PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Karl Socha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reggie Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Champ is Here. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Socha
vs
Anderson

185 cm
30
179 lbs
24 - 9 - 0

180 cm
31
185 lbs
23 - 9 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

Reaper Combatwear
KnockOut

Conquer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Karl Socha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 9 - 2, fighting out of New York, Reggie Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Franklyn Lucas and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson throws a lazy body kick
and Socha counters with a series of strikes. Anderson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Anderson throws a lazy right hand but Socha sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Socha appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Socha. That's going to slow Anderson down.
Socha throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Anderson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Socha thows a left - swing and a miss!
Socha blocks a leg kick.
Socha looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Anderson throws the left hand but Socha avoids the punch easily.
Socha is looking to counter the offense by Anderson and move into the clinch.
Anderson with a hook.
Anderson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Anderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Anderson throws a body shot but no joy.
Socha misses with a low kick.
Socha lands with a kick to the ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Socha keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anderson.
Anderson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Socha.

Anderson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Socha looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Anderson working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Socha is trying to improve his position.
Anderson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Socha down.
Socha wants to control but Anderson postures up.
Anderson misses with the ground and pound.
Sloppy strikes there by Anderson.

Anderson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Socha has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson working the strikes but Socha uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Anderson misses with a head shot. Socha uses the momentum to regain guard.
Socha seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Anderson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Anderson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Socha wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Socha bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Anderson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Socha.
Socha throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Anderson on the side of the head.
Anderson lands with a straight right. Socha didn't see that one coming.
Anderson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Socha with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Socha avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Anderson throws a shot from downtown. Socha moves away and avoids it.
Socha is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Anderson moves into range and connects with a jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Anderson checks a leg kick.
Socha throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Socha throws a leg kick that is checked

and Anderson counters with a shoot takedown. Socha fights it but they end up in guard.
Socha has control of Anderson's left arm, preventing Anderson from doing any damage.
Socha has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Anderson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reggie Anderson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Socha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Socha misses with a hook. Anderson ducked under it nicely.
Socha walks into a stiff left hand from Anderson.
Anderson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Socha takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice shot lands for Anderson.
Socha misses with a body shot.
And Anderson tries to counter it with a takedown but Socha pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Socha punishes Anderson's body with a nice straight punch.
Socha tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Socha connects with a looping right hand.

It looks like Reggie Anderson has been cut.
Socha walks into a jab.
Anderson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Socha wants to land a leg kick but Anderson is out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Socha is able to avoid easily.
Socha checks a leg kick.
Anderson misses with a hook.
Anderson takes one to the side of the head.
Anderson throws a low kick, looking for Socha's leg but Socha calmly moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Socha moves away from the strike by Anderson.
An inside leg kick lands from Socha.
Socha scores with a kick to the body.
Socha ducks right into an uppercut from Anderson.
Socha throws a low kick but it's checked well by Anderson.
Socha lands with a nice combination. Anderson backs away looking to recover.
Anderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Socha manages to avoid it.
Anderson blocks a low kick nicely.
Socha looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Socha throws a sloppy head kick and Anderson moves out of range easily.
Socha misses with an uppercut. Anderson saw that one coming.
Socha misses with a low kick.
Anderson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Anderson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Socha's waist but Socha gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Anderson off to one side.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Anderson lands with a straight right. Socha didn't see that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Socha takes a jab right on the kisser.
Socha throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Reggie Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Socha throws a sloppy head kick and Anderson moves out of range easily.
Socha moves out of range of the body kick.
Socha tries to move into range but Anderson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Socha avoids the body shot from Anderson.
Socha swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Anderson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Anderson looks for a takedown but Socha sprawls well.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Socha moves away.
No joy there for Socha, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Anderson throws a low kick but Socha moves out of range easily.
Anderson swings for the body but Socha moves out of range.
Socha comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Anderson lands with a hook. Socha tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Socha lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Anderson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Anderson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Anderson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Socha defends it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Socha misses with a looping right.
Anderson cracks Socha with an open hand slap.
A solid body kick from Socha.
Anderson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Socha backs up against the cage.
Socha ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
Anderson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Socha throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anderson.
A nice inside leg kick there by Anderson. That's going to slow Socha down.
Anderson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Anderson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Socha.
Anderson throws a jab when Socha was well out of range.
Socha throws a lazy body kick

and Anderson counters with a shoot takedown. Socha fights it but they end up in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson stopping the sweep attempt from Socha.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Socha trying to keep a closed guard but Anderson is proving a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Socha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anderson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Socha wants to hit a switch here but Anderson passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Socha there!
Anderson looking to finish Socha with some ground and pound. This is bad for Socha!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reggie Anderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Reggie Anderson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Socha lands an overhand right.
Socha throws a left and a right that both miss

and Anderson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Anderson tries to pass to full mount but Socha defends it.
Socha keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Well, if Anderson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson wants to take a breather but Socha is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Socha is looking to control Anderson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Socha avoid being mounted?

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Socha lands with an uppercut that bounces Anderson off the cage and back into range.
Socha scores with a head kick.
Anderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Socha manages to avoid it.
Anderson cracks Socha with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Socha misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Socha.
Anderson moves out of range as Socha throws a body kick.
Karl Socha is winning the standup battle so far.
Socha swings for the body but Anderson moves out of range.
It looks like Socha has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Anderson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Karl Socha is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anderson scores with a nice strike.
Socha throws a front kick aimed at Anderson's knee but Anderson avoids it well.
Anderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Anderson misses with a wild body shot.
Socha checks the leg kick.
Nice body kick from Anderson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson misses with the combination.
Socha seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Anderson lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Socha is able to avoid easily.
Anderson moves out of range as Socha strikes.
Anderson misses with a body shot.
Anderson lands a really nice looking cross but Socha seems unphased.
Socha throws a body kick that misses.
Anderson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Anderson throws an off balance right hand
and Socha counters with a slapping leg kick.
Socha lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

Socha gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Anderson throws a head punch that misses.
Anderson scores with a shoulder strike.
Socha blocking some punches.
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Socha controls the action.
Socha has Anderson pressed against the cage, preventing Anderson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Anderson prevents a body shot from Socha.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Socha.
Socha blocks an uppercut.
Socha blocking some punches.
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Socha.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Socha lands a hook to the side of the head.
Socha is trying to maintain a safe position but Anderson gets an underhook and turns Socha into the cage.
Socha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson has a couple of punches blocked by Socha.
Socha gets through Anderson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Anderson working aggressively here.
Anderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anderson misses with some punches.
Socha lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Socha tries to stall but Anderson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Anderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Reggie Anderson just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Reggie Anderson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Socha throws a low kick but Anderson avoids it.
Anderson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Socha gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Anderson.
Socha goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice defenses there by Socha.
Socha cracks Anderson with a good jab.

Socha gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Socha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Socha taking a breather.
A short body shot lands from Anderson as the two fighters clinch.
Anderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Socha lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Socha tries to work over Anderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anderson lands a right hand.
Socha working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Socha.
Anderson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Anderson misses with a punch on the inside.
Socha throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.
Anderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anderson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Socha backwards.
Anderson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Socha lands with a light punch inside.
Socha holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Socha missing with knees to the body.

Anderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anderson throws a nice looking combination but Socha bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Anderson checks the leg kick.
Socha on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Socha with a jab.
Socha jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anderson throws out a powerful jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson swinging wildly here.
Anderson throws a leg kick but Socha checks it.
Anderson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Socha throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Anderson throws a body punch but Socha moves out of range.
Socha throws a series of punches but Anderson moves out of range.
Socha cracks Anderson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A big left from Socha misses.
Anderson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses.
As Anderson backs away, Socha returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a leg kick which misses Socha's front leg but catches the back leg as Socha tries to avoid it.
Socha with a jab.
Anderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Socha scores with a leg kick.
Anderson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Socha throws a leg kick that is checked

and Anderson counters with a single leg into guard. Socha didn't expect that.
Anderson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Socha looking to control.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Socha holds on and takes a little breather.
Anderson trying to control but Socha is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throwing strikes but missing.
Socha keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully.
Anderson preventing the sweep.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Socha misses with a kick to the body.
Anderson connects with a leg kick. Socha looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice straight punches there by Anderson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Anderson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reggie Anderson dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Reggie Anderson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Socha has taken the fight to the clinch.
Socha struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
Socha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Socha lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Anderson misses with the head strike.
Socha tries to throw a body punch but Anderson avoids it by throwing Socha back against the cage.
Socha throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.
Socha has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson.
Socha takes a shot to the head.
Socha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Socha blocks a body shot from Anderson.
A nice right hand lands inside from Socha.
Socha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Socha looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Socha lands a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Socha scores with a shot to the side of Anderson's head.
Anderson is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Anderson avoids the elbow strike from Socha, against the cage.
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Socha's elbow.
Socha misses with the head strike.
Socha prevents a body shot from Anderson.
Socha is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Socha tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Socha lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Socha misses with a punch on the inside.
Anderson trying to stall but Socha improves his position.
Socha misses with a punch on the inside.
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Socha.
Anderson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Socha.
Come on Socha - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Socha lands a left hand that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Karl Socha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Socha.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Socha is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Anderson is keeping busy.
Anderson is trying to stall.
Socha tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Socha tries a body shot but Anderson blocks it.
A short uppercut from Socha.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Socha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anderson blocks a body shot from Socha.
Socha throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Anderson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Socha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Socha tries to work over Anderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Socha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Socha fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Socha ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Socha walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A slapping leg kick lands for Socha.
Socha tries to land a front kick but Anderson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Anderson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Anderson checks a leg kick.
Socha throws a body punch but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson throws a hook but Socha avoids it easily.
Socha attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Anderson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Socha defends it well.
Anderson lands a jab.
Anderson throws a combination that misses
and Socha counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Socha misses with a low kick.
Anderson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Socha walks into a straight right hand from Anderson.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Anderson is looking to slow Socha down with leg kicks.
Socha goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
An inside leg kick lands from Anderson.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses.
A big left from Socha misses.
Anderson checks a leg kick.
Anderson feints the counter takedown.
Anderson swinging wildly here.
Socha darts in trying to clinch

and Anderson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Karl Socha.
I think Anderson 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 46:49
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 46:49
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reggie Anderson!
After winning the bout, Reggie Anderson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.