PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jason Behar (ranked 667 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Anderson (ranked 2761 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ryan Anderson was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Behar
vs
Anderson

166 cm
27
157 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

173 cm
26
152 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jason Behar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ryan Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Daniel Franklin and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson misses with a hook.
Anderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Behar.
A solid body kick from Anderson.
Anderson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Anderson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Anderson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Behar has time to react.
Behar ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Behar misses with a body punch
enabling Anderson to counter with a crisp jab.
Behar goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Anderson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Anderson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Behar.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Behar moves out of range as Anderson strikes.
Anderson throws an overhand right that lands on Behar's shoulder, as Behar tries to avoid the shot.
Behar is looking to counter the offense by Anderson and move into the clinch.
Behar misses with a hook
and Behar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice defenses there by Behar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson throws a lazy right hand but Behar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Anderson.
Behar takes a swing at Anderson's ribcage but misses.
Anderson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Anderson scores with a hook.
Anderson throws a right hand that misses
and Behar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Anderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Anderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Behar was well out of range. Poor timing from Anderson.
Anderson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Anderson scores with a body shot.
Ryan Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A punch lands to the side of Behar 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Anderson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Behar looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Behar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Anderson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Behar walks into a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Anderson.

Behar clinches up with Anderson and pushes him back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Behar - that landed with a thud.
Anderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anderson.
Anderson lands a hook to the side of the head.

Anderson manages to break the clinch.
Behar loads up on a big right hand but Anderson slips the punch.
Behar misses with an uppercut.
It seemed like Anderson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Behar defending well as Anderson loads up on a big left hand.
Behar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
Behar tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Anderson manages to circle out of the way.
Behar throws a body punch but Anderson moves out of range.
Behar moves out of range of the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Behar throws out a loose jab but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Behar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Anderson circles away quickly and effectively.
Anderson throws a jab when Behar was well out of range.
Behar was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Anderson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Behar takes a jab right on the kisser.
Anderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anderson staying out of range there.
Anderson cracks Behar with a right hand to the side of the head.
Anderson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Behar looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Behar moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Anderson moves away from the strike by Behar.
Anderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Behar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson cracks Behar with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Anderson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A combination from Anderson does no damage.
Anderson misses with a looping left.
Behar missing with a left hand there. Anderson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Anderson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anderson. Behar does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Behar misses the target.
Behar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.
Anderson lands a body shot.
Behar avoids the body shot from Anderson.
Anderson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Behar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
Anderson is looking to chop away at Behar's legs.
Behar throwing a counter right hand but Anderson manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Behar throws a body shot but no joy.
Anderson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Behar with a body shot.
Anderson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A swing and a miss from Anderson.
Anderson lands an overhand right.
Anderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Behar defending well as Anderson loads up on a big left hand.
Behar swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Behar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Anderson. Anderson obviously looking to wear him down.
Anderson misses the shot to the body.
Behar misses with a body shot.
Anderson swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Behar counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Behar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Behar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Behar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Behar.
A short left from Anderson.
Behar lands with a light punch inside.
Anderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Behar takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson misses with some punches.
Anderson tries to work over Behar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Anderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Behar is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Anderson's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Anderson misses with a punch to the body.
Behar can't find room to land a body shot as Anderson controls the action.
Behar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Anderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Behar is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Anderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Behar misses with a body punch.

Anderson breaks the clinch.
Anderson feints and then cracks Behar's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Behar down.
Behar defending well as Anderson loads up on a big left hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Anderson.
Behar is looking to counter the offense by Anderson and move into the clinch.
Anderson circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson avoids the body shot from Behar.
Behar takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Behar misses with a wild body shot.
Behar is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Anderson misses with a looping right.
Behar moves in looking to clinch but Anderson pushes him off.
Anderson was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Anderson throws a hook to the side of Behar's head but Behar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Anderson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Behar. That did some damage!
Nice body punch from Anderson.
Behar ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Anderson misses with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Behar moves into the clinch.
Anderson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anderson lands a nice shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a punch on the inside.
Behar tries to throw a body punch but Anderson avoids it by throwing Behar back against the cage.
Behar lands a body punch.
A short right from Anderson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anderson.
Anderson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anderson lands with a left to the head.
Behar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Anderson misses with a short punch on the inside.

Behar breaks from the clinch.
Anderson misses with a hook.
Anderson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Behar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Anderson slips a straight right by Behar.

Behar moves into the clinch successfully.
Behar misses with some punches.
Ryan Anderson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Behar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Behar can't find room to land a body shot as Anderson controls the action.
Behar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Anderson manages to break the clinch.
Anderson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Behar's calf.
Anderson misses with a lunging right hand
and Behar counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good leg kick by Anderson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Anderson misses the jab.
Anderson misses with a left hand
and Behar counters with a nice body shot.
Anderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Behar.
Nice straight punches there by Anderson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Anderson.
Behar takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Anderson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A swing and a miss from Anderson.
Behar with a nice cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Anderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

A big right from Anderson misses.
The fighters circling - Anderson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ryan Anderson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Behar misses the jab.
Anderson misses with a right hand
and Behar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Behar takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Behar moves away.
A shot to the liver by Behar. Beautiful body shot.
Anderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Behar tries to counter by clinching up but Anderson breaks away and moves out of range.
Anderson throws out a loose jab but Behar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Behar throwing a counter right hand but Anderson manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson with a hook.
Anderson throws a big shot that misses.
Nice uppercut there from Anderson.
Anderson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Behar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Anderson. Anderson obviously looking to wear him down.
Behar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Anderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Anderson looks to land a right hand but Behar moved out of range.
A jab lands there for Anderson.
Anderson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Behar momentarily.
Anderson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Anderson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Anderson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Anderson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Anderson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Behar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Anderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Behar was well out of range. Poor timing from Anderson.
Behar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anderson manages to avoid it.
Behar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anderson.
Anderson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Anderson wants to land a leg kick but Behar is out of range.
Behar takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Anderson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Behar. Behar circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Anderson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Behar on the side of the head.
Behar 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.
A lazy left from Anderson finds it's target.
Anderson misses the jab.
Behar avoids the head kick by Anderson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Behar takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A swing and a miss from Anderson.
Behar ducks right into an uppercut from Anderson.
Anderson looks to land a right hand but Behar moved out of range.
Behar looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Anderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Behar misses the target.
Anderson tests Behar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fighters circling - Behar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Behar gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Anderson.
Anderson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Behar is rocked!
Behar on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Oh Behar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Behar scores with a jab. Anderson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Anderson swings for the body but Behar moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Behar on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a jab when Behar was well out of range.
Donk. Anderson catches Behar right on the button with a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson throws a hook to the side of Behar's head but Behar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Anderson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Behar throws out the jab.
Behar seems to have got his legs back now.
Behar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Behar avoids the body shot from Anderson.
Anderson throws out a loose jab but Behar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Behar takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Anderson throws a push kick but Behar slaps the foot to one side.
An attempted straight right counter from Behar misses the target.
That kick from Anderson tenderised Behar's leg. Behar is trying to keep his angry face on.
Anderson throws a hook but Behar avoids it easily.
Anderson throws a body punch but Behar moves out of range.
Behar is looking to counter punch.
Jason Behar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ryan Anderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Anderson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Anderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Anderson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight for Ryan Anderson!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Ryan Anderson!
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight for Ryan Anderson!

Ryan Anderson wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Ryan Anderson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.