PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ive Nackershort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nackershort comes to the ring accompanied by The Rocky Theme. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Nackershort
vs
Anderson

181 cm
23
195 lbs
3 - 4 - 1

180 cm
20
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Likes ground

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 3 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Ive Nackershort!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrew Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nackershort. Nackershort circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice defenses there by Nackershort.
Nackershort scores with a nice strike.
Nackershort tries to clinch but Anderson moves out of range.
Nackershort looks for a takedown but Anderson sprawls well.
Nackershort throws a good cross that connects.
Nackershort slips under a jab from Anderson.
Anderson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Anderson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nackershort lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nackershort lands a head shot.
Anderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nackershort, as that shot connected.
Nackershort goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nackershort lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A head kick misses from Anderson.
Anderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nackershort connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Anderson's hands.
Nackershort throws a right hand that Anderson ducks under and follows up with a left that Anderson also avoids with ease.
Anderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nackershort throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Anderson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nackershort tries to bum rush Anderson with a series of wild strikes but Anderson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nackershort falls off balance throwing a combination
and Anderson counters with a good low kick that Nackershort was not able to check.
Nackershort throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nackershort thuds his right hand into Anderson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nackershort throws a nice looking combination but Anderson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nackershort lands the left hand.
Nackershort moves out of range of the leg kick from Anderson.
Anderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nackershort misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Anderson looks to throw the jab but Nackershort is out of range.
Anderson slips a jab and a cross from Nackershort.
Nackershort fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Anderson on the side of the head.
Nackershort swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Anderson throws a jab when Nackershort was well out of range.
Anderson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nackershort lands a two punch combo.
Nackershort is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Anderson.
Nackershort connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Anderson momentarily.
Nackershort dodges the punch combination from Anderson.
Anderson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nackershort lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Left hook, right uppercut from Nackershort.
A head kick misses from Anderson.
Anderson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Anderson stuffs the takedown.
Nackershort throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Anderson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nackershort scores with a three punch combo!
Nackershort scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Anderson looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson throws a looping overhand right but Nackershort ducks down to avoid it.
Nackershort lands with a nice combination. Anderson backs away looking to recover.
Nackershort throws a series of punches but Anderson moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nackershort throws a series of strikes that have Anderson backpedaling.
Nackershort shoots in but Anderson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ive Nackershort. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Nackershort.
Anderson misses with an uppercut.
Nackershort scores with a jab. Anderson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nackershort closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Anderson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nackershort uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Anderson has time to react.
Nackershort scores with a nice head shot.
Anderson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nackershort lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nackershort closes this distance looking for a takedown but Anderson circles away.
Nackershort fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nackershort changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nackershort lands a glancing blow to the side of Anderson's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nackershort throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Anderson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A right-left combo lands from Nackershort.
Nackershort ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Anderson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nackershort moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nackershort swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nackershort lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Anderson backs up against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Nackershort shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Anderson throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Nackershort get's back to his feet.
Anderson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nackershort lands a body shot.
Nackershort shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Anderson pinned against the cage. Anderson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nice takedown defense from Nackershort. No joy for Anderson on that attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ive Nackershort 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.

Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nackershort, as that shot connected.
Nackershort throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nackershort closes the distance but Anderson moves to the side

and Anderson counters with a takedown into side control.
Anderson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Anderson is trying to ground and pound but Nackershort uses the momentary lack of control by Anderson to regain half guard.
Anderson looks to land a strike but Nackershort avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Anderson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
Nackershort wants to sweep here but Anderson controlling him for the moment.
Nackershort has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson forces his way into half guard.
Anderson stops Nackershort from getting back to his feet.
Nackershort is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Anderson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Anderson connects with a nice short shot to Nackershort's temple.
Nackershort is trying to stand back up but Anderson is controlling him

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Anderson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nackershort's head.
Anderson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Anderson prevents Nackershort from improving his position.
Anderson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Nackershort is trying to maintain the position but Anderson is very close to passing his half guard.
Nackershort won't allow Anderson to pass to mount.
Nackershort regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Anderson.
Anderson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson trying to move into half guard but instead Nackershort has managed to sweep!
Anderson keeping moving, preventing Nackershort from controlling successfully.
Anderson doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Anderson wants to control but Nackershort passes easily into half guard.

Anderson actively working from the bottom here.
Anderson is trying to get back to full guard.
Anderson is looking to control Nackershort's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Anderson avoid being mounted?

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.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Anderson walks into a straight right hand from Nackershort.
Nackershort lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Nackershort.
Nackershort fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nackershort thuds his right hand into Anderson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ive Nackershort is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anderson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nackershort throws a nice looking combination but Anderson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Anderson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nackershort to score with a decent uppercut.
Nackershort tries to clinch but Anderson moves out of range.
A slow jab from Anderson misses its intended target.
Some wild striking there from Nackershort.
Nackershort works the jab nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Anderson 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!

Nackershort swinging wilding here.
Nackershort is working the combinations to good effect here.
Nackershort scores with the left hand. Anderson knows he should have avoided that one.
Anderson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The fighters circling - Anderson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Anderson shoots for a double leg takedown but Nackershort sprawls well. He's pushed Anderson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ive Nackershort is winning the standup battle so far.
Nackershort scores with the left hand. Anderson knows he should have avoided that one.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nackershort.
Nackershort throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nackershort's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Nackershort duly obliges.
Anderson ducks right into an uppercut from Nackershort.
Nackershort cracks Anderson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Anderson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Anderson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Anderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nackershort looks to land a combination. Anderson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Anderson takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson shoots in looking for a takedown. Nackershort tries to sprawl out of it but Anderson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Nackershort manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nackershort scores with a jab. Anderson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Nackershort closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Nackershort wants to control but Anderson is keeping him busy.

Nackershort decides to stand back up. Nackershort steps back and let's Anderson get back to his feet.
Nackershort looks to land a combination but Anderson avoids it well.
Nackershort tries to close the distance and clinch but Anderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nackershort tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Anderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nackershort closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Anderson swinging wilding here.
Nackershort comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nackershort shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Nackershort trying to control but Anderson is having none of it.
Nackershort manages to capitalize on a mistake by Anderson to take his back!
Anderson is trying to break free.
Anderson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Nackershort controlling from the back.
Nackershort is trying to stick to Anderson's back but Anderson is turning into Nackershort. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Nackershort's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Anderson.
Anderson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson distracts Nackershort with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Anderson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Anderson throws a strike but Nackershort rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Anderson is striking off his back. Nackershort thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Anderson trying to hold on to Nackershort's head to control him but Nackershort postures up.
Anderson is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Nackershort jumps into side control!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Anderson gets back to half guard.
Nackershort works his way into full mount!
Anderson is wriggling around trying to escape.

Nackershort get's back to his feet.

Nackershort scores a takedown into full mount!
Anderson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ive Nackershort showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nackershort has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ive Nackershort!