PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rufus Hitzlspergher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson comes to the cage accompanied by Where the hood at ?. Jason Anderson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Anderson
vs
Hitzlspergher

190 cm
26
202 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

188 cm
26
200 lbs
12 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rufus Hitzlspergher!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Anderson rushes Hitzlspergher and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Anderson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Anderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Hitzlspergher avoids the damage to the body.
Hitzlspergher is trying to stall.
Hitzlspergher dodges an elbow strike from Anderson.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hitzlspergher is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Anderson keeps control of Hitzlspergher as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hitzlspergher blocks an elbow strike.
Anderson misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Anderson taking a breather.
Hitzlspergher digs a right hand into Anderson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Anderson's gas tank.
Anderson stalls.
Anderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Hitzlspergher avoids the damage to the body.
Anderson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Anderson.
Anderson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Anderson letting Hitzlspergher take a breather here.
Hitzlspergher dodges an elbow strike from Anderson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitzlspergher avoids a wild elbow strike from Anderson.
Anderson misses with an elbow strike.

Hitzlspergher's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anderson wants to clinch up but Hitzlspergher keeps it at a distance.
Hitzlspergher lands with a cross.
Anderson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hitzlspergher misses with a right hand

and Anderson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Anderson is working for a kimura but Hitzlspergher is defending it quite comfortably.
Anderson with the ground and pound but Hitzlspergher uses the opportunity to regain guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hitzlspergher looking to hit a scissor sweep but Anderson is one step ahead there.
Hitzlspergher looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson wants to control from the top but Hitzlspergher keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Anderson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hitzlspergher manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hitzlspergher lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Anderson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A clash of legs there as Anderson blocks the low kick.
Anderson moves to clinch but Hitzlspergher breaks away
and Hitzlspergher connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hitzlspergher blocks a head kick by Anderson.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hitzlspergher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
Hitzlspergher sizes up Anderson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Anderson is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Anderson dominated that round.
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.

Hitzlspergher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hitzlspergher misses with an uppercut. Anderson saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Anderson.
Hitzlspergher misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Anderson counters with a good, hard body kick but Hitzlspergher shrugs it off.
Hitzlspergher misses with a wild body shot.
Rufus Hitzlspergher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hitzlspergher lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Anderson wants to clinch up but Hitzlspergher keeps it at a distance.
Hitzlspergher swings for the body but Anderson moves out of range.
Hitzlspergher pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Anderson moves out of range as Hitzlspergher strikes.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hitzlspergher paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hitzlspergher looks to throw a body kick

and Anderson counters by clinching up.
Anderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hitzlspergher is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Anderson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hitzlspergher is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Anderson is keeping busy.

Hitzlspergher's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hitzlspergher throws a poor cross that misses

and Anderson counters by clinching up.
Anderson looking to slow down the pace here.
Anderson prevents Hitzlspergher from breaking the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hitzlspergher as Anderson tries to tie him up.
Anderson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to stall but Hitzlspergher uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Anderson misses with an elbow over the top.
Anderson trying to stall but Hitzlspergher improves his position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jason Anderson.
Hitzlspergher lands a jab to Anderson's midsection.
Anderson moves in looking to clinch but Hitzlspergher pushes him off.
A cross from Hitzlspergher lands.
Anderson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hitzlspergher lands a really nice looking cross but Anderson seems unphased.
Hitzlspergher throws a shot from downtown. Anderson moves away and avoids it.
Hitzlspergher jabs at Anderson's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hitzlspergher connects with a right hand. Anderson shakes it off.
Rufus Hitzlspergher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson looks to clinch
and Hitzlspergher counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hitzlspergher misses with a straight right.
Hitzlspergher keeps the fight on the outside.
Anderson moves in looking to clinch but Hitzlspergher pushes him off.
Hitzlspergher scores with a jab to the head.
Rufus Hitzlspergher seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Anderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hitzlspergher misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Anderson checks a leg kick.
Hitzlspergher avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hitzlspergher blocks the body kick.
Anderson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hitzlspergher counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hitzlspergher scores with a nice head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hitzlspergher lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Anderson at a distance.
Hitzlspergher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hitzlspergher throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anderson.
Hitzlspergher circles away from the clinch attempt.
A big left from Hitzlspergher misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hitzlspergher moves out of range as Anderson throws a body kick.
Anderson slips under a jab.
Nice body punch from Hitzlspergher.
The crowd cheers as Hitzlspergher lands an impressive looking overhand right. Anderson doesn't seem phased though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hitzlspergher counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rufus Hitzlspergher showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Hitzlspergher misses the shot to the body.
Hitzlspergher throws a looping overhand right but Anderson ducks down to avoid it.
Anderson moves in looking to clinch but Hitzlspergher pushes him off.
A combination from Hitzlspergher does no damage.
Hitzlspergher misses with a hook to the body
and Anderson counters with a nice body kick.
Anderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Anderson is looking to clinch.
Hitzlspergher throws a hook to the side of Anderson's head but Anderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Anderson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Anderson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Anderson blocks a jab.
Anderson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitzlspergher keeps the fight on the outside.
Anderson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hitzlspergher counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hitzlspergher throws a front kick aimed at Anderson's knee but Anderson avoids it well.
Anderson wants to clinch
and Hitzlspergher counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Anderson thinking.
Jason Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hitzlspergher works the jab nicely.
Anderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hitzlspergher lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Anderson circles away quickly and effectively.
Hitzlspergher throws the left hand but Anderson avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Hitzlspergher does it's job there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Hitzlspergher throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hitzlspergher throws a right hand that Anderson ducks under and follows up with a left that Anderson also avoids with ease.
Anderson looks to clinch
and Hitzlspergher counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hitzlspergher misses with a wild body shot.
Anderson tries to clinch but Hitzlspergher is having none of it.
Hitzlspergher misses with a head kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Hitzlspergher finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Anderson tries to clinch but Hitzlspergher moves out of range.
Hitzlspergher lands with a straight right. Anderson didn't see that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson slips a straight right by Hitzlspergher.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hitzlspergher.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hitzlspergher throws a shot from downtown. Anderson moves away and avoids it.
Hitzlspergher loads up on a big right hand but Anderson slips the punch.
Anderson misses with a kick to the body.
Hitzlspergher throws a hook but Anderson blocks it.
Hitzlspergher throws a right hand that misses

and Anderson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hitzlspergher blocks the elbow strike.

Hitzlspergher pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hitzlspergher throws a one two combo.
Hitzlspergher digs a good body shot into Anderson's ribs.
Hitzlspergher throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Anderson fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hitzlspergher jabs at Anderson's body.
Anderson moves out of range of the leg kick from Hitzlspergher.
A slow jab from Hitzlspergher misses its intended target.
Hitzlspergher avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Anderson wants to clinch up but Hitzlspergher keeps it at a distance.
Anderson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Anderson tries to clinch
and Hitzlspergher counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hitzlspergher misses with a lunging right hand
and Anderson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson wants to clinch up but Hitzlspergher keeps it at a distance.
Hitzlspergher lands with an uppercut that bounces Anderson off the cage and back into range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hitzlspergher connects with a good right hand that stumbles Anderson. Anderson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hitzlspergher throws a body punch but Anderson moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rufus Hitzlspergher comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hitzlspergher has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rufus Hitzlspergher!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Rufus Hitzlspergher made sure he mentioned GR Design - Top quality, from $10 to $150 !, along with how happy he was to win his fight.