PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mosi Kondo (ranked 1854 p4p, 217 weight class) and Damian Anderson (ranked 1554 p4p, 187 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kondo
vs
Anderson

178 cm
20
172 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

170 cm
28
175 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mosi Kondo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Damian Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Eliza Hachem and Ben Watson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson scores with a hook.
Kondo misses with a hook. Anderson ducked under it nicely.
Kondo lands with a nice body punch.
Kondo misses with a kick to the body
and Anderson counters with a series of strikes. Kondo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kondo looks to land a right hand but Anderson moved out of range.
Kondo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anderson.
Kondo walks into a left hand.
Anderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kondo - that will leave a mark!
Anderson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kondo. Kondo obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Anderson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kondo circles away from the clinch attempt.

Anderson moves into the clinch successfully.
Anderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kondo misses with a body punch.
Anderson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Anderson misses with some punches.
I was talking to Kondo's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kondo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson blocks a body shot from Kondo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson blocks a body shot from Kondo.
Anderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kondo misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Anderson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kondo presses Anderson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Anderson lands a body punch.
Kondo tries to throw a body punch but Anderson avoids it by throwing Kondo back against the cage.
Anderson lands with a right to the head.
Anderson lands a nice uppercut.
Anderson lands with a left to the head.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anderson misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Anderson misses with a body punch.
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anderson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anderson.
Nice body punch from Anderson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anderson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short left from Anderson.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Kondo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kondo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kondo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Anderson - that landed with a thud.
Anderson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anderson misses with a punch on the inside.
Anderson blocking some punches.
Anderson's coach down at Team Mcclellan was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Anderson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Kondo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Anderson prevents a body shot from Kondo.
A right hand to the body from Anderson.
Anderson lands with a short shot to the head.
Anderson misses with the head strike.
Anderson lands with a short shot to the head.
Kondo lands a nice uppercut.
Kondo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Anderson.
Kondo misses with a punch to the body.
Kondo misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anderson.
Kondo misses with a body punch.
Kondo tries a body shot but Anderson blocks it.
Kondo struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
Kondo struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Anderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kondo's elbow.
Kondo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kondo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Anderson tries a body shot but Kondo blocks it.
Kondo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Kondo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good body shot from Anderson.
Anderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anderson prevents a body shot from Kondo.
Kondo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anderson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Kondo controls the action.
Kondo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kondo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kondo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kondo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Anderson has a couple of punches blocked by Kondo.
Anderson tries to throw a body punch but Kondo avoids it by throwing Anderson back against the cage.
Anderson works on Kondo's body with a couple of short punches.
Anderson misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kondo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kondo swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Kondo.
Kondo blocks a body shot from Anderson.
Kondo throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.
Anderson misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Anderson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson misses with a body punch.
Kondo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Anderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anderson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kondo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
Anderson tries to work over Kondo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anderson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kondo backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson lands with a short shot to the head.
Kondo misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson blocks a body shot from Kondo.
A nice right hand lands inside from Anderson.
Anderson lands a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kondo dodges the punch combination from Anderson.
Kondo misses with a combination
and Anderson counters with a one-two to the body.
Kondo just misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson misses with the combination.
Anderson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kondo in his tracks.
Kondo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anderson.
Anderson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Anderson lands with an overhand left.
Anderson fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kondo misses with a straight left.
Kondo throws a leg kick but Anderson checks it.
Anderson connects with a crisp jab.
Kondo moves forwards but Anderson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson is looking to clinch but Kondo is avoiding it.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Kondo moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kondo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kondo misses with a left hand
and Anderson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kondo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Anderson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Anderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Anderson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kondo fails to land with a series of punches.
Anderson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kondo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kondo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kondo lands a jab to the head.
Kondo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Anderson. That did some damage!
Anderson throws a shot to the body.
Anderson ducks right into an uppercut from Kondo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kondo misses with a wild body shot.
A shot to the liver by Anderson. Beautiful body shot.
Anderson stalks Kondo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kondo's face. Kondo staggers backwards, shaken.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kondo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Anderson. That did some damage!
Anderson tries to bum rush Kondo with a series of wild strikes but Kondo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kondo cracks the inside of Anderson's front leg.
Kondo misses with a left hand
and Anderson counters with a nice body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A jab from Anderson misses.
Anderson throws a hook to the side of Kondo's head but Kondo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kondo scores with a hook.
Anderson punishes Kondo's body with a nice straight punch.
Some wild striking there from Anderson.
Kondo appears to be looking for a big counter.
Good shot there by Anderson.
Kondo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Anderson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kondo fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Anderson to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Anderson looks to clinch but Kondo throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Anderson taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Mosi Kondo!
Our winner, Mosi Kondo, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.