PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dutch McQueen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

McQueen
vs
Anderson

166 cm
20
154 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

175 cm
19
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dutch McQueen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fred Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McQueen misses with a jab, cross combination.
A nice combination there by McQueen.
McQueen swings for the body but Anderson moves out of range.
McQueen misses with an uppercut. Anderson saw that one coming.
Dutch McQueen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from McQueen. Those never looked like landing.
McQueen throws a jab when Anderson was well out of range.
McQueen throws a left and a right that both miss

and Anderson moves into the clinch.
Anderson connects with a nasty looking knee right to McQueen's face.
Anderson tries to land knees in the clinch but McQueen avoids the damage to the body.
McQueen takes a knee right on the jaw!
McQueen dodges an elbow strike from Anderson.
McQueen takes an elbow to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson keeps control of McQueen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McQueen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Anderson.
Anderson pushes off an throws an elbow but McQueen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Anderson trying to land knees to the body.
Anderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McQueen.
McQueen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Anderson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Anderson trying to land knees to the body.
McQueen avoiding damage as Anderson throws knees to the body.
Anderson landing knees to the body.
McQueen is trying to break the clinch but Anderson is controlling him.
Anderson with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McQueen takes an elbow to the temple.
Anderson scores a nice knee to the body.
Anderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Anderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McQueen is defending well for now.
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 looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Anderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McQueen's defenses.
Anderson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but McQueen is keeping busy.
Anderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McQueen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Anderson lands an elbow inside.
Anderson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
McQueen avoids a wild elbow strike from Anderson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Anderson lands an elbow inside.
McQueen tries to break free but Anderson pushes him back against the cage.
Anderson looking to throw knees to the head but McQueen is blocking nicely.
Anderson lands an elbow inside.
Anderson tries to land knees in the clinch but McQueen avoids the damage to the body.
A frustrated look appears on McQueen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
McQueen avoiding damage as Anderson throws knees to the body.
McQueen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
McQueen is looking to break free of the clinch but Anderson has double underhooks.
McQueen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Anderson lands an elbow that stopped McQueen in his tracks for a moment.
Anderson lands an elbow that stopped McQueen in his tracks for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McQueen avoids the elbow strike from Anderson, against the cage.
McQueen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Anderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McQueen is defending well for now.
Anderson wants to stall.
McQueen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Anderson throws an elbow but it misses.
Anderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McQueen is defending well for now.
Anderson landing knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McQueen takes a knee to the side of the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson wants to stall.
Anderson landing knees to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fred Anderson dominated that round.
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.

McQueen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McQueen throws a series of punches but Anderson avoids them all with ease.
A punch combination from McQueen misses.
Anderson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Anderson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McQueen.
The fighters circling - McQueen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McQueen misses with a few strikes there.
McQueen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McQueen misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McQueen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Anderson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
McQueen throws a series of punches but Anderson moves out of range.
McQueen fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice defenses there by Anderson.
McQueen scores with a jab to the jaw.
A punch combination from McQueen misses.
McQueen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McQueen swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McQueen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Anderson moves into the clinch.
Anderson lands a nice knee to the body.
Anderson lands a knee to the head.
Anderson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Anderson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McQueen's efforts to push away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson lands an elbow inside that McQueen shrugs off.

It looks like Dutch McQueen has been cut.
Anderson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Anderson lands an elbow that stopped McQueen in his tracks for a moment.
McQueen tries to break free but Anderson pushes him back against the cage.
Anderson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McQueen's efforts to push away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands a nice knee to the body.
Anderson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Anderson lands an elbow that stopped McQueen in his tracks for a moment.
Anderson lands an elbow just above McQueen 's eye.
Anderson misses with an elbow strike.
Anderson unloads a knee to the mid-section. McQueen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Anderson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Anderson lands an elbow that stopped McQueen in his tracks for a moment.
Anderson lands an elbow inside that McQueen shrugs off.
McQueen working hard to break the clinch.
Anderson connects with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McQueen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson landing knees to the head.
A frustrated look appears on McQueen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Anderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
McQueen managing to block the knees to the body from Anderson.
McQueen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Anderson unloads a knee to the mid-section. McQueen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Anderson lands a nice elbow.
Anderson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson lands an elbow just above McQueen 's eye.
Anderson crunches a lovely knee into McQueen's ribcage.
Anderson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fred Anderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dutch McQueen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

McQueen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Anderson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
McQueen is trying to force a seperation but Anderson has the dominant position.
Anderson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The referee calls for Anderson to work.
McQueen takes an elbow to the temple.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by McQueen as Anderson tries to tie him up.
Anderson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Anderson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Anderson scores with a knee to the head.
Anderson just leaning against McQueen, taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Anderson lands an elbow just above McQueen 's eye.
Anderson stalling in the clinch but McQueen improves position.
Anderson lands a nice elbow.
Anderson pushes off an throws an elbow but McQueen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Anderson lands an elbow inside.
Anderson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Anderson lands an elbow just above McQueen 's eye.
McQueen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fred Anderson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McQueen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on McQueen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Anderson lands an elbow inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McQueen has had enough of the clinch but Anderson keeps him there for the moment.
Anderson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fred Anderson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Anderson trying to land knees to the body.
Dutch McQueen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anderson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
McQueen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Anderson has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to land knees in the clinch but McQueen avoids the damage to the body.
McQueen has had enough of the clinch but Anderson keeps him there for the moment.
McQueen has had enough of the clinch but Anderson keeps him there for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
McQueen can't break the clinch.
Anderson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Anderson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
McQueen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Anderson has him pressed against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fred Anderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Anderson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fred Anderson!