PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kalel Iziarry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Iziarry
vs
Anderson

170 cm
30
145 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

170 cm
33
144 lbs
12 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kalel Iziarry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Alex Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iziarry swats away the attempt to clinch by Anderson.
Anderson stuffs the takedown attempt from Iziarry. Iziarry gets slowly back to his feet.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Iziarry paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Iziarry changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Anderson tries to avoid it but Iziarry manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Anderson to the ground. Anderson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Anderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Anderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Iziarry fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kalel Iziarry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Iziarry fails to land the takedown.
Iziarry dives in and grabs Anderson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Anderson pushes down on Iziarry's head and hops out.
Anderson tries to clinch but Iziarry moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Iziarry is defended easily by Anderson.

Anderson has Iziarry up against the ropes in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Iziarry looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Anderson scores with a knee to the head.
Anderson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Kalel Iziarry has been cut.
Anderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Anderson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Anderson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Iziarry tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A knee to the head by Anderson.
Iziarry tries to circle away but Anderson has him pinned against the ropes.
Anderson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Iziarry's efforts to push away.
Iziarry looking for a takedown.
Iziarry takes an elbow to the temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iziarry is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Anderson is keeping busy.
Iziarry looking for a takedown.
Anderson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Anderson scores with a knee to the head.
Iziarry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Anderson avoids it.
Anderson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Iziarry jumps guard but Anderson stands there with Iziarry around his waist. Iziarry gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Iziarry tries to pull guard but Anderson holds him up against the ropes and eventually Iziarry drops back down to his feet.
Anderson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Anderson connects with a knee to the head.
Anderson with a knee to the head.
Iziarry trying to control the position but instead, Anderson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Iziarry into the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iziarry takes an elbow to the forehead.
Anderson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Iziarry is trying to push Anderson away but Anderson has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A hook to the body from Anderson.
Anderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Iziarry's defenses.
Anderson lands a nice elbow.
Anderson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Iziarry takes a knee to the side of the body.
Anderson lands a knee to the head.
Iziarry misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anderson lands a damaging elbow.
Knees to the body from Anderson.
Iziarry is looking to break free of the clinch but Anderson has double underhooks.
Anderson lands an elbow just above Iziarry 's eye.
Knees in the clinch landing for Anderson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Iziarry is rocked!
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 lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Oh Iziarry is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Anderson lands an elbow just above Iziarry 's eye.
Anderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Iziarry's defenses.
Anderson is trying to stall.
Iziarry seems to have got his legs back now.
Anderson lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Anderson lands a hook that snaps the head of Iziarry backwards.
Anderson digs a right hand into Iziarry's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Iziarry's gas tank.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson stalls.
Iziarry jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Anderson walks away with a smile on his face. Iziarry gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Anderson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kalel Iziarry's cut.
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.

Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Iziarry swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kalel Iziarry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Iziarry paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Anderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Anderson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Iziarry shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Iziarry was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Iziarry working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The ground and pound from Iziarry seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

Iziarry is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Anderson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Iziarry tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Iziarry has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Iziarry goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Anderson has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Iziarry but great work by Anderson.
Anderson wants to control but Iziarry is keeping him busy.
Iziarry is trying to get back to half guard.
Iziarry is not content to let Anderson control the position.

Anderson decides to stand back up. Anderson steps back and let's Iziarry get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is looking to clinch but Iziarry is avoiding it.
Iziarry fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Anderson doesn't manage to clinch there - Iziarry circles away.

Anderson moves into the clinch.
Anderson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Anderson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Anderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Iziarry's defenses.
Iziarry has had enough of the clinch but Anderson keeps him there for the moment.
Anderson lands an elbow just above Iziarry 's eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iziarry tries to pull guard but Anderson won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kalel Iziarry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Anderson obliges.
A knee to the head by Anderson.
Anderson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Iziarry's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Iziarry is looking to take this one to the mat.
Iziarry tries to land knees in the clinch but Anderson avoids the damage to the body.
Anderson lands an elbow inside.
Iziarry goes for a takedown in the clinch but Anderson prevents it.
Iziarry is trying to maintain a safe position but Anderson gets an underhook and turns Iziarry into the ropes.
A body shot lands from Anderson.
Anderson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Anderson lands an elbow just above Iziarry 's eye.
Iziarry letting Anderson take a breather here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iziarry tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
Anderson lands a damaging elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Iziarry misses with a punch on the inside.
Iziarry takes an elbow to the temple.
Anderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Anderson obliges.
Anderson gets through Iziarry's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Anderson landing knees to the body.
Anderson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Iziarry in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Iziarry takes a knee to the side of the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knees in the clinch landing for Anderson.
Anderson lands a damaging elbow.
A bit of stalling here from Anderson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Anderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kalel Iziarry's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Iziarry swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Iziarry swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Anderson fails in his attempt to clinch.

Anderson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Iziarry, pushing him back against the ropes.
Anderson lands an elbow just above Iziarry 's eye.
Anderson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Anderson is stalling here.
Anderson lands a knee to the body.
Anderson lands an elbow just above Iziarry 's eye.
Anderson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Iziarry in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Anderson keeps control of Iziarry as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for Anderson.
Anderson with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Iziarry is trying to force a seperation but Anderson has the dominant position.
Anderson stalling the fight.
Iziarry tries for a takedown. No joy.
Anderson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Anderson has Iziarry pressed against the ropes, preventing Iziarry from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Anderson crunches a lovely knee into Iziarry's ribcage.
Anderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Anderson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Anderson lands an elbow inside.
Iziarry tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Anderson just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Knees to the body from Anderson.
Anderson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Iziarry's face.
Anderson scores a nice knee to the body.
Anderson lands an elbow inside that Iziarry shrugs off.
Anderson working Iziarry over with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Anderson.
Anderson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Anderson.

Kalel Iziarry's cut is getting worse.
Anderson blocks an elbow strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Anderson.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Anderson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Anderson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Iziarry lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Iziarry takes a knee to the side of the body.
Iziarry takes a knee to the side of the body.
Anderson lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Anderson.
Anderson has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Iziarry - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Anderson, and another! Iziarry is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Alex Anderson!