PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Amster Scream (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Anders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aaron Anders has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Scream
vs
Anders

180 cm
19
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
197 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

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, Amster Scream!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aaron Anders!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Scream or perhaps it was just good defense by Anders which made him look bad.
Anders uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Anders cracks the inside of Scream's front leg.
Anders thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Scream if he has to take too many more of those.
An inside leg kick lands from Anders.
Scream shoots in for a double leg but Anders sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Anders buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Anders moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Scream dives in and grabs Anders's left leg, looking for a takedown. Anders pushes down on Scream's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Amster Scream. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Anders. No joy for Scream on that attempt.
Anders scores with a push kick.
Scream tries to score a power double leg takedown but Anders sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Scream somewhat.
Anders throws a head kick that half lands.
Anders lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Anders.
Scream is looking to clinch but Anders is avoiding it.
Scream shoots in but no luck this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anders fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Scream is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Anders.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scream looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Scream is breathing heavily.
Anders fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Scream.
Anders connects with a high kick.
Anders scores with a head kick.
Scream fails with the takedown.
Anders fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Scream has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Scream just misses with a punch to the body.
Anders cracks the inside of Scream's front leg.
Anders throws a leg kick which misses Scream's front leg but catches the back leg as Scream tries to avoid it.
Scream takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Scream looks for the body kick but Anders saw that one coming.
Anders goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Scream rushes Anders and presses him up against the cage.
Anders tries to break free but Scream pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anders has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Scream is looking for a takedown.
Anders has had enough of the clinch but Scream keeps him there for the moment.
Scream has Anders pressed against the cage, preventing Anders from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Scream is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scream is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Anders pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Scream prevents Anders from breaking the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Anders's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Anders has had enough of the clinch but Scream keeps him there for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anders wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Scream has him pressed against the cage.
Anders has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Anders is trying to break free.
Scream just leaning against Anders, taking a breather.
Scream trying to stall but Anders improves his position.
Scream tries to score a body lock takedown but Anders shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anders.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anders is looking to break free of the clinch but Scream has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Anders's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Scream drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Anders has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Scream misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anders.
Anders wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aaron Anders dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Anders stuffs the takedown attempt from Scream. Scream gets slowly back to his feet.
Anders dips to his left and cracks Scream with an uppercut!
Scream throws a looping overhand right but Anders ducks down to avoid it.
Anders displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Scream.
Anders keeps Scream at a distance using the push kick.
Scream 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.
Anders lands with a slapping head kick.
Aaron Anders seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping body kick lands there for Anders.
An inside leg kick lands from Anders.
Anders lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Scream shoots in for a double leg but Anders sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Amster Scream. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anders lands with a kick to the temple. Scream shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Anders looks to land a combination. Scream sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Anders connects with a leg kick. Scream looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Anders lands a jab-cross combination.
Scream shoots in but Anders avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Anders throws a head kick that half lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Scream.
Anders throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Scream.
Scream walks forward, straight into a front kick from Anders.
Anders cracks the inside of Scream's front leg.
Scream on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Scream shoots for a takedown but Anders saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Anders shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Scream eats them both and turns towards Anders to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Anders scores with a leg kick.
Anders connects with a leg kick. Scream looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Scream will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Anders lands a nice looking body kick.
Anders throws a front kick that sends Scream stumbling back into the cage.
Anders delivers a nice body kick.
Anders throws a series of strikes that have Scream backpedaling.
Anders misses with a series of wild punches.
Anders lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anders thows a body kick. Scream tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Anders dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Scream. That did some damage!
Nice body kick there by Anders.
Anders stuffs the takedown attempt from Scream. Scream gets slowly back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body kick there by Anders.
Anders works over Scream's head and body with a nice combination.
Scream takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Scream shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Anders defends it nicely.
Scream stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Anders.
Anders scores with a one two! Scream had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Anders gets caught flat footed, as Scream shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Anders wants to stand and escape but Scream is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anders keeping moving, preventing Scream from controlling successfully.
Scream wants to get up but he can't break Anders's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Anders keeping moving, preventing Scream from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Amster Scream just wasn't active enough.
Anders lands a head kick!
Anders circles away from the clinch attempt.
Scream throws a solid leg kick but Anders takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Scream.
Anders throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Anders scores with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scream on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Anders. Anders obviously looking to wear him down.
Scream tries to score a power double leg takedown but Anders sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Scream somewhat.
Scream shoots in and drives through. Anders sprawls well.
Anders scores with a decent looking hook.
Amster Scream is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anders scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A head kick misses from Scream.
Anders is working the combinations to good effect here.
Anders throws a leg kick which misses Scream's front leg but catches the back leg as Scream tries to avoid it.
Scream has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Anders.
Anders connects with a high kick.
Scream has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some wild striking there from Anders.
Scream is looking to clinch but Anders is avoiding it.

Scream gets the takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aaron Anders showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Anders connects with a solid leg kick.
Scream shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Anders as he avoids it easily.
Anders lands a slapping body shot.
Anders getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Scream is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Anders.
Anders chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Scream takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Scream throws a right and a left that both miss.
No joy there for Anders, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Anders lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Scream throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Scream takes a kick to the side of the head.
Scream shoots in but no luck this time.
Anders throws a nice inside leg kick.
Scream looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Amster Scream. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anders fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Scream has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Anders.
Anders throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Anders.
Anders lands a head kick. Scream smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Anders scoring well with a low kick there.
Scream shoots for a takedown but Anders saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Scream 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.
Anders lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Anders displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A head kick misses from Scream.
Anders throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Anders lands a head kick!
Anders takes a swing at Scream's ribcage but misses.
Scream closes the distance and clinches up with Anders, looking for a takedown. Scream pushes Anders against the cage but Anders circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Anders.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Anders, right into the meat.
Scream shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Anders, right into the meat.
Scream looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Anders throws a head kick that half lands.
Anders lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scream shoots in for a takedown but Anders shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Anders.
Scream shoots in but no luck this time.
Anders throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Scream 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 Scream off to one side.
Anders lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Anders goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Scream looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Anders. Scream shrugs it off though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Anders. No joy for Scream on that attempt.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Anders. Scream shrugs it off though.
Scream stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Anders.
Scream takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nice shot by Anders.
Anders stuffs the takedown attempt from Scream. Scream gets slowly back to his feet.
Anders connects with a leg kick. Scream looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Anders throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Scream.
Scream looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Anders is fending him off so far but Scream persists. Nope, Anders circles away and we're back to standing.
Scream takes a kick to the side of the head.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Scream is defended easily by Anders.
Scream tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anders throws a combination. Scream tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Anders.
A nice inside leg kick there by Anders. That's going to slow Scream down.
Scream shoots in but Anders avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Scream takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Scream looks to land a combination but Anders avoids it well.
Scream on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Amster Scream has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anders throws a right and a left that both miss.
Scream fails with a takedown attempt.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Horrible takedown by Scream or perhaps it was just good defense by Anders which made him look bad.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anders moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Anders is looking to slow Scream down with leg kicks.
Aaron Anders is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Anders misses with a double jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aaron Anders comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Anders winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30

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