PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Max Imum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nestor Anderton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Imum comes to the cage accompanied by Candy Paint - Ken Tuck. Anderton has chosen Fake ass bitches as his entrance music. Nestor Anderton has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Max Imum's chin.

Imum
vs
Anderton

185 cm
24
186 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

179 cm
26
195 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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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 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Max Imum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nestor Anderton!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderton throws a body punch but Imum moves out of range.
Imum throws a sloppy head kick and Anderton moves out of range easily.
Anderton lands a right hook to the body.
A cross from Anderton lands.
Anderton swings for the body but Imum moves out of range.

Anderton darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Anderton is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Imum reverses the position - he's now on top in Anderton's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Imum controlling from the top position.
Anderton has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Imum postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Imum throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Anderton works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Imum trying to control but Anderton is working from the bottom.
Imum being controlled here momentarily.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Anderton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Imum moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Anderton takes a swing at Imum's ribcage but misses.
Anderton takes a kick to the side of the head.
Anderton takes a swing at Imum's ribcage but misses.

Anderton closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
You can see the frustration on Imum's face as Anderton controls the position.
Imum defending against the ground and pound.
Imum is trying to control Anderton's posture but Anderton avoids it.
Anderton looking to control but instead Imum has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Imum is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Anderton is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Anderton throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are battling for position here. Imum manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Anderton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Imum swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Anderton would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's four 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.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Anderton looking to sit in guard and control but Imum gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Anderton is trying to control the position but Imum postures up.
Imum trying to control but Anderton is working from the bottom.
Imum preventing the sweep.
Imum trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Good leg kick by Imum there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nestor Anderton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderton just misses with a punch to the body.

Anderton gets caught napping as Imum dives in and scores a takedown. Anderton manages to retain guard.
Anderton is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Imum accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Imum trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Imum trying to control but Anderton is working from the bottom.
Anderton trying to control the position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderton keeping moving, preventing Imum from controlling successfully.
Anderton can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Imum controls the pace.

We're going to have a standup here because Max Imum wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Imum misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anderton.

Anderton rushes Imum and presses him up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Imum.

It looks like Nestor Anderton has been cut.
Anderton misses with a punch on the inside.
Anderton has a couple of punches blocked by Imum.

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.
Anderton blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Anderton.

Imum has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Anderton is trying to keep an underhook but Imum manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Anderton is refusing to be controlled, as Imum sits in half guard.
Imum is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Anderton is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Imum throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Anderton is trying to maintain the position but Imum is very close to passing his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Imum wants to lay and pray for a moment but Anderton keeps working.
Imum throwing shots but Anderton is blocking nicely.

Imum is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Imum is looking to take a break and control but Anderton is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Anderton manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

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.
Anderton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Imum throws and elbow that misses. Anderton uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Imum's guard. Nice move by Anderton!
Anderton stopping the sweep attempt from Imum.
Imum keeping moving, preventing Anderton from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Imum dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nestor Anderton's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Imum lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Anderton lands an uppercut.
Imum pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Anderton lands with a short shot to the head.
Imum misses with an elbow strike.
Imum misses with an elbow strike.
Anderton lands with a left to the head.
Anderton avoids a wild elbow strike from Imum.
Imum lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Anderton.
Imum gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Anderton.
Imum misses with a punch on the inside.
Anderton avoiding damage as Imum throws knees to the body.
Anderton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Anderton tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Anderton tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Max Imum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nestor Anderton.
Imum lands an elbow inside.
Imum lands an elbow inside that Anderton shrugs off.
Anderton misses with some punches.
Imum comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Imum is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anderton is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderton swings wildly with an uppercut but Imum uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anderton.
Imum digs a right hand into Anderton's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Anderton's gas tank.
Imum blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Imum is trying to maintain a safe position but Anderton gets an underhook and turns Imum into the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Imum.

That has opened up Nestor Anderton's cut even more.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Anderton.
Nice elbow from Imum.
Anderton lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Imum.
A short right from Imum on the inside.
Anderton can't break the clinch.

Anderton has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Imum clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Anderton looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Imum trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Imum rolls, trying to escape but Anderton keeps control of the position.
Imum covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Imum is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Imum tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Anderton is trying to control here but Imum has managed to regain half guard.
Imum is trying to get back to full guard.
Anderton is thwarting Imum's attempts to control the position.
Anderton wants to pass to mount but Imum is defending the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Imum is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Imum wants to control but Anderton is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Anderton looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Imum moves into full guard.
Imum looking to control.
Anderton trying to control but Imum is working from the bottom.
Anderton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Imum swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Anderton trying to control but Imum is working from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A big right from Imum misses.
Anderton with a lazy takedown attempt
and Imum counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Imum throws a head kick that misses
letting Anderton counter with a right hand.

Anderton bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Imum is not content to let Anderton control the position.
A bit of a lull in the action here.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nestor Anderton.
I think Anderton has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nestor Anderton!