PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jens Pulver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson has chosen Queensryche - Jet City Woman as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Pulver
vs
Anderson

167 cm
19
147 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

170 cm
22
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Plays chess

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jens Pulver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Felix Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pulver tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jens Pulver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Anderson scores a takedown into full mount!

Anderson gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Pulver uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
Pulver is looking to clinch.
Pulver lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Anderson misses with a series of wild punches.
Pulver tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anderson tries for a takedown but Pulver sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Anderson is looking to clinch but Pulver is avoiding it.
Pulver tries to clinch but Anderson is having none of it.
Pulver is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Pulver clinches up against the cage.
Anderson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pulver has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pulver.
Pulver tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Anderson breaks from the clinch.
Pulver steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
Pulver tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pulver tries to clinch up but Anderson circles away and keeps his distance.
Anderson cracks Pulver with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Anderson misses with a body shot.
Anderson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pulver counters with a leg kick.
Pulver wants to clinch.
Jens Pulver is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pulver throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pulver tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Anderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pulver is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Anderson takes one to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pulver moves in looking to clinch but Anderson pushes him off.
Pulver rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Anderson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pulver wants to clinch.
Pulver tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Pulver drives through and clinches with Anderson against the cage.

Pulver breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pulver tries to clinch up.
Anderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pulver tries to clinch but Anderson is having none of it.
Pulver connects with a solid leg kick.
Anderson keeps the fight on the outside.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pulver.
Pulver wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pulver moves in looking to clinch but Anderson pushes him off.
Pulver is looking to score with low kicks.
Anderson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pulver closes the distance but Anderson moves to the side
and Anderson counters with a one-two to the body.
Pulver ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pulver fails with an attempt to clinch.
Anderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Anderson tries to clinch but Pulver moves out of range.
Anderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Pulver.
Pulver fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pulver circles away from the clinch attempt

and Pulver counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pulver swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pulver with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Anderson is trying to break the clinch but Pulver has him pressed against the cage.
Pulver connects with a knee to the head.
Anderson wants to break free but Pulver has control.
Pulver cracks Anderson with a nice body shot.
Pulver lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Anderson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pulver has him pressed against the cage.
Anderson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pulver just stands there and leans against the cage.
Anderson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pulver using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Anderson blocks an elbow strike from Pulver.
Anderson tries to break the clinch but Pulver is controlling the position.
Pulver leaning his opponent against the cage.
Anderson is looking to break free of the clinch but Pulver has double underhooks.
Pulver keeps control of Anderson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Anderson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pulver gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jens Pulver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felix Anderson.
Anderson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pulver has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Felix Anderson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Anderson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pulver darts in trying to clinch
and Anderson counters with a nice uppercut.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Pulver moves out of range.
Pulver keeps the fight on the outside.
Pulver wants to clinch up but Anderson keeps it at a distance.
Jens Pulver is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A swing and a miss from Anderson.
Anderson is looking to clinch but Pulver is avoiding it.
Pulver tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pulver tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pulver wants to clinch.
Anderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Pulver.
Anderson keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulver tries to clinch there but Anderson circles away.
Pulver wants to clinch.
A clash of legs there as Anderson blocks the low kick.
Pulver throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Anderson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pulver tries to clinch up but Anderson circles away and keeps his distance.
Anderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pulver.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pulver looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Anderson doesn't manage to clinch there - Pulver circles away.
Anderson circles away from the clinch attempt

and Anderson counters by moving into the clinch.

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.

Pulver breaks from the clinch.
Anderson looks to throw the jab but Pulver is out of range.
Anderson closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Pulver gets a clinch.

Pulver breaks the clinch.
Pulver tries to clinch but Anderson is having none of it.

Pulver clinches with his opponent.
Pulver misses with a knee to the head.
Anderson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pulver has him pressed against the cage.
Pulver using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Anderson tries to score a body lock takedown but Pulver shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Anderson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pulver missing with knees to the body.
Pulver misses with an elbow strike.
Pulver tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
Pulver wants to stall.
Pulver with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is trying to break free.
Pulver keeps control of Anderson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pulver looking to slow down the pace here.
Pulver working aggressively here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pulver keeps control of Anderson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pulver tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Anderson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Anderson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Anderson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Anderson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Anderson wants to get back to striking at distance but Pulver won't allow it.
Pulver throws a knee to the head but misses.
Anderson is looking to break free of the clinch but Pulver has double underhooks.
Pulver tries a knee to the head but Anderson blocks it.
Anderson tries to pull guard but Pulver holds him up against the cage and eventually Anderson drops back down to his feet.
Anderson has had enough of the clinch but Pulver keeps him there for the moment.
Pulver has had enough of the clinch but Anderson keeps him there for the moment.
Anderson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Anderson is looking to break free of the clinch but Pulver has double underhooks.
Anderson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Anderson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pulver has him pressed against the cage.
Pulver using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pulver.
Pulver gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Anderson.
Jens Pulver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felix Anderson.
Anderson wants a takedown but no success here.
Pulver lands a nice elbow.
Stalling in the clinch from Pulver.
Pulver misses with a knee to the head.
Anderson is looking to break free of the clinch but Pulver has double underhooks.
Pulver keeps control of Anderson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pulver throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Anderson blocks it with crossed arms.
Pulver keeps control of Anderson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pulver working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pulver tries to land a knee to the head but Anderson blocks with his arms.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pulver throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Anderson blocks it with crossed arms.
Anderson is trying to break free.

Pulver breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Pulver darts in and clinches Anderson up against the cage.
Pulver gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Anderson.
Pulver lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Felix Anderson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're 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 looks to score with a jab to the body but Pulver is just out of range.
Pulver lands with a thumping leg kick.
Anderson scores with a jab to the body.

Pulver closes the distance and clinches.
Pulver stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Pulver lands with a left to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pulver.
Pulver stalling against the cage.
Anderson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Pulver lands a damaging elbow.
Pulver landing knees to the body.
Anderson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pulver with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pulver unloads a knee to the mid-section. Anderson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pulver with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pulver stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Anderson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pulver has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson takes an elbow to the temple.
Pulver scores with a knee to the head.
Pulver looking to slow down the pace here.
Anderson can't break the clinch.
Pulver connects with a nasty looking knee right to Anderson's face.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anderson tries to break the clinch but Pulver is controlling the position.
Anderson is trying to break free.
Anderson takes an elbow to the temple.
Pulver lands an elbow that stopped Anderson in his tracks for a moment.
Pulver throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Anderson blocks it with crossed arms.
Pulver tries to stall but Anderson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Anderson is looking to break free of the clinch but Pulver has double underhooks.
Pulver looking to stall.
Anderson can't break the clinch.

Pulver breaks the clinch.
Anderson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pulver momentarily.
Pulver tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Anderson counters with a shoot takedown. Pulver fights it but they end up in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pulver is working an open guard so Anderson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Anderson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Pulver's guard.

Pulver pushes Anderson off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pulver is looking to clinch.
Anderson swinging wilding here.
A lazy left from Pulver finds it's target.
Pulver wants to clinch
and Anderson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pulver thinking.
Anderson swinging wilding here.

Pulver pushes Anderson up against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pulver connects with a nasty looking knee right to Anderson's face.
Pulver unloads a knee to the mid-section. Anderson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pulver lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Anderson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pulver stalling in the clinch but Anderson improves position.
Anderson jumps guard but Pulver stands there with Anderson around his waist. Anderson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pulver misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anderson.

Pulver breaks the clinch.

Pulver rushes Anderson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Anderson wants to break free but Pulver has control.
Pulver controlling the action here for a moment.
Anderson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pulver with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Pulver breaks the clinch.
Pulver moves in looking to clinch but Anderson pushes him off.
Anderson looks to land a left hand but Pulver moved out of range nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pulver tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pulver is looking to clinch.
Pulver is looking to clinch.
Anderson shoots in and drives through. Pulver sprawls well.
Jens Pulver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jens Pulver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felix Anderson.
Anderson misses with a few strikes there.
Pulver tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Anderson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Anderson stands up out of the half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pulver tries to clinch but Anderson moves out of range.
Pulver doesn't manage to clinch there - Anderson circles away.
Pulver misses with a straight right.

And that's the end of the fight!
Felix Anderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Anderson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Felix Anderson!