PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Todd Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adolf Hitla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson comes to the cage accompanied by Death Bound. Adolf Hitla has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Anderson
vs
Hitla

199 cm
27
270 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

194 cm
26
280 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Enjoys gardening

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 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Todd Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Adolf Hitla!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson dives in and grabs Hitla's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hitla pushes down on Anderson's head and hops out.
Anderson shoots in but Hitla avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Anderson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Anderson uses his free foot to push down on Hitla's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Hitla.
Anderson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Anderson controlling from the full mount.
Anderson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hitla?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Anderson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Hitla for as long as he can get away with.
Hitla tries to hold on but Anderson postures up.
Anderson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Todd Anderson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Hitla stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Todd Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson leaves Hitla with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Anderson.
Anderson swings for the body but Hitla moves out of range.
Hitla uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Anderson.
Anderson has his takedown stuffed
and Anderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
No joy there for Anderson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Anderson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Anderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Anderson throws a combination that misses
and Hitla counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hitla tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Hitla.
Anderson lands a two punch combo.
Anderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Anderson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hitla counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Anderson thinking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hitla misses with a wild body shot.
Todd Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hitla blocks a jab.
A big left from Hitla misses.
Hitla keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Anderson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hitla counters with a nice body shot.
Anderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hitla manages to avoid it.
Anderson throws a shot from downtown. Hitla moves away and avoids it.
Hitla thows a body shot but no joy.
Hitla is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Anderson rather than just go for the knockout.
Anderson misses with a jab to the body

and Hitla counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Anderson has a closed guard, preventing Hitla from standing up.
Anderson controlling the position.
Anderson has a closed guard, preventing Hitla from standing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson has control of Hitla's left arm, preventing Hitla from doing any damage.
Hitla wanted to stand there but Anderson had control of the position.

Todd Anderson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Anderson misses the shot to the body.
Hitla avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson with a poor takedown

and Hitla counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hitla tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Anderson.
Hitla is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Anderson manages to get to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Todd Anderson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Anderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anderson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hitla.
Anderson misses with a takedown
and Hitla counters with a nice body shot.
Anderson avoids the body shot from Hitla.
Anderson misses with a head kick.
Anderson misses with a head kick.
Hitla ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hitla. Anderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson throws a hook but Hitla avoids it easily.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hitla moves away.
Anderson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Anderson misses with a body punch
and Hitla counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hitla counters with a nice uppercut.
Anderson tests Hitla's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Hitla tries to sprawl but Anderson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Hitla blocking the ground and pound attempt from Anderson.
Anderson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Anderson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hitla tries to reverse the position but Anderson maintains control.
Anderson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Anderson controlling from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Todd Anderson.
Anderson misses with a takedown attempt
and Hitla counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Todd Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Anderson misses with a hook to the body
and Hitla counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Hitla.
Anderson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Anderson fails with a takedown attempt.
Hitla throws a jab when Anderson was well out of range.
Anderson misses with a hook to the body
and Anderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hitla keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anderson.
Anderson throws a sloppy body shot
and Hitla makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

Anderson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hitla is being controlled here.
Anderson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hitla keeps working.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Anderson lands an elbow.
Hitla wants to control but Anderson postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson controlling the position.
You can see the frustration on Hitla's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Todd 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. This is the final round!

Anderson slips under a jab.
Anderson has his takedown stuffed
and Hitla counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Anderson fails to land the takedown.
Anderson throws a sloppy head kick
and Hitla counters with a nice uppercut.
A big left from Anderson misses.
Anderson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anderson misses with a wild body shot.
Anderson fails with the takedown
and Hitla counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Todd Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson misses with a series of wild punches.
Anderson throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hitla.

Anderson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hitla is trying to defend but Anderson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Still in half guard, Anderson seems content to control.
Hitla trying to hold on to Anderson's head to control him but Anderson postures up.
Hitla is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Anderson trying to pass the guard but Hitla defending well.
Anderson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hitla defending well though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Todd Anderson just wasn't active enough.
Anderson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hitla's head backwards.
Hitla moves out of range as Anderson strikes.
Anderson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hitla counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Anderson thinking.
Anderson fails with the takedown
and Hitla makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Anderson looks to land a combination but Hitla avoids it well.
Anderson doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Hitla decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Anderson's guard.
Todd Anderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Todd Anderson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hitla trying to stand up but can't free himself from Anderson's guard.
Hitla must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hitla is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Anderson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hitla wanted to stand there but Anderson had control of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Anderson throws a sloppy head kick and Hitla moves out of range easily.
Anderson throws a body kick that misses.
Anderson scores with a hook to the body. Hitla takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hitla keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hitla avoids the head kick by Anderson.
Todd Anderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Anderson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hitla uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
A shot to the body from Anderson misses

and Hitla counters with a shoot takedown. Anderson fights it but they end up in guard.
Anderson seems keen to control Hitla's posture.
Adolf Hitla has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anderson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Adolf Hitla comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28

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