PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Psil Ander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Falcon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Psil Ander has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ander
vs
Falcon

192 cm
30
205 lbs
13 - 12 - 0

190 cm
21
210 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

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 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Psil Ander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Adam Falcon!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ander misses with a takedown attempt - Falcon sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Ander manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Falcon on his heels. He'll look to pass Falcon's guard now, I'm sure.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ander wants to control from the top but Falcon keeps moving.

Ander drops back looking for a leg! Falcon is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Falcon manages to kick Ander off! Ander jumps back into Falcon's guard.
Falcon is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Falcon not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ander would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Ander 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.
Falcon pulls Ander in to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Falcon is on top in guard.

Ander working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Falcon doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Falcon manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ander has a closed guard, preventing Falcon from standing up.

Ander throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Falcon got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ander has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Falcon has managed to get both his arms back between Ander's legs - danger averted.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ander has his foot on Falcon's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Falcon works his way back into a safe position though.
Falcon wants to get up but he can't break Ander's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Ander looking for a guillotine here but Falcon defends easily.

Ander looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcon wanted to stand there but Ander had control of the position.

Ander looking for a guillotine here but Falcon defends easily.

Ander is looking for a triangle but Falcon pushes his legs off easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Falcon gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Ander shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Falcon defends it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Falcon looks to land a combination but Ander avoids it well.

Ander shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Falcon makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Psil Ander dominated that round.
That's time! Ander's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Falcon throws a series of punches but Ander moves out of range.
Ander changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Falcon tries to avoid it but Ander manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Falcon to the ground. Falcon escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ander dodges the punch combination from Falcon.
Ander closes this distance looking for a takedown but Falcon circles away.
Falcon lands a body shot.
Falcon lands a glancing blow to the side of Ander's head.
Ander takes one to the chin there.
Ander walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Falcon throws a one two combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ander staying out of range there.
Falcon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ander.
Falcon lands a jab to the head.

Ander is rocked!
Adam Falcon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ander misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Oh Ander is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Psil Ander. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Falcon cracks Ander on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Ander falls backwards against the cage. Falcon follows up with more strikes that drop Ander to his knees. Falcon keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Ander! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adam Falcon!
Adam Falcon spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.