PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Cole Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joel Vega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joel Vega has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Cole Anderson's chin.

Anderson
vs
Vega

218 cm
25
207 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

Excellent boxer
Very strong

Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cole Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joel Vega!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Vega drives through and clinches with Anderson against the cage.
Anderson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vega has Anderson pressed against the cage, preventing Anderson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vega misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Vega fails to land.
Vega misses with a body punch.
Vega lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vega throws a head punch that misses.
Anderson is trying to break the clinch but Vega has him pressed against the cage.
Vega misses with some punches.
Anderson is trying to break free.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Vega as Anderson tries to tie him up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vega avoiding damage.
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anderson blocking some punches.
Anderson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vega backwards.

It looks like Joel Vega has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson tries to circle away but Vega has him pinned against the cage.
Anderson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vega scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vega is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Anderson working hard to break the clinch.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vega avoids it.
Anderson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Anderson wants to break free but Vega has control.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Anderson wants to stall.
Vega lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vega blocks a body shot from Anderson.
Vega misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Anderson wants to stall.
Anderson misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vega.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vega.
Anderson tries to break free but Vega pushes him back against the cage.
Anderson prevents a body shot from Vega.
Vega digs a right hand into Anderson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Anderson's gas tank.
Vega tries to throw a body punch but Anderson avoids it by throwing Vega back against the cage.
Anderson tries to break free but Vega pushes him back against the cage.
Vega lands a body punch.
Anderson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Anderson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Anderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vega.
Vega misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vega throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.
Anderson keeps control of Vega as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson blocking some punches.
Vega is trying to push Anderson away but Anderson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Anderson is trying to push Vega away but Vega has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Anderson looking to stall.
Anderson looking to slow down the pace here.
Vega is trying to break the clinch but Anderson is controlling him.
Vega lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short uppercut from Vega.
Vega misses with some punches.
Anderson working hard to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vega.
Anderson has had enough of the clinch but Vega keeps him there for the moment.
Anderson wants to stall.
Vega working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Vega has Anderson pressed against the cage, preventing Anderson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Anderson is trying to force a seperation but Vega has the dominant position.
Anderson misses with a punch on the inside.
Vega slowing the pace effectively.
Anderson looking to stall.
Vega tries to throw a body punch but Anderson avoids it by throwing Vega back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Anderson as Vega tries to tie him up.
Anderson is trying to break the clinch but Vega has him pressed against the cage.
Anderson lands a damaging elbow.
Anderson is trying to break free.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vega avoids it.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Vega prevents Anderson from breaking the clinch.
Anderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Vega avoids the damage to the body.
Anderson blocking some punches.
A short left from Anderson.

Anderson breaks the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A frustrated look appears on Anderson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Vega misses with the head strike.
Anderson is looking to control Vega's arms but Vega gets an underhook and turns him. Now Anderson has his back to the cage.
Vega misses with the head strike.
Anderson blocks a body shot from Vega.
A head punch on the inside from Vega fails to land.
Vega lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vega misses with some punches.
Anderson trying to stall but Vega improves his position.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Anderson seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Vega is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Anderson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Anderson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch on the inside from Vega fails to land.
Vega is trying to break the clinch but Anderson has him pressed against the cage.
Anderson tries a knee to the head but Vega blocks it.
Anderson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Anderson.
Vega softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vega looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nice elbow from Anderson.
A head punch on the inside from Vega fails to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vega misses with a punch to the body.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Vega fails to land.
Vega tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Anderson is looking to break free of the clinch but Vega has double underhooks.
Vega tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vega tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vega tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
Vega pressing his opponent against the cage.
Vega lands a left hand that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Anderson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vega working aggressively here.
Anderson is trying to break the clinch but Vega is controlling him.
Vega lands a hook to the side of the head.

Anderson breaks the clinch.

Vega has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

Anderson manages to break the clinch.
Anderson misses the body punch
enabling Vega to counter with a crisp jab.
Vega is looking to clinch but Anderson is avoiding it.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vega swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It seemed like Vega was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

Vega takes the fight into the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Anderson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Vega misses with a punch on the inside.
Vega has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Anderson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vega looks winded!
Anderson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Anderson trying to control the position but instead, Vega has worked for underhooks and has pushed Anderson into the cage.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Vega throws a head punch that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Vega's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Anderson is looking to control Vega's arms but Vega gets an underhook and turns him. Now Anderson has his back to the cage.
Vega letting Anderson take a breather here.
Vega misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vega tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
Anderson wants to break free but Vega has control.
Vega misses with some punches.
Vega tries a body shot but Anderson blocks it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anderson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Vega misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Vega fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joel Vega dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joel Vega's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Vega avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Anderson throws a front kick that sends Vega stumbling back into the cage.
Anderson misses with a wild combination.
Vega is looking to clinch.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Vega. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Anderson misses with a few strikes there.

Vega closes the distance and pushes Anderson back into the cage.
A short body shot lands from Vega as the two fighters clinch.
Vega misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Vega fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vega wants to stall.
Vega fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vega prevents Anderson from breaking the clinch.
Vega has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vega's elbow.
Vega avoiding damage as Anderson throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
Anderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vega.
Anderson is trying to push Vega away but Vega has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Vega lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vega throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.
Vega can't find room to land a body shot as Anderson controls the action.
Anderson trying to control the position but instead, Vega has worked for underhooks and has pushed Anderson into the cage.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the head but Vega blocks with his arms.
A head punch on the inside from Vega fails to land.
Anderson has had enough of the clinch but Vega keeps him there for the moment.
Vega struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vega has him pressed against the cage.
Anderson prevents a body shot from Vega.
Anderson wants to get back to striking at distance but Vega won't allow it.
Vega tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vega misses with some punches.
Vega misses with a punch on the inside.
Vega throws a head punch that misses.
Vega throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Vega.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
Vega misses with some punches.
Vega is breathing heavily.
Anderson working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
Anderson cracks Vega with a nice body shot.
Vega throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is trying to push Vega away but Vega has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Vega swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vega can't find room to land a body shot as Anderson controls the action.

Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson misses with a few strikes there.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vega paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Anderson tries to clinch up but Vega circles away and keeps his distance.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vega paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vega takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Anderson tries to clinch but Vega is having none of it.

Vega moves into the clinch successfully.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to break free but Vega pushes him back against the cage.
Vega working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
Vega misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Anderson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Anderson blocking some punches.
Anderson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vega misses with a body punch.
Anderson tries to throw a body punch but Vega avoids it by throwing Anderson back against the cage.
Anderson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vega working aggressively here.
Anderson looking to slow down the pace here.
Anderson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Vega.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Vega misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vega is trying to stall.
Anderson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Anderson is looking to break free of the clinch but Vega has double underhooks.
Anderson tries to throw a body punch but Vega avoids it by throwing Anderson back against the cage.
Anderson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vega has him pressed against the cage.
Vega stalling in the clinch but Anderson improves position.
Anderson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Anderson working hard to break the clinch.

Anderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vega takes a kick to the side of the head.

That has opened up Joel Vega's cut even more.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to clinch but Vega is having none of it.
Anderson doesn't manage to clinch there - Vega circles away.
Anderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Anderson is looking to clinch but Vega is avoiding it.
A slow jab from Anderson misses its intended target.
A head kick from Anderson lands but Vega takes it in his stride.
Vega circles away from the clinch attempt.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Vega moves out of range.
Anderson throws out a leg kick but Vega moves out of range and Anderson only half commits.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vega swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vega tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Anderson lands a front kick to the face, that drops Vega to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a body punch but Vega moves out of range.
Vega looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Anderson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Vega manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson lands a right and a left and another right! Vega goes down! Oh, he's in big, big trouble! 3,4,5,6,7,8... he's up to one knee... 9,10! He can't beat the count - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Cole Anderson!