PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Angelo Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Jonson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Disturbed - The Animal. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Anderson
vs
Jonson

188 cm
25
207 lbs
13 - 2 - 0

195 cm
23
219 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Experienced

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Angelo Anderson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Don Jonson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jonson gets the takedown into side control.
Anderson prevents Jonson from moving into mount.
Jonson throws an elbow but Anderson slips to the side and avoids it well.
Jonson is trying to ground and pound but Anderson uses the momentary lack of control by Jonson to regain half guard.
Jonson thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Anderson to regain full guard.
Anderson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jonson.
Jonson is looking to work some ground and pound but Anderson has wrist control.

Anderson wriggles free and stands up.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Jonson moves out of range.
No luck for Jonson with that takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonson shoots for a takedown but Anderson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Don Jonson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Jonson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Anderson's half guard.
Jonson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Anderson defending well though.
Jonson wants to free his trapped foot but Anderson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Anderson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jonson.
Jonson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jonson throwing shots but Anderson is blocking nicely.
Jonson is just content to waste time from the top position. Anderson takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson keeping moving, preventing Jonson from controlling successfully.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jonson shoots in looking for a takedown. Anderson tries to sprawl out of it but Jonson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Anderson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Angelo Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Jonson.
Anderson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Anderson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Anderson throws a big shot that misses.
Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jonson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jonson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Anderson pinned against the cage. Anderson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jonson shoots in looking for a takedown. Anderson tries to sprawl out of it but Jonson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Anderson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson moves in looking to clinch but Jonson pushes him off.
Anderson throws a right and a left that Jonson avoids nicely.
Anderson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jonson shoots for a takedown but Anderson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jonson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Jonson.
Angelo Anderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anderson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jonson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Anderson pinned against the cage. Anderson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jonson looks gassed!
Anderson connects with a solid leg kick.
Anderson lands with a right hand.
No joy there for Anderson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice straight punches there by Anderson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Anderson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Anderson gets caught flat footed, as Jonson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jonson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jonson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Anderson swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Anderson kicks Jonson off and gets to his feet.
Anderson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Anderson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Anderson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jonson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jonson shoots for a double leg takedown but Anderson sprawls well. He's pushed Jonson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jonson fails with the takedown.
Jonson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Anderson is fending him off so far but Jonson persists. Nope, Anderson circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice sprawl there from Anderson as Jonson shoots in.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Angelo Anderson dominated that round.
That's time! Anderson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A solid leg kick lands there for Anderson.
Jonson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jonson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anderson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jonson.
Anderson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Anderson.
Angelo Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab lands there for Anderson.
Anderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Anderson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jonson on the side of the head.

Jonson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Jonson stops Anderson from standing up.
Jonson throws a strike but Anderson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jonson looking for a sweep. Not yet Jonson, not yet.
Jonson is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Anderson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Anderson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Anderson stalks Jonson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jonson's face. Jonson staggers backwards, shaken.
Anderson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Anderson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jonson on the side of the head.
Jonson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Anderson pinned against the cage. Anderson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jonson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Anderson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Anderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jonson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Anderson as he avoids it easily.
Angelo Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Jonson.
Jonson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Anderson lands a jab to the nose.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson's corner calls for a 1-2. Anderson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Anderson gets a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anderson.
Anderson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Anderson tries a knee to the head but Jonson blocks it.
Jonson tries to circle away but Anderson has him pinned against the cage.

Jonson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Anderson lands with a hook. Jonson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Angelo Anderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Jonson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Anderson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jonson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Anderson.
Jonson ducks right into an uppercut from Anderson.
Jonson misses the body punch
and Anderson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jonson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A lazy left from Anderson finds it's target.
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!
Left hook, right uppercut from Anderson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jonson misses with a wild body shot.
A cross from Anderson lands.
Jonson ducks right into an uppercut from Anderson.
Jonson swats away the attempt to clinch by Anderson.
Jonson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Anderson counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice shot by Anderson.
Jonson misses with a takedown attempt
and Anderson counters with a right hand to the body.
Anderson fails to land with a series of punches.
Jonson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Anderson tries to avoid it but Jonson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Anderson to the ground. Anderson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Anderson rushes Jonson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jonson wants a takedown.
Anderson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jonson up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jonson misses with a punch to the body.
Jonson goes for a takedown attempt but Anderson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Anderson scores with a punch to the head.
Anderson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Anderson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jonson throws out the jab.
Anderson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Anderson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jonson throws a one two combo.
Some wild striking there from Anderson.
Anderson misses with a wild body shot.
Jonson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jonson walks into a left hand.
Jonson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jonson slips a jab from Anderson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Angelo Anderson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Anderson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jonson dodges the punch combination from Anderson.
Jonson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Anderson pinned against the cage. Anderson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Anderson scores with a nice head shot.
Jonson tries for a takedown but Anderson circles away easily
and Anderson counters with a nice uppercut.
Jonson throws a right and a left that Anderson avoids nicely.
Anderson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jonson has time to react.
Jonson fails with a takedown attempt.
Angelo Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Jonson.
Anderson lands an overhand right.
Jonson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Anderson as he jumps to the side.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anderson lands with an overhand left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson lands an overhand right.
Anderson scores with a sloppy right hand. Jonson should have avoided that one.
An inside leg kick lands from Anderson.
Anderson lands a jab.
Jonson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jab by Anderson.
Jonson drops his hands momentarily and Anderson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jonson misses with a wild body shot.
Anderson throws a head kick that Jonson semi-blocks.
Jonson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Anderson rather than just go for the knockout.
Jonson misses with a wild body shot.
Horrible takedown by Jonson or perhaps it was just good defense by Anderson which made him look bad.
Anderson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Anderson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jonson's head backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jonson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Anderson.
Jonson takes one to the chin there.
A nice combination there by Anderson.
Anderson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Jonson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Anderson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Anderson defending against the ground and pound.
Jonson throwing shots but missing, from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jonson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Anderson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Jonson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Jonson working the head with strikes.
Jonson trying to control the action but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Jonson looks up at the clock and then as Anderson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Jonson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Jonson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Jonson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jonson throws an elbow but Anderson slips to the side and avoids it well.
Jonson misses with the ground and pound.
Jonson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Anderson some visible discomfort.
Jonson in side control, throwing shots but Anderson defends.
Anderson wants to get back to his feet but Jonson is dominant here and he's now got Anderson's back!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jonson is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Anderson. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Jonson tries to keep control of the position but Anderson is staying busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Angelo Anderson clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Jonson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Anderson was covering up waiting for the punch and Jonson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Anderson keeping full guard, as Jonson tries to pass.
Jonson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jonson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jonson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Jonson stops Anderson from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jonson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Anderson is keeping the position for now.
Jonson trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Anderson manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Jonson wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Anderson distracts Jonson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jonson is trying to keep Anderson in close.
Jonson looking for a sweep. Not yet Jonson, not yet.

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

Jonson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Anderson kicks off Jonson and gets to his feet.
Jonson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Anderson is fending him off so far but Jonson persists. Nope, Anderson circles away and we're back to standing.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Jonson 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.
Jonson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Anderson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Anderson duly obliges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands with a nice body punch.
Anderson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jonson.
Angelo Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Jonson.
Jonson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Anderson with a jab.
Jonson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Anderson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jonson somewhat.
Anderson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jonson. That did some damage!

Anderson rushes Jonson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Anderson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jonson is trying to break free.
Anderson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jonson or not.
Anderson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jonson backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is pushing Jonson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A right hook to the body lands for Jonson.
Anderson tries to throw a body punch but Jonson avoids it by throwing Anderson back against the cage.
Jonson looking for a takedown.
Anderson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jonson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Anderson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Anderson prevents the takedown attempt.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Anderson misses with a knee strike.
Anderson working aggressively here.
Anderson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jonson is keeping busy.
Jonson wants a takedown but no success here.
Anderson has Jonson pressed against the cage, preventing Jonson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Anderson lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Don Jonson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Anderson missing with a left hand there. Jonson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Anderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jonson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Anderson misses with a hook. Jonson ducked under it nicely.
Jonson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Anderson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Anderson duly obliges.
A shot to the body from Jonson misses
and Anderson counters with a thumping low kick.
Jonson misses with a hook to the body
and Anderson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Left hook, right uppercut from Anderson.
Jonson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Anderson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jonson somewhat.
Angelo Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Jonson.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Anderson fails to land with a series of punches.
Anderson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonson misses with a takedown attempt
and Anderson counters with a left and a right that stings Jonson.
Some wild striking there from Anderson.
Anderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jonson shoots in for a takedown but Anderson shows good takedown defense.
Jab from Anderson.
Jonson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Anderson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Anderson connects with the punch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Anderson.
A punch lands to the side of Jonson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Anderson connects with a looping right hand.
Jonson slips a jab from Anderson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Anderson gets caught flat footed, as Jonson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jonson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jonson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jonson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jonson throws a big right hand that misses.
Jonson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Anderson wants to stand but Jonson is controlling the position.
Jonson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Anderson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Anderson tries to get out of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jonson.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jonson has his takedown stuffed
and Anderson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jonson's knee momentarily.
Jonson fails with the takedown
and Anderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Anderson thumps Jonson with a low kick.
Anderson scores with a jab to the body.
Jonson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Anderson counters with a nice uppercut.
Left hook, right uppercut from Anderson.
Jonson with a poor takedown
and Anderson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Anderson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Anderson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jonson's head.
Don Jonson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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.
Jonson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Anderson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jonson somewhat.
Anderson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jonson fails with a takedown attempt.
Anderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice body punch from Anderson.
Nice sprawl there from Anderson as Jonson shoots in.
Anderson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jonson tries for a takedown but Anderson circles away easily
and Anderson counters with a straight right hand.
Good exchange - Anderson coming out on top.
Anderson scores with a nice strike.
Jonson misses with a body punch
enabling Anderson to counter with a crisp jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Angelo Anderson showed his dominance in that final round.
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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 49:46
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 49:46
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Angelo Anderson!
Angelo Anderson retains his light heavyweight title!