PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior De Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Junior De Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Anderson
vs
De Silva

178 cm
22
215 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

193 cm
28
216 lbs
15 - 4 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Solid boxing
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andrew Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Junior De Silva!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Josh West and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Silva misses with a left hand

and Anderson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
De Silva working aggressively here.
De Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Silva lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Andrew Anderson has been cut.
Anderson can't break the clinch.
De Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from De Silva on the inside.
De Silva lands a body shot in the clinch.
De Silva lands a nice uppercut.
De Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson blocks a body shot from De Silva.
De Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
De Silva pushes Anderson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
De Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
De Silva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
De Silva misses with an elbow strike.
De Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
De Silva's coach down at Hilo Training Center was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on De Silva's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Silva lands a nice uppercut.
De Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Silva working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from De Silva.

Andrew Anderson's cut is getting worse.
A short right from De Silva.
De Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anderson wants to break the clinch but can't.
De Silva scores with a shot to the side of Anderson's head.
De Silva working aggressively here.
De Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Silva tries a body shot but Anderson blocks it.
De Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.
De Silva misses with the head strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from De Silva.
De Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
Anderson prevents a body shot from De Silva.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
De Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
De Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson wants to get back to striking at distance but De Silva won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from De Silva.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Silva.
Anderson wants to get back to striking at distance but De Silva won't allow it.
Anderson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
De Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
De Silva pushes Anderson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anderson dodges an elbow strike from De Silva.
De Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Silva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head punch on the inside from De Silva fails to land.
De Silva lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Anderson or not.
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junior De Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andrew Anderson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

De Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Anderson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
De Silva punishes Anderson's body with a nice straight punch.
Anderson shoots in but De Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Anderson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Anderson swats away the attempt to clinch by De Silva.
De Silva throws a hook to the side of Anderson's head but Anderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Anderson tries for a takedown but De Silva circles away easily
and De Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrew Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has De Silva pinned against the cage. De Silva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
De Silva scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson tries for a takedown but De Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Nice combo by De Silva! Oh, that's hurt him - Anderson falls to the canvas and De Silva follows him into side control.

Anderson is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
De Silva wants to control but Anderson is keeping him busy.
Oh Anderson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
De Silva tries to advance to mount but can't.
De Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Anderson keeps working.
Anderson seems to have got his legs back now.
Anderson prevents De Silva from moving into mount.
De Silva is looking to take a break and control but Anderson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
De Silva wants to take a breather but Anderson manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for De Silva.
De Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Anderson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Anderson seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson keeping moving, preventing De Silva from controlling successfully.

Junior De Silva has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Anderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Silva.
Anderson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anderson fails with the takedown.
De Silva lands a lovely overhand right.

Andrew Anderson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
De Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Silva throws a lazy uppercut
and Anderson counters with a nice uppercut.
De Silva misses with a body shot.
Anderson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Silva throws a right and a left that Anderson avoids nicely.
Anderson closes this distance looking for a takedown but De Silva circles away.
Junior De Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Anderson misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown but De Silva shows good takedown defense.
Anderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Silva.
Anderson fails to land the takedown.
Anderson staying out of range there.
Anderson slips a jab and a cross from De Silva.
De Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Anderson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
No luck for Anderson with that takedown attempt.

De Silva has closed the distance and engaged Anderson in a clinch.
Anderson dodges an elbow strike from De Silva.
De Silva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Silva lands with a right to the head.
De Silva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
De Silva lands an uppercut.

Jeez, Andrew Anderson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
De Silva lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Anderson controls the action.
De Silva digs a right hand into Anderson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Anderson's gas tank.
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!
Anderson takes a shot to the head.
De Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Junior De Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
De Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junior De Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Andrew Anderson's cut.
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!

De Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Oh, that's a big right hand from De Silva and Anderson goes tumbling to the canvas! De Silva follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Andrew Anderson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Junior De Silva!
Junior De Silva was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.