PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leando Almeida Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Anderson
vs
Almeida Junior

165 cm
22
210 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
200 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leando Almeida Junior!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Anderson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Anderson lands in his opponent's guard.
Anderson trying to control but Almeida Junior is working from the bottom.
Anderson won't allow Almeida Junior to get back to his feet.
Almeida Junior looking to control.
Anderson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Anderson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Almeida Junior is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Almeida Junior wants to sweep but no luck.
Anderson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Almeida Junior keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully.
Almeida Junior is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Anderson scoring with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson trying to control but Almeida Junior is working from the bottom.
Anderson thows a big elbow that misses.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Almeida Junior can do anything to dispel that myth.
Anderson stops Almeida Junior from standing up.
Almeida Junior controls Anderson momentarily but Anderson frees himself.
Anderson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Almeida Junior is keeping the position for now.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Almeida Junior throws out a loose jab but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson wants to clinch up but Almeida Junior keeps it at a distance.
Almeida Junior takes a swing at Anderson's ribcage but misses.
Anderson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Almeida Junior.
Almeida Junior will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Anderson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Almeida Junior scores with a jab.

It looks like John Anderson has been cut.
Anderson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Anderson shoots for a takedown but Almeida Junior saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Leando Almeida Junior is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anderson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Almeida Junior circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Almeida Junior misses with a double jab.
Almeida Junior misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anderson.

Anderson drives through and clinches with Almeida Junior against the cage.
Anderson fails to pull guard.
Nice body punch from Almeida Junior - that landed with a thud.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
Anderson managing to block the knees to the body from Almeida Junior.

Almeida Junior pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson really is a fat lump.
Almeida Junior lands a nice looking body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson avoids the body shot from Almeida Junior.
Almeida Junior misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anderson.
Anderson misses the shot to the body.
Almeida Junior connects with a jab.
Almeida Junior misses with a shot to the body

and Anderson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Anderson trying to pass the guard but Almeida Junior defending well.

Anderson is working for a kimura but Almeida Junior is defending it quite comfortably.
Anderson is thwarting Almeida Junior's attempts to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throwing shots but Almeida Junior is blocking nicely.
Almeida Junior tries to kick Anderson off but Anderson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Almeida Junior trying to control but Anderson postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Almeida Junior has a hand on Anderson's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Anderson takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Almeida Junior is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Anderson unloading with bombs!

Anderson working for a guillotine from mount but Almeida Junior is in no mood to give up.

Anderson working for a guillotine from mount but Almeida Junior is in no mood to give up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Almeida Junior because Anderson loaded up on that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that John Anderson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Anderson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Anderson has Almeida Junior up against the cage in a clinch.
Almeida Junior is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Almeida Junior.
Anderson avoiding damage as Almeida Junior throws knees to the body.

Almeida Junior pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Almeida Junior jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Almeida Junior throws a jab but it's blocked by Anderson.
Almeida Junior misses with a looping left.
Almeida Junior lands a nice hook to Anderson's body. Anderson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Leando Almeida Junior seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson blocks a jab.
Some wild striking there from Almeida Junior.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Anderson shoots for a double leg takedown but Almeida Junior sprawls well. He's pushed Anderson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida Junior fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anderson manages to avoid it.
Almeida Junior lands with a shot to the body.
Almeida Junior scores with a nice head shot.
Almeida Junior looks to land a left hand but Anderson moved out of range nicely.
Almeida Junior misses with a looping left.
Almeida Junior thows a body shot but no joy.
Anderson is looking to clinch.
Almeida Junior loads up on a big right hand but Anderson slips the punch.
No luck for Anderson with that takedown attempt.
Almeida Junior tests Anderson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Almeida Junior throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Almeida Junior fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A decent looking cross lands there for Almeida Junior.
Almeida Junior misses with a hook to the body

and Anderson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Almeida Junior's guard now.
Anderson is pushing down on Almeida Junior's leg trying to pass to half guard. Almeida Junior is fighting to maintain full guard but Anderson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Anderson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Almeida Junior defends it well.
Anderson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Anderson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Anderson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Anderson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Almeida Junior is trying to maintain the position but Anderson is very close to passing his half guard.
Anderson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Almeida Junior is looking to improve his position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Almeida Junior throws a shot from downtown. Anderson moves away and avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Almeida Junior throws an overhand right that lands on Anderson's shoulder, as Anderson tries to avoid the shot.
Almeida Junior loads up on a big right hand but Anderson slips the punch.
Almeida Junior misses with a jab to the body

so Anderson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Anderson stops Almeida Junior from standing up.
Anderson stands and throws Almeida Junior's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Anderson working the ground and pound.
Almeida Junior really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Anderson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Anderson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Anderson taking a breather here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Almeida Junior is looking for a sweep.
Almeida Junior is trying to control Anderson's posture but Anderson avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that John Anderson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Anderson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Anderson shoots for a takedown but Almeida Junior saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Almeida Junior scores with a jab.
Almeida Junior waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Anderson.
Almeida Junior looks to score with a jab to the body but Anderson is just out of range.
Anderson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Almeida Junior swivels and escapes.
Almeida Junior looks to land a left hand but Anderson moved out of range nicely.
Anderson looks for a takedown but Almeida Junior sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Almeida Junior misses with a body punch

and Anderson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Almeida Junior tries to break the clinch but Anderson is controlling the position.

Almeida Junior manages to break the clinch.
Almeida Junior misses with a hook to the body

and Anderson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Almeida Junior!
Anderson with the ground and pound from mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee warns Almeida Junior that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Anderson is landing with some decent strikes but Almeida Junior is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Almeida Junior is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Anderson has hold of Almeida Junior's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Almeida Junior manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Almeida Junior is squirming around, avoiding Anderson's attempts to control the action.
Almeida Junior is trying to stand.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Anderson wants to finish this one by submission but Almeida Junior is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Anderson.
Anderson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Anderson trying to control but Almeida Junior is having none of it.
Almeida Junior is desperately trying to improve his position but Anderson has a good base and remains in mount.

Almeida Junior defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Anderson.
Anderson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Anderson avoids the attempt from Almeida Junior to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson with a couple of short strikes.

Anderson working for a submission but Almeida Junior is keeping him at bay.
Anderson controlling from the full mount.
Almeida Junior wants to try and get back to his feet.

Anderson looking for a guillotine from mount but Almeida Junior is having none of it.
Almeida Junior is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
John Anderson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almeida Junior tries to hold on but Anderson postures up.
Anderson raining down shots from the mount!

Anderson has control of Almeida Junior's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Almeida Junior regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Leando Almeida Junior has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Almeida Junior throwing hammer fists to the chest of Anderson. What's that going to do exactly?
Anderson scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Anderson looking for a guillotine from mount but Almeida Junior is having none of it.
Anderson cracks Almeida Junior with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Anderson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Anderson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... John Anderson!