PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Brownie Anderson (ranked 3032 p4p, 358 weight class) and Bang Pitung (ranked 4431 p4p, 470 weight class). Pitung has chosen Madball - Born Strong as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Anderson
vs
Pitung

195 cm
38
204 lbs
32 - 22 - 0

180 cm
35
187 lbs
31 - 18 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class boxer
Good gas tank

Dr Zoidberg Office

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brownie Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bang Pitung!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pitung swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Anderson closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Anderson throws an elbow but misses.
Anderson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pitung backwards.
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pitung blocking some punches.
Anderson blocking some punches.
Anderson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pitungs head.
Pitung misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anderson lands a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pitung throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.
Anderson pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Pitung lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson lands an elbow that stopped Pitung in his tracks for a moment.
Pitung takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Bang Pitung has been cut.
Pitung tries to work over Anderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anderson misses with a knee to the head.
Pitung tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
Pitung avoiding damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Pitung.
Pitung tries to work over Anderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pitung doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pitung working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pitung tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Anderson lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitung has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson.
Pitung tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pitung misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Anderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice straight punches there by Anderson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Anderson.
Pitung tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Anderson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson tries to score with a low kick but Pitung moves his leg out of the way.

Anderson clinches up against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Pitung.
Pitung scores with a hook to the body.
Pitung swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pitung misses with the head strike.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brownie Anderson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bang Pitung'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.

Pitung throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Anderson connects with a jab.

Pitung has closed the distance and engaged Anderson in a clinch.
Anderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pitung can do to turn this around?
Anderson working aggressively here.
Pitung doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Anderson blocking some punches.
Pitung swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Anderson on the inside.
Pitung lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pitung's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Anderson stalling against the ropes.

Anderson breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitung looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A swing and a miss from Anderson.
Pitung is trying to counter with his kicks.
Anderson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pitung with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Anderson to score with a decent uppercut.
Anderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pitung.
Pitung keeps the fight on the outside.
Pitung drops his hands momentarily and Anderson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Pitung swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pitung misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anderson.
Anderson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Pitung tried to score with a low kick but Anderson checks it.
Anderson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Pitung avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pitung steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Anderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Anderson moves away from the strike by Pitung.
Anderson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Anderson scores with a decent looking hook.
Brownie Anderson is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pitung with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Anderson moves into the clinch.
Pitung throws a head punch that misses.
Pitung tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
Anderson cracks Pitung with a nice body shot.
Pitung misses with a punch on the inside.
Pitung wants to stall.
Pitung throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pitung working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brownie Anderson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bang Pitung's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Pitung slips under a jab.
Anderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pitung appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Anderson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Anderson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Brownie Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Pitung.
Anderson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pitung's head.
Pitung throws an off balance right hand
and Anderson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab from Anderson finds it's way through Pitung's defenses.
Anderson keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Decent striking displayed by Anderson there.
Pitung avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pitung is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pitung circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pitung counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pitung counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Pitung finds it's way through Anderson's defenses.
Pitung tries to score with a low kick but Anderson moves his leg out of the way.
Brownie Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anderson tries to clinch up.
Anderson misses with an uppercut.

Anderson instigates a clinch.
Pitung misses with some punches.
Pitung misses with a body punch.
Anderson is trying to stall.
Anderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pitung misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitung misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pitung tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
Pitung fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pitung is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pitung misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pitung fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson gets through Pitung's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pitung tries a body shot but Anderson blocks it.
Anderson lands a right hand.
Pitung trying to control the position but instead, Anderson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pitung into the ropes.
Anderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brownie Anderson clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Bang Pitung's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Pitung throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Anderson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pitung takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pitung scores with a jab. Anderson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Anderson wants to slow Pitung down by chopping away at his legs.
The fighters circle momentarily. Anderson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pitung throws the kick towards the body but Anderson avoids it.
Anderson fails with an attempt to clinch.

Anderson closes the distance and clinches.
Pitung throws a head punch that misses.
Pitung is looking to break free of the clinch but Anderson has double underhooks.
Good body shot from Anderson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pitung lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pitung scores with a shot to the side of Anderson's head.
Pitung misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pitung misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson missing with knees to the body.
Pitung looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Pitung breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Anderson misses its intended target.
Pitung uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Anderson has time to react.
A swing and a miss from Anderson.
Pitung cracks Anderson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pitung on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pitung avoids the head kick by Anderson.
Anderson throws a right and a left that Pitung avoids nicely.
Pitung swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Anderson to counter with a crisp jab.
Anderson tries to bum rush Pitung with a series of wild strikes but Pitung uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pitung moves out of range of the strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Anderson. Those never looked like landing.
Pitung is looking for the big counter here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson thumps Pitung with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson throws a hook but Pitung avoids it easily.
Anderson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pitung throws a big shot that misses.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Pitung moves out of range.
Pitung uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Anderson.
Anderson scores with a nice strike.
Anderson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pitung's sensitive parts.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Pitung.
Pitung misses with a jab to the body
and Anderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pitung jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pitung manages to avoid it.
A jab from Anderson misses.
Anderson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pitung's calf.
Anderson scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brownie Anderson had his way with Bang Pitung in that round.
The cut man is working on Bang Pitung'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Anderson gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Anderson misses.
Anderson looks to land a combination but Pitung avoids it well.
Pitung tries to clinch up but Anderson circles away and keeps his distance.
Anderson throws an overhand right that lands on Pitung's shoulder, as Pitung tries to avoid the shot.
It seemed like Pitung was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Anderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pitung throws a right hand that misses
and Anderson counters with a two punch combo.
Pitung dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Anderson. That did some damage!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pitung displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Pitung takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pitung dodges the punch combination from Anderson.
Anderson throws an overhand right that lands on Pitung's shoulder, as Pitung tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitung connects with a crisp jab.
Pitung will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Anderson gets a clinch.
A short uppercut from Anderson.
Pitung misses with a punch on the inside.
Bang Pitung has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anderson prevents a body shot from Pitung.

Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A lazy left from Anderson finds it's target.
Pitung takes a swing at Anderson's ribcage but misses.
Pitung throws out a loose jab but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pitung's head.
Pitung takes one on the button.
Pitung keeps the fight on the outside.
Pitung looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Anderson throws a right and a left that Pitung avoids nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Anderson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Anderson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Anderson lands the left hand.
Anderson misses with a body punch
and Pitung counters with a straight right hand.
Pitung misses with a hook
and Anderson counters with a one-two to the body.
Pitung throws a head kick but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson throws a big counter combination but Pitung scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Anderson moves in looking to clinch but Pitung pushes him off.
Pitung fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Anderson.
Brownie Anderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Anderson feints a jab promting Pitung to slip. Anderson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Pitung slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brownie Anderson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Anderson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 50:45
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brownie Anderson!
Brownie Anderson made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I am the fookin greatest ya hear! I want that fookin belt!'.