PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ingemar Anders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wai Man Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anders comes to the cage accompanied by Gods Son. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Anders
vs
Man Li

175 cm
25
151 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

176 cm
25
161 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ingemar Anders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wai Man Li!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li throws a shot from downtown. Anders moves away and avoids it.
Li lands the left hand.
Li has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Anders scores with a body shot.
Anders avoids the head kick by Li.
Anders throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Li's head.
Anders throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Anders tries a head kick but it misses.
Li shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Anders as he avoids it easily.
Li takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Anders has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fighters First Alliance Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Anders uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Li.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Anders.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by Li.
Li ducks under a wild hook from Anders.
Li moves out of range as Anders strikes.
Anders throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A solid leg kick lands there for Anders.
Li scores with a jab to the jaw.
Li takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Li throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Anders connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Li keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anders.
Anders throws a looping overhand right but Li ducks down to avoid it.
Anders throws a leg kick which misses Li's front leg but catches the back leg as Li tries to avoid it.
Anders walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A slow jab from Li misses its intended target.
Anders uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Li.
Anders missing with a left hand there. Li was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters circling - Anders throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Li on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Anders paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Li falls off balance throwing a combination
and Anders counters with a low kick, right behind Li 's knee.
Ingemar Anders is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anders lands a jab to the nose.
Li looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Li tries for a takedown but Anders sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ingemar Anders has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wai Man Li.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anders's corner calls for a 1-2. Anders obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Li ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anders staying out of range there.
Anders swings away with a body shot that misses
and Anders takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Anders scoring well with a low kick there.
Anders with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Anders on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Li ducks under a wild hook from Anders.
Anders ducks under a wild hook from Li.
Li misses with a double jab.
Nice takedown defense from Anders. No joy for Li on that attempt.
Anders lands a nice leg kick that just misses Li's sensitive parts.
Anders feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Li's calf.
Li connects with a looping right hand.
Ingemar Anders seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anders steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Li.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li misses with a body shot.
Li misses with a takedown attempt - Anders sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Anders leaves Li with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Anders.
Li doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Anders avoids the body shot from Li.
Anders lands a lovely overhand right.
Li swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Li blocks a head kick by Anders.
Anders throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Anders lands a lovely overhand right.
Anders fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice sprawl there from Anders as Li shoots in.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li fails to land the takedown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anders moves in looking to clinch but Li pushes him off.
Anders lands a jab-cross combination.
Anders uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Li.

Li looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Li is thwarting Anders's attempts to control the position.
Li not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Li wants to free his trapped foot but Anders is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Anders is refusing to be controlled, as Li sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ingemar Anders dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Li misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anders.
Anders stuffs the takedown.
Li takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Anders moves away from the strike by Li.
Li misses with a few strikes there.
Anders explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Li stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Anders.
Anders thows a body shot but no joy.
Anders stuns Li with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ingemar Anders is winning the standup battle so far.
Anders connects with a looping right hand.
No luck for Li with that takedown attempt.
Anders scores with a decent looking hook.
Anders throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Li stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Anders works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anders lands a jab to Li's midsection.
Li takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Anders scores with a decent looking hook.
Anders cracks Li with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Anders cracks the inside of Li's front leg.
Li ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anders moves away.
Li throws out a powerful jab.
Li avoids the head kick by Anders.
A big left from Anders misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Anders.
Anders avoids the body shot from Li.
Anders uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Li.
Li misses with a straight right.
Anders scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Li shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Anders defends it nicely.
Ingemar Anders has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wai Man Li.
Anders ducks under a wild hook from Li.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anders misses with a looping right.
Anders lands a lovely overhand right.
A punch combination from Anders misses.
Li waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Anders.
A looping hook to the body misses from Li. Anders does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anders connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Li's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Anders fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Li throws a hook but Anders blocks it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Anders. That's going to slow Li down.

Anders has taken the fight to the clinch.
Li blocks a body shot from Anders.
Li takes a shot to the head.
Li jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Anders walks away with a smile on his face. Li gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anders avoids the body shot from Li.
Li takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Li misses with a hook. Anders ducked under it nicely.

Li dives in and scores a takedown into Anders's guard.
Li looking to pass the guard.
Anders is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Li in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Anders keeping full guard, as Li tries to pass.
Anders is trying to control the position but Li postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li throws a strike but Anders rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Anders slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Anders trying to control the position from guard on top but Li is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ingemar Anders dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Anders defending well as Li loads up on a big left hand.
Anders connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Li takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Anders stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Anders wants it to stay on the feet.
Anders connects with a high kick.
Li fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Anders avoids it really well and circles away.
Anders changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Anders tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Li paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Li misses with a body kick.
Li with a nice cross.
Anders connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Li momentarily.
Anders works the jab nicely.
Anders uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Li.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anders moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Donk. Li catches Anders right on the button with a cross.
Anders tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anders lands a jab to Li's midsection.
Anders throws a head kick that Li semi-blocks.
Li shoots in looking for a takedown but Anders manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Li's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ingemar Anders has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wai Man Li.
Anders throws a head kick but Li moves out of range.
Anders connects with a looping right hand.
A jab from Anders misses.
Anders goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Anders with a nice cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Li throws out a loose jab but Anders uses good head movement to avoid it.
Li takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Li misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anders goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Li takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Li throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anders lands a nice shot that snaps Li's head back.
Li takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wai Man Li has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jab by Li.
Li swinging wildly here.
Li takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Anders throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anders slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Anders ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Li moves away.
Li throws a jab but it's blocked by Anders.
Li wants to slow Anders down by chopping away at his legs.
A jab from Li misses.
Anders lands with a hook. Li tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ingemar Anders is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anders takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Li has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Anders finds it's way round the side to connect with Li's head.
Li tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anders was well out of range. Poor timing from Li.
Li has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Li takes a swing at Anders's ribcage but misses.
Anders scores with a jab. Li acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Anders lands a leg kick that knocks Li off balance momentarily.
Li pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Anders jabs at Li's body.
Anders smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Anders lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Li at a distance.
Anders lands a high kick!
Li misses with a looping right.
Anders throws a front kick that sends Li stumbling back into the cage.
Li takes one on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anders scores with a leg kick.
Anders lands a head shot.
Anders punishes Li's body with a nice straight punch.
Anders moves into range and connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anders lands with a hook. Li tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Li tries for a takedown but Anders sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Li takes a swing at Anders's ribcage but misses.
Jab by Anders.
Li takes one to the chin there.
Anders steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Li.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Li looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Anders bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Li's head backwards.
Anders doesn't manage to clinch there - Li circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ingemar Anders showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Anders, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ingemar Anders!
Ingemar Anders decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Wai Man Li stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'd rather die than lose to a joker like this guy again. I don't know where things went wrong, but I guarantee a win next time out.'.