PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hades Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valentine Masterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Anderson
vs
Masterson

183 cm
19
198 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
20
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hades Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Valentine Masterson!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice takedown defense from Masterson. No joy for Anderson on that attempt.
Masterson throws a low kick but Anderson avoids it.
Masterson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Masterson cracks the inside of Anderson's front leg.

Anderson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Masterson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Anderson prevents Masterson from improving his position.
Masterson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Anderson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masterson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Anderson.
Masterson is trying to get back to full guard.
Masterson wants to get back to full guard but Anderson has passed into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Masterson is not content to let Anderson control the position.
Anderson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

Anderson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Masterson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Anderson working the head and body with strikes.
Masterson is trying to control Anderson's posture but Anderson avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson unloads with some shots from mount but Masterson bucks and avoids them well.
Masterson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Anderson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Masterson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Masterson is trying to escape the mount.

Anderson has control of Masterson's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Masterson regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Anderson working the ground and pound effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masterson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Masterson is bucking up trying to escape but Anderson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

Anderson is working for a guillotine from mount but Masterson frees his head quite easily.

Anderson is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Masterson has managed to escape the submission attempt.

Anderson working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masterson wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Masterson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Anderson.

Anderson is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Masterson to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Masterson shrugs it off.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Anderson looking for a guillotine from mount but Masterson is having none of it.
Anderson with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hades Anderson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Masterson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Anderson's calf.
Masterson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Masterson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anderson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Masterson defends well and Anderson ends up having to push Masterson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Anderson misses with a takedown attempt - Masterson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hades Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A cross from Masterson lands.
Masterson throws a jab when Anderson was well out of range.
Masterson connects with an inside leg kick.
Masterson scores with a jab. Anderson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masterson misses with an uppercut.
Masterson lands with an overhand left.
Hades Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown attempt by Anderson or perhaps it was just good defense by Masterson, which made it look bad.
Anderson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Anderson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Masterson sprawls well initially but Anderson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Masterson manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Anderson keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.

Anderson successfully pulls guard.
Masterson looking to pass the guard.
Masterson wants to stand but Anderson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Hades Anderson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Anderson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Masterson is sitting in close to Anderson's body. Anderson has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Masterson is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Masterson is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Anderson.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Hades Anderson!