PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elijah Anderson (ranked 2306 p4p, 2301 weight class) and Nicky Manu (ranked 121 p4p, 120 weight class). Manu is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Welcome to the Opera - Anyma & Grimes. Elijah Anderson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Anderson
vs
Manu

188 cm
25
207
8 - 5 - 1

169 cm
22
155
12 - 8 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

HELL'S BALLS NUTRITION

HELL'S BALLS NUTRITION
UNSTOPPABLE NUTRITION

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elijah Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nicky Manu!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Elijah Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Manu misses with a left hand

and Anderson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Anderson.
Nicky Manu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Manu is fighting off a takedown attempt but Anderson is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Manu to the mat. Manu regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Anderson chips away with some ground and pound.
Manu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Anderson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Anderson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manu can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Anderson controls the pace.
Anderson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Anderson advances position into side control!
Anderson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
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.
A lull in the action here as Anderson stalls from top position.

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.

Anderson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Anderson taking a breather here.
Anderson in side control lands a decent elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Elijah 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight for Elijah Anderson!
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight for Elijah Anderson!
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight for Elijah Anderson!

Elijah Anderson wins by unanimous decision!
Elijah Anderson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.