PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rosco Ladd (ranked 969 p4p, 136 weight class) and Arn Anderson (ranked 1580 p4p, 217 weight class). Anderson has chosen The Enforcer as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ladd
vs
Anderson

176 cm
28
198 lbs
13 - 10 - 1

171 cm
32
190 lbs
17 - 15 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

Sin City Allstars

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rosco Ladd!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arn Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Roberts and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson tries to move into range but Ladd moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ladd throws an overhand right that lands on Anderson's shoulder, as Anderson tries to avoid the shot.
Anderson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Ladd with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Anderson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anderson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Anderson needs to keep his hands up - Ladd had a free shot at his head there.

It looks like Arn Anderson has been cut.
Anderson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ladd has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ladd lands with a nice body punch.
Anderson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice straight punches there by Ladd. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ladd.
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!
Ladd with a jab.
Ladd misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anderson.
Anderson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A jab lands there for Ladd.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ladd, as that shot connected.

That has opened up Arn Anderson's cut even more.
Anderson misses with a straight right.
Ladd misses with a straight left.
Anderson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rosco Ladd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ladd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ladd changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ladd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Ladd as he connects with a hook.
Ladd moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ladd dodges the punch combination from Anderson.
Ladd looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Anderson has managed to clinch.
Anderson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Anderson gets through Ladd's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
Ladd has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson.
Anderson throws a head punch that misses.
Ladd wants to get back to striking at distance but Anderson won't allow it.
Anderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Ladd avoids the damage to the body.
Ladd misses with a body punch.
Ladd tries to work over Anderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ladd blocking some punches.
Ladd lands with a left to the head.
Ladd is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Anderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ladd blocking some punches.
Anderson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ladd has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Ladd breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anderson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ladd throws out the jab.
Ladd just misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ladd digs a good body shot into Anderson's ribs.
Ladd scores with a nice head shot.
Ladd looks to land a right hand but Anderson moved out of range.
Anderson slips under a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Anderson! But no joy.
Ladd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ladd is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ladd throws a body punch but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ladd throws a body punch but Anderson moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ladd. Anderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ladd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ladd on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Anderson. Anderson obviously looking to wear him down.
Anderson ducks right into an uppercut from Ladd.
Ladd pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ladd moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromAnderson.
Ladd fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ladd throws a body punch but Anderson moves out of range.
Ladd slips under a jab from Anderson.
Rosco Ladd is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ladd fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Anderson on the side of the head.

The cut above Arn Anderson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ladd uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
Anderson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ladd throws a body shot but no joy.
Ladd thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ladd waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Anderson.
Anderson dodges the punch combination from Ladd.
Ladd uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anderson.
Anderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ladd scores with a nice right hand.
Ladd misses with a wild body shot.
Ladd connects with the punch.
Ladd fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Anderson gets a clinch.
Ladd has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Ladd's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ladd.
Anderson feints a counter leg kick.
Anderson throws a sloppy head kick and Ladd moves out of range easily.
Ladd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Anderson misses its intended target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ladd swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anderson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ladd.
Ladd slips a jab and a cross from Anderson.
Anderson moves in looking to clinch but Ladd pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rosco Ladd dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arn Anderson'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.

Ladd cracks Anderson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Anderson looks to land a right hand but Ladd moved out of range.
Ladd thuds his right hand into Anderson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ladd fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A big left from Ladd misses.
Ladd throws the left hand but Anderson avoids the punch easily.
Anderson staying out of range there.
Ladd lands a nice shot to the body.
Anderson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ladd fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ladd is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anderson can do to turn this around?
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ladd!

Arn Anderson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Anderson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ladd throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Ladd throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Anderson with a jab.
Ladd slips a jab from Anderson.
A quick step to the side and Ladd tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ladd thows a left - swing and a miss!
Anderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ladd.
Rosco Ladd is winning the standup battle so far.
Anderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ladd. Anderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Anderson, as that shot connected.
Ladd takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ladd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anderson lands a head kick. Ladd smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ladd swinging wildly here.
Anderson throws a counter combo.

Anderson takes the fight into the clinch.
Ladd scores with a shot to the side of Anderson's head.
Anderson blocks a body shot from Ladd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ladd blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ladd wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ladd tries to break the clinch but Anderson is controlling the position.
Anderson lands with a short shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ladd lands a left hand that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Ladd's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Anderson lands a damaging elbow.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ladd breaks from the clinch.
Ladd misses with a body shot.
Anderson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ladd throws a lazy right hand but Anderson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Anderson takes a swing at Ladd's ribcage but misses.
Anderson loads up on a big right hand but Ladd slips the punch.

Anderson darts in and clinches Ladd up against the cage.
Arn Anderson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ladd is looking to break free of the clinch but Anderson has double underhooks.
Anderson keeps control of Ladd as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Anderson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ladd wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson keeps control of Ladd as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ladd is trying to break the clinch but Anderson has him pressed against the cage.
Ladd working hard to break the clinch.
Ladd is trying to break free.
Ladd's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ladd can't break the clinch.
Ladd wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ladd wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Anderson has him pressed against the cage.
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Ladd.
Anderson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ladd is trying to force a seperation but Anderson has the dominant position.
Anderson misses with some punches.
Ladd blocks an uppercut.
Anderson misses with a punch on the inside.
Anderson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ladds head.
Anderson trying to land knees to the body.
Ladd tries to circle away but Anderson has him pinned against the cage.
A hook to the body from Ladd.
Ladd is trying to break the clinch but Anderson is controlling him.

Ladd breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ladd.
Ladd misses with a hook.
Anderson is looking to chop away at Ladd's legs.
A quick step to the side and Ladd tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ladd swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anderson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ladd.
Anderson avoids the body shot from Ladd.
Ladd throws a body shot but no joy.
Anderson misses with a double jab.
Ladd swings widly with a right hand
and Anderson counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Ladd.
Ladd throws a jab when Anderson was well out of range.
Anderson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ladd. Anderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anderson throws a hook but Ladd avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Ladd on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ladd takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Anderson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ladd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Arn Anderson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Arn Anderson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Anderson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ladd throws out a loose jab but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ladd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anderson throws a counter combo.
Anderson swinging wildly here.
Ladd tests Anderson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ladd stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Arn Anderson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rosco Ladd!
Rosco Ladd is the new middleweight champion!