PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Drake Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Reese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reese is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bad Boys. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Anderson
vs
Reese

190 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

160 cm
20
175 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Drake Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Reese!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Eddie Farnsworth and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reese lands with a nice body punch.

Reese closes the distance and clinches.
Reese misses with the head strike.

Anderson lands a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson with a nice head shot there.
Reese is trying to control the position but Anderson postures up.
Reese working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Anderson.
Anderson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Anderson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Anderson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Anderson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Reese works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Anderson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Anderson stands up over Reese, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Anderson throwing strikes from guard but Reese blocks nicely.
Anderson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Reese's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson prevents Reese from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Reese looking for a guillotine here but Anderson defends easily.
Anderson is in close to Reese's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Anderson lands a couple of digs.
Anderson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Reese is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Anderson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Anderson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Anderson throwing strikes but missing.
Anderson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Anderson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Reese's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reese is looking to stand up but Anderson isn't so interested in that idea.
Anderson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Anderson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Anderson stands up over Reese, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Anderson postures up in Reese's guard and throws a big left but Reese blocks it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Anderson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Anderson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Anderson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Reese swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Anderson stopping the sweep attempt from Reese.
Anderson landing some decent shots from guard.
Reese wants to stand but Anderson is controlling the position.
Anderson lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson working some strikes from top position.
Anderson cracks Reese with a solid left hand.
Reese is trying to control the position but Anderson postures up.
Anderson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Anderson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Anderson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Anderson stands up over Reese, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Anderson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Reese wants to sweep here but Anderson controlling him for the moment.
Anderson postures up and lands a big shot to Reese's brow.
Anderson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Anderson scoring with some ground and pound.
Anderson throws a big elbow that misses.
Anderson landing with the ground and pound.
Anderson landing some decent shots from guard.
Anderson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Reese is trying to control the position but Anderson postures up.
Reese utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Anderson is in close to Reese's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Reese is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Reese wants to get back to his feet but Anderson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Drake Anderson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Anderson fails to land the takedown.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown but Reese shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Reese throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Anderson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Reese is in Anderson's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson wants to sweep but no luck.
Anderson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Reese must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Reese controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reese wants to control from the top but Anderson keeps moving.
Anderson trying to control the position here.
Reese wants to control from the top but Anderson keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Anderson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Anderson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Reese looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Reese on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Reese defending against the ground and pound.
Anderson is chipping away with strikes.
Anderson working the body and head with strikes.
Anderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reese can do to turn this around?
Reese is working to avoid the ground and pound but Anderson connects with a decent elbow.
Anderson cracks Reese with a big right hand but Reese just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reese dodges the ground and pound from Anderson.
Reese is trying to control Anderson's posture but Anderson avoids it.
Anderson landing a few strikes.
Anderson lands a few punches from side control.
Anderson cracks Reese with a big elbow.
Reese is looking for a sweep.
Check out the look on Anderson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Reese tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Anderson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Reese takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Anderson scoring with punches from side control.
Anderson working the head and body with strikes.
Anderson is putting a hurting on Reese here, landing some big shots from side control.
Reese regains half guard, as Anderson was trying to land strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Anderson.
Anderson drops an elbow to the side of Reese's head.
Reese wants to get back to his feet.
Anderson lands strikes from half guard.
Anderson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reese trying to hold on to Anderson's head to control him but Anderson postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anderson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Anderson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Drake Anderson dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Reese has taken the fight to the clinch.
Anderson looking for a takedown.
Anderson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Anderson blocking some punches.

Reese manages to break the clinch.

Anderson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Reese's guard.
Reese is trying to keep Anderson in close.
Anderson preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reese working a defensive guard here.
Reese wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Anderson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Reese's head.
Anderson stands up over Reese, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Reese wants to stand up but Anderson is controlling him.
Anderson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Reese is trying to control the position but Anderson postures up.
Anderson throws a big right hand that misses.
Anderson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Reese wants to get back to his feet but Anderson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Anderson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Anderson lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is in close to Reese's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Reese looking for a sweep. Not yet Reese, not yet.
Anderson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Anderson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Anderson lands a couple of digs.
Anderson stopping the sweep attempt from Reese.
Reese takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Anderson distracts Reese with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Anderson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Reese works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Anderson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Reese working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Anderson.
Anderson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Anderson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Reese tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson cracks Reese with a solid left hand.
Reese controls Anderson momentarily but Anderson frees himself.
Anderson throws a big elbow that misses.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Anderson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Reese sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Drake Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown but Reese shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Anderson checks a low kick from Reese.
Anderson attempts a counter takedown but Reese avoids it well and moves away.
Horrible takedown attempt by Anderson or perhaps it was just good defense by Reese, which made it look bad.
Anderson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Reese's waist but Reese gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Anderson off to one side.
Reese is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

Reese drives through and clinches with Anderson against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Reese breaks from the clinch.
Reese slaps away a takedown attempt from Anderson, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Reese instigates a clinch.
Reese wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Reese wants the takedown. Anderson is fighting it off but Reese persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Anderson's guard against the cage.
John Reese has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anderson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Anderson tries to get out of the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anderson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Drake Anderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Reese looking to sit in guard and control but Anderson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Drake Anderson.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Anderson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drake Anderson!
The defeated John Reese had this to say: 'hey look,was not my night..but i will be better next time'.