PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brownie Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and TJ Welsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Welsh has chosen Lets Have A War as his entrance music. Brownie Anderson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Anderson
vs
Welsh

185 cm
41
186 lbs
39 - 26 - 1

190 cm
34
199 lbs
21 - 24 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good elbows
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 39 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Brownie Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, TJ Welsh!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Anderson as Welsh shoots in.
Nice takedown defense from Anderson. No joy for Welsh on that attempt.
Welsh takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Welsh tries to clinch there but Anderson circles away.
Welsh tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Anderson swivels and escapes.
Brownie Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of TJ Welsh.

Welsh rushes Anderson and presses him up against the cage.
Welsh is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Anderson is keeping busy.
A short right from Anderson.
Anderson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Anderson scores with a hook to the body.
Welsh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Welsh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Welsh fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Anderson. No joy for Welsh on that attempt.
Welsh throws a combination that misses
and Anderson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Anderson connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An inside leg kick lands from Anderson.

Anderson has managed to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Welsh slowing the pace effectively.
Anderson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Welsh tries to score a body lock takedown but Anderson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Welsh looks winded!
Anderson lands a knee to the head.

It looks like TJ Welsh has been cut.
Anderson working Welsh over with knees to the body.
Welsh with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nice body punch from Anderson.
Welsh throws a knee to the head but misses.
Welsh told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Stalling in the clinch from Anderson.
Anderson is pushing Welsh 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 seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Welsh throws a knee to the head but misses.
Welsh using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Welsh trying to land knees to the body.
Anderson pushes Welsh back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Welsh is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Anderson.
Anderson scores with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson lands with a right to the head.

Welsh is rocked!
Anderson lands a knee to the head.
Welsh is still on wobbly legs! Can Anderson finish him?
Anderson creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Welsh with a big uppercut! Welsh tries to clinch up but Anderson pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Welsh to the mat! Welsh covers up and Anderson unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Brownie Anderson!
Brownie Anderson spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.