PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Walad Anubis (ranked 272 p4p, 321 weight class) and Carter Wright (ranked 36 p4p, 48 weight class). Anubis comes to the cage accompanied by Hideaway. Carter Wright has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Walad Anubis's chin.

Anubis
vs
Wright

185 cm
32
170
26 - 15 - 0

180 cm
32
179
24 - 12 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Conviction
Conquer

Hoarse Pills
Bondi MMA 🏝️

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 26 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Walad Anubis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Carter Wright!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anubis throws a leg kick but Wright sees it coming and moves out of range.
Anubis misses the jab.
Walad Anubis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wright lands a head kick. Anubis smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wright swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anubis has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Undisputed in the buildup to the fight.
Wright waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Anubis.
Anubis throws out a leg kick but Wright moves out of range and Anubis only half commits.
Wright looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Anubis throws a body kick that misses
and Wright counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Decent striking displayed by Wright there.
Anubis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wright lands with a shot to the body.
Crunch! Wright slams his shin into Anubis's torso.
Wright scores with a kick to the midsection.
Anubis throws an overhand right that lands on Wright's shoulder, as Wright tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anubis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wright manages to avoid it.
Wright looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wright moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Anubis.
Anubis throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Wright lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Anubis throws out a powerful jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anubis throws a leg kick but Wright sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wright swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wright throws a shot from downtown. Anubis moves away and avoids it.
Anubis doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Anubis on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wright.
Anubis walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wright throws a leg kick which misses Anubis's front leg but catches the back leg as Anubis tries to avoid it.
Anubis misses with a straight right.
Wright throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Anubis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Anubis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wright.
Anubis misses with a kick to the body
and Wright counters with a good low kick that Anubis was not able to check.
Anubis throws a poor cross that misses
and Wright counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anubis scoring well with a low kick there.
Anubis is looking to slow Wright down with leg kicks.
Wright lands a nice leg kick that just misses Anubis's sensitive parts.
Anubis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wright manages to avoid it.
It seemed like Wright was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Anubis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
It seemed like Wright was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Good leg kick by Wright.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anubis misses with a lunging right hand
and Wright counters with a nice uppercut.
Anubis misses with a body kick.
Wright lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wright lands a glancing blow to the side of Anubis's head.
Anubis misses with a low kick.
Wright lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wright swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wright lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Anubis throws a leg kick but Wright moved away.
Anubis throws a low kick, looking for Wright's leg but Wright calmly moves out of range.
Wright scores with a nice right hand.
Wright turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wright throws a low kick but Anubis avoids it.
Anubis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A solid body kick from Wright.
Anubis throws out a loose jab but Wright uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anubis is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Anubis cracks Wright with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Anubis throws a body punch but Wright moves out of range.
Anubis's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wright connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Anubis scrambles back to his feet.
Wright swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright scores with a jab to the head.
Wright feints and then cracks Anubis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anubis down.
Anubis finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Wright slips a jab from Anubis.
Wright let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Donk. Wright catches Anubis right on the button with a cross.
Wright lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Anubis at a distance.
Anubis on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Anubis connects with a nice looking jab.

It looks like Carter Wright has been cut.
Wright is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Anubis had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Anubis throws a jab but it's blocked by Wright.
A swing and a miss from Anubis.
Wright throws a low kick, looking for Anubis's leg but Anubis calmly moves out of range.
Anubis slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Anubis throws a leg kick
and Wright finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
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!
Wright buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wright scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wright lands a jab.
Anubis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wright looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Anubis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Anubis thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anubis ducks under a wild hook from Wright.
Anubis is looking to counter with a body kick.
Wright keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wright fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Anubis.
Anubis throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wright.
A solid leg kick lands there for Anubis.
A low kick lands for Anubis.
Wright moves away from the strike by Anubis.
Wright lands with a good body shot.
Wright works Anubis's body with a nice hook.
Anubis scores with a head kick.
Anubis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wright lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Anubis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wright.
Anubis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wright gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Anubis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Anubis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wright manages to avoid it.
Anubis throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Anubis misses with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Carter Wright dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carter Wright'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.

Wright throws out a loose jab but Anubis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anubis looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Wright has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Anubis throws a leg kick
enabling Wright to counter with a crisp jab.
Wright lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wright lands a nice shot to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Wright in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Nice body kick from Wright.
Anubis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Anubis throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wright connects with a good right hand that stumbles Anubis. Anubis circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wright checks a leg kick nicely.
Wright gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Anubis.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Anubis.
Anubis slips a jab from Wright.
Wright throws a body shot but no joy.
Wright lands with an uppercut that bounces Anubis off the cage and back into range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anubis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wright.
The fighters circling - Wright throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Anubis will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Anubis throws a leg kick
and Wright counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wright checks the leg kick.
Anubis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wright connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anubis throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wright tries a quick counter leg kick but Anubis is wise to it.
Wright lands with a good body shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Wright finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Wright checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Anubis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wright moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Anubis tries to move into range but Wright moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wright moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Anubis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wright.
Wright scores with the left hand. Anubis knows he should have avoided that one.
Anubis on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Wright throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wright drops his hands momentarily and Anubis takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Anubis looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wright gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That has opened up Carter Wright's cut even more.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Anubis might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Wright lands a leg kick that knocks Anubis off balance momentarily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Anubis scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A punch lands to the side of Anubis 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wright connects with a solid leg kick.
Anubis tries to work over Wright's front leg with a kick but Wright checks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anubis thows a leg kick but Wright checks it
and Wright counters with a right hand to the body.
Anubis throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wright throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wright takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wright paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wright loads up on a big right hand but Anubis slips the punch.
Anubis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wright's sensitive parts.
A big left from Wright misses.
Anubis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A low kick lands for Anubis.
Wright steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Anubis.
Carter Wright seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Anubis clobbers Wright with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Walad Anubis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A solid leg kick lands there for Anubis.
Wright slips a straight right by Anubis.
Anubis closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wright digs a good hook to Anubis's body.
Wright wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Anubis thuds a left hand into Wright's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright works the jab nicely.
A nice leg kick from Anubis, right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Anubis misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Wright crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Anubis - the referee stops the clock and Wright gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Anubis. Wright manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wright is looking to slow Anubis down with leg kicks.
Anubis takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wright.
Wright connects with the punch.
Anubis sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Anubis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wright is out of range and Anubis settles back down.
Wright swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wright throws a body shot but no joy.
Wright blocks a jab.
Anubis will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A low kick from Anubis is predictable there
and Wright cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anubis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wright.
Wright scores with a jab to the head.
Wright throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Anubis on the side of the head.
Anubis defending well as Wright loads up on a big left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anubis misses the jab.
Anubis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Anubis finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A low kick from Anubis is predictable there
and Wright counters with an inside leg kick.
Wright misses with a straight left.
Anubis scores with a nice strike.

The cut above Carter Wright's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Wright throws a nice outside leg kick.
Anubis misses with a looping right.
Wright staying out of range there.
Wright lands a right hook to the body.
Anubis misses with a leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wright darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Anubis tries to land a leg kick but Wright saw it coming and moves away.
Wright keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anubis.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anubis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Good exchange - Wright coming out on top.
An inside leg kick from Anubis misses.
Wright misses with a looping left.
Anubis is looking to counter punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Carter Wright showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Carter Wright'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. And we move into the final round!

Wright connects with a leg kick.
Anubis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anubis throws a hook but Wright avoids it easily.
Anubis throws a lazy uppercut
and Wright counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Anubis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Anubis lands a right hook to the body.
Wright lands a nice looking body shot.
Anubis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wright staying out of range there.
Wright pushes Anubis away with a front kick.
A low kick from Anubis is predictable there
and Wright connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Anubis throws a front kick aimed at Wright's knee but Wright avoids it well.
Anubis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anubis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wright moves away from the strike by Anubis.
Anubis tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wright is able to avoid easily.
Wright feints a counter leg kick.
Anubis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wright scores with a crisp jab that stopped Anubis in his tracks.
Wright throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright throws a hook but Anubis blocks it.
Anubis tried to score with a low kick but Wright checks it.
Anubis walks into a left hand.
Anubis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wright lands a nice leg kick that just misses Anubis's sensitive parts.
Anubis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wright looks to score with a jab to the body but Anubis is just out of range.
Wright works Anubis's body with a nice hook.
Wright scores with a nice head shot.
Wright moves out of range of the leg kick from Anubis.
Anubis throws a body punch but Wright moves out of range.
Wright cracks Anubis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wright scores with a push kick.
Anubis misses with a straight right.
Wright jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wright looks for the body kick but Anubis saw that one coming.
Wright connects with a single shot there.
Anubis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wright sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright looks to throw the jab but Anubis is out of range.
Anubis on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Anubis staying out of range there.
Some bone on bone action there as Wright checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wright throws out a counter right but Anubis avoids it with no problem.
Wright lands a jab to the head.
Anubis attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Anubis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Anubis lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Wright backs up against the cage.
Anubis throws a poor cross that misses
and Wright counters with a nice uppercut.
Anubis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Anubis thows a leg kick but Wright checks it
and Wright counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Wright lands an impressive looking overhand right. Anubis doesn't seem phased though.
Anubis takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Anubis throws a low kick but Wright avoids it.
Anubis throws a low kick but Wright moves out of range easily.
Anubis tries to score with a low kick but Wright moves his leg out of the way.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anubis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anubis misses with a lunging right hand
and Anubis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wright uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Anubis.
Wright 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.
Wright connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A low kick from Anubis is predictable there
and Wright counters with a nice leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Anubis
and Wright counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Anubis doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Anubis ducks right into an uppercut from Wright.
Nice uppercut lands for Wright. That snapped Anubis's head back.
Anubis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Wright.
Anubis throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Anubis drops his hands momentarily and Wright takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wright lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wright looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Anubis misses with a right hand
enabling Wright to counter with a crisp jab.
Anubis misses with a right hand
and Wright counters with a solid body kick.
Anubis throws an off balance right hand
and Wright counters with a nice body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anubis lands with a hook. Wright tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Anubis keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wright lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Anubis stuns Wright with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wright throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Wright keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Anubis throws the left hand but Wright avoids the punch easily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Wright.
Nice shot by Wright.
A cross from Wright lands.
Anubis connects with a solid leg kick.
Wright lands with a cross.
Anubis misses with a looping left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Wright misses.
Wright looks to throw the jab but Anubis is out of range.
Wright keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anubis.
Anubis looks for the body kick but Wright saw that one coming.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carter Wright comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wright has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carter Wright!
Our winner, Carter Wright, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.