PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Charly White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

White
vs
Anderson

176 cm
25
151 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

173 cm
23
150 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charly White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Craig Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Reed Andrews and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Andersons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The fighters circle momentarily. White darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Anderson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Anderson scores with a shot to the side of White's head.
White misses with a hook to the ribs.
White wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Anderson has him pressed against the cage.
Anderson lands a hook that snaps the head of White backwards.
White looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
White swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson takes a shot to the head.
White struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
White blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
White goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

White pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Anderson moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
White misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anderson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of White backwards.
Anderson effectively controlling the action here.
Anderson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson.
Anderson misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Anderson scores with a nice short uppercut.
White blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anderson lands a hook that snaps the head of White backwards.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Anderson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
White throws a head punch that misses.
Anderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
White tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
White prevents a body shot from Anderson.
Anderson cracks White with a nice body shot.
White misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Anderson.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
White tries to break the clinch but Anderson is controlling the position.
White swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
White misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anderson misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Anderson scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Anderson gets through White's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Anderson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Anderson.
White is breathing heavily.
Anderson digs a right hand into White's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on White's gas tank.
A right hook to the body lands for Anderson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
Anderson lands with a left to the head.
White swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Anderson lands a right hand.
Anderson lands with a left to the head.
Anderson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Anderson lands with a left to the head.
Anderson pushes White back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anderson scores with a shot to the side of White's head.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike.
Anderson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Whites head.
Anderson lands a right hand.
A short uppercut from Anderson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands a body punch in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Anderson.
Anderson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of White backwards.
Anderson pushes White back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anderson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Anderson on the inside.
Anderson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Anderson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Anderson.
Anderson scores with a nice hook to the head.
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 right hand to the body from Anderson.
Anderson scores with a shoulder strike.
Anderson lands a shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Anderson.
Anderson lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Anderson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Anderson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Anderson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Anderson presses White against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Anderson lands a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White takes a shot to the head.
White can't find room to land a body shot as Anderson controls the action.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Anderson.
Anderson lands an uppercut.
Anderson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Anderson is pushing White up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Anderson scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Anderson.
White is trying to push Anderson away but Anderson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Anderson.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
White being controlled against the cage.
A short uppercut from Anderson.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Craig Anderson 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.

White rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Anderson counters by moving into the clinch.
Anderson prevents a body shot from White.
White tries to throw a body punch but Anderson avoids it by throwing White back against the cage.
White swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Anderson fails to land.
Anderson lands with a short shot to the head.
Anderson scores with a shot to the side of White's head.
Anderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Craig Anderson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Anderson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of White backwards.
Anderson misses with some punches.
Anderson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White scores with a hook to the body.
Anderson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Anderson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Anderson keeps control of White as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Anderson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
White misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White blocks a body shot from Anderson.
Anderson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of White backwards.
Anderson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
White has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Anderson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Anderson lands with a right to the head.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
Anderson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt White or not.
White fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
White misses with the head strike.
White makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Anderson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Anderson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Whites head.
Anderson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A short right from Anderson on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of White backwards.
White is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Anderson lands with a short shot to the head.

White is rocked!
Anderson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Whites head.
Oh White is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Anderson lands with a light punch inside.
White's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Anderson scores with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Anderson.
Anderson lands an uppercut.
Anderson throws a big uppercut that drops White! More strikes from Anderson and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! White lies dazed against the cage as Anderson celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Craig Anderson!