammerfist working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Anderson.
Hammerfist keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully.
Anderson passes Hammerfist's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Anderson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Karl Anderson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hammerfist is in trouble now - Anderson has advanced to mount!
Anderson breaks from Hammerfist's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson punishing his opponent with strikes.
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!
Anderson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hammerfist hang on?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammerfist is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hammerfist manages to control the position for a moment.
Anderson unloading with bombs!
Anderson controlling his opponent.
Hammerfist tries to lock up and control but Anderson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hammerfist holds on for dear life, controlling Anderson's posture momentarily.
Anderson with shots to the head and body - Hammerfist looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karl Anderson dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Anderson tries a head kick but it misses.

Anderson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Anderson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Anderson controls the position from side control.
Anderson working away.
Anderson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hammerfist down.
Hammerfist regains half guard.

Anderson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hammerfist sees it coming and defends easily.
Hammerfist trying to control from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson prevents Hammerfist from standing back up.
Anderson trying to control the action but Hammerfist is working from the bottom.
Hammerfist trying to hold on to Anderson's head to control him but Anderson postures up.

Hammerfist looking for submissions off his back.
Hammerfist is refusing to be controlled, as Anderson sits in half guard.
Hammerfist trying to control from the bottom.
Hammerfist on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Anderson throwing shots but Hammerfist is blocking nicely.
Anderson thows a huge punch but Hammerfist dodges it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Anderson wants to work for an arm triangle but Hammerfist is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Anderson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Anderson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Anderson lands a big elbow.
BOOM! Anderson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Anderson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

Hammerfist is rocked!
Hammerfist tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hammerfist is still in real trouble! Can Anderson finish him?
MC Hammerfist has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anderson 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.
Hammerfist seems to have recovered his senses.
Anderson unloading with bombs!
Anderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hammerfist can do to turn this around?
Anderson controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooh a big shot lands for Anderson! Hammerfist is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Karl Anderson!
During a confident post fight interview, Karl Anderson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.