PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Linus Akerman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arn Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Akerman
vs
Anderson

180 cm
24
177 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

171 cm
22
180 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Linus Akerman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arn Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Anderson throws a right hand that misses
and Akerman makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Anderson really felt that one!
Akerman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Anderson.
Anderson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Akerman can pounce on him.
Anderson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Akerman. Akerman obviously looking to wear him down.
Akerman lands a nice looking kick to the body. Anderson takes a step back to recover.
Akerman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
Akerman has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hunter MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Akerman looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Akerman slips a straight right by Anderson.
Anderson misses with a looping left.
Akerman throws a chopping leg kick but Anderson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Anderson misses with a looping right.
A chopping leg kick lands by Akerman.
Anderson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson swings for the body but Akerman moves out of range.
Anderson throws a shot from downtown. Akerman moves away and avoids it.
Akerman tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Anderson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Anderson misses.
Anderson throws out a loose jab but Akerman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A swing and a miss from Anderson.
A jab from Akerman does it's job there.
Good standup being displayed there by Akerman as he connects with a hook.
Anderson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Anderson looks to land a combination but Akerman avoids it well.
Anderson looks to land a left hand but Akerman moved out of range nicely.
Anderson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Akerman.
Anderson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Akerman misses with a kick to the body.
Akerman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Akerman.
Anderson looks to land a body kick but Akerman moved away.
Anderson looks to land a left hand but Akerman moved out of range nicely.
Akerman slips under a jab.
Anderson with a nice cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson cracks Akerman with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Anderson staying out of range there.
Akerman lands a jab to Anderson's midsection.
Akerman misses with an uppercut
and Anderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Anderson misses with a body shot.
We've been informed that Anderson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Akerman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anderson.
Akerman looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Akerman throws a body shot but no joy.
Anderson walks into a stiff left hand from Akerman.
Akerman cracks Anderson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Arn Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akerman cracks Anderson with a good jab.
Akerman misses with a low kick.
Anderson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Akerman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anderson.
Akerman slips a straight right by Anderson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akerman throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Anderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Akerman is just out of range.
Akerman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Akerman tries to land a leg kick but Anderson saw it coming and moves away.
Anderson scores with a nice right hand.

Akerman clinches up with Anderson and pushes him back against the cage.
Akerman lands a hook that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Akerman keeps control of Anderson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Akerman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Akerman gets through Anderson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Anderson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Akerman ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Anderson misses with a body shot.
Akerman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anderson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Akerman at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akerman lands a front kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akerman lands a head kick. Anderson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Arn Anderson has been cut.
Anderson walks into a straight right hand from Akerman.
Anderson throws a lazy right hand but Akerman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Anderson lands with a shot to the body.
Anderson misses the jab.
A low kick from Akerman misses
letting Anderson counter with a right hand.
Nice defenses there by Akerman.
Akerman walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Akerman. Anderson shrugs it off though.
Akerman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Akerman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Anderson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Akerman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Akerman throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Linus Akerman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arn Anderson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Anderson throws the left hand but Akerman avoids the punch easily.
Anderson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Akerman.
Linus Akerman is winning the standup battle so far.
Akerman slips a jab from Anderson.
Akerman swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Akerman connects with a high kick.
Akerman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Akerman has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Anderson sizes up Akerman with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Akerman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anderson manages to avoid it.
As Akerman backs off Anderson throws a huge counter combo but Akerman manages to avoid it all.
Anderson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Some wild striking there from Anderson.
Akerman is looking to counter punch.
Anderson misses with a lunging right hand
and Akerman counters with a nice uppercut.
Akerman lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Akerman manages to avoid it.
Akerman slips under a jab from Anderson.
Anderson throws a jab but it's blocked by Akerman.
Anderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Akerman appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Akerman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Akerman moves out of range of the leg kick from Anderson.
Akerman lunges at Anderson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Anderson's hand.
Akerman connects with an inside leg kick.
Anderson moves out of range of the body kick from Akerman.
Akerman pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Anderson misses with a looping left.
A clash of legs there as Anderson blocks the low kick.
Akerman slips a jab from Anderson.
Anderson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Akerman counters with a stiff right hand.
Anderson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Akerman moves away.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Anderson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Akerman - the referee stops the clock and Anderson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Akerman. Anderson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Akerman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Akerman is looking to slow Anderson down with leg kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Anderson misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Akerman moves away from the strike by Anderson.
Akerman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Anderson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Akerman ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Akerman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Akerman throws the kick towards the body but Anderson avoids it.
Akerman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Akerman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Akerman lands a jab to the nose.
A slow jab from Anderson misses its intended target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Akerman.
Anderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anderson misses the jab.
Akerman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a double jab
and Akerman counters with a good low kick that Anderson was not able to check.
Anderson throws a jab but it's blocked by Akerman.
Akerman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anderson can do to turn this around?
Akerman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Akerman clobbers Anderson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Akerman avoids the body shot from Anderson.
Akerman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Anderson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Anderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Akerman. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Akerman.
Akerman slips under a jab from Anderson.
An attempted straight right counter from Akerman misses the target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Akerman. That's going to slow Anderson down.
Akerman is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Akerman lands a leg kick that knocks Anderson off balance momentarily.
Akerman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Anderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Akerman manages to avoid it.
Akerman lands a lovely overhand right.
Anderson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Akerman.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A left lands for Akerman.
Anderson loads up on a big right hand but Akerman slips the punch.
It looked like Akerman was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Anderson.
Anderson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Akerman.
Akerman half committed to a counter leg kick.
Akerman jabs Anderson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A combination from Anderson does no damage.
Akerman throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Anderson.
Anderson connects with a single shot there.
Anderson lands an overhand right.
Anderson misses with a body punch
and Akerman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Akerman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Anderson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Anderson throws a hook but Akerman avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson misses with a straight left.
Anderson misses with a straight left.
Akerman was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Akerman moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Linus Akerman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Arn Anderson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Anderson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Anderson throws a body shot but no joy.
Anderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Akerman.
Akerman cracks Anderson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Anderson swinging wildly here.
Akerman walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Anderson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Anderson misses with a straight left.
Anderson misses with a body kick.
Akerman tries to move into range but Anderson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Akerman.
Anderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Akerman was well out of range. Poor timing from Anderson.
Akerman was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Akerman misses with a head kick.
Akerman scores with a jab to the body.
Anderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Akerman has Anderson up against the cage in a clinch.

Anderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Akerman throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Anderson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That kick from Akerman tenderised Anderson's leg. Anderson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Akerman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anderson.
Akerman scores with the left hand. Anderson knows he should have avoided that one.

That has opened up Arn Anderson's cut even more.
Akerman connects with a looping right hand.
Anderson misses with a hook.
You can see that Anderson has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Anderson blocks a leg kick.
Akerman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Akerman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Anderson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Some wild striking there from Anderson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akerman scores with a head kick. Anderson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Akerman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Akerman moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Akerman uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Anderson has time to react.

The cut above Arn Anderson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Anderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Akerman is just out of range.
Anderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Akerman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anderson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Akerman.
Akerman lands with a nice body punch.
Akerman misses the shot to the body.
Nice body kick there by Akerman.
Akerman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akerman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Akerman dodges the punch combination from Anderson.
Anderson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Anderson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Akerman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Akerman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Anderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Akerman was well out of range. Poor timing from Anderson.
Akerman was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Akerman slips under a jab.
Anderson looks to land a combination but Akerman avoids it well.
Akerman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Anderson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Akerman.
Akerman takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Akerman lands with a good body shot.
Akerman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Linus Akerman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a big shot that misses.
Akerman doesn't manage to clinch there - Anderson circles away.
Akerman lands a right hook to the 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 walks into a jab.
Anderson misses with a shot to the body
and Anderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Akerman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Anderson. That did some damage!
Anderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Akerman's corner calls for a 1-2. Akerman obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Anderson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Akerman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anderson tries to land a front kick but Akerman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A big right from Anderson misses.
Akerman throws a leg kick but Anderson checks it.
Akerman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Anderson. That did some damage!
Arn Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A solid leg kick lands there for Akerman.

And that's the end of the fight!
Linus Akerman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Akerman has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Linus Akerman!