PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cosmo Houston (ranked 4206 p4p, 3923 weight class) and Anders Kristiansen (ranked 495 p4p, 465 weight class). Houston comes to the cage accompanied by Kanye West - No Child Left Behind. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Houston
vs
Kristiansen

189 cm
25
205
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
21
209
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Cosmo Houston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anders Kristiansen!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, David Schapiro and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Kristiansen. Beautiful body shot.
Houston looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Houston misses with a wild combination.
Kristiansen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Houston counters with a two punch combo.
Kristiansen shoots in for a takedown but Houston shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kristiansen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kristiansen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Houston tries to bum rush Kristiansen with a series of wild strikes but Kristiansen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Houston lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kristiansen circles away quickly and effectively.
Houston uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kristiansen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kristiansen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Houston.
Houston fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kristiansen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Houston.
Kristiansen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kristiansen drops Houston with a beautiful combination! Houston stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kristiansen is looking for the KO!

Houston is rocked!
Houston tries to bum rush Kristiansen with a series of wild strikes but Kristiansen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oh Houston is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kristiansen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Houston throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kristiansen with the counter takedown but Houston avoids it easily.
Houston tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kristiansen counters with a nice body shot.
Houston seems to have got his legs back now.
Kristiansen scores with a punch to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Houston will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Houston sets himself, and Kristiansen steps forward looking for the clinch! Houston avoids it this time.
Kristiansen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kristiansen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kristiansen scores with a jab to the body.
Kristiansen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Houston under the eye.
Houston pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Some wild striking there from Houston.
Cosmo Houston is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houston throws a right and a left that Kristiansen avoids nicely.
Houston throws a right hand that Kristiansen ducks under and follows up with a left that Kristiansen also avoids with ease.
Kristiansen was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Kristiansen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kristiansen tries to clinch but Houston is having none of it.
Houston misses with the combination.
Houston just misses with a punch to the body.
Kristiansen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Houston swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kristiansen lands a right hook to the body.
A low kick from Kristiansen misses
and Houston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Houston misses with a body shot
enabling Kristiansen to counter with a crisp jab.
Kristiansen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Houston's sensitive parts.
Houston throws a series of punches but Kristiansen moves out of range.
Houston checks a low kick from Kristiansen.
Kristiansen tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Houston counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kristiansen dives in and grabs Houston's left leg, looking for a takedown. Houston pushes down on Kristiansen's head and hops out.
Cosmo Houston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anders Kristiansen.
Kristiansen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Houston misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kristiansen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Houston rather than just go for the knockout.
Kristiansen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kristiansen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Houston is looking for a counter combo.
Kristiansen is looking to clinch.

Houston rushes Kristiansen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Kristiansen.

Houston pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kristiansen ducks under a wild hook from Houston.
Kristiansen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Houston as he avoids it easily.
Kristiansen goes for a double leg but Houston avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Houston continues to drive forward.
Houston is looking for a counter combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kristiansen is looking to clinch but Houston is avoiding it.
Kristiansen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Houston manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kristiansen slips a jab and a cross from Houston.
Nice takedown defense from Houston. No joy for Kristiansen on that attempt.
Kristiansen wants to clinch.
Houston throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kristiansen.
Kristiansen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Houston throws a nice looking combination but Kristiansen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Houston misses with a double jab.

Houston has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kristiansen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Cosmo Houston will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Kristiansen forces Houston back against the cage and clinches.

Kristiansen manages to break the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Kristiansen.

Houston instigates a clinch.

Houston breaks the clinch.
Kristiansen throws a series of punches but Houston avoids them all with ease.
Houston throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kristiansen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Houston paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Houston punishes Kristiansen's body with a nice straight punch.
Sloppy strikes from Houston. Those never looked like landing.
A nice combination there by Houston.
Houston misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Houston cracks Kristiansen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Houston looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kristiansen is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Houston is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kristiansen can do to turn this around?
Kristiansen throws a body punch but Houston moves out of range.
Houston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kristiansen moves away.
Kristiansen throws a nice looking combination but Houston bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Houston fails to land with a series of punches.
Houston throws a right and a left that Kristiansen avoids nicely.
Kristiansen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kristiansen tries to close the distance and clinch but Houston swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Houston seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A nice leg kick from Kristiansen, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kristiansen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kristiansen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Houston appears to be looking for a big counter.
Sloppy strikes from Houston. Those never looked like landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Houston moves into the clinch.
Kristiansen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Houston breaks from the clinch.
Kristiansen scores with a body shot.
Kristiansen slips a jab and a cross from Houston.
Kristiansen misses with the combination.
Houston looks to throw the jab but Kristiansen is out of range.
Houston looks to score with a jab to the body but Kristiansen is just out of range.
Houston swinging wildly here.
Houston misses with a few strikes there.
Houston takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kristiansen dodges the punch combination from Houston.
Kristiansen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cosmo Houston is winning the standup battle so far.
Houston looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kristiansen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Good work by Houston as he checks the leg kick.
Houston avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Houston. Those never looked like landing.
Houston throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Houston lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Houston.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Houston swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Kristiansen closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Houston's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Houston working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kristiansen.
Kristiansen engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kristiansen wants to stand but Houston has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Houston pushes Kristiansen off and gets back to his feet.
Houston doesn't manage to clinch there - Kristiansen circles away.
Kristiansen throws a leg kick that misses.
Kristiansen throws a head kick that misses.
Kristiansen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Houston misses with a body punch
and Kristiansen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Houston misses with a wild combination.
Kristiansen throws a leg kick that misses.
Kristiansen goes for a double leg but Houston avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Houston continues to drive forward.
Houston throws a big counter combination but Kristiansen scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Cosmo Houston dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Houston misses with the combination.
Kristiansen keeps the fight on the outside.
Houston moves to clinch but Kristiansen breaks away
and Kristiansen counters with a right hand to the body.
No joy there for Houston, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kristiansen throws a leg kick but Houston checks it.
Houston throws a big counter combination but Kristiansen scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That kick from Kristiansen tenderised Houston's leg. Houston is trying to keep his angry face on.
Houston throws a combination that misses
and Kristiansen counters with a stiff right hand.

Kristiansen lands a left and a right that send Houston crashing to the mat, dazed. Kristiansen thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kristiansen Throws a clean left jab. Kristiansen Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Houston's chin! Houston crumbles to the ground and Kristiansen follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Kristiansen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Anders Kristiansen!
Anders Kristiansen thanked the fans post fight for their support.