PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luke Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vade Steamboat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson comes to the cage accompanied by Skeamz - Allow me. Steamboat has chosen Enter Sandman as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Anderson
vs
Steamboat

191 cm
21
205 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

180 cm
20
200 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luke Anderson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vade Steamboat!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Steamboat moves into the clinch.

Steamboat breaks from the clinch.
Steamboat looks to land a right hand but Anderson moved out of range.
Steamboat keeps the fight on the outside.
Some wild striking there from Anderson.
Steamboat will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Steamboat throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anderson.
Anderson tries to clinch but Steamboat is having none of it.
Anderson tries to clinch there but Steamboat circles away.
Anderson wants to clinch.
A combination from Steamboat does no damage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Steamboat misses with an uppercut. Anderson saw that one coming.
Steamboat's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Steamboat duly obliges.

It looks like Luke Anderson has been cut.
Steamboat throws a solid leg kick but Anderson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Steamboat.
Steamboat avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Anderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Anderson fakes the leg kick and cracks Steamboat in the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Steamboat.
Steamboat looks gassed!
No joy there for Steamboat, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Anderson tries to clinch there but Steamboat circles away.
Steamboat walks into a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Steamboat, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Anderson darts in and clinches Steamboat up against the cage.

Anderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Anderson clinches.
Steamboat is looking to break free of the clinch but Anderson has double underhooks.

Anderson manages to break the clinch.
Anderson misses with the combination.
Steamboat takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Anderson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Steamboat is rocked!
Anderson is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Steamboat hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Luke Anderson!
Luke Anderson retains his light heavyweight title!