PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kai Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Grundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Anderson
vs
Grundy

200 cm
18
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

205 cm
18
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kai Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Grundy!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grundy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Anderson sprawls well. Anderson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Grundy gets slowly back to his feet.

Anderson closes the distance and clinches.

Grundy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grundy moves in looking to clinch but Anderson pushes him off.
Anderson looks to clinch

and Grundy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Grundy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Anderson smiles and moves away.
Grundy wants to clinch
enabling Anderson to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Dan Grundy has been cut.
Anderson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grundy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Anderson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Grundy defends it nicely.
Grundy shoots and misses

and Anderson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Kai Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Grundy.

Anderson stands up out of the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson moves in looking to clinch but Grundy pushes him off.

Grundy scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Anderson pushes Grundy off and gets back to his feet.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grundy paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Anderson gets the takedown into side control.
Grundy looks gassed!
Grundy pushes Anderson away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Anderson gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Grundy can't do much from the bottom here.

Anderson decides to stand back up.
Grundy misses with a takedown attempt
and Anderson finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Anderson darts in and clinches Grundy up against the cage.
Anderson tries to pull guard but Grundy holds him up against the cage and eventually Anderson drops back down to his feet.

Anderson wants the takedown. Grundy is fighting it off but Anderson persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Grundy's guard against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson is looking to work some ground and pound but Grundy has wrist control.
Grundy trying to control the position.
Anderson advances position into side control!
Grundy taking a bit of punishment here - Anderson scoring with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Anderson decides to stand back up. Anderson steps back and let's Grundy get back to his feet.
Dan Grundy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grundy stuns Anderson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Grundy tries for a takedown but Anderson circles away easily

and Anderson counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Grundy kicks Anderson off and gets to his feet.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Grundy shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Anderson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grundy in side control, throwing shots but Anderson defends.
Anderson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Grundy off and has taken his back!
Anderson is looking to finish with some ground and pound!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grundy trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Anderson throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Anderson is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Grundy manages to scramble and ends up in full guard, under a barage of strikes . Great composure from Grundy.
Anderson preventing the sweep.
Anderson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Anderson drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Grundy manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Anderson has Grundy in his guard.
Anderson wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kai Anderson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dan Grundy's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Grundy shoots and misses
and Anderson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Grundy shoots for a takedown but Anderson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Grundy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anderson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kai Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Grundy.
Anderson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Grundy circles away.
Grundy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Anderson.
Grundy blocks the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grundy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Grundy moves into the clinch successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grundy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Anderson is keeping busy.
Anderson is trying to drag Grundy to the mat but Grundy just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Anderson as Grundy tries to tie him up.
Anderson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Grundy has Anderson pressed against the cage.
Anderson can't break the clinch.
Grundy tries to score a body lock takedown but Anderson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Anderson is trying to break the clinch but Grundy is controlling him.
Grundy tries to pull guard but Anderson won't allow it.
Grundy goes for a takedown in the clinch but Anderson prevents it.
Anderson has had enough of the clinch but Grundy keeps him there for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Anderson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Grundy just stands there and leans against the cage.

Grundy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Anderson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Grundy napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Grundy is looking to regain half guard here but Anderson keeps moving and retains side control.

Anderson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Anderson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Anderson stands up.
Grundy tries for a takedown but Anderson circles away easily

and Anderson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Anderson.

Grundy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Anderson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Anderson showed some decent athleticism there.

Grundy makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grundy is looking to clinch.
Anderson tries to clinch up.
Anderson scores with a three punch combo!
Grundy misses with a takedown attempt

and Anderson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grundy tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Anderson has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Grundy just holding on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kai Anderson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dan Grundy's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back 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.

Grundy has a takedown stuffed.

Anderson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Anderson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Anderson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Grundy.
A short right from Anderson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grundy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Anderson gets control of Grundy's arms and successfully pulls guard. Anderson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Anderson controls Grundy momentarily but Grundy frees himself.
Grundy showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grundy would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Anderson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Grundy wants to control from the top but Anderson keeps moving.
Anderson has a closed guard, preventing Grundy from standing up.

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

Anderson pushes Grundy off and gets back to his feet.
No joy there for Anderson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grundy takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Grundy tries to clinch up but Anderson circles away and keeps his distance.

Anderson scores with a takedown into Grundy's guard.

Anderson gets to his feet - Grundy follows without any prompting.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Anderson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Grundy wants to improve his position but Anderson is controlling well.
Anderson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Grundy tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grundy is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Anderson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Anderson's back!
Grundy has the hooks in. Anderson is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Grundy trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Anderson doesn't escape.

Anderson manages to get to his feet, escaping the difficult position.
Anderson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kai Anderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses.
Dan Grundy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grundy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kai Anderson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Anderson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27

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