PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phil Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zin Tua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Tua's choice of entrance music: hell breaks loose. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Anderson
vs
Tua

182 cm
25
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Phil Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Zin Tua!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tua misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anderson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tua defends it nicely.

Tua gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Anderson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Anderson won't allow Tua to get back to his feet.
Tua is looking to stand back up but Anderson counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Tua.
Anderson trying to pass the guard but Tua defending well.

Anderson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Tua wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua blocking the ground and pound attempt from Anderson.
Anderson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tua's head.
Tua really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Anderson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tua tries to kick Anderson off but Anderson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Anderson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Anderson trying to control the pace.
Tua is trying to stand.
Anderson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

Anderson decides to stand and escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tua gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Anderson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Tua wants to get back to his feet but Anderson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tua looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Anderson looking to pass the guard.
Anderson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Anderson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

We're going to have a standup here because Phil Anderson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Anderson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tua wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Tua being controlled for a moment.

Anderson decides to stand back up.
Anderson blocks a head kick by Tua.

Anderson takes the fight into the clinch.
Anderson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tua trying to land knees to the body.
Tua gets underhooks to prevent Anderson's takedown attempt.
Tua using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Anderson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Anderson is trying to break the clinch but Tua has him pressed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tua pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phil Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Anderson clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phil Anderson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Anderson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tua tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Anderson avoids it.
Tua tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Anderson avoids it.
Anderson jumps guard but Tua turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Tua tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Anderson avoids it.
Anderson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tua up against the cage.
Anderson avoiding damage as Tua throws knees to the body.
Tua trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anderson.
Anderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Anderson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tua pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Anderson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anderson throws a leg kick that misses.
Tua tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Anderson closes the distance and clinches.
Anderson controlling the action here for a moment.
Anderson managing to block the knees to the body from Tua.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Anderson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tua to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phil Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson stalling against the cage.
Anderson misses with an elbow over the top.
Tua tries to land knees in the clinch but Anderson avoids the damage to the body.
Anderson lands with a left to the head.
Tua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anderson.
Anderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tua keeps control of Anderson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tua avoiding damage as Anderson throws knees to the body.
Tua is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Anderson breaks the clinch.
Tua throws a head kick that misses
and Anderson counters with a one-two to the body.
Anderson throws a head kick but Tua moves out of range.

Anderson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Tua napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Tua is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Anderson controls the position.
Tua is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Tua is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson advances to full mount.
Anderson working Tua over with strikes here.

Tua is rocked!

Anderson working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Tua is still in real trouble! Can Anderson finish him?
Anderson lands a big shot to the head and Tua winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Phil Anderson!
After winning the bout, Phil Anderson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.