PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Anderton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Edward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Anderton
vs
Edward

196 cm
23
286 lbs
10 - 1 - 1

180 cm
23
223 lbs
17 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Gilop®
Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Jamie Anderton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Edward!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Edward.
That kick from Anderton tenderised Edward's leg. Edward is trying to keep his angry face on.
Edward misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Edward does it's job there.
Anderton will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Anderton scores with a body shot.
Anderton scores with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderton tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Edward is able to avoid easily.
Edward punishes Anderton's body with a nice straight punch.
Edward misses with a wild body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Anderton.
Anderton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Anderton.

Anderton lands a big head kick that sends Edward tumbling to the mat! Anderton takes a step backwards and waves Edward back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Ryan Edward has been cut.
Anderton looks to score with a jab to the body but Edward is just out of range.
Edward pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Edward clinches with his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edward struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderton controls his hands.
Edward misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anderton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Edward is defending well for now.
Edward goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Edward lands a nice uppercut.
Edward misses with a punch to the body.
Edward swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Anderton - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Anderton digs a right hand underneath Edward's ribcage. Edward let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Anderton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anderton pushes Edward back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anderton unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Edward looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Edward fails to land.
Edward lands a shot to the body.
Anderton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Edward blocks it with crossed arms.
Edward throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderton.
Anderton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Edward tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edward can't find room to land a body shot as Anderton controls the action.
Edward blocking some punches.
Edward lands a body punch in the clinch.
Edward tries a body shot but Anderton blocks it.
Anderton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Edward.
Anderton tries a body shot but Edward blocks it.
Anderton wants to stall.
Edward goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Anderton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Edward.
Edward's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Edward lands a right hand.
Edward scores with a nice hook to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Edward as Anderton tries to tie him up.
Edward misses with a punch on the inside.
Edward fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short right from Edward on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edward fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Edward pushes Anderton back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Jamie Anderton has been cut.
Edward gets through Anderton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Anderton is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Edward is keeping busy.
Edward swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Edward is working Anderton over against the cage.
Edward misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Edward.
Edward throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderton.
Edward lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Anderton backwards.
Edward has a couple of punches blocked by Anderton.
Anderton tries a body shot but Edward blocks it.
Edward stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderton.
Edward lands a right hand that snaps the head of Anderton backwards.
Edward lands with a right to the head.
Edward lands a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderton throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Edward tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Anderton is looking to break free of the clinch but Edward has double underhooks.
Anderton looking to slow down the pace here.

Anderton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Edward avoids the body shot from Anderton.
That kick from Edward tenderised Anderton's leg. Anderton is trying to keep his angry face on.
Edward throws a front kick aimed at Anderton's knee but Anderton avoids it well.
Edward throws a head kick but Anderton moves out of range.
Edward scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Anderton misses with a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Edward thows a left - swing and a miss!
Anderton throws out a powerful jab.

That has opened up Ryan Edward's cut even more.
Anderton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Edward.
A chopping leg kick lands by Anderton.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jamie Anderton will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Edward tries to clinch but Anderton moves away
and Anderton counters with a nice kick to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Edward in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.

Anderton lands a big head kick that sends Edward tumbling to the mat! Anderton takes a step backwards and waves Edward back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Edward is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderton sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Edward's defenses. It connects perfectly with Edward's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jamie Anderton!
Jamie Anderton is the new super heavyweight champion!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Jamie Anderton made sure he mentioned Hell's Balls Recovery (160), along with how happy he was to win his fight.