PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sparky Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shit Face (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Face's choice of entrance music: Blue clear sky. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Anderson
vs
Face

173 cm
40
164 lbs
23 - 9 - 0

176 cm
37
157 lbs
34 - 23 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sparky Anderson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Shit Face!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anderson misses with a low kick.
Face feints the counter takedown.
A low kick from Anderson misses

and Face counters with a shoot takedown. Anderson fights it but they end up in guard.
Face postures up in Anderson's guard and throws a big left but Anderson blocks it.
Anderson pulls Face in to control the position.
Anderson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Face working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Face is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Anderson pulls Face in close to his closed guard and prevents Face from doing any damage or advancing position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson continues to stall.
Face wants to control from the top but Anderson keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Face stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Anderson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Face is still trying to improve position.
Face is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Face drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Anderson dives on top into guard.

Face looking to hit a scissor sweep but Anderson is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Anderson content to stall in guard here.
Face looking to control.
Face might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Anderson haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Face looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Anderson is fending him off so far but Face persists. Nope, Anderson circles away and we're back to standing.
Face fails with the takedown.
Face shoots for a takedown but Anderson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sparky Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shit Face.
Face will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Anderson misses with a kick to the body

and Face counters with a takedown into side control.
Face wants to control but Anderson is keeping him busy.

Face swings around for an armbar but Anderson sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Face's guard.
Anderson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Face swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Face is trying to keep Anderson in close.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Anderson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Anderson won't allow Face to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Anderson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Face is keeping the position for now.
Anderson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Shit Face will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Anderson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Anderson wants it to stay on the feet.
Shit Face is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Face shoots and misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Anderson's corner calls for a 1-2. Anderson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A low kick from Anderson is predictable there

and Face counters with a nice double leg into side control. Anderson won't be happy with that.
Anderson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Face wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Anderson is trying to control Face's posture but Face avoids it.

Face is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Anderson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

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

Face goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Anderson rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Face's guard! Nice work there by Anderson!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Face wants to sweep here but Anderson controlling him for the moment.
Anderson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Shit Face has got the better of the ground game so far.
Further stalling from Anderson.

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.
Face working a defensive guard here.
Anderson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Anderson passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Face is looking for a sweep.
Anderson moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Anderson wants to control but Face is keeping him busy.
Face can't do much from the bottom here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

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 is looking to take a break and control but Face is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Anderson throws out a loose jab but Face uses good head movement to avoid it.
Face changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Anderson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Face has time to react.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Face is defended easily by Anderson.
Sparky Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shit Face.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Anderson lands a head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sparky Anderson dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Face fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

It looks like Shit Face has been cut.
Anderson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Face misses with a takedown
letting Anderson counter with a right hand.
Face fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sparky Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shit Face.
Face slips a jab from Anderson.
Face drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Anderson defends it well.
Face slips under a jab from Anderson.
And Face tries to counter it with a takedown but Anderson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Face moves out of range as Anderson strikes.
Anderson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Face has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Face shoots in for a takedown but Anderson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Anderson gets a clinch.
Anderson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Anderson misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson presses Face against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Anderson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Face shoots in and bounces Anderson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Face trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Face looking to sit in guard and control but Anderson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Anderson preventing the sweep.
Anderson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Face swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Anderson preventing the sweep.
Face trying to keep a closed guard but Anderson is proving a slippery customer.
Anderson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Face looking for a sweep. Not yet Face, not yet.
Anderson postures up.
Face wants to improve his position but instead Anderson has moved into half guard.
Face trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Face manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Face looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Anderson puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Anderson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Face is pressing down on Anderson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Anderson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Face fails with the takedown.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Anderson misses with a wild combination.
Face shoots in and drives through. Anderson sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sparky Anderson clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Shit Face's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Anderson scores with a leg kick.
Anderson misses with a series of wild punches.
Face feints the counter takedown.
Face ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Face tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Anderson lands a nice looking body shot.
Anderson misses with a hook.
Face is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Face checks a leg kick nicely.
Face changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Anderson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Face slips a jab from Anderson.
Anderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Face can do to turn this around?
Anderson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Face's calf.
Face misses with a takedown
and Anderson counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Face checks a leg kick.
Face feints the counter takedown.
Anderson with a nice cross.
Anderson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Anderson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Face counters with a nice double leg into side control. Anderson won't be happy with that.

Anderson throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson misses with a body punch

and Face counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Face.
Face pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Anderson is keeping the position for now.
Anderson wants to improve his position but instead Face has moved into half guard.
Face is trying to control the action in half guard but Anderson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Face prevents Anderson from improving his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson trying to control from the bottom.
Face is pressing down on Anderson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Anderson is holding on for now.

Face is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Face drops an elbow to the side of Anderson's head.
Face wants to pass the guard but Anderson is defending well.
Anderson is trying to get back to full guard.
Anderson is holding on to half guard well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson trying to hold on to Face's head to control him but Face postures up.

Anderson is defending against the submission attempts here by Face.

Face is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Anderson defends it well.
Face prevents Anderson from improving his position.
Anderson is trying to control but Face passes into side control!

That's four 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.

Face working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Face throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Anderson works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.

Face is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Face is trying to work for a kimura but Anderson is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sparky Anderson had his way with Shit Face in that round.
The cut man is working on Shit Face'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Face shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Anderson's guard.
Face trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Face stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Anderson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Face postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Face won't allow Anderson to sweep him here.
Face pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Anderson is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Face wants to control from the top but Anderson keeps moving.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Face slips nicely into half guard.
Face stops Anderson from getting back to his feet.
Face trying to control the action but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Anderson is concentrating on defense, preventing Face from advancing position.
Face is looking to take a break and control but Anderson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

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.
Face fails with a takedown attempt.
Anderson scores with a leg kick.
Anderson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Face shoots in looking for a takedown but Anderson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Face's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Face walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A slow jab from Anderson misses its intended target.
Face misses with a takedown
and Anderson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sparky Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shit Face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a body shot.
Face is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Sparky Anderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Face.
Anderson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Anderson tries to bum rush Face with a series of wild strikes but Face uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Face tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Anderson connects with a body shot.
Anderson wants to land a leg kick but Face is out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Anderson as Face shoots in.
Face has a takedown stuffed.
Anderson jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Face on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Face takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Face takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sparky Anderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Face sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Anderson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sparky Anderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sparky Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Face takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Face is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A thudding body kick lands there by Anderson!

And that's the end of the fight!
Sparky Anderson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Anderson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 49:46
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 49:46
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sparky Anderson!
Sparky Anderson retains his lightweight title!
Sparky Anderson decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.