PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bambang Suryanto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Anders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aaron Anders will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Suryanto
vs
Anders

185 cm
23
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
197 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bambang Suryanto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aaron Anders!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A thudding body kick lands there by Anders!
Suryanto fails with a takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Suryanto.
Aaron Anders seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Suryanto is defended easily by Anders.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bambang Suryanto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Suryanto takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Anders goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Suryanto steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Anders. That one must have hurt.
Nice body kick there by Anders.
Suryanto shoots in but no luck this time.
Anders works over Suryanto's head and body with a nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anders looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Anders plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Suryanto shoots for a takedown but Anders saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Anders throws a head kick but Suryanto moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Anders.
Suryanto chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Anders can pounce on him.
Suryanto fails with a takedown attempt.
Suryanto closes the distance and clinches up with Anders, looking for a takedown. Suryanto pushes Anders against the cage but Anders circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Suryanto is breathing heavily.
Anders lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Anders.
Nice jab there from Anders.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Anders, right into the meat.
Suryanto shoots in for a takedown but Anders shows good takedown defense.
Anders moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Suryanto walks forward, straight into a front kick from Anders.
Anders lands with a cross.
Anders lands with a kick to the ribs.
Anders lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Suryanto will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Anders throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Suryanto.
Good leg kick by Anders there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Anders plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Anders lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Suryanto circles away quickly and effectively.
Anders throws a right hand that Suryanto ducks under and follows up with a left that Suryanto also avoids with ease.
Anders works over Suryanto's head and body with a nice combination.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Suryanto. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Anders.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Suryanto.
Suryanto on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suryanto tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Suryanto is trying hard to land a takedown here. Anders sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Suryanto scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Anders won't allow Suryanto to pass to mount.

Suryanto seems to be working for a kimura but Anders defends the submission attempt.
Anders keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Anders is in trouble now - Suryanto has advanced to mount!
Anders prevents Suryanto from taking his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Suryanto is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Anders to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Anders shrugs it off.
Anders really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Suryanto. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Suryanto can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Anders is looking to escape.

Suryanto is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Anders 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.

Suryanto working for a submission but Anders is keeping him at bay.

Suryanto working for a submission but Anders is keeping him at bay.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Suryanto throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Aaron Anders will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Suryanto fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Anders avoids it really well and circles away.
Bambang Suryanto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anders throws a head kick that misses.
Anders feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Suryanto's calf.
Suryanto shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Anders but Anders pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Suryanto looks for a takedown but Anders sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bambang Suryanto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Suryanto looks for a takedown but Anders sprawls well.
Anders slaps away a takedown attempt from Suryanto, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Anders feints and then cracks Suryanto's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Suryanto down.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Anders - that will leave a mark!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Anders - that will leave a mark!
A nice inside leg kick there by Anders. That's going to slow Suryanto down.
Suryanto is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Suryanto shoots in for a takedown but Anders shows good takedown defense.
Anders swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Suryanto is trying hard to land a takedown here. Anders sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Suryanto on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Anders.
Suryanto takes a kick to the side of the head.
Suryanto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Crunch! Anders slams his shin into Suryanto's torso.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Anders.
Anders feints a jab promting Suryanto to slip. Anders then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Suryanto slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Anders throws a series of strikes that have Suryanto backpedaling.
A combination from Anders does no damage.
Anders thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Suryanto if he has to take too many more of those.
Suryanto fails with a takedown attempt.
Anders pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Anders dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Suryanto. That did some damage!
Anders goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Suryanto tries to score a power double leg takedown but Anders sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Suryanto somewhat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Suryanto scores a takedown into full mount!

Suryanto looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

Suryanto with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

Suryanto has control of Anders's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Anders regains control of the situation pretty easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Suryanto looking to secure an arm triangle but Anders defends it well.

Suryanto has hold of Anders's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Anders manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Suryanto working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

Suryanto is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Anders has managed to escape the submission attempt.

Suryanto looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
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 Bambang Suryanto will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Anders scores with a one two! Suryanto had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Anders lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Suryanto changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Anders tries to avoid it but Suryanto manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Anders to the ground. Anders escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Suryanto.
Anders rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Suryanto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Horrible takedown by Suryanto or perhaps it was just good defense by Anders which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bambang Suryanto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Suryanto shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Anders as he jumps to the side.
Anders lands with a kick to the ribs.
Suryanto tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Anders. Suryanto shrugs it off though.
Anders lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Anders slaps away a takedown attempt from Suryanto, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Anders looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anders connects with an inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anders lands with a nice body punch.
Aaron Anders seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anders misses with a wild combination.
A solid body kick from Anders.
Anders fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Anders throws a series of strikes that have Suryanto backpedaling.
Anders lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Anders feints a jab promting Suryanto to slip. Anders then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Suryanto slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Anders.
Suryanto shoots in for a takedown but Anders shows good takedown defense.
Anders stuffs the takedown attempt from Suryanto. Suryanto gets slowly back to his feet.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Anders. Suryanto shrugs it off though.
Suryanto on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Suryanto on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Anders. Anders obviously looking to wear him down.
Suryanto closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Anders throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Suryanto.
Suryanto changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Anders tries to avoid it but Suryanto manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Anders to the ground. Anders escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Anders.
A solid leg kick lands there for Anders.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suryanto shoots in for a takedown but Anders shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Anders lands a head kick!
Suryanto fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Suryanto steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Anders. That one must have hurt.
No luck for Suryanto with that takedown attempt.
Anders throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Suryanto on the side of the head.
Suryanto has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Suryanto shoots in for a takedown but Anders shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A thudding body kick lands there by Anders!
Anders throws a leg kick but Suryanto sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Anders is looking to slow Suryanto down with leg kicks.
Suryanto throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Anders's waist but Anders gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Suryanto off to one side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anders connects with a solid leg kick.
Suryanto closes this distance looking for a takedown but Anders circles away.
Nice body punch from Anders.

Suryanto shoots in and bounces Anders off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Suryanto trying to control the position from guard on top but Anders is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Suryanto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Anders is keeping the position for now.
Suryanto works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suryanto not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Anders looks like he's trying to stand up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Anders can do anything to dispel that myth.

Suryanto wants to work for an arm triangle but Anders is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Suryanto is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aaron Anders comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Anders 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Aaron Anders!