PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Basil Brubaker (ranked 3222 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Anderson (ranked 3643 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Brubaker
vs
Anderson

175 cm
25
166 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
157 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Basil Brubaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Charles Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Daniel Franklin and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Brubaker. Beautiful body shot.
Anderson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Brubaker finds it's way round the side to connect with Anderson's head.

Brubaker has closed the distance and engaged Anderson in a clinch.
Brubaker works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Brubaker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson misses the shot to the body.
Brubaker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Anderson.
Anderson shoots in looking for a takedown but Brubaker manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Anderson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Brubaker was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Brubaker lands a lovely overhand right.

Anderson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Brubaker sneaks out the side door and pushes Anderson away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brubaker tests Anderson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brubaker stuns Anderson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice shot lands for Brubaker.
No luck for Anderson with that takedown attempt.
Brubaker has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Island Safe Space in the buildup to the fight.
Basil Brubaker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Anderson.
Anderson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Brubaker has taken the fight to the clinch.
Anderson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson has had enough of the clinch but Brubaker keeps him there for the moment.
Brubaker lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Anderson or not.
A right handed body shot lands from Brubaker.
Brubaker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Anderson has Brubaker pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Brubaker manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Anderson taking a breather.

Brubaker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Brubaker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Brubaker lands a body punch in the clinch.
Brubaker lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Brubaker breaks the clinch.

Brubaker instigates a clinch.
A short right from Brubaker on the inside.
Brubaker stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A hook to the body from Brubaker.

Brubaker manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brubaker scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brubaker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Brubaker connects with a crisp jab.
Brubaker getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A shot to the liver by Anderson. Beautiful body shot.
Anderson misses with a two punch combination.
Horrible takedown attempt by Anderson or perhaps it was just good defense by Brubaker, which made it look bad.
Anderson looks winded!
Brubaker keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Brubaker lands with a nice combination. Anderson backs away looking to recover.
Anderson is looking to clinch.
Brubaker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Brubaker sizes up Anderson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Anderson darts in looking for a takedown but Brubaker gets double underhooks and turns Anderson into the cage.
Brubaker paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Anderson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Brubaker swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson needs to keep his hands up - Brubaker had a free shot at his head there.

Brubaker has managed to clinch.
Brubaker gets through Anderson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Anderson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Brubaker lands with a short shot to the head.

Anderson breaks from the clinch.
Anderson misses with a body shot.
Brubaker lands with a good body shot.
Anderson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Brubaker sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Anderson somewhat.
Anderson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Brubaker's waist but Brubaker gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Anderson off to one side.
Brubaker lands with an uppercut that bounces Anderson off the cage and back into range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Brubaker.
Brubaker lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Brubaker gets a clinch.
Anderson wants to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brubaker lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Anderson is looking to control Brubaker's arms but Brubaker gets an underhook and turns him. Now Anderson has his back to the cage.
Brubaker is leaning against Anderson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short left from Brubaker.
Anderson jumps guard but Brubaker stands there with Anderson around his waist. Anderson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Anderson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Brubaker throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A shot in the inside from Brubaker.
Brubaker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short uppercut from Brubaker.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Anderson is trying to break the clinch but Brubaker has him pressed against the cage.
Brubaker lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Brubaker on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Brubaker lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Brubaker throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Anderson on the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Anderson.
Brubaker clobbers Anderson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Brubaker scores with a shot to the body.
Anderson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Brubaker sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Anderson somewhat.
Brubaker getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Anderson throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Anderson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Brubaker.
Charles Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anderson throws a body shot but no joy.
Brubaker connects with a nice looking jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Brubaker closes the distance and pushes Anderson back into the cage.
Brubaker cracks Anderson with a nice body shot.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
Brubaker stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brubaker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brubaker scores with a shot to the body.
Brubaker keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Brubaker throws a right and a left that Anderson avoids nicely.
Anderson throws a nice looking combination but Brubaker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brubaker swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Brubaker digs a good body shot into Anderson's ribs.
Basil Brubaker is winning the standup battle so far.

Brubaker moves into the clinch.
Brubaker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Brubaker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Anderson looking to stall.

Brubaker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Brubaker ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Anderson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
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!

Brubaker drives through and clinches with Anderson against the cage.
Anderson wants to break free but Brubaker has control.
Brubaker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Brubaker works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Brubaker pressing his opponent against the cage.
Anderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Brubaker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Anderson's efforts to push away.
Brubaker lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Anderson.
A short right from Brubaker.
Brubaker lands a body shot.
Brubaker lands a body punch in the clinch.
Brubaker lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Brubaker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anderson needs to keep his hands up - Brubaker had a free shot at his head there.
Anderson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Brubaker rather than just go for the knockout.
No luck for Anderson with that takedown attempt.
Basil Brubaker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Anderson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brubaker scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A nice combination there by Brubaker.
Brubaker fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Anderson on the side of the head.
Brubaker uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Anderson has time to react.

Anderson forces Brubaker back against the cage and clinches.
Brubaker is pushing Anderson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Brubaker lands with a light punch inside.
Anderson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Brubaker blocks an uppercut.
Anderson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Brubaker is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Anderson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Brubaker to keep the fight standing.
A short right from Brubaker on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brubaker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.

Brubaker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Brubaker getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Brubaker scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Anderson takes one on the button.
Basil Brubaker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anderson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Brubaker scores with a sloppy right hand. Anderson should have avoided that one.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Brubaker as he avoids it easily.
Anderson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Anderson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Anderson takes a swing at Brubaker's ribcage but misses.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Brubaker sprawls well. Brubaker wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Anderson gets slowly back to his feet.
Brubaker works Anderson's body with a nice hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson takes one to the side of the head.
Anderson shoots in for a double leg but Brubaker sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Brubaker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anderson can do to turn this around?
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Brubaker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Basil Brubaker dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Brubaker!
A shot to the liver by Brubaker. Beautiful body shot.
Horrible takedown attempt by Anderson or perhaps it was just good defense by Brubaker, which made it look bad.
Brubaker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Brubaker lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Brubaker with a nice cross.
Brubaker scores with a jab. Anderson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anderson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Brubaker.

Anderson is rocked!
Horrible takedown attempt by Anderson or perhaps it was just good defense by Brubaker, which made it look bad.
Anderson tries for a takedown but Brubaker sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Basil Brubaker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Anderson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brubaker tries a head kick but it misses.
Anderson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Brubaker keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anderson tries to move into range but Brubaker moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Anderson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Brubaker moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Anderson is still on wobbly legs! Can Brubaker finish him?
Brubaker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Brubaker misses its target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brubaker punishes Anderson's body with a nice straight punch.
Brubaker lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Brubaker swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Anderson.
Brubaker jabs Anderson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Anderson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Brubaker fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Brubaker misses with a few strikes there.
Anderson feints the counter takedown.
Anderson misses with a two punch combination.
Anderson tries to clinch up.

Brubaker rushes Anderson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Anderson seems to have recovered his senses.
Anderson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Brubaker keeps control of Anderson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Brubaker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brubaker jabs at Anderson's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brubaker leaves Anderson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Brubaker darts in and clinches Anderson up against the cage.
Brubaker lands a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brubaker scores with a shoulder strike.
Brubaker is leaning against Anderson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Brubaker lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Brubaker.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brubaker.

Brubaker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brubaker throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Anderson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Anderson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Anderson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Brubaker.
A combination from Brubaker does no damage.
Brubaker stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Brubaker wants it to stay on the feet.

Brubaker has closed the distance and engaged Anderson in a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brubaker.

Brubaker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice cross by Brubaker.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brubaker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Brubaker misses with a hook.
Anderson shoots in looking for a takedown but Brubaker manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Anderson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Anderson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Anderson dives in and grabs Brubaker's left leg, looking for a takedown. Brubaker pushes down on Anderson's head and hops out.
Brubaker takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Brubaker instigates a clinch.
Brubaker is working Anderson over against the cage.
Brubaker lands with a left to the head.

Brubaker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anderson throws a body punch but Brubaker moves out of range.
Brubaker displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Anderson.
Brubaker cracks Anderson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Brubaker lands with a good body shot.
Brubaker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brubaker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brubaker went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson defending well as Brubaker loads up on a big left hand.
Anderson fails with a takedown attempt.
Brubaker connects with a body shot that sends Anderson's belly button to the back.
Brubaker stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Brubaker wants it to stay on the feet.
Brubaker is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Anderson dives in for a single leg takedown but Brubaker sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Brubaker lands a slapping body shot.
Brubaker scores with a hook to the body. Anderson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sloppy strikes from Brubaker. Those never looked like landing.
Brubaker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Anderson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Anderson throws a combination. Brubaker tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Brubaker connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Anderson's hands.
Brubaker scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Anderson doesn't seem bothered though.
Charles Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Basil Brubaker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Anderson misses with a wild body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Basil Brubaker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brubaker 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:25
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:25
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Basil Brubaker!