PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rufus Leaking (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
Leaking

179 cm
18
181 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

160 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nick Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rufus Leaking!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Leaking is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Anderson's half guard.
Leaking not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Anderson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Leaking is working away from the top position though.
Leaking not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Leaking is trying to control. Anderson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Anderson controlling the position for now.
Anderson is refusing to be controlled, as Leaking sits in half guard.
Anderson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Leaking.
Leaking tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Anderson.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Anderson doesn't manage to clinch there - Leaking circles away.
Anderson shoots and misses

and Leaking counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Anderson's guard now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson working a defensive guard here.
Leaking won't allow Anderson to get back to his feet.
Anderson keeping moving, preventing Leaking from controlling successfully.
Leaking should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Leaking controls from within his opponent's guard.
Leaking throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Anderson is looking to stand up but Leaking isn't so interested in that idea.
Anderson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two 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.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Leaking tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Leaking throws a leg kick that misses.
Leaking throws a right and a left that Anderson avoids nicely.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Leaking has eaten all the pies!

Leaking closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Anderson to the mat! Anderson manages to get full guard.
Leaking trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leaking with a flurry of punches that miss.
Anderson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Leaking won't allow Anderson to get back to his feet.
Leaking preventing the sweep.
Leaking trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Leaking wants to pass the guard but Anderson is keeping the position.
Leaking wants to control from the top but Anderson keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson trying to keep a closed guard but Leaking is proving a slippery customer.
Leaking has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Anderson misses with a takedown

and Leaking counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Leaking wants to control from the top but Anderson keeps moving.

Leaking stands up from Anderson's guard - Leaking perhaps looking for a knockout.
Anderson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Leaking counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Anderson!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leaking sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Leaking with good strikes from the mount here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Leaking is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Anderson to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Anderson shrugs it off.
Leaking looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leaking wants to control the pace but Anderson is squirming around nicely.
Anderson tries to lock up and control but Leaking gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Leaking working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Leaking wants to take Anderson's back here but Anderson is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Leaking sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Leaking looking to ground and pound but Anderson is blocking nicely.
Anderson can't escape the position.
Leaking sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rufus Leaking dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Anderson tries to clinch up but Leaking circles away and keeps his distance.
Anderson swinging wildly here.
Anderson shoots and misses

and Leaking counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Leaking is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Anderson trying to control but Leaking postures up.
Anderson is staying active underneath Leaking, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Leaking passes the guard and advances to mount!
Rufus Leaking has got the better of the ground game so far.
Leaking tries to control but Anderson wriggling away.
Leaking is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leaking throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Anderson because Leaking loaded up on that one.
Anderson is in all sorts of trouble here.

Leaking is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Anderson can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Anderson wants to control but Leaking is having none of it.
Leaking misses with a head shot.
Leaking moves to the back position.
Well, with Leaking on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Anderson is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Anderson wants to control his opponent's hands but Leaking gets his hands free.
Anderson holding both Leaking 's hands and preventing any damage.

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 knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Leaking on the ground.
Anderson wants to escape the position.
Anderson rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Anderson is trying to get back to full guard.
Leaking thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Anderson's head.
Anderson tries to roll over but Leaking keeps him under control.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Anderson misses with a takedown

and Leaking counters with a takedown into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leaking passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Anderson!
Leaking throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Anderson is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

Leaking working for a guillotine from mount but Anderson is in no mood to give up.
Leaking looking to control and managing it successfully.
Anderson working to try and regain half guard.
Anderson stops Leaking from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Leaking with the ground and pound from mount.
Anderson tries to lock up and control but Leaking gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Anderson looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!

Anderson fending off the submission attempt from Leaking.

Anderson fending off the submission attempt from Leaking.
Anderson is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rufus Leaking showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Anderson misses with a takedown

and Leaking counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Leaking.
Leaking working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Anderson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Leaking prevents Anderson from getting back to his feet.
Leaking is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Leaking throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Anderson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Leaking stands up from Anderson's guard - Leaking perhaps looking for a knockout.
Anderson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Leaking counters with a takedown into side control.
Leaking has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leaking cracks Anderson with a big right hand but Anderson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anderson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Anderson is not content to let Leaking control the position.
Anderson is being controlled here.
Leaking misses with the ground and pound.

Leaking tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Leaking has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Leaking misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Anderson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Anderson wants to control but Leaking postures up.
Anderson is trying to improve his position.
Leaking trying to control the action but Anderson is working from the bottom.

Leaking stands up and beckons Anderson to his feet.
Anderson moves in looking to clinch but Leaking pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Anderson wants it to stay on the feet.
Anderson with a poor takedown

and Leaking counters with a nice double leg into side control. Anderson won't be happy with that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leaking creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Anderson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Anderson struggling a bit here.

Leaking looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Anderson regains half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leaking is keen to just control but Anderson is a slippery customer.
Anderson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Leaking prevents Anderson from standing back up.
Leaking wants to pass the guard but Anderson is defending well.
Rufus Leaking is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Anderson pushes Leaking off looking to stand but Leaking dives back in and keeps control.
Leaking trying to control the action but Anderson 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 clinches but Leaking breaks the clinch

and Leaking counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Nick Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leaking trying to control from Anderson's half guard. Anderson has other ideas though and has regained full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rufus Leaking comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Leaking winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 26:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 24:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rufus Leaking!