PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Anjill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bert Reich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anjill comes to the ring accompanied by Double J's Theme. Reich has chosen Flotsam and Jetsam - Saturday night 's alright for fighting as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Anjill
vs
Reich

220 cm
18
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

225 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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[JMFC] Bulk Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Anjill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bert Reich!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Anjill closes the distance and pushes Reich back into the ropes.
Reich looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Reich takes a shot to the head.

Anjill is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Reich can't fight it off and eventually Anjill manages to take the fight to the floor. Reich looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Anjill wants to control from the top but Reich keeps moving.
Anjill not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Reich keeping moving, preventing Anjill from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Anjill accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Reich has his hands on Anjill's head, controlling the position.
Anjill advances to half guard.
Anjill slows the pace down in half guard.
Anjill is looking to advance position but Reich won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Reich kicks off Anjill and gets to his feet.

Anjill has closed the distance and engaged Reich in a clinch.
Anjill just leaning against Reich, taking a breather.

Anjill jumps guard and drags Reich to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Anjill tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Anjill has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Anjill bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Reich's guard.
Anjill pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Reich is keeping the position for now.
Reich wants to get back to his feet but Anjill is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Anjill stands up from Reich's guard - Anjill perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Anjill shoots in and bounces Reich off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Reich throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Anjill trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Anjill knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Reich on the ground.
Anjill trying to control but Reich is working from the bottom.
Anjill throwing strikes but missing.
Reich keeping moving, preventing Anjill from controlling successfully.
Anjill stopping the sweep attempt from Reich.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Anjill is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Reich keeping moving, preventing Anjill from controlling successfully.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Anjill closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Anjill controlling the action here.
Anjill takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Anjill controlling the pace.
Anjill seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Reich does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anjill content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Anjill trying to control from half guard but Reich is working away.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Anjill not doing much here.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Jack Anjill just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Anjill clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Anjill dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Anjill gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

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

Anjill drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Anjill trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Anjill decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Reich, up you get!

Anjill gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A bit of stalling here from Anjill.
Reich wants to get back to striking at distance but Anjill won't allow it.

Anjill jumps into guard, dragging Reich to the mat.
Anjill on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Anjill tries to get out of the position.
Anjill is adopting a defensive guard.
Anjill lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Reich!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reich is just holding on here. Anjill manages to take his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good control from Anjill.

Reich defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.

Anjill has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Anjill scores with punches from the back.

Reich defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Reich is really stuck here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Reich is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Anjill.
Reich has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.

Anjill patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Reich is trying to get back to his feet but Anjill has full control of the position and if anything, Reich has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Anjill is looking to control Reich but Reich is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Anjill controlling from the back.

Reich defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
A lull in the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reich trying to control but not successfully.
Anjill looking to soften up his opponent with punches.

Anjill looking for the choke from the back.

Anjill is looking for the choke from the back position but Reich is controlling his hands well.
Jack Anjill overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Reich is trying to get back to his feet but Anjill has full control of the position and if anything, Reich has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Anjill trying to control momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Reich holding both Anjill 's hands and preventing any damage.
Anjill scores with strikes from the back.
Reich wants to get back to his feet.
Will Anjill go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anjill not allowing Reich to control his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Anjill dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Anjill scores with a punch to the head.

Anjill has Reich up against the ropes in a clinch.

Anjill pulls Reich into guard.
Anjill working a defensive guard but Reich manages to pass into side control anyway.
Anjill tries to buck Reich off but Reich is having none of it.
Anjill wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Anjill manages to get back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Anjill manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Anjill lands some strikes from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anjill is adopting a defensive guard.
Anjill wants to sweep here but Reich controlling him for the moment.
Reich being controlled here momentarily.
Reich has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Anjill is proving hard to escape from.
Anjill keeping moving, preventing Reich from controlling successfully.
Anjill looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Anjill kicks Reich off and gets to his feet.
A clash of legs there as Anjill blocks the low kick.
Reich takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Anjill drives through and clinches with Reich against the ropes.

Anjill pulls Reich into guard.
Reich stopping the sweep attempt from Anjill.
Anjill has a closed guard, preventing Reich from standing up.
Anjill trying to control the position.
Anjill utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Anjill is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Reich is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reich missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Reich wants to stand but Anjill has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Anjill scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Reich wants to get back to his feet but Anjill is dominant here and he's now got Reich's back!
Reich is in bad spot here.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Reich has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.

Anjill looking for the RNC.
Reich breaks Anjill's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reich wants to get up but he can't break Anjill's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Reich being controlled here momentarily.
Anjill trying to control the position.
Reich wants to control from the top but Anjill keeps moving.
Reich wants to get up but he can't break Anjill's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Bert Reich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jack Anjill is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Reich thows a big elbow that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Anjill showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Anjill 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Anjill!