PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wanderlei Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Remy Bonjasky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wanderlei Anderson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Anderson
vs
Bonjasky

191 cm
22
277 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

193 cm
24
240 lbs
5 - 0 - 1

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wanderlei Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Remy Bonjasky!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonjasky throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Anderson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Anderson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Anderson is looking to advance position but Bonjasky won't allow it.
Bonjasky wants to get back to his feet.
Anderson trying to mount his opponent but Bonjasky defends it.
Bonjasky tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Anderson manages to move to mount!
Bonjasky is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Anderson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bonjasky is trying to stand.
Bonjasky takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

It looks like Remy Bonjasky has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bonjasky is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Anderson working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Bonjasky tries to buck Anderson off but he can't manage it.

Anderson is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Bonjasky to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Bonjasky shrugs it off.
Anderson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bonjasky's face.

Anderson looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Anderson landing punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bonjasky tries to buck Anderson off but he can't manage it.
Anderson unloading with bombs!
Bonjasky 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.
Bonjasky looks gassed!
Bonjasky takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Anderson looking to control but Bonjasky is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Anderson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Bonjasky is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Bonjasky really doesn't like being in this position too much.

Anderson is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Bonjasky to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Bonjasky shrugs it off.
Bonjasky is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Anderson wants to control the pace but Bonjasky is squirming around nicely.
Anderson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Anderson looking to control but Bonjasky is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bonjasky trying desperately to get to his feet.
Anderson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson unloading with bombs!
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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Anderson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Anderson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Anderson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Anderson working the ground and pound effectively.
Anderson trying to control but Bonjasky is having none of it.
Anderson cracks Bonjasky with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Anderson working the ground and pound effectively.
Bonjasky wants to get back to his feet.

Anderson is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Bonjasky to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Bonjasky shrugs it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bonjasky is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Bonjasky is bucking up trying to escape but Anderson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Anderson breaks from Bonjasky's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Anderson has control of Bonjasky's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Bonjasky regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Anderson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bonjasky's face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bonjasky trying desperately to get to his feet.

Anderson with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Bonjasky tries to buck Anderson off but he can't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wanderlei Anderson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Remy Bonjasky's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bonjasky throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Anderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Anderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bonjasky can do to turn this around?
Anderson shoots in for a takedown but Bonjasky shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bonjasky throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Anderson shoots in and bounces Bonjasky off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Anderson wants to control from the top but Bonjasky keeps moving.
Anderson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bonjasky's head.
Bonjasky is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bonjasky has momentary wrist control but Anderson slips an elbow through the middle.
Bonjasky wants to stand but Anderson is controlling the position.
Bonjasky is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bonjasky is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Anderson is controlling him.
Anderson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That has opened up Remy Bonjasky's cut even more.
Anderson chips away with some ground and pound.
Anderson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bonjasky is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Anderson is controlling him.
Wanderlei Anderson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Anderson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Anderson passes the guard and advances to mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bonjasky?
Bonjasky is bucking up trying to escape but Anderson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Anderson working Bonjasky over with strikes here.
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!
BOOM! Anderson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bonjasky is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Bonjasky is in a horrible position here. Anderson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Anderson lands a heavy elbow.
Bonjasky taking shots to the head.
BOOM! Anderson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Anderson scoring with strikes but Bonjasky is staying in there.
Bonjasky is still in real trouble! Can Anderson finish him?
Anderson looking to control but Bonjasky is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bonjasky seems to have recovered his senses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Anderson with good strikes from the mount here!
Anderson working the ground and pound effectively.

Anderson looking for a guillotine from mount but Bonjasky is having none of it.
Bonjasky is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Anderson looking to control but Bonjasky is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Anderson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bonjasky is trying to stand.
Anderson lands a big shot there that rocks Bonjasky but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Anderson working the ground and pound effectively.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee warns Bonjasky that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Anderson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Anderson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
You get the feeling that Bonjasky really doesn't like being in this position too much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wanderlei Anderson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Remy Bonjasky's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Anderson looks for a takedown but Bonjasky sprawls well.
Bonjasky throws a sloppy head kick and Anderson moves out of range easily.
Bonjasky tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bonjasky stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bonjasky wants it to stay on the feet.
Bonjasky lands a head kick. Anderson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bonjasky tries a head kick but it misses.

Anderson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Anderson lands in his opponent's guard.
Bonjasky wants to stand and escape but Anderson is having none of it.
Anderson trying to control but Bonjasky is working from the bottom.
Bonjasky wants to stand up but Anderson is controlling him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Anderson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Anderson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bonjasky can't keep his opponent in guard - Anderson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bonjasky pushes Anderson off looking to stand but Anderson dives back in and keeps control.
Anderson lands with a punch from half guard.
Bonjasky is trying to stand.
Anderson controlling the pace.

Bonjasky manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Anderson scores with a jab to the body.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wanderlei Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bonjasky throws a head kick that half lands.
Anderson dives in and grabs Bonjasky's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bonjasky pushes down on Anderson's head and hops out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Bonjasky. No joy for Anderson on that attempt.
Bonjasky lands a high kick!
Bonjasky bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bonjasky tries to bum rush Anderson with a series of wild strikes but Anderson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Anderson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bonjasky napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Anderson scores with a couple of short elbows.
Bonjasky tries to escape but Anderson is in control.

Anderson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bonjasky, who protects the arm well.
Anderson cracks Bonjasky with a big elbow.

Anderson goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Bonjasky rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Anderson's guard! Nice work there by Bonjasky!

Bonjasky stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a front kick aimed at Bonjasky's knee but Bonjasky avoids it well.
Remy Bonjasky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anderson avoids the head kick by Bonjasky.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bonjasky plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Anderson tries to work over Bonjasky's front leg with a kick but Bonjasky checks it.
Bonjasky scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Anderson blocks a head kick by Bonjasky.
Anderson fails to land the takedown.
Bonjasky connects with the punch.
Bonjasky lands a really nice looking cross but Anderson seems unphased.
Bonjasky buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Bonjasky.
Anderson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bonjasky.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Anderson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bonjasky is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Remy Bonjasky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anderson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Anderson won't allow Bonjasky to get back to his feet.
Anderson passes Bonjasky's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Anderson is working for a submission of some sort.
Anderson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Bonjasky looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wanderlei 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:25
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:25
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wanderlei Anderson!