PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Toal Kean Cionaoith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arn Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kean Cionaoith
vs
Anderson

184 cm
23
173 lbs
8 - 4 - 1

171 cm
21
180 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Museum of Monsters & Madmen

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Toal Kean Cionaoith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arn Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cionaoith scoring well with a low kick there.
A punch combination from Anderson misses.
Cionaoith works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Anderson throws a hook to the side of Cionaoith's head but Cionaoith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cionaoith feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Cionaoith ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
We've been hearing reports that Cionaoith has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A shot to the liver by Cionaoith. Beautiful body shot.
Cionaoith avoids the body shot from Anderson.
Cionaoith darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Anderson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Anderson scores with a hook.
Anderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Anderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cionaoith.
Anderson misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cionaoith throws a body punch but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cionaoith. Cionaoith circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cionaoith moves forwards but Anderson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Anderson slips under a jab from Cionaoith.
Both fighters circling a little - Cionaoith finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Anderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Cionaoith.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cionaoith pushes Anderson away with a front kick.
Cionaoith slips under a jab from Anderson.
Cionaoith is looking to counter with a body kick.
Anderson throws a jab but it's blocked by Cionaoith.
Anderson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cionaoith looks for the body kick but Anderson saw that one coming.
That kick from Cionaoith tenderised Anderson's leg. Anderson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Anderson checks a leg kick.
Cionaoith throws a solid leg kick but Anderson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cionaoith.
Cionaoith throws a body punch but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Anderson scores with a decent looking hook.
Cionaoith throws a head kick but Anderson moves out of range.
Cionaoith fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Anderson is out of range.
Cionaoith takes one to the chin there.
Nice body kick there by Cionaoith.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson misses with a low kick.
Anderson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
We've been informed that Anderson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a body punch but Cionaoith moves out of range.
Cionaoith gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Anderson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cionaoith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.
Cionaoith half committed to a counter leg kick.
Anderson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Anderson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cionaoith - the referee stops the clock and Anderson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cionaoith. Anderson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Anderson misses with an uppercut.
Anderson cracks a nice hook into Cionaoith's ribs.
Cionaoith pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Anderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Anderson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cionaoith.
Cionaoith connects with a good right hand that stumbles Anderson. Anderson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

It looks like Arn Anderson has been cut.
Cionaoith bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Anderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cionaoith was well out of range. Poor timing from Anderson.
Cionaoith's jab looks to have found its range, popping Anderson under the eye.
Some bone on bone action there as Anderson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cionaoith cracks Anderson with a good jab.
Cionaoith pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cionaoith with a jab.
Anderson misses with a lunging right hand
letting Cionaoith counter with a right hand.
Cionaoith on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cionaoith defending well as Anderson loads up on a big left hand.
Anderson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cionaoith connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cionaoith defending well as Anderson loads up on a big left hand.
Cionaoith throws a hook but Anderson avoids it easily.
Cionaoith moves out of range as Anderson strikes.
Cionaoith swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cionaoith scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Anderson throws the left hand but Cionaoith avoids the punch easily.
Anderson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cionaoith dips to his left and cracks Anderson with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cionaoith tries a low kick but Anderson avoids it.
Anderson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Cionaoith slips a straight right by Anderson.
Cionaoith is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Anderson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cionaoith lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cionaoith is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cionaoith counters with a nice low kick that buckles Anderson's knee momentarily.
Anderson moves out of range of the body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Anderson! But no joy.
Anderson misses with a body shot.
Anderson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cionaoith can pounce on him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cionaoith, right into the meat.
Cionaoith moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cionaoith lands with a kick to the temple. Anderson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Anderson looks to throw the jab but Cionaoith is out of range.
Anderson swings for the body but Cionaoith moves out of range.
Cionaoith looks to score with a jab to the body but Anderson is just out of range.
Anderson misses with a hook
and Cionaoith counters with a nice uppercut.
Cionaoith lands a front kick.
Cionaoith moves out of range as Anderson strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cionaoith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Anderson stuns Cionaoith with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cionaoith chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cionaoith throws a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Toal Kean Cionaoith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arn Anderson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Anderson throws out a loose jab but Cionaoith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cionaoith.
Cionaoith ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Anderson throws a lazy uppercut
and Cionaoith finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Cionaoith scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Anderson tries to bum rush Cionaoith with a series of wild strikes but Cionaoith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Anderson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cionaoith.
A shot to the body from Cionaoith misses
and Anderson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Anderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cionaoith uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cionaoith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anderson can do to turn this around?
Anderson throws a lazy uppercut
and Cionaoith counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Anderson thinking.
Cionaoith connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cionaoith.
Cionaoith scores with a body shot.
Anderson moves out of range of the leg kick from Cionaoith.
Toal Kean Cionaoith is winning the standup battle so far.
Cionaoith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
Anderson checks a low kick from Cionaoith.
Nice body punch from Anderson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cionaoith.
A big right from Anderson misses.
Anderson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Anderson misses with a double jab.
Cionaoith is looking to slow Anderson down with leg kicks.
Cionaoith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Anderson swings widly with a right hand
and Cionaoith counters with a slapping leg kick.
Anderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cionaoith was well out of range. Poor timing from Anderson.
Cionaoith slips under a jab from Anderson.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Anderson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Cionaoith has got the better of the exchanges.
A slow jab from Anderson misses its intended target.
Cionaoith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cionaoith tries to land a leg kick but Anderson saw it coming and moves away.
A slow jab from Cionaoith misses its intended target.
A little jabbing left from Anderson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A jab from Anderson misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cionaoith.
Anderson cracks Cionaoith with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Anderson throws a hook but Cionaoith blocks it.
Anderson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Cionaoith throws a push kick but Anderson slaps the foot to one side.
Anderson throws a jab when Cionaoith was well out of range.
Cionaoith pushes Anderson away with a front kick.
Anderson thuds a left hand into Cionaoith's body.
Cionaoith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Anderson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cionaoith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cionaoith jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Anderson throws a right and a left that both miss.
And Cionaoith counters with a quick kick to the body but Anderson blocks it.
Anderson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cionaoith can pounce on him.
Cionaoith throws a good cross that connects.

That has opened up Arn Anderson's cut even more.
Anderson lands a jab to Cionaoith's midsection.
Cionaoith displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anderson throws out the jab.
Cionaoith looks for the body kick but Anderson saw that one coming.
Cionaoith throws a leg kick but Anderson checks it.
Cionaoith fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Anderson is out of range.
Cionaoith scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson connects with a jab.
Anderson lands with an uppercut that bounces Cionaoith off the cage and back into range.
Jab by Anderson.
Anderson throws a hook to the side of Cionaoith's head but Cionaoith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Anderson thumps Cionaoith with a low kick.
Cionaoith misses with a low kick.
Anderson misses with a right hand
and Cionaoith counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Cionaoith.
Cionaoith throws a wild body kick that Anderson sees coming a mile off.
Cionaoith pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A little jabbing left from Anderson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cionaoith is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cionaoith lands a nice shot to the body.
Anderson throws a lazy uppercut
and Cionaoith counters with a nice low kick that buckles Anderson's knee momentarily.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
Cionaoith moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cionaoith lands a nice looking body kick.
Arn Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cionaoith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anderson.
Cionaoith with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Anderson to score with a decent uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cionaoith keeps Anderson at a distance using the push kick.
Cionaoith just misses with a punch to the body.
Cionaoith connects with an inside leg kick.
Cionaoith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anderson manages to avoid it.
Cionaoith digs a good body shot into Anderson's ribs.
A jab from Anderson misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cionaoith darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Anderson throws a poor cross that misses
and Cionaoith finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Cionaoith lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cionaoith lands a head kick!
Anderson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

The cut above Arn Anderson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson checks a low kick from Cionaoith.
Anderson misses with a hook. Cionaoith ducked under it nicely.
Cionaoith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anderson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Toal Kean Cionaoith dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Arn Anderson's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Cionaoith scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Anderson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cionaoith.
A little jabbing left from Anderson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cionaoith avoids the body shot from Anderson.
Cionaoith appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Anderson throws a lazy uppercut
and Cionaoith counters with a nice uppercut.
A head kick misses from Cionaoith.
Anderson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Anderson misses with a hook.
Cionaoith pushes Anderson away with a front kick.
Cionaoith walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cionaoith lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Cionaoith throws a combination. Anderson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Cionaoith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Anderson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson throws a looping overhand right but Cionaoith ducks down to avoid it.
Cionaoith walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Anderson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Anderson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cionaoith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
Anderson misses with an uppercut.
Cionaoith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson avoids a kick to the body.
Anderson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Anderson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A decent looking cross lands there for Anderson.
Anderson swings for the body but Cionaoith moves out of range.
Cionaoith scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cionaoith throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Anderson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cionaoith tries to land a body kick
and Anderson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cionaoith lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cionaoith lands with a kick to the ribs.
Anderson looks to land a left hand but Cionaoith moved out of range nicely.
Cionaoith is looking to counter with a body kick.
A jab from Anderson misses.
Cionaoith is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson throws a lazy right hand but Cionaoith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Anderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cionaoith.
Cionaoith throws a quick counter head kick but Anderson was just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a hook to the side of Cionaoith's head but Cionaoith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Anderson throws an overhand right that lands on Cionaoith's shoulder, as Cionaoith tries to avoid the shot.
Anderson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cionaoith is looking to counter with a body kick.
Cionaoith looks to throw the jab but Anderson is out of range.
Cionaoith lands a glancing blow to the side of Anderson's head.
Anderson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Anderson tries to bum rush Cionaoith with a series of wild strikes but Cionaoith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A big left from Anderson misses.
A jab from Anderson misses.
Anderson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Crunch! Cionaoith slams his shin into Anderson's torso.
Cionaoith scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Anderson doesn't seem bothered though.
Cionaoith misses with a body kick.
Cionaoith connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Anderson avoids a kick to the body.
That kick from Cionaoith tenderised Anderson's leg. Anderson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Anderson misses with a looping left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cionaoith pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Anderson loads up on a big right hand but Cionaoith slips the punch.
Cionaoith lands a front kick.
Anderson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Anderson throws a hook but Cionaoith blocks it.
Cionaoith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
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.
Anderson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Anderson misses with a body shot.
It looked like Cionaoith wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cionaoith tried to score with a low kick but Anderson checks it.
Anderson throws a nice looking combination but Cionaoith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cionaoith blocks a jab.
Cionaoith slips under a jab from Anderson.
Anderson wants to land a leg kick but Cionaoith is out of range.
Cionaoith throws a counter high kick but Anderson was just alert enough to avoid it.
Cionaoith lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cionaoith misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cionaoith misses with a body kick.
Cionaoith slips a straight right by Anderson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A solid body kick from Cionaoith.
Cionaoith throws a head kick that misses.
Anderson walks into a stiff left hand from Cionaoith.
Anderson walks into a jab.
Cionaoith lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Donk. Cionaoith catches Anderson right on the button with a cross.

Arn Anderson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Anderson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Anderson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd cheers as Cionaoith lands an impressive looking overhand right. Anderson doesn't seem phased though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Toal Kean Cionaoith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cionaoith has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toal Kean Cionaoith!