PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thijs Meyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderlei Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Meyer
vs
Anderson

186 cm
25
267 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

191 cm
23
277 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thijs Meyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wanderlei Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson looks for a takedown but Meyer sprawls well.
Anderson shoots for a takedown but Meyer saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Meyer tries to close the distance and clinch but Anderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Anderson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Meyer.

Anderson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Meyer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Anderson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Meyer is keeping the position for now.
Meyer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Meyer seems keen to control Anderson's posture.
Meyer wants to sweep here but Anderson controlling him for the moment.
Anderson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Meyer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Meyer keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson throwing strikes from guard but Meyer blocks nicely.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Meyer misses with a few strikes there.
Anderson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Meyer sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Thijs Meyer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wanderlei Anderson.
Meyer throws a big shot that misses.
Meyer swings for the body but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown but Meyer shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Meyer misses the shot to the body.
Meyer misses with a hook. Anderson ducked under it nicely.

Anderson shoots in and bounces Meyer off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Anderson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Anderson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Meyer is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson trying to move into half guard but instead Meyer has managed to sweep!
Meyer keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Anderson's head.
Meyer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Anderson is keeping the position for now.

Anderson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Meyer defends it easily.
Meyer trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Meyer throwing strikes but missing.
Anderson working a defensive guard here.
Meyer has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Meyer pushes down on Anderson's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Meyer is looking to work some ground and pound but Anderson has wrist control.
Meyer controlling from the top position.
Meyer passes Anderson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Meyer looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Anderson is staying active underneath Meyer, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Anderson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Anderson looking for submissions off his back.
Meyer frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is looking to get to half guard.
Anderson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Meyer landing strikes, looking to finish!
Meyer dominating with strikes here.
Meyer takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Anderson is working to get back to half guard.
Meyer raining down shots from the mount!
Anderson working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thijs Meyer dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Anderson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Meyer sprawls well. Meyer wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Anderson gets slowly back to his feet.
Meyer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Anderson dives in and grabs Meyer's left leg, looking for a takedown. Meyer pushes down on Anderson's head and hops out.

Meyer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Meyer tries for a takedown. No joy.
Meyer effectively controlling the action here.
Meyer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Meyer.
Anderson is breathing heavily.

Meyer lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meyer is keen to just control but Anderson is a slippery customer.
Meyer works his way into side control.
Meyer trying to control the position but Anderson is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Meyer tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Anderson is trying to work for a sweep but Meyer has mounted him!
Meyer landing strikes from the mount.
Meyer with a couple of short strikes.

It looks like Wanderlei Anderson has been cut.
Anderson regains half guard.
Meyer missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Meyer wants to control but Anderson is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Meyer's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Meyer's back!
Anderson doesn't have the hooks in and Meyer manages to turn into his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyer slips nicely into half guard.
Meyer looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Anderson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Meyer is working away from the top position though.
Anderson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Meyer is stalling here. Anderson is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Meyer seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Anderson has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

Anderson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Anderson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Meyer wants to control but Anderson postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyer manages to work his way to half guard, despite Anderson's best efforts.
Meyer gets full guard.
Meyer seems keen to control Anderson's posture.
Anderson throws a big right hand that misses.
Meyer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Anderson trying to control but Meyer is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Anderson forces his way into half guard.
Meyer pushes Anderson off looking to stand but Anderson dives back in and keeps control.
Anderson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Anderson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson looking to control but Meyer is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Anderson goes for an armbar but Meyer turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Meyer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Anderson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Anderson is stalling here. Meyer is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Anderson seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Meyer has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Meyer looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Anderson is avoiding damage well.
Anderson managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Meyer.
Anderson is trying to get back to half guard.

Meyer wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Anderson, who protects the arm well.
Meyer trying to control the position but Anderson is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Meyer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Anderson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Meyer.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown but Meyer shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Anderson gets caught flat footed, as Meyer shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anderson wants to sweep but no luck.
Meyer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Anderson is keeping the position for now.

Anderson has his feet on Meyer's thighs here. He's pushed Meyer off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Meyer screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Wanderlei Anderson!