PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Anami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Bender (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson Bender has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Anami
vs
Bender

182 cm
20
193 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
19
190 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jake Anami!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyson Bender!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anami throws a sloppy head kick
and Bender counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Anami shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bender but Bender pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bender looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bender throws a wild body kick that Anami sees coming a mile off.
Anami tries to clinch but Bender moves away
and Bender counters with an inside leg kick.
Anami throws a leg kick
and Bender counters with a nice body kick.
Anami shoots in but no luck this time.

Anami moves into the clinch successfully.
Anami avoids a wild elbow strike from Bender.
Bender tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Anami tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bender smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Anami. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bender closes the distance but Anami moves to the side

and Anami counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bender's guard now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bender lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Anami!
Anami working to try and regain half guard.
Bender takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Anami knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bender on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Tyson Bender wasn't active enough on the ground.

Bender rushes Anami and presses him up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bender utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Anami is breathing heavily.
Bender unloads a knee to the mid-section. Anami lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bender leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bender is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anami is defending well for now.
Bender is struggling to control the position.
Bender putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Anami in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Bender.

It looks like Jake Anami has been cut.
Bender holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Bender.
Bender lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bender lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bender leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bender connects with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bender lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anami takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bender putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Anami in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Bender.
Bender utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Anami tries to pull guard but Bender won't allow it.
Bender lands an elbow just above Anami 's eye.
Come on Bender - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bender putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Anami in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bender creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Anami's defenses.
Bender tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Anami avoids it.
Bender lands an elbow just above Anami 's eye.
Bender has Anami pushed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tyson Bender.

Bender has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyson Bender dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jake Anami's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Bender gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bender landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Anami blocks an elbow strike from Bender.
Bender just leaning against Anami, taking a breather.
Bender lands an elbow just above Anami 's eye.
Bender is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Anami takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bender utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bender throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bender comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bender lands a damaging elbow.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bender - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bender lands an elbow that stopped Anami in his tracks for a moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bender stalling against the cage.
Bender landing knees to the body.
Bender landing knees to the body.
Bender comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bender lands a nice knee to the body.
Bender creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Anami's defenses.
Bender with a knee to the head.
Bender taking a breather.
Bender lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knees to the body from Bender.
Anami is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bender pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bender lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bender stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bender lands a damaging elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bender obliges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bender lands an elbow inside that Anami shrugs off.
Bender tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Anami is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bender is keeping busy.
Bender tries a knee to the head but Anami blocks it.
Bender lands an elbow inside that Anami shrugs off.
Anami is looking to break free of the clinch but Bender has double underhooks.
Bender using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bender lands a damaging elbow.
Tyson Bender seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Anami wants to get back to striking at distance but Bender won't allow it.
Anami jumps guard but Bender stands there with Anami around his waist. Anami gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bender unloads a knee to the mid-section. Anami lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bender with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bender landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bender stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bender lands an elbow just above Anami 's eye.
Anami is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bender gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Anami. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Bender.
Bender looking to throw knees to the head but Anami is blocking nicely.
Bender lands an elbow inside.
Anami wants to break free but Bender has control.
Anami is trying to drag Bender to the mat but Bender just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bender is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Anami is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The referee calls for Bender to work.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bender scores with a knee to the head.
Bender landing knees to the body.
Bender crunches a lovely knee into Anami's ribcage.
Anami tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bender smiles and moves away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bender.
Jake Anami is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

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.
Anami misses with a takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

Bender has managed to clinch.
Anami fails to pull guard.
Bender connects with a knee to the head.
Bender with a knee to the head.
Anami takes an elbow to the forehead.
Anami takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bender lands a damaging elbow.
Bender connects with a nasty looking knee right to Anami's face.
Bender misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anami.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyson Bender showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jake Anami's cut.
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!

Bender scores with a three punch combo!
Anami tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bender counters with an inside leg kick.
Bender swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Anami counters by clinching up.
Bender taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Anami is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bender pulls him back up using the underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bender just misses with a elbow thrown towards Anami's brow.
Bender keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Anami's efforts to push away.
Bender effectively controlling the action here.
Anami avoiding damage as Bender throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bender tries a knee to the head but Anami blocks it.
Anami trying to land knees to the body.
Bender's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bender lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anami avoids a wild elbow strike from Bender.
Bender utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Bender.
Bender lands an elbow just above Anami 's eye.
Bender connects with a nasty looking knee right to Anami's face.
Anami takes an elbow to the temple.
Anami wants to get back to striking at distance but Bender won't allow it.
Bender with a knee to the head.
Anami is working for takedown but Bender is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bender landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bender throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bender throws a knee to the head but misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bender lands an elbow that stopped Anami in his tracks for a moment.
Anami tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Anami. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bender lands a nice knee to the body.
Anami wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bender comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bender just leaning against Anami, taking a breather.
Bender receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Bender lands an elbow inside that Anami shrugs off.
Bender crunches a lovely knee into Anami's ribcage.
Bender lands a knee to the head.
Anami has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bender scores with a knee to the head.
Bender gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bender creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Anami's defenses.
Bender is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anami is defending well for now.
Bender lands a knee to the body.
Anami fails to pull guard.
Bender lands a damaging elbow.
Bender will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Anami up against the cage.
Bender trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bender lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bender takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bender tries to land knees in the clinch but Anami avoids the damage to the body.
Bender creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Anami's defenses.
Bender creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Anami's defenses.
Bender tries to land knees in the clinch but Anami avoids the damage to the body.
Bender gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bender throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bender is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anami is defending well for now.
Bender crunches a lovely knee into Anami's ribcage.
Bender creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Anami's defenses.
Bender connects with a nasty looking knee right to Anami's face.
Bender tries to land knees in the clinch but Anami avoids the damage to the body.
Bender has Anami pressed against the cage, preventing Anami from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bender putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Anami in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Anami drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bender gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bender is pushing Anami up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bender throws an elbow but misses.
Bender throws a knee to the head but misses.
Anami digs a right hand underneath Bender's ribcage. Bender let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bender leaning against his opponent.
Bender tries to land a knee to the head but Anami blocks with his arms.
Bender tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bender scores with a knee to the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
With the fighters up against the cage, Bender throws an elbow but misses.
Anami tries to pull guard but Bender holds him up against the cage and eventually Anami drops back down to his feet.
Anami blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyson Bender comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bender 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 Suge Night scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyson Bender!