PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Greg Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Sisk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Anderson
vs
Sisk

188 cm
22
190 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

186 cm
23
199 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite 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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Greg Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Sisk!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sisk throws out a leg kick but Anderson moves out of range and Sisk only half commits.
Anderson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Anderson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sisk swivels and escapes.
Sisk misses with the combination.
Anderson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sisk's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Sisk duly obliges.
Anderson shoots in and drives through. Sisk sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Greg Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Anderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sisk was well out of range. Poor timing from Anderson.
Sisk throws a series of punches but Anderson avoids them all with ease.

Anderson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sisk's half guard.
Sisk on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Sisk looking for submissions off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sisk looking for submissions off his back.
Anderson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sisk knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Anderson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sisk blocking the ground and pound attempt from Anderson.
Sisk keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Anderson wants to take a breather but Sisk is having none of it.
Sisk is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sisk stuffs the takedown.

Anderson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Anderson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sisk!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson blocks Sisk's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Anderson working Sisk over with strikes here.
Anderson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sisk is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Anderson wants to control the pace but Sisk is squirming around nicely.
Sisk takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Anderson prevents Sisk from getting the reversal.
Anderson controlling the pace for now.
Anderson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sisk hang on?
Sisk looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is landing with some decent strikes but Sisk is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Anderson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sisk taking shots to the head.
Sisk takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Anderson unloading with bombs!
Sisk is looking to improve his position but Anderson isn't that keen on the idea.

Anderson looking to secure an arm triangle but Sisk defends it well.
Sisk is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Anderson working Sisk over with strikes here.
Anderson landing strikes, looking to finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sisk is in all sorts of trouble here.
Anderson looking to control but Sisk is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The referee warns Sisk that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sisk is in a horrible position here. Anderson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee warns Sisk that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson working Sisk over with strikes here.
Anderson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sisk is looking to escape.
Anderson cracks Sisk with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Excellent takedown into side control there by Anderson.
Sisk is not content to let Anderson control the position.
Sisk takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Sisk prevents Anderson from moving into mount.
Anderson has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Anderson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Anderson lands a nice shot to the head.
Sisk is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sisk tries to lock up and control but Anderson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sisk keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson landing shots from mount.
Sisk is trying desperately to improve position.
Sisk is breathing heavily.
Anderson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sisk is bucking up trying to escape but Anderson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
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 lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sisk hang on?
Greg Anderson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Anderson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sisk looks a forlorn figure.
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 is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Anderson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sisk looks a forlorn figure.
Sisk is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is landing with some decent strikes but Sisk is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Anderson trying to control but Sisk is having none of it.
Sisk is looking to get to half guard.
Anderson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
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 working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Anderson unloading with bombs!
Sisk tries to hold on but Anderson postures up.
Sisk is looking to improve his position but Anderson isn't that keen on the idea.
Anderson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sisk takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Anderson with good strikes from the mount here!
Anderson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sisk?
Anderson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sisk can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Anderson looking to control but Sisk is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Anderson raining down shots from the mount!
Anderson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sisk?
Anderson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sisk can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson working Sisk over with strikes here.
Sisk can't escape the position.
The referee warns Sisk that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson with good strikes from the mount here!
Anderson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sisk can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Anderson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Anderson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Anderson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sisk is trying desperately to improve position.
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 trying to control but he's not successful this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sisk?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Greg Anderson dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Sisk misses with a series of wild punches.
Sisk scores with the left hand. Anderson knows he should have avoided that one.
Anderson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Anderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
John Sisk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Anderson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Anderson cracks Sisk with a big elbow.
Anderson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Anderson working the ground and pound.
Sisk is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sisk wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Sisk is trying to control Anderson's posture but Anderson avoids it.
Anderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sisk can do to turn this around?
Sisk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sisk is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Anderson off and has taken his back!
Sisk lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Anderson tries to break free.
Anderson turns into Sisk and is now in his guard.

Sisk is looking for a triangle but Anderson pushes his legs off easily.
Anderson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Sisk keeping full guard, as Anderson tries to pass.
Anderson wants to control from the top but Sisk keeps moving.
John Sisk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a strike but Sisk rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Anderson trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Anderson is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Sisk stands and steps away. Anderson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Sisk looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Anderson drives through and clinches with Sisk against the cage.
Sisk tries a body shot but Anderson blocks it.
Anderson keeps control of Sisk as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sisk is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sisk presses Anderson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to score a body lock takedown but Sisk shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A head punch on the inside from Sisk fails to land.
Anderson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Greg Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sisk wants a takedown.
A body shot lands from Sisk.

Sisk manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Sisk keeping full guard, as Anderson tries to pass.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Anderson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Anderson connects with a couple of short punches.
Anderson prevents Sisk from getting back to his feet.
Anderson postures up and lands a big shot to Sisk's brow.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Sisk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anderson looking to pass the guard.
Greg Anderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson trying to control but Sisk is working from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Anderson has his takedown stuffed
and Sisk counters with a left and a right that stings Anderson.
Sisk connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Anderson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sisk throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Anderson misses with a takedown

and Sisk counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sisk is thwarting Anderson's attempts to control the position.
Sisk prevents Anderson from improving his position.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Sisk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Anderson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:27

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