PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Edmonds (ranked 814 p4p, 1966 weight class) and Jones Anderson (ranked 105 p4p, 231 weight class). Edmonds comes into the arena with Frankie Smith - Double Dutch Bus blaring out of the sound system. John Edmonds could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jones Anderson's chin.

Edmonds
vs
Anderson

185 cm
39
190
37 - 28 - 2

188 cm
25
203
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 28 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Edmonds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jones Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edmonds shoots in looking for a takedown but Anderson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Edmonds's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Edmonds shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Anderson but Anderson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Edmonds is looking to chop away at Anderson's legs.
Anderson blocks a jab.
A slow jab from Edmonds misses its intended target.
A left lands for Anderson.
Anderson blocks a low kick nicely.
Anderson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Edmonds.
Anderson throws a big shot that misses.
Edmonds fails to land with a series of punches.
Edmonds throws a right hand that Anderson ducks under and follows up with a left that Anderson also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson connects with an inside leg kick.
Anderson is looking to clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Edmonds has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Anderson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Edmonds on the side of the head.
Edmonds swinging wildly here.
Edmonds fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edmonds missing with a left hand there. Anderson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Anderson takes the fight into the clinch.
Anderson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Edmonds tries a body shot but Anderson blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
Anderson pushes Edmonds back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anderson tries to throw a body punch but Edmonds avoids it by throwing Anderson back against the cage.
Edmonds has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Anderson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Edmonds. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Edmondss head.
Anderson misses with a body punch.
Anderson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Anderson misses with a knee to the head.
Anderson blocks the elbow strike.
Edmonds working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Anderson working Edmonds over with knees to the body.
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Anderson on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Anderson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Edmonds's brow.
Anderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Edmonds avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson blocking some punches.
Edmonds misses with an elbow over the top.
Nice body punch from Anderson - that landed with a thud.
Edmonds is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Anderson is defending well.
Edmonds misses with the head strike.
Anderson lands a nice elbow.
Anderson told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Edmonds tries a body shot but Anderson blocks it.
A short uppercut from Anderson.
Anderson tries to throw a body punch but Edmonds avoids it by throwing Anderson back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Anderson.
Edmonds avoids the elbow strike from Anderson, against the cage.
Edmonds takes an elbow to the temple.
Edmonds wants to take the fight to the mat but Anderson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Edmonds misses with the head strike.
Edmonds blocks an elbow strike from Anderson.
Anderson missing with knees to the body.
Anderson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Edmonds is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Anderson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Anderson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Edmonds's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edmonds tries to stall but Anderson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Anderson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Edmonds takes a knee right on the jaw!
Edmonds tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Anderson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Anderson missing with knees to the body.
Edmonds has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Anderson after a bit of a struggle.
Anderson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Anderson lands a good knee to the midsection. Edmonds won't want to take too many of those.
Edmonds is breathing heavily.
Anderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Edmonds's defenses.
Anderson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Anderson lands a nice elbow.
Anderson crunches a lovely knee into Edmonds's ribcage.
Anderson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson lands a damaging elbow.
Anderson with a knee to the head.

Edmonds is rocked!
Anderson missing with knees to the body.
Anderson lands an elbow inside that Edmonds shrugs off.
Oh Edmonds is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries a knee to the head but Edmonds blocks it.
Edmonds taking a breather.
Edmonds seems to have got his legs back now.
Edmonds has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Anderson lands a damaging elbow.
Anderson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Anderson landing knees to the head.
Anderson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Edmonds or not.
Anderson missing with knees to the body.
Anderson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Edmonds tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anderson pushes Edmonds back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Anderson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Anderson scores with a shoulder strike.
Anderson working Edmonds over with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Anderson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Anderson lands an elbow inside that Edmonds shrugs off.
A nice left hand lands by Anderson.
Anderson lands with a short shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jones Anderson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Anderson scores with the left hand. Edmonds knows he should have avoided that one.
Anderson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Edmonds.
Edmonds missing with a left hand there. Anderson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Edmonds misses with a left hand
and Anderson counters with a stiff right hand.
Good shot there by Anderson.
Anderson looks to throw the jab but Edmonds is out of range.
Edmonds looks to land a right hand but Anderson moved out of range.
Anderson throws a big counter head kick but Edmonds avoids it with no problem.
Edmonds takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jab, jab by Anderson - just one landing.
Edmonds lands a jab to the head.
Edmonds misses with a looping right.
Anderson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Edmonds has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Edmonds misses with a left hand
enabling Anderson to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Anderson gets a clinch.
Anderson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Anderson scores with a shoulder strike.
Anderson pushes Edmonds against the cage. Anderson is working some dirty boxing. Anderson pushes off with a quick right hook! Edmonds goes down! Edmonds tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Anderson moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jones Anderson!
A very excited looking Jones 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.