PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Todd Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and November One (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson comes to the cage accompanied by Stay Hungry. One has chosen To mega therion as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. November One has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Anderson
vs
One

199 cm
23
270 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

190 cm
21
255 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Todd Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, November One!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson avoids the body shot from One.
One shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Anderson defends it nicely.
Anderson misses with a head kick.
Anderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Anderson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in One's guard.
One should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
One looks gassed!
Anderson postures up in One's guard and throws a big left but One blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Anderson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
One wants to stand up but Anderson is controlling him.
Anderson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
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.
Anderson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Anderson is looking to work some ground and pound but One has wrist control.
Anderson landing some decent shots from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson cracks One with a solid left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
One working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Anderson.
Anderson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
One working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Anderson.
Anderson cracks One with a solid left hand.
Anderson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Anderson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Anderson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
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!
Anderson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Anderson lands a decent elbow from side control.
One gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson breaks from One's wrist control and lands an elbow.
One in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Anderson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Anderson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Anderson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Anderson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Anderson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

One is rocked!
Anderson softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and One is out cold! Anderson jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Todd Anderson!