PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Anderson (ranked 1608 p4p, 0 weight class) and Satoru Yoshioka (ranked 373 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Anderson
vs
Yoshioka

173 cm
26
152 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

175 cm
27
155 lbs
12 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ryan Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Satoru Yoshioka!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Winston Alpacca and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshioka tries a head kick but it misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Anderson misses its target.
Anderson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

Yoshioka moves into the clinch.
Anderson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yoshioka blocks an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Anderson.
Anderson lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Anderson.
Anderson lands with a short shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Anderson tries to work over Yoshioka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Anderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Yoshioka has closed the distance and engaged Anderson in a clinch.
Anderson works on Yoshioka's body with a couple of short punches.
Anderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yoshioka's elbow.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Yoshioka uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Anderson breaks from the clinch.
Yoshioka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anderson is looking to counter punch.
Yoshioka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
Yoshioka tries to counter with a clinch but Anderson shakes him off and moves away.
Yoshioka moves in looking to clinch but Anderson pushes him off.
Anderson is looking to counter punch.
Yoshioka misses with a takedown
letting Anderson counter with a right hand.
A low kick from Yoshioka is predictable there
and Anderson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yoshioka dives in and grabs Anderson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Anderson pushes down on Yoshioka's head and hops out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yoshioka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
Yoshioka shoots and misses
letting Anderson counter with a right hand.
Ryan Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Satoru Yoshioka.
Yoshioka throws a leg kick that is checked
and Anderson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yoshioka has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Yoshioka tries to clinch up
and Anderson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yoshioka is looking to clinch.
Anderson tried to counter with a leg kick but Yoshioka avoided it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson leaves Yoshioka with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
No luck for Yoshioka with that takedown attempt.
It looked like Anderson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Yoshioka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Anderson.
Anderson throws a big shot that misses.
Yoshioka ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Yoshioka clinches.

Yoshioka manages to pull guard.
Yoshioka pulls Anderson in to control the position.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Yoshioka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yoshioka working a defensive guard here.
Yoshioka is pulling down on Anderson's head. It's preventing any offense from Anderson, at least for the moment.
Anderson looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Anderson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Yoshioka throws a low kick, looking for Anderson's leg but Anderson calmly moves out of range.
Anderson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yoshioka.
Yoshioka avoids the body shot from Anderson.
Yoshioka tries to counter by closing the distance.
Yoshioka shoots and misses
and Anderson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yoshioka tries to clinch there but Anderson circles away.
It looked like Anderson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Yoshioka avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson checks a leg kick.
Yoshioka slips a straight right by Anderson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshioka shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Anderson pinned against the cage. Anderson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Yoshioka tries to close the distance and clinch but Anderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Anderson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Yoshioka slips a straight right by Anderson.
Anderson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Anderson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Yoshioka.
Ryan Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Satoru Yoshioka.
Anderson throws the left hand but Yoshioka avoids the punch easily.
Yoshioka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ryan Anderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yoshioka fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Anderson avoids it really well and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Yoshioka has Anderson up against the cage in a clinch.
Anderson has a couple of punches blocked by Yoshioka.

Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yoshioka dives in and grabs Anderson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Anderson pushes down on Yoshioka's head and hops out.
Yoshioka takes one to the chin there.
Yoshioka lands with a straight right. Anderson didn't see that one coming.
Anderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yoshioka can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses the jab.
Yoshioka tries for a takedown but Anderson circles away easily
and Anderson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yoshioka fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Anderson is looking to counter punch.
Yoshioka shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Anderson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Yoshioka thinking.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yoshioka throws a head kick but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson is looking to counter punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Anderson dominated that second round.
That's time! Anderson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Yoshioka with a poor takedown
and Anderson counters with a stiff right hand.
Anderson looks to land a left hand but Yoshioka moved out of range nicely.

Yoshioka clinches up with Anderson and pushes him back against the cage.
Yoshioka trying to land knees to the body.
Anderson misses with a body punch.

Anderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yoshioka takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoshioka misses with a hook to the body
and Anderson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yoshioka looks for a takedown but Anderson sprawls well.
An attempted straight right counter from Anderson misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshioka shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Anderson defends it nicely.
Anderson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ryan Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Satoru Yoshioka.
Yoshioka fails with the takedown
and Anderson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yoshioka shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Anderson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ryan Anderson is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson's corner calls for a 1-2. Anderson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Yoshioka scores with a takedown into Anderson's guard.
Yoshioka works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yoshioka is looking to take a break and control but Anderson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Yoshioka looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Anderson is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshioka is looking to advance position but Anderson won't allow it.

Yoshioka is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Anderson sees it coming and defends easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Yoshioka is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Anderson sees it coming and defends easily.
Anderson has a hand on Yoshioka's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Yoshioka takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Yoshioka can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Anderson is looking to escape.
Anderson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Yoshioka on the ground.
Anderson has given up his back. Will we see Yoshioka going for some submissions?
Satoru Yoshioka 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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yoshioka missing with strikes from the back.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Satoru Yoshioka.
I think Anderson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Ryan Anderson!
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight for Ryan Anderson!
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight for Ryan Anderson!

Ryan Anderson wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Ryan Anderson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.