PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Corwin Anstey (ranked 2048 p4p, 2909 weight class) and Psmfisd Tamdfjsmf (ranked 267 p4p, 356 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Anstey
vs
Tamdfjsmf

183 cm
28
187
24 - 17 - 0

184 cm
34
190
14 - 35 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Corwin Anstey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 35 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Psmfisd Tamdfjsmf!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tamdfjsmf throws a head kick that misses
and Anstey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anstey. Tamdfjsmf does a little dance to reset his feet.

Tamdfjsmf gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Anstey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tamdfjsmf tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anstey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Anstey feinted with a counter takedown.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tamdfjsmf looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Tamdfjsmf gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tamdfjsmf is looking to take this one to the mat.
Anstey stops a takedown attempt from Tamdfjsmf.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tamdfjsmf has Anstey pressed against the cage, preventing Anstey from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tamdfjsmf can't get the takedown.
Corwin Anstey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Psmfisd Tamdfjsmf.
Anstey wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamdfjsmf keeps control of Anstey as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Tamdfjsmf works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Tamdfjsmf throws an elbow that misses. Anstey uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tamdfjsmf's guard. Nice move by Anstey!

Anstey looking to pass the guard.
Anstey passes Tamdfjsmf's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Tamdfjsmf is trying to get back to full guard.
Anstey trying to control the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamdfjsmf slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Anstey won't allow Tamdfjsmf to sweep him here.
Tamdfjsmf is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Nice strikes from Tamdfjsmf there.
Anstey wants to get back to full guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Tamdfjsmf working his ground and pound in the gym.
Anstey keeping control of the position.
Tamdfjsmf is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamdfjsmf prevents Anstey from improving his position.
Tamdfjsmf passes to full mount!
Tamdfjsmf controlling the position easily from mount.
Tamdfjsmf wants to control the pace but Anstey is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tamdfjsmf controlling his opponent.
Tamdfjsmf looking to control but Anstey is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Tamdfjsmf unloads with some shots from mount but Anstey bucks and avoids them well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Anstey holds on to Tamdfjsmf around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.
Tamdfjsmf tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Psmfisd Tamdfjsmf dominated that round.
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.

Tamdfjsmf tries to clinch but Anstey moves out of range.
We've been told by Anstey's head coaches at Cozad MMA Montreal that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tamdfjsmf wants to clinch.
Anstey lands with a right hand.
Tamdfjsmf tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anstey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anstey misses with an uppercut.
Tamdfjsmf's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Anstey connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tamdfjsmf scrambles back to his feet.
Tamdfjsmf looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anstey misses with a hook.
Anstey throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Anstey 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.

Anstey tries to keep at a distance but Tamdfjsmf has taken the fight into the clinch.

Anstey breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamdfjsmf tries to clinch up
and Anstey counters with a straight right hand.

Tamdfjsmf is rocked!
Tamdfjsmf wants to clinch.

Tamdfjsmf moves into the clinch.
Tamdfjsmf drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Anstey gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Anstey stalling the fight.
Tamdfjsmf goes for a takedown attempt but Anstey pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Corwin Anstey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Psmfisd Tamdfjsmf.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Anstey.
Tamdfjsmf is not content to let Anstey control the position.
Tamdfjsmf is trying to improve his position.
Tamdfjsmf looking for a sweep but Anstey has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Tamdfjsmf is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamdfjsmf regains half guard.
Tamdfjsmf taking some punishment here, with Anstey in his half guard.
Anstey is nestled in close to Tamdfjsmf, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tamdfjsmf is trying to maintain the position but Anstey is very close to passing his half guard.
Tamdfjsmf is trying to stand back up but Anstey is controlling him
Anstey is keen to just control but Tamdfjsmf is a slippery customer.
Tamdfjsmf moves into full guard.
Anstey has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anstey not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Anstey wants to control from the top but Tamdfjsmf keeps moving.
Anstey's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tamdfjsmf trying to control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Anstey scores with a jab to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Corwin Anstey dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Tamdfjsmf throws a head kick but Anstey moves out of range.
Anstey throws a body shot but no joy.

Tamdfjsmf forces Anstey back against the cage and clinches.
Tamdfjsmf can't get the takedown.
Anstey wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tamdfjsmf keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Anstey's efforts to push away.

Anstey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tamdfjsmf wants to clinch
and Anstey counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tamdfjsmf slaps away a takedown attempt from Anstey, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Anstey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tamdfjsmf tries to close the distance and clinch but Anstey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Anstey misses with a kick to the body.
Tamdfjsmf steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Anstey.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anstey lands with a hook. Tamdfjsmf tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Corwin Anstey is winning the standup battle so far.
Tamdfjsmf keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anstey connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tamdfjsmf momentarily.

Tamdfjsmf has Anstey up against the cage in a clinch.
Tamdfjsmf misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anstey.
Anstey gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tamdfjsmf.
Anstey looking to stall.
Tamdfjsmf is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Anstey manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anstey wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Tamdfjsmf manages to pull guard.
Tamdfjsmf pulls Anstey in close to his closed guard and prevents Anstey from doing any damage or advancing position.

Tamdfjsmf looking for a guillotine here but Anstey defends easily.
Anstey slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Tamdfjsmf.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamdfjsmf is controlling Anstey's trapped leg to prevent Anstey from advancing to side control.
Anstey content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Tamdfjsmf trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anstey looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Anstey is thwarting Tamdfjsmf's attempts to control the position.
Tamdfjsmf wants to get back to full guard.
Anstey keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Psmfisd Tamdfjsmf has got the better of the ground game so far.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Anstey lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tamdfjsmf doesn't manage to clinch there - Anstey circles away.
Tamdfjsmf tries to clinch there but Anstey circles away.
Anstey throwing a counter right hand but Tamdfjsmf manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick from Anstey misses.
Anstey rushes Tamdfjsmf and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Tamdfjsmf is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Anstey piles on the pressure and Tamdfjsmf crumples to the floor! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Corwin Anstey!
During a confident post fight interview, Corwin Anstey thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.