PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ashley Edvards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Anderson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Anderson
vs
Edvards

190 cm
26
210 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

188 cm
24
205 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Very quick

Dangerous GnP
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mark Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ashley Edvards!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edvards misses with a wild body shot.
Edvards throws a big shot that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Edvards. Anderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Edvards throws the left hand but Anderson avoids the punch easily.
Edvards connects with a looping right hand.
Edvards tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anderson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Anderson misses with a takedown attempt - Edvards sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Edvards scores a takedown into full mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Anderson regains half guard.

Edvards thows an elbow strike that misses. Anderson gets hold of full guard and has managed to get a loose guillotine attempt. Edvards doesn't seem too bothered but Anderson quickly shifts his position and has tightened the hold! Edvards is in big trouble now - he's going a funny colour - he's tapping out! Nice finish there! Edvards really should have spotted the danger earlier though... either incompetence or over-confidence has resulted in a big L on his record.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Mark Anderson!