PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James has chosen Controlled Demolition by Fear Factory as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Anderson
vs
James

189 cm
18
192 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

185 cm
22
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyler James!
The judges for this bout are , and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James moves out of range as Anderson throws a body kick.
Anderson doesn't manage to clinch there - James circles away.
James throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anderson throws a sloppy head kick and James moves out of range easily.
James dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but James swats him away and circles back towards the center.
James shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Anderson pinned against the cage. Anderson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Anderson throws an overhand right that lands on James's shoulder, as James tries to avoid the shot.

James clinches.
James fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Anderson.
Anderson looking to stall.
Anderson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
James pushes off an throws an elbow but Anderson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Anderson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of James backwards.
James lands a left hand that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Anderson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
James wants a takedown.
James lands with a short head shot on the inside.

James breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
James has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James thows a body shot but no joy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Anderson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Anderson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Anderson misses with a two punch combination.
Jack Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson missing with a left hand there. James was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Anderson slips under a jab from James.
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.

James is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Anderson's half guard.
James wants to pass the guard but Anderson is defending well.
Anderson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
James working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Anderson working for a triangle but James defends it easily.
James has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
James distracts Anderson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Anderson wants to stand up but James is controlling him.
James distracts Anderson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
James working some strikes from top position.
James passes into half guard.
Anderson is looking to control James's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Anderson avoid being mounted?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson tries to roll over but James keeps him under control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is trying to stand.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
James working the head and body with strikes.
Anderson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
James is figuring out what he wants to do next.
James's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
James is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Anderson!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
James lands with some strikes.
James controlling his opponent.
Anderson is looking to get to half guard.
James cracks Anderson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
James landing shots from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
James with a couple of short strikes.
James tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Anderson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler James dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

James cracks Anderson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

James drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
James passes easily into side control. Nice work.
You can see the frustration on Anderson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Anderson is trying to get back to his feet.
James takes a little break here. Anderson wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson wants to control but James postures up.
James controls the position from side control.
James cracks Anderson with a big right hand but Anderson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Anderson gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
James controlling the pace for now.
Anderson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for James on the ground.
James with a couple of short strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James landing strikes from the mount.
Anderson flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
James looking to finish Anderson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Anderson!
James landing strikes from the mount and Anderson is in trouble!
James lands a big elbow.
James tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Despite being in the dominant position, Tyler James just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

James moves into the clinch.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but James uses good head movement to avoid it.

James breaks from the clinch.
James with a jab.
Anderson keeps the fight on the outside.
No luck with that takedown attempt from James.
James fails with a takedown attempt.
James moves forwards but Anderson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
James tries to close the distance and clinch but Anderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Anderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Anderson misses with a two punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
James swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anderson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from James.

James closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

James pulls Anderson into guard.

James scrambles and gets back to his feet.
James misses with a head kick.
Anderson looks to land a right hand but James moved out of range.

James drives through and clinches with Anderson against the cage.
Anderson stalling in the clinch but James improves position.

James wants the takedown. Anderson is fighting it off but James persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Anderson's guard against the cage.
James content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
James passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler James showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

James tries to clinch but Anderson is having none of it.
Anderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Anderson looks to land a left hand but James moved out of range nicely.

Anderson moves into the clinch.
James with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
James letting Anderson take a breather here.
James tries to break the clinch but Anderson is controlling the position.
Anderson lands a hook that snaps the head of James backwards.

James breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

James shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
James with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Anderson wants to get back to full guard but James has mounted him!
James working Anderson over with strikes here.
Tyler James has got the better of the ground game so far.
James controlling the position easily from mount.
James dominating with strikes here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
James with shots to the head and body - Anderson looks very uncomfortable down there.
James landing punches.
James scoring with strikes but Anderson is staying in there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
James dominating with strikes here.
James lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Anderson hang on?
James lands a big shot there that rocks Anderson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Anderson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
James controlling his opponent.
James landing shots from mount.
James has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Anderson's face.
Anderson swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Anderson's face.
James lands a heavy elbow.
Anderson tries to hold on but James postures up.
James lands a big shot there that rocks Anderson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
James lands a big shot there that rocks Anderson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
James takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
James trying to control but he's not successful this time.
James prevents Anderson from getting the reversal.
James tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Anderson is in a horrible position here. James smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
James in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
James looking to control but Anderson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Anderson can't escape the position.
Jack Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
James controlling his opponent.
Anderson flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
James tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Tyler James is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
James with the ground and pound from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyler James comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got James winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyler James!