PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Davenport (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Austin Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Davenport
vs
Anderson

177 cm
29
227 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

185 cm
40
215 lbs
25 - 18 - 0

Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lucas Davenport!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Austin Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Dean Styles and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Davenport is defended easily by Anderson.
Davenport fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Anderson throws a leg kick

and Davenport counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Davenport is standing up over Anderson. Anderson looks to escape but Davenport dives into side control.
Anderson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Davenport is controlling him well.
Davenport is staying tight to Anderson's torso, preventing him from escaping.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Davenport asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Davenport works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davenport wants to control but Anderson is keeping him busy.
Anderson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Davenport is controlling him well.
Davenport taking a breather here.
Anderson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Davenport has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Davenport working the strikes but Anderson uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Anderson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Davenport scores with a couple of nice shots.
Davenport stops Anderson from getting back to his feet.
Anderson told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Davenport throws a strike but Anderson avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Davenport controlling from the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Davenport throwing strikes but missing.
Davenport working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Anderson manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Anderson.
Anderson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucas Davenport. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davenport tries to score a body lock takedown but Anderson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Anderson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Davenports head.
Davenport is trying to drag Anderson to the mat but Anderson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A left hand lands to the body for Anderson.
Davenport is working for takedown but Anderson is calmly controlling the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson gets through Davenport's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Anderson presses Davenport against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Anderson gets through Davenport's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Anderson on the inside.
A short right from Anderson on the inside.
Nice body punch from Anderson - that landed with a thud.
Davenport is breathing heavily.
Anderson stops a takedown attempt from Davenport.
Anderson lands with a left to the head.
Anderson lands a hook that snaps the head of Davenport backwards.
Anderson prevents the takedown attempt.
Davenport wants to take the fight to the mat but Anderson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A short right from Anderson on the inside.
Anderson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
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 presses Davenport against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Anderson misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson stops a takedown attempt from Davenport.
Davenport prevents a body shot from Anderson.
Davenport looking for a takedown.
Davenport tries to score a body lock takedown but Anderson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Anderson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson scores with a shot to the side of Davenport's head.
Anderson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Anderson.
Anderson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Davenport backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Anderson.
Anderson misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Davenport has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Anderson after a bit of a struggle.
Davenport's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Anderson breaks the clinch.
Davenport on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anderson. Davenport does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch combination from Anderson misses.
Anderson misses with a hook. Davenport ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Anderson finds it's way through Davenport's defenses.
Davenport fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Good standup being displayed there by Anderson as he connects with a hook.
Anderson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Davenport looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Anderson connects with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Austin Anderson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Davenport shoots in for a takedown but Anderson shows good takedown defense.
Davenport shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Davenport drops his hands momentarily and Anderson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Davenport shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Anderson sprawls well. Anderson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Davenport gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucas Davenport. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Davenport takes one to the side of the head.
Anderson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Anderson jabs Davenport right on the nose. Davenport blinks but takes it well.
Anderson moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Davenport in his tracks.
Davenport gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Anderson counters with a right hand to the body.
Anderson lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson connects with a solid leg kick.
Davenport shoots in for a takedown but Anderson shows good takedown defense.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson lands a nice shot that snaps Davenport's head back.
Left hook, right uppercut from Anderson.
Anderson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Anderson connects with a jab.
Anderson sizes up Davenport with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Anderson fakes the leg kick and cracks Davenport in the body.
Davenport with a poor takedown
and Anderson counters with a nice body kick.
Davenport takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Anderson thuds a left hand into Davenport's body.
No joy there for Anderson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Davenport tries to counter with a takedown but Anderson is quick to defend against it.
Austin Anderson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good exchange - Anderson coming out on top.
Anderson keeps Davenport at a distance using the push kick.
Anderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Davenport was well out of range. Poor timing from Anderson.
Davenport shoots in looking for a takedown but Anderson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Davenport's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Anderson tries a quick counter leg kick but Davenport is wise to it.
Anderson lands a head shot.
Anderson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Anderson thuds his shin into the meat of Davenport's side.
The fighters circle momentarily. Anderson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Davenport shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Anderson but Anderson pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Davenport's head backwards.
Davenport walks into a straight right hand from Anderson.
Anderson throws an overhand right that lands on Davenport's shoulder, as Davenport tries to avoid the shot.
Anderson cracks a nice hook into Davenport's ribs.
Anderson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Austin Anderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anderson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Anderson. Davenport shrugs it off though.
Anderson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Davenport misses with a straight left.
Anderson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Anderson lunges at Davenport with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Davenport's hand.
Anderson lands with a cross.
A jab from Anderson finds it's way through Davenport's defenses.
Anderson works Davenport's body with a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Davenport looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Davenport uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.
Davenport will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Davenport shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Anderson as he jumps to the side.
Anderson lands with a hook. Davenport tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Anderson scores with a hook.
Davenport takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Anderson clobbers Davenport with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Anderson leaves Davenport with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Anderson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Anderson scores with a leg kick.
Anderson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Anderson sizes up Davenport with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Davenport needs to keep his hands up - Anderson had a free shot at his head there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davenport displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anderson throws out the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Anderson.
Davenport throws a jab when Anderson was well out of range.
Davenport tries to score a power double leg takedown but Anderson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Davenport somewhat.
Anderson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Davenports jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Davenport walks into a straight right hand from Anderson.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Davenport fails to land the takedown.
Anderson lands with an overhand left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Both fighters circling a little - Anderson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Davenport takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Austin Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Davenport takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Davenport takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Austin Anderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Anderson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Davenport takes one to the chin there.
Davenport throws a big shot that misses.
Davenport needs to keep his hands up - Anderson had a free shot at his head there.
Davenport shoots for a double leg takedown but Anderson sprawls well. He's pushed Davenport's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anderson. Davenport does a little dance to reset his feet.
Davenport tries to score a power double leg takedown but Anderson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Davenport somewhat.
A slapping body kick lands there for Anderson.
Anderson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Anderson wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucas Davenport. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anderson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Anderson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Davenport moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Davenport or perhaps it was just good defense by Anderson, which made it look bad.
Davenport on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davenport takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Anderson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Anderson works Davenport's body with a nice hook.
Davenport dives in and grabs Anderson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Anderson pushes down on Davenport's head and hops out.
Anderson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Anderson scores with the left hand. Davenport knows he should have avoided that one.
Anderson lands the left hand.
Davenport dives in for a single leg takedown but Anderson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Anderson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Anderson lands with a shot to the body.
Davenport tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davenport shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Anderson tries to bum rush Davenport with a series of wild strikes but Davenport uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Anderson connects with a solid leg kick.
Anderson leaves Davenport with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lucas Davenport has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Austin Anderson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davenport misses with a takedown
and Anderson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Anderson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Davenport needs to keep his hands up - Anderson had a free shot at his head there.
Davenport looks for a takedown but Anderson sprawls well.
Anderson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Good leg kick by Anderson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Davenport takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Anderson thuds his shin into the meat of Davenport's side.
Anderson connects with a leg kick. Davenport looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Anderson cracks Davenport with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Anderson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Davenport shoots in but Anderson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Anderson lands a really nice looking cross but Davenport seems unphased.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davenport shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Anderson sprawls well. Anderson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Davenport gets slowly back to his feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Anderson. That's going to slow Davenport down.
Anderson with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Davenport throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Anderson was covering up waiting for the punch and Davenport finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Anderson pushes Davenport off and gets back to his feet.
Davenport shoots in for a takedown but Anderson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Davenport has a takedown stuffed.
Davenport is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A cross from Anderson lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson scores with a spinning back kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Anderson clobbers Davenport with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Anderson cracks Davenport with a right hand to the side of the head.
Anderson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Davenport tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Anderson defends well and Davenport ends up having to push Anderson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Anderson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Anderson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Davenport throws a hook to the side of Anderson's head but Anderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Davenport looks for a takedown but Anderson sprawls well.
Anderson thows a body kick. Davenport tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jab, jab by Anderson - just one landing.
Anderson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson fakes the leg kick and cracks Davenport in the body.
Anderson jabs at Davenport's body.
Anderson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Anderson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Davenport moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Austin 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 25:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 25:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Austin Anderson!
Austin Anderson was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.