PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam Dungy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liam Dungy is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Anderson
vs
Dungy

190 cm
18
202 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

179 cm
22
196 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 Las Vegas, Jason Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Liam Dungy!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dungy shoots in and drives through. Anderson sprawls well.

Dungy shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Dungy was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Anderson is looking to get to half guard.
Anderson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

Anderson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Anderson is not content to let Dungy control the position.
Anderson tries to roll over but Dungy keeps him under control.
Dungy looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

Anderson looking for submissions off his back.
Anderson manages to get to full guard.
Dungy stopping the sweep attempt from Anderson.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Anderson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Anderson is breathing heavily.

Dungy is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Anderson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dungy doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dungy manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dungy trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dungy gets to his feet - Anderson follows without any prompting.
Dungy moves in looking to clinch but Anderson pushes him off.
Anderson misses with a takedown attempt

and Dungy counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Anderson's guard now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Anderson has his foot on Dungy's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dungy works his way back into a safe position though.
Anderson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dungy manages to get himself to full guard.
Dungy throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

Dungy pushes Anderson off and scrambles back to his feet.
Dungy is looking to clinch but Anderson is avoiding it.
Liam Dungy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dungy wants to clinch up but Anderson keeps it at a distance.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dungy checks a leg kick.
Dungy swinging wilding here.
Anderson throws a leg kick which misses Dungy's front leg but catches the back leg as Dungy tries to avoid it.
Dungy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson shoots and misses

and Dungy counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Anderson!
Dungy prevents Anderson from getting the reversal.
Dungy lands a nice shot to the head.
Anderson is trying desperately to improve position.
Dungy working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Dungy trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dungy working Anderson over with strikes here.
Dungy breaks from Anderson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Dungy prevents Anderson from getting the reversal.
Dungy lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Anderson hang on?
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Anderson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dungy with a couple of short strikes.
Anderson is trying to escape the mount.
Dungy cracks Anderson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is trying desperately to improve position.
Dungy with shots to the head and body - Anderson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Dungy is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Dungy prevents Anderson from getting the reversal.
Anderson is working hard here to advance position.
BOOM! Dungy connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Dungy connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson is desperately trying to improve his position but Dungy has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Liam Dungy dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Dungy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dungy tries to clinch but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson tries to score with a low kick but Dungy moves his leg out of the way.
Dungy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jason Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dungy tries to bum rush Anderson with a series of wild strikes but Anderson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dungy throws a head kick that misses.
Anderson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Dungy counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Anderson!
Anderson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Anderson is in a horrible position here. Dungy smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Dungy postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Anderson looks a forlorn figure.
Anderson is working to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dungy in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dungy lands with some strikes.
Anderson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Dungy has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Anderson's face.
Dungy is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Dungy breaks from Anderson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Dungy with a couple of short strikes.

Anderson is rocked!
Anderson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Oh Anderson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dungy landing strikes from the mount and Anderson is in trouble!
Anderson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Anderson seems to have got his legs back now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dungy dominating with strikes here.
Anderson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dungy connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Anderson is bucking up trying to escape but Dungy cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Dungy unloading with bombs!
Anderson is working to get back to half guard.
Anderson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Anderson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Anderson is refusing to be controlled, as Dungy sits in half guard.

Anderson is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Dungy pulls his head out easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Anderson looking for submissions off his back.
Dungy slips a nice elbow through Anderson's hands, connecting with Anderson's forehead.
Dungy seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Anderson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Anderson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Dungy gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Dungy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Anderson scoring well with a low kick there.
Dungy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anderson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dungy's calf.
Dungy fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dungy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Anderson.
Anderson is looking to slow Dungy down with leg kicks.
Dungy throws a nice looking combination but Anderson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Anderson fails with the takedown

and Dungy counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Dungy stands up and beckons Anderson to join him on the feet.
Dungy is looking to clinch but Anderson is avoiding it.
Anderson shoots in but Dungy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson shoots and misses
and Dungy counters with a nice uppercut.
A combination from Dungy does no damage.
Dungy fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Liam Dungy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Anderson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dungy as he avoids it easily.

Anderson tries to keep at a distance but Dungy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dungy has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Anderson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Anderson jumps guard but Dungy stands there with Anderson around his waist. Anderson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dungy tries to break the clinch but Anderson is controlling the position.

Dungy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dungy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dungy misses with a leg kick
and Anderson counters with a thumping low kick.
Dungy throws a leg kick
and Anderson counters with a good low kick that Dungy was not able to check.
Dungy misses with a combination
and Anderson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dungy shoots for a takedown but Anderson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dungy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dungy shoots for a double leg takedown but Anderson sprawls well. He's pushed Dungy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jason Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Liam Dungy.
Anderson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dungy swivels and escapes.
Anderson lands with a thumping leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Anderson.
Dungy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Anderson.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Anderson.
Anderson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Anderson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dungy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dungy. That did some damage!
Anderson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Anderson has his takedown stuffed

and Dungy counters with a takedown into side control.
Anderson manages to get back to half guard.
Dungy is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Anderson moves into full guard.
Anderson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Anderson is on top in guard.
Anderson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dungy working a defensive guard here.

Anderson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Dungy trying to hold on to Anderson's head to control him but Anderson postures up.
Dungy tries to get to full guard but Anderson has control of the leg.

Anderson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Dungy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Anderson is working away from the top position though.

Dungy is defending against the submission attempts here by Anderson.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dungy manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson pushes down on Dungy's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Anderson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Dungy tries to hold on but Anderson pushes him away.
Dungy really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Anderson with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Dungy is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Anderson looking for a guillotine from mount but Dungy is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Anderson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dungy 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liam Dungy!