PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cody Paris (ranked 20291 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dustin Anderson (ranked 2789 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Paris
vs
Anderson

175 cm
34
183 lbs
17 - 7 - 0

179 cm
30
187 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Sportivité

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 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cody Paris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dustin Anderson!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Anderson takes the fight into the clinch.
Anderson lands with a short shot to the head.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike.
Anderson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pariss head.
Anderson works on Paris's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Anderson.

Anderson breaks the clinch.

Anderson drops Paris with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Paris looks back up at him and smiles so Anderson waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Paris is rocked!

It looks like Cody Paris has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Oh Paris is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Anderson's coach down at The Foundry was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Anderson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Anderson! Paris is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dustin Anderson!
Dustin Anderson managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Sportivité, into his post fight interview.
Cody Paris was interviewed post fight and said 'Who cares, I'm here for a good time, not a long time.'.