PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Claude Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson has chosen King of Kings as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Harper
vs
Anderson

193 cm
21
193 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

170 cm
26
185 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Good low kicks
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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Claude Harper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andy Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Eliza Hachem and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harper avoids the head kick by Anderson.
A head kick misses from Anderson.
Anderson misses with a head kick.
Harper swinging wildly here.
Harper swings widly with a right hand
and Anderson counters with a nice body kick.
Harper fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harper moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Andy Anderson has been cut.
Harper loads up on a big right hand but Anderson slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Anderson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Harper takes a step back to recover.
Harper swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Anderson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Harper misses with a straight right.
Harper misses with an uppercut. Anderson saw that one coming.
Harper throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Harper swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Claude Harper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harper blocks a head kick by Anderson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Harper misses with a few strikes there.
Good shot there by Harper.
Harper misses with a left hand
and Anderson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Harper's knee momentarily.
Anderson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Harper counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Anderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harper just misses with a punch to the body.
Harper misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Harper avoids the head kick by Anderson.
Anderson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Horrible takedown by Anderson or perhaps it was just good defense by Harper which made him look bad.
Harper thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's four 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.
Harper moves in looking to clinch but Anderson pushes him off.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sloppy strikes from Harper. Those never looked like landing.
Harper thows a body shot but no joy.
Harper displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Harper scores with a jab to the jaw.
A punch lands to the side of Anderson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Claude Harper dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andy Anderson's cut.
That's time! Harper's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Harper blocks a head kick by Anderson.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big right from Harper misses.
Anderson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Anderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Anderson throws a head kick that Harper semi-blocks.
Harper misses with an uppercut. Anderson saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson misses the shot to the body.
Harper looks to score with a jab to the body but Anderson is just out of range.
Anderson is looking to land body kicks.
Anderson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Anderson misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Anderson.
Harper fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two 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.
Harper scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Harper swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Anderson counters with a left to the body.
Harper scores with a jab to the jaw.
Harper pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Anderson back to the cage. Harper follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

That has opened up Andy Anderson's cut even more.
A head kick by Anderson misses
and Harper counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Anderson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A combination from Harper does no damage.
Harper lands a jab to Anderson's midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Harper lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Anderson is rocked!
Harper misses with a body shot.
Claude Harper is winning the standup battle so far.
Anderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Anderson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harper.
A big right from Harper misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a head kick but Harper moves out of range.
Harper throws a hook but Anderson avoids it easily.
Harper displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

The cut above Andy Anderson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

Anderson moves into the clinch.
Harper misses with a hook from the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harper misses with a punch on the inside.
Harper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Harper scores with a nice hook to the head.

Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Claude Harper dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Andy Anderson'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Harper cracks Anderson with a good jab.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harper misses with a double jab
enabling Anderson to counter with a crisp jab.
Harper waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Anderson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper is looking to clinch.
Harper lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Anderson circles away quickly and effectively.
Harper throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson throws a sloppy head kick and Harper moves out of range easily.
Anderson throws a sloppy head kick and Harper moves out of range easily.
Harper misses with a left hand
and Anderson makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Harper really felt that one!
Harper will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Harper swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Anderson counter with a right hand.
Harper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harper throws a shot from downtown. Anderson moves away and avoids it.

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.
Harper lands with a good body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Harper. Those never looked like landing.
Harper stuffs the takedown.
Anderson throws an off balance right hand
and Anderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Harper fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Anderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Anderson throws a front kick that sends Harper stumbling back into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper throws a combination that misses
and Anderson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Harper is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Harper throws a right hand that misses

so Anderson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Anderson trying to control but Harper is working from the bottom.
Harper throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Andy Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anderson trying to control but Harper is working from the bottom.
Anderson preventing the sweep.
Anderson passes into half guard.
Anderson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Harper wants to improve his position but Anderson is controlling well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is trying to control the action in half guard but Harper is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Anderson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Harper knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Anderson is trying to control the action in half guard but Harper is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Anderson prevents Harper from standing back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson wants to pass the guard but Harper is defending well.
Anderson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Harper on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Harper is trying to get back to full guard.
Claude Harper is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harper regains full guard. Nicely done.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andy Anderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Harper 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Claude Harper!