PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Karl Anderssen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Claude McCracken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCracken has chosen Danger is Go! as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Anderssen
vs
McCracken

170 cm
22
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
19
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Karl Anderssen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Claude McCracken!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Anderssen as McCracken shoots in.
McCracken keeps the fight on the outside.
McCracken fails with a takedown attempt.

Anderssen clinches with his opponent.

Anderssen breaks the clinch.
Anderssen wants to clinch up but McCracken keeps it at a distance.
McCracken shoots in and drives through. Anderssen sprawls well.
Karl Anderssen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Claude McCracken.
McCracken shoots in and drives through. Anderssen sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderssen doesn't manage to clinch there - McCracken circles away.
Claude McCracken seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Anderssen has managed to clinch.
McCracken jumps guard but Anderssen stands there with McCracken around his waist. McCracken gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
McCracken is trying to break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderssen scores with a nice hook to the head.
McCracken tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
McCracken wants to break the clinch but can't.
McCracken tries to pull guard but Anderssen holds him up against the cage and eventually McCracken drops back down to his feet.

Anderssen breaks the clinch.
Anderssen tries to clinch up but McCracken circles away and keeps his distance.
McCracken looks for a takedown but Anderssen sprawls well.

McCracken tries to keep at a distance but Anderssen has taken the fight into the clinch.
McCracken tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Anderssen just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
McCracken can't break the clinch.
McCracken tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Anderssen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Anderssen prevents McCracken from breaking the clinch.

Anderssen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McCracken avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Anderssen throws a right and a left that McCracken avoids nicely.
McCracken tries to clinch but Anderssen moves away
and Anderssen counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
McCracken has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Anderssen clinches.
McCracken tries to score a body lock takedown but Anderssen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Anderssen prevents a body shot from McCracken.

Anderssen breaks from the clinch.
Anderssen fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCracken misses with a takedown

and Anderssen counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Anderssen.
Anderssen wanted to stand there but McCracken had control of the position.
McCracken controls Anderssen momentarily but Anderssen frees himself.
Anderssen is breathing heavily.

Anderssen gets to his feet. McCracken looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
McCracken misses with a takedown

and Anderssen counters by clinching up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCracken managing to block the knees to the body from Anderssen.

McCracken jumps into guard, dragging Anderssen to the mat.
McCracken is striking but Anderssen is not phased and passes to half guard.
Still in half guard, Anderssen seems content to control.
McCracken flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karl Anderssen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Anderssen tries to clinch there but McCracken circles away.
McCracken closes the distance but Anderssen moves to the side

and Anderssen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Anderssen.
McCracken fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Anderssen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Anderssen scores with a shot to the side of McCracken's head.
McCracken letting Anderssen take a breather here.
McCracken trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderssen struggles to land a body shot inside as McCracken controls his hands.
Anderssen wants to get back to striking at distance but McCracken won't allow it.
Anderssen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
McCracken avoiding damage as Anderssen throws knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Anderssen throws a punch but it's blocked by McCracken.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCracken tries to pull guard but Anderssen won't allow it.
McCracken tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Karl Anderssen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Claude McCracken.
McCracken wants to break free but Anderssen has control.
Anderssen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McCracken.
McCracken goes for a takedown attempt but Anderssen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Anderssen clinches but McCracken breaks the clinch

and McCracken counters by clinching up.
McCracken misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anderssen.
McCracken wants to break the clinch but can't.
McCracken managing to block the knees to the body from Anderssen.

Anderssen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McCracken throws the kick towards the body but Anderssen avoids it.
Anderssen tries to clinch but McCracken is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Anderssen looks to clinch

and McCracken counters with a takedown into side control.
McCracken is looking to take a break and control but Anderssen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Anderssen is trying to control McCracken's posture but McCracken avoids it.

McCracken is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Anderssen is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
McCracken wants to lay and pray for a moment but Anderssen keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderssen is looking to reverse the position.
Anderssen prevents McCracken from moving into mount.

McCracken looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Anderssen trying to control but McCracken flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Will McCracken go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?

Anderssen defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of McCracken's arms.

Anderssen is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if McCracken gets his way!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Claude McCracken showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Anderssen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

McCracken shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Anderssen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
McCracken wants to break the clinch but can't.
McCracken jumps guard but Anderssen stands there with McCracken around his waist. McCracken gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Anderssen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McCracken wants to clinch

and Anderssen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
McCracken tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Anderssen smiles and moves away.
Karl Anderssen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Claude McCracken.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderssen throws a sloppy head kick

and McCracken counters with a shoot takedown. Anderssen fights it but they end up in guard.
Anderssen keeping moving, preventing McCracken from controlling successfully.
Anderssen is pulling down on McCracken's head to control his posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCracken pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Anderssen is keeping the position for now.
Anderssen looking for a sweep. Not yet Anderssen, not yet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anderssen keeping moving, preventing McCracken from controlling successfully.
McCracken stops Anderssen from standing up.

That's two 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.
McCracken throwing strikes from guard but Anderssen blocks nicely.
McCracken trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
McCracken clinches but Anderssen breaks the clinch

and Anderssen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Anderssen.
McCracken wants to get back to striking at distance but Anderssen won't allow it.
McCracken fails to pull the fight into his guard.
McCracken tries to pull guard but Anderssen holds him up against the cage and eventually McCracken drops back down to his feet.
McCracken avoiding damage as Anderssen throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCracken fails to pull guard.
McCracken tries to pull guard but Anderssen holds him up against the cage and eventually McCracken drops back down to his feet.
McCracken goes for a takedown attempt but Anderssen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
McCracken misses with a body shot.
Anderssen looks to clinch
and McCracken makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
McCracken tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Anderssen counters by clinching up.
McCracken wants to break free but Anderssen has control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
McCracken tries to break the clinch but Anderssen is controlling the position.
Nice body punch from Anderssen.
McCracken tries to pull guard but Anderssen holds him up against the cage and eventually McCracken drops back down to his feet.
McCracken managing to block the knees to the body from Anderssen.

McCracken successfully pulls guard.
McCracken is trying to control the position from the bottom.

McCracken has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Anderssen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Anderssen trying to control but McCracken is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Claude McCracken.
I think McCracken has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Claude McCracken!