PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Bognar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bognar
vs
Anderson

199 cm
18
200 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

192 cm
23
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Josh Bognar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Winston Howard and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bognar shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Anderson but Anderson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bognar closes this distance looking for a takedown but Anderson circles away.

Anderson pushes Bognar up against the cage in a clinch.
Bognar jumps guard but Anderson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Bognar. That's going to take a lot out of him.

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

Anderson gets the takedown into side control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Anderson trying to control the action but Bognar is working from the bottom.

Anderson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bognar is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

Anderson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bognar knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Anderson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Bognar down.
Bognar is being controlled here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bognar can't do much from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson working the strikes but Bognar uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Bognar trying to hold on to Anderson's head to control him but Anderson postures up.
Bognar is staying active underneath Anderson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Anderson is stalling here. Bognar is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Anderson seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Bognar has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Anderson gets back to half guard.
Anderson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Anderson.

Bognar stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Anderson dives in and scores a takedown into Bognar's guard.
Bognar keeping full guard, as Anderson tries to pass.

Bognar is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Anderson is aware though and is defending well.
Bognar is breathing heavily.
Anderson throws a big elbow that misses.
Anderson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Anderson is pushing down on Bognar's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bognar is fighting to maintain full guard but Anderson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bognar knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Anderson on the ground.
Anderson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Anderson content to control rather than advance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Anderson stands up and beckons Bognar to join him on the feet.
Bognar is looking to land body kicks.

Anderson rushes Bognar and presses him up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bognar jumps guard but Anderson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson controlling the action here for a moment.

Anderson successfully pulls guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Anderson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Anderson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Anderson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bognar is trying to maintain the position but Anderson is very close to passing his half guard.
Anderson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bognar is trying to stand back up but Anderson is controlling him
Anderson wants to control but Bognar is keeping him busy.

OK we're going to have a standup here. James Anderson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Bognar swats away the attempt to clinch by Anderson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bognar fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice takedown defense from Bognar. No joy for Anderson on that attempt.
Anderson keeps Bognar at a distance using the push kick.
Bognar moves in looking to clinch but Anderson pushes him off.
Anderson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bognar sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Anderson.
Josh Bognar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Anderson.

Anderson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Anderson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bognar to keep the fight standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Anderson gets control of Bognar's arms and successfully pulls guard. Anderson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Bognar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Anderson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bognar is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Anderson keeping moving, preventing Bognar from controlling successfully.

Anderson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bognar doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bognar manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bognar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Bognar gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Bognar slaps away a takedown attempt from Anderson, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bognar.
Bognar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anderson.
Anderson is looking to clinch but Bognar is avoiding it.
Bognar moves to clinch but Anderson breaks away

and Anderson moves into the clinch.
Anderson stalling against the cage.
Bognar slows down the pace here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bognar tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Anderson tries a knee to the head but Bognar blocks it.

Anderson manages to break the clinch.

Anderson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bognar did well to prevent Anderson getting side control.
Anderson is looking to take a break and control but Bognar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Anderson postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Bognar to stand up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice sprawl there from Anderson as Bognar shoots in.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Anderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Anderson clinches up with Bognar and pushes him back against the cage.
Anderson tries to break free but Bognar pushes him back against the cage.
Bognar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bognar tries to pull guard but Anderson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bognar throws an elbow but misses.

Bognar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bognar looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bognar misses with a body shot.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown but Bognar shows good takedown defense.
Anderson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Anderson wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Bognar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bognar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson fails with the takedown.

Anderson closes the distance and clinches.
Anderson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Anderson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Anderson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bognar's efforts to push away.

Bognar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bognar shoots in looking for a takedown but Anderson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bognar's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Anderson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Anderson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bognar's guard.
Anderson looking to pass the guard.
Bognar has his hands on Anderson's head, controlling the position.
Bognar is looking to stand up but Anderson isn't so interested in that idea.
James Anderson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bognar is trying to keep Anderson in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Josh Bognar just wasn't active enough.

Anderson moves into the clinch.
Anderson has Bognar pushed against the cage.

Bognar breaks from the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Bognar.

Anderson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Anderson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Anderson goes for a takedown attempt but Bognar pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson swinging wildly here.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown but Bognar shows good takedown defense.
Bognar misses with a two punch combination.
Bognar has his takedown stuffed
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson lands with a good body shot.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses.
Josh Bognar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
James Anderson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Anderson fails with a takedown attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Anderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Anderson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30

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