PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chief Sperry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Sperry
vs
Anderson

167 cm
18
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

173 cm
23
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chief Sperry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Craig Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sperry tries to close the distance and clinch but Anderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Anderson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sperry, pushing him back against the cage.
Anderson lands a body punch.
Sperry wants a takedown.
Anderson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sperry backwards.

It looks like Chief Sperry has been cut.
Anderson gets underhooks to prevent Sperry's takedown attempt.
Anderson lands a hook that snaps the head of Sperry backwards.
Sperry tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chief Sperry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson avoids the elbow strike from Sperry, against the cage.
Anderson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sperry.
Sperry's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Anderson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Anderson lands a right hand.
Sperry tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sperry can't get the takedown.
A nice right hand lands inside from Anderson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sperry's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Anderson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anderson scores with a hook to the body.
Sperry is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Anderson.
A nice left hand lands by Anderson.
Anderson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sperry backwards.
Anderson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Anderson lands a hook that snaps the head of Sperry backwards.
Anderson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anderson presses Sperry against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sperry is working for takedown but Anderson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Anderson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Anderson lands a left hand.
Anderson scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Anderson - that landed with a thud.
A short left from Anderson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sperry backwards.
Still in the clinch, Anderson scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short left from Anderson.
A shot in the inside from Anderson.
A nice left hand lands by Anderson.
A right handed body shot lands from Anderson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Anderson lands with a right to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Anderson.
Sperry's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short left from Anderson.
Anderson presses Sperry against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A body shot lands from Anderson.
Anderson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Anderson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Anderson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sperrys head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Anderson.
A short right from Anderson on the inside.
Anderson lands with a left to the head.
Anderson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Anderson scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Anderson.
Anderson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Anderson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Anderson.
Anderson scores with a shoulder strike.
Anderson scores with a shoulder strike.
Sperry wants a takedown.
Anderson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sperry backwards.
Anderson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Anderson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sperry backwards.
Anderson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sperry backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Anderson.
Anderson lands with a right to the head.
Anderson lands with a light punch inside.
Anderson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson lands a left hand.
Anderson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sperrys head.
Anderson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sperry wants a takedown.
A shot in the inside from Anderson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Anderson.
Sperry's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Anderson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anderson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sperry or not.
Anderson pushes Sperry back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sperry is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Anderson is defending well.
Nice body punch from Anderson.
Nice body punch from Anderson - that landed with a thud.
Anderson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Anderson lands an uppercut.
Sperry tries to break the clinch but Anderson is controlling the position.
Anderson lands with a short shot to the head.
A body shot lands from Anderson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sperry wants a takedown.
A short left from Anderson.
Anderson stops a takedown attempt from Sperry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Craig Anderson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chief Sperry's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Anderson closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Anderson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Anderson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Anderson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sperry misses with a body punch.
Sperry jumps guard but Anderson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Anderson lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Anderson.
Sperry looking for a takedown.
A short left from Anderson.
Craig Anderson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sperry is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chief Sperry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson lands a hook to the side of the head.

Sperry turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Sperry manages to end up in side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Sperry tries for a kimura but Anderson is defending well.
Anderson tries to improve position but can't.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Sperry are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Sperry throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sperry misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Sperry wants to lay and pray for a moment but Anderson keeps working.
Anderson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sperry throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Sperry throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Sperry 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.
Anderson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sperry throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sperry is keen to just control but Anderson is a slippery customer.
Sperry prevents Anderson from improving his position.
Sperry wants to lay and pray for a moment but Anderson keeps working.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sperry gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Anderson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Anderson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sperry backwards.
A short right from Anderson.
Sperry jumps guard but Anderson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A nice left hand lands by Anderson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sperry's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Anderson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sperry is trying to drag Anderson to the mat but Anderson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A nice right hand lands inside from Anderson.
Anderson lands a left hand.
Anderson lands a left hand.
Anderson lands an uppercut.

Sperry wants the takedown. Anderson is fighting it off but Sperry persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Anderson's guard against the cage.
Sperry throws a big right hand that misses.
Anderson is controlling Sperry's posture.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Anderson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sperry throws a big elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson keeping moving, preventing Sperry from controlling successfully.
Sperry in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sperry with a nice head shot there.
Sperry is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sperry trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sperry is defended easily by Anderson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Anderson moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Craig Anderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chief Sperry'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!

Sperry tries for a takedown but Anderson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sperry doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Anderson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Anderson.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike.
Sperry looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chief Sperry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Anderson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Anderson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sperry takes a shot to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Anderson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Anderson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anderson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right hook to the body lands for Anderson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson lands a hook that snaps the head of Sperry backwards.
Anderson lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Anderson.
Sperry tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Anderson smiles and moves away.
Chief Sperry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Anderson takes the fight into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Anderson.
Anderson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sperry backwards.
A short left from Anderson.
Good body shot from Anderson.
A nice right hand lands inside from Anderson.
Anderson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sperry backwards.
A short uppercut from Anderson.
Anderson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A left hand lands to the body for Anderson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
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!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Anderson.
Anderson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sperry.
Sperry's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Anderson on the inside.
Anderson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anderson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sperry backwards.
Anderson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Good body shot from Anderson.
Nice body punch from Anderson - that landed with a thud.
Anderson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Anderson lands a right hand.
Anderson lands a right hand.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Anderson.
Sperry drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands a shot to the body.
Anderson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sperry backwards.
Anderson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike.
Anderson stops a takedown attempt from Sperry.
Sperry has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Anderson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Anderson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike.

Sperry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sperry wants to clinch.
Sperry has his takedown stuffed

and Anderson moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sperry is working for takedown but Anderson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sperry can't get the takedown.
Anderson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Anderson lands with a light punch inside.
Anderson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson lands a shoulder strike.
Sperry is working for takedown but Anderson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sperry jumps guard but Anderson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Sperry is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Anderson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Anderson.
A shot in the inside from Anderson.
Chief Sperry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sperry misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson blocks a body shot from Sperry.

And that's the end of the fight!
Craig Anderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Anderson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Craig Anderson!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Craig Anderson!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Craig Anderson!

Craig Anderson wins by unanimous decision!