PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Binsar Siregar (ranked 2881 p4p, 1125 weight class) and Sparky Anderson (ranked 363 p4p, 157 weight class). Anderson has chosen Pick up man as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Sparky Anderson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Siregar
vs
Anderson

172 cm
28
170
5 - 9 - 0

190 cm
30
180
26 - 17 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Binsar Siregar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sparky Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Matheus Silva and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Siregar.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Anderson has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.

Anderson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Siregar quickly recovers to half guard.

Siregar has one foot on Anderson's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Anderson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Anderson misses with a low kick as Siregar jumps back.
Anderson lands a nice shot that snaps Siregar's head back.
Anderson lands a nice looking body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Siregar gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Siregar defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Anderson.
Siregar swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Siregar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Siregar fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Anderson avoids it really well and circles away.
Anderson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Anderson cracks Siregar with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Siregar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Siregar looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Anderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Siregar tries to counter with a takedown but Anderson is quick to defend against it.
Siregar ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Siregar looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Anderson is fending him off so far but Siregar persists. Nope, Anderson circles away and we're back to standing.
Anderson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sparky Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Anderson gets caught napping as Siregar dives in and scores a takedown. Anderson manages to retain guard.
Anderson controlling the position.
Siregar trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siregar looking to sit in guard and control but Anderson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Anderson stays in close to Siregar's body and controls the position.
Anderson passes Siregar's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Anderson wants to pass to mount but Siregar is defending the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Siregar is trying to control but can't.
Anderson trying to control from half guard but Siregar is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siregar tries to roll over but Anderson keeps him under control.
Siregar trying to control but Anderson postures up.
Siregar is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Siregar is trying to control but can't.
Anderson throwing shots but Siregar is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Anderson content to control rather than advance.
Siregar wants to control but Anderson is keeping busy and won't allow it.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Good shot there by Anderson.
Anderson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Siregar circles away quickly and effectively.
Anderson tries for a takedown but Siregar sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A head kick by Siregar misses
and Anderson counters with a two punch combo.
Siregar throws out a loose jab but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson looks to land a body kick but Siregar moved away.
Siregar is looking to clinch.

Siregar closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Anderson to the mat! Anderson manages to get full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sparky Anderson dominated that round.
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.

Anderson connects with a jab.
Anderson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Siregar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Anderson misses.
Binsar Siregar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Anderson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Siregar did well to prevent Anderson getting side control.
Siregar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Anderson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Siregar knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Siregar is doing well to control the position and prevent Anderson from advancing to side control.
Siregar trying to control from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Siregar is controlling Anderson's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Anderson trying to control the action but Siregar is working from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Siregar pushes Anderson off looking to stand but Anderson dives back in and keeps control.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Siregar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Siregar lands a lovely overhand right.
Anderson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nice sprawl there from Anderson as Siregar shoots in.
Anderson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Anderson looks to land a combination but Siregar avoids it well.
An inside leg kick from Siregar misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siregar takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Siregar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Anderson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Siregar on the side of the head.
A combination from Siregar does no damage.
Anderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Siregar.
Siregar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Siregar takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Siregar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Anderson slips under a jab from Siregar.
Siregar lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Anderson at a distance.
Siregar takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sparky Anderson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Siregar avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siregar has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Siregar there as he acknowledges the shot.
Anderson throws a leg kick that is checked

and Siregar counters by moving into the clinch.
Siregar 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.
Anderson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anderson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Siregar tries to avoid it but Anderson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Siregar to the ground. Siregar escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Siregar ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Anderson looks to land a right hand but Siregar moved out of range.
Anderson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Siregar back to the cage. Anderson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Siregar goes for a double leg but Anderson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Anderson continues to drive forward.
Anderson throws out a counter right but Siregar avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Binsar Siregar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson stalling against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Anderson has clasped his hands together around Siregar's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Siregar is looking to reverse the position.
Siregar is working hard here to advance position.
You can see the frustration on Siregar's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Anderson controlling the position from side mount.
Anderson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Siregar keeps working.
Siregar prevents Anderson from moving into mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sparky Anderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Siregar moves out of range of the strikes.
Siregar throws a right hand that Anderson ducks under and follows up with a left that Anderson also avoids with ease.
Anderson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Anderson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Siregar is fending him off so far but Anderson persists. Nope, Siregar circles away and we're back to standing.
Anderson goes for a double leg but Siregar avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Siregar continues to drive forward.
Siregar misses with a hook
and Anderson counters with a nice uppercut.
Anderson misses the jab.
Siregar wants to clinch up but Anderson keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Siregar. No joy for Anderson on that attempt.
Binsar Siregar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sparky Anderson.
Siregar lands a right hook to the body.
Siregar connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Siregar ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Siregar feinted with a counter takedown.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Siregar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Siregar attempts a counter takedown but Anderson avoids it well and moves away.

Siregar instigates a clinch.
Siregar drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Siregar wants a takedown but no success here.
Anderson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Anderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Anderson pushes Siregar up against the cage in a clinch.

Anderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Anderson takes a swing at Siregar's ribcage but misses.
Anderson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Anderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Siregar lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Siregar shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Anderson's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Siregar controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Anderson wants to sweep here but Siregar controlling him for the moment.
Siregar landing some decent shots from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siregar slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson looking to control.
Siregar is in close to Anderson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Siregar trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Anderson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Siregar lands a couple of digs.
Siregar works over Anderson with some ground and pound from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Siregar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Siregar chips away with some ground and pound.
Siregar postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Anderson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Siregar 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.
Anderson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Siregar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sparky Anderson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anderson trying to control the position.
Binsar Siregar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Siregar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

And that's the end of the fight!
Binsar Siregar showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Anderson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sparky Anderson!
Our winner, Sparky Anderson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.