PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between No Way (ranked 1346 p4p, 164 weight class) and Luther Anderson (ranked 2803 p4p, 316 weight class). No Way has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Way
vs
Anderson

183 cm
21
168 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

178 cm
21
160 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, No Way!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Luther Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Reed Andrews and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Way tries a low kick but Anderson avoids it.
Some bone on bone action there as Anderson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Way tries a low kick but Anderson avoids it.
Way rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Anderson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Anderson clinches up with Way and pushes him back against the ropes.
Way is looking to break free of the clinch but Anderson has double underhooks.
Good body shot from Anderson.
Way is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Anderson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Anderson pushes Way back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anderson presses Way against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A body shot lands from Anderson.
A nice right hand lands inside from Anderson.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Anderson.
Anderson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Way or not.
Anderson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Way.
A short uppercut from Anderson.
Anderson lands an uppercut.
Anderson cracks Way with a nice body shot.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Way has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Anderson lands a body shot.
Anderson lands a shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Anderson as the two fighters clinch.
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anderson lands a nice uppercut.
Anderson digs a right hand underneath Way's ribcage. Way let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Anderson lands a hook that snaps the head of Way backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Anderson.
Way is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Anderson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Way.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right handed body shot lands from Anderson.
Anderson cracks Way with a nice body shot.
Anderson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Anderson lands an uppercut.
Way working hard to break the clinch.
Way is trying to break the clinch but Anderson has him pressed against the ropes.
Anderson scores with a shot to the side of Way's head.
Anderson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Anderson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Anderson.
Anderson is leaning against Way and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Way backwards.
Anderson presses Way against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Anderson.
Anderson scores with a hook to the body.
Anderson gets through Way's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Anderson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Good body shot from Anderson.
A shot in the inside from Anderson.
Anderson lands with a left to the head.
Anderson lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Way is rocked!
Anderson lands a shoulder strike.
Oh Way is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Anderson lands a hook that snaps the head of Way backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Way or not.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson pushes Way back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anderson scores with a nice hook to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Anderson.
Anderson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anderson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Anderson keeps control of Way as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Anderson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Good body shot from Anderson.
Anderson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Anderson.
Way misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Anderson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luther Anderson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A big left from Way misses.
Way seems to have got his legs back now.
Way fails in his attempt to clinch.
Way seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Way lands a nice shot to the body.

Anderson clinches with his opponent.
A short uppercut from Anderson.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Anderson.
Anderson lands a body punch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Anderson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A hook to the body from Anderson.
Anderson scores with a hook to the body.
Anderson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Way wants to break free but Anderson has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson lands a hook that snaps the head of Way backwards.
Anderson lands a shot to the body.
Anderson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short uppercut from Anderson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Anderson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Luther Anderson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A right handed body shot lands from Anderson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Anderson scores with a shot to the side of Way's head.
Anderson is working Way over against the ropes.
A left hand lands to the body for Anderson.
Anderson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Way's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Anderson lands a left hand.
Anderson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Way backwards.
Anderson creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Way's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Way drops to his knees and Anderson pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luther Anderson!