PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alan Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Vitor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Anderson
vs
Vitor

177 cm
21
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
23
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alan Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Vitor!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson throws a nice looking combination but Vitor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Some wild striking there from Anderson.

Vitor darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Vitor missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Anderson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Anderson wants to control but Vitor is keeping busy.
Anderson gets full guard.
Anderson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vitor postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Vitor working some strikes from top position.
Anderson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Anderson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Vitor must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Vitor passes Anderson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Vitor is working away from the top position though.
Vitor working the head and body with strikes.
Vitor looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Anderson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Anderson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ground and pound from Vitor.
Vitor throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Vitor uses his free foot to push down on Anderson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Anderson.
Vitor putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Anderson working to try and regain half guard.
Vitor cracks Anderson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Anderson is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vitor scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Anderson?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vitor fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Vitor controlling the pace for now.
Vitor in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Vitor working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Vitor is landing with some decent strikes but Anderson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Vitor looking to control but Anderson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Vitor swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Anderson is now in Vitor's guard. A big mistake from Vitor there, giving up the dominant position!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Vitor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vitor wants to get back to his feet but Anderson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Anderson throwing strikes but missing.
Anderson stops Vitor from standing up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Vitor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anderson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Vitor dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Vitor gets a takedown into half guard.
Vitor lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Vitor trying to control from half guard but Anderson is working away.
Anderson tries to roll over but Vitor keeps him under control.
Vitor throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ground and pound from Vitor.
Vitor winds up and cracks Anderson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Anderson regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Vitor.

Vitor drops back, looking for a kneebar! Anderson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Anderson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Anderson!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vitor is trying to get back to his feet.

Anderson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Anderson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Anderson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Vitor is trying to get back to his feet.
Vitor dodges the ground and pound from Anderson.
Vitor is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Vitor explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!

Anderson instigates a clinch.

Anderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vitor gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Anderson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands with a light punch inside.
Vitor is trying to break the clinch but Anderson is controlling him.
A frustrated look appears on Vitor's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Anderson wants a takedown.
Vitor lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A frustrated look appears on Vitor's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Vitor prevents a takedown attempt there.
Anderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vitor is defending well for now.
Anderson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Anderson throws an elbow that misses.
Anderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Vitor avoids the damage to the body.

Vitor breaks from the clinch.

Vitor has managed to clinch.

Vitor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vitor is looking to clinch but Anderson is avoiding it.
Harry Vitor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vitor tries to clinch but Anderson moves out of range.

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.
Vitor tries to clinch but Anderson is having none of it.
No luck for Anderson with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alan Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vitor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vitor tries for a takedown but Anderson circles away easily
and Anderson counters with a series of strikes. Vitor will be more careful next time no doubt.
Vitor fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Vitor has closed the distance and engaged Anderson in a clinch.
Anderson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vitor fails to pull guard.

Vitor breaks from the clinch.
Vitor with a poor takedown

and Anderson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Vitor is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Alan Anderson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Anderson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Vitor misses with a takedown attempt

and Anderson counters by moving into the clinch.
Vitor creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Anderson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vitor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Anderson tries to break free but Vitor pushes him back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Anderson - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anderson.
Vitor slows down the pace here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Anderson obliges.

Vitor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vitor has his takedown stuffed
and Anderson counters with a two punch combo.
Anderson tries to land a leg kick but Vitor saw it coming and moves away.

Vitor scores a takedown into full mount!
Vitor landing shots from mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vitor avoids the attempt from Anderson to control.
Vitor throwing strikes here but Anderson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
A nice elbow there by Vitor.
Anderson wants to control but Vitor is having none of it.
Anderson is bucking up trying to escape but Vitor cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
BOOM! Vitor connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Vitor lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Vitor breaks from Anderson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Vitor landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Anderson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Vitor punishing his opponent with strikes.
Anderson tries to hold on but Vitor pushes him away.
Anderson is looking to improve his position but Vitor isn't that keen on the idea.
Vitor landing strikes from the mount and Anderson is in trouble!
Vitor lands a nice shot to the head.
Vitor lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Vitor landing shots from mount.
Vitor with shots to the head and body - Anderson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Anderson taking shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vitor avoids the attempt from Anderson to control.
Vitor with good strikes from the mount here!
Vitor scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Anderson?
Anderson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Vitor with the ground and pound from mount.
Vitor scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Anderson?
Anderson tries to lock up and control but Vitor gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Vitor scoring with strikes but Anderson is staying in there.
Anderson is looking to get to half guard.
Vitor landing strikes from the mount and Anderson is in trouble!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vitor landing shots from mount.
Anderson wants to hold on but Vitor pushes him away.
Vitor landing strikes from the mount and Anderson is in trouble!
Vitor landing strikes from the mount.
Vitor dominating with strikes here.
Vitor unloading with bombs!
Anderson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Vitor in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Vitor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Vitor 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Vitor!