PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maximilian Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Archie James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Anderson
vs
James

200 cm
18
250 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

225 cm
25
300 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Maximilian Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Archie James!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and James wants it to stay on the feet.

James gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Anderson avoiding damage as James throws knees to the body.

James is trying to trip Anderson. He has hold of a leg but Anderson is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. James persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
James is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Anderson looking for a sweep. Not yet Anderson, not yet.

James is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Anderson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Anderson has escaped and now he's on top!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson stopping the sweep attempt from James.
Anderson wants to control from the top but James keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James tries to land a sweep but no joy.
James working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Anderson.

James is looking for a triangle but Anderson pushes his legs off easily.
Anderson throws a big right hand that misses.
Anderson stands up over James, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Anderson won't allow James to sweep him here.
James 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.
James pulls Anderson in to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Anderson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
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.
James keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully.
James wants to stand but Anderson is controlling the position.
James wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
James looks gassed!

That's two 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 scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Anderson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Anderson throwing strikes from guard but James blocks nicely.
Anderson landing with the ground and pound.
Anderson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Anderson won't allow James to sweep him here.
Anderson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Anderson throwing strikes but missing.
Anderson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of James's head.
James utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is looking to work some ground and pound but James has wrist control.
Anderson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Anderson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Anderson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
James avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Anderson stands up over James, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Anderson is working James over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Anderson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Anderson scoring with punches to the head and body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but James is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anderson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but James is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anderson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Anderson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
James wants to sweep here but Anderson controlling him for the moment.
Anderson chips away with some ground and pound.
James keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully.
Anderson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as James works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
James keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Anderson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. James defends it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Anderson shoots in and drives through. James sprawls well.

James moves into the clinch.

James jumps guard and drags Anderson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Anderson preventing the sweep.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but James is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anderson thows a big elbow that misses.
Anderson landing some decent shots from guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as James works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
James managing to control the position.
Anderson throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James trying to strike off his back.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

James is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Anderson's half guard.
James is breathing heavily.
James trying to control the action but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Anderson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. James is working away from the top position though.
Anderson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James thows a big elbow that misses.
Anderson doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Anderson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Anderson looking for a sweep. Not yet Anderson, not yet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Anderson has his takedown stuffed

and James counters with a nice double leg into side control. Anderson won't be happy with that.
Archie James has got the better of the ground game so far.
James trying to control the position but Anderson is working away.
Anderson regains half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson trying to control from the bottom.
Anderson is pressing down on James's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
James postures up.
Anderson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Anderson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Anderson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in James's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Anderson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

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 trying to control the position from guard on top but James is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anderson stands up over James, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Anderson throws a big right hand that misses.
James is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Anderson stands up over James, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
James keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully.
Anderson is in close to James's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Anderson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Anderson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Archie James showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.

Anderson misses the jab.
Anderson misses with a takedown

and James counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

James seems to be working for a kimura but Anderson defends the submission attempt.
Anderson gets full guard.
James must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
James wants to control from the top but Anderson keeps moving.
James postures up.
James takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Anderson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's one minute gone in the round.
James takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Anderson looking for a guillotine from mount but James is having none of it.
Anderson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Anderson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Anderson working away from the top, dropping strikes.

Anderson has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! James is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Maximilian Anderson!