PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chad Bugasto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leif Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leif Anderson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Bugasto
vs
Anderson

180 cm
21
195 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

192 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

MMA Animal

Iron Lion Fight Food $10-Weight, +Mass -Enrg

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chad Bugasto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leif Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Donatello Bradman and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bugasto takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Anderson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bugasto tries to clinch but Anderson moves away
letting Anderson counter with a right hand.
Bugasto wants to clinch
and Anderson counters with a good, hard body kick but Bugasto shrugs it off.
Bugasto misses with a head kick.
Bugasto moves to clinch but Anderson breaks away
enabling Anderson to counter with a crisp jab.
Bugasto tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Anderson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chad Bugasto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bugasto tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Anderson counter with a right hand.
Bugasto closes the distance but Anderson moves to the side

and Anderson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Anderson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Bugasto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Leif Anderson wasn't active enough on the ground.
Bugasto closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Anderson counter with a right hand.
Bugasto tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Anderson counters with a nice uppercut.
Bugasto slips under a jab.
Bugasto wants to clinch
and Anderson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chad Bugasto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bugasto closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Anderson to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two 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.
Bugasto darts in trying to clinch
and Anderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bugasto closes the distance but Anderson moves to the side
enabling Anderson to counter with a crisp jab.
Anderson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Anderson counters with an inside leg kick.
Bugasto tries to clinch but Anderson moves away

and Anderson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bugasto keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Anderson drops back looking for a leg! Bugasto is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bugasto manages to kick Anderson off! Anderson jumps back into Bugasto's guard.
Anderson wants to control from the top but Bugasto keeps moving.
Bugasto being controlled here, momentarily.

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 ref stands the fighters back up. Leif Anderson was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Bugasto misses the shot to the body.
Anderson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bugasto moves to clinch but Anderson breaks away
and Anderson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Anderson misses with a series of wild punches.
Anderson lands the left hand.
Bugasto moves to clinch but Anderson breaks away
enabling Anderson to counter with a crisp jab.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Bugasto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leif Anderson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bugasto tries to clinch but Anderson moves away
and Anderson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bugasto closes the distance looking to clinch

and Anderson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Anderson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Anderson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bugasto is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Anderson wants to control from the top but Bugasto keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Anderson drops back looking for a leg! Bugasto is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bugasto manages to kick Anderson off! Anderson jumps back into Bugasto's guard.
Bugasto keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully.
Bugasto on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bugasto tries to get out of the position.

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.
Anderson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bugasto swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Anderson is stalling in the full guard.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Leif Anderson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Bugasto moves to clinch but Anderson breaks away
and Anderson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bugasto wants to clinch but Anderson slips to the side
letting Anderson counter with a right hand.
Bugasto tries to clinch up
and Anderson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Anderson throws out a leg kick but Bugasto moves out of range and Anderson only half commits.
Bugasto looks to clinch

and Anderson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Bugasto!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
Anderson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bugasto trying desperately to get to his feet.
Anderson content just to control the position here.

Anderson is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Bugasto can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Anderson controlling from the full mount.
Anderson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Anderson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bugasto is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leif Anderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Bugasto darts in trying to clinch
and Anderson counters with a nice leg kick.
Anderson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bugasto closes the distance looking to clinch
and Anderson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bugasto looks to clinch
and Anderson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bugasto moves to clinch but Anderson breaks away
and Anderson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bugasto closes the distance but Anderson moves to the side
and Anderson counters with a thumping low kick.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown but Bugasto shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bugasto wants to clinch
and Anderson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bugasto tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bugasto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bugasto closes the distance but Anderson moves to the side
and Anderson counters with a series of strikes. Bugasto will be more careful next time no doubt.

Bugasto moves into the clinch successfully.
Nice elbow from Bugasto.

It looks like Leif Anderson has been cut.
Bugasto unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Anderson has Bugasto pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bugasto manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Stalling in the clinch from Bugasto.
Bugasto throws a knee to the head but misses.

Bugasto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bugasto throws a lazy body kick
and Anderson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bugasto moves to clinch but Anderson breaks away

and Anderson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Anderson stops Bugasto from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Anderson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bugasto swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bugasto is looking to stand up but Anderson isn't so interested in that idea.
Anderson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Bugasto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Leif Anderson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Bugasto looks to clinch
and Anderson counters with a nice leg kick.
Anderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bugasto.
Bugasto tries to clinch up
and Anderson counters with a straight right hand.
Bugasto moves to clinch but Anderson breaks away
and Anderson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Anderson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Anderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bugasto tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Anderson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Chad Bugasto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bugasto tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Anderson counters with a three punch combo that has Bugasto backing up. Bugasto nods at Anderson to acknowledge the strikes.
Bugasto tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Anderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bugasto catches Anderson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bugasto tries to clinch but Anderson moves away

and Anderson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Anderson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bugasto does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Anderson stops Bugasto from getting back to his feet.
Leif Anderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Anderson moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Bugasto.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leif Anderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Anderson 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30

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