PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Walad Anubis (ranked 2400 p4p, 2024 weight class) and Miami Vice (ranked 276 p4p, 235 weight class). Anubis kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hideaway. Vice has chosen Miami Vice Theme as his entrance music. 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.

Anubis
vs
Vice

185 cm
34
170
26 - 21 - 0

177 cm
36
175
28 - 21 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Conviction

30th Century Beer Store
Stoner's Killer Apparel

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 - 21 - 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 28 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Miami Vice!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Anubis closes the distance and pushes Vice back into the cage.

Anubis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anubis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Anubis has been working on his boxing with his coaches at HELLCADEMY in the buildup to the fight.
Anubis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Vice's head.
Vice tries to clinch there but Anubis circles away.
Anubis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vice moves away.
Walad Anubis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Anubis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Anubis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Anubis throws a head kick that misses.
Vice pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vice tries a head kick but it misses.
Anubis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vice is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anubis.
Anubis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Vice thows a left - swing and a miss!
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!
Anubis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vice will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Anubis is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Anubis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vice.
Vice stuns Anubis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vice misses with a hook. Anubis ducked under it nicely.
Anubis is looking for a counter combo.
Vice tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vice lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Anubis at a distance.
Anubis moves out of range as Vice strikes.
Vice defending well as Anubis loads up on a big left hand.
A head kick misses from Vice.
Anubis slips a jab and a cross from Vice.
Anubis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vice walks into a stiff left hand from Anubis.
Vice cracks Anubis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Anubis fails to land with a series of punches.
Vice throws a nice looking combination but Anubis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Anubis moves out of range as Vice strikes.
Anubis lands a right hook to the body.
Anubis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vice looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vice will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Anubis!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vice wants to clinch up but Anubis keeps it at a distance.
Vice takes one to the side of the head.
Vice misses with a looping left.
A head kick misses from Vice.
Anubis has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Anubis there as he acknowledges the shot.
Anubis swats away the attempt to clinch by Vice.
Vice is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anubis.
Vice moves in looking to clinch but Anubis pushes him off.
A lazy left from Anubis finds it's target.
Anubis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Anubis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vice.
Anubis staying out of range there.
Vice tries a head kick but it misses.
Vice thows a left - swing and a miss!
Anubis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Anubis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anubis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anubis swinging wildly here.
Good shot there by Anubis.
A head kick misses from Vice.
Vice avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vice misses with a head kick.
Vice scores with the left hand. Anubis knows he should have avoided that one.
Vice pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vice throws a looping overhand right but Anubis ducks down to avoid it.
A nice combination there by Anubis.
Vice misses with a straight left.
Anubis throws a big counter combination but Vice scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Vice takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Vice throws a head kick that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anubis scores with a head kick. Vice tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Vice throws a hook but Anubis avoids it easily.
Vice waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Anubis.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vice throws a hook to the side of Anubis's head but Anubis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A counter left hand to the body from Anubis misses its target.
Anubis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vice manages to avoid it.

Anubis closes the distance and clinches.
Anubis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vice is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Anubis tries to break free but Vice pushes him back against the cage.
Anubis lands a right hand.
Anubis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Anubis blocks an uppercut.
Anubis lands a body shot.
Anubis digs a right hand into Vice's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vice's gas tank.
Vice looks winded!
Vice misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anubis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Anubis tries to throw a body punch but Vice avoids it by throwing Anubis back against the cage.

Anubis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Anubis moves into the clinch successfully.

Anubis breaks from the clinch.
Anubis fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick by Vice misses
letting Anubis counter with a right hand.
Anubis lands a high kick!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Walad Anubis dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Anubis throws a head kick that misses.
Anubis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vice connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vice scores with a head kick.
Anubis throws a nice head kick!
Vice keeps the fight on the outside.
Vice throws a fast counter high kick but Anubis manages to duck under it in time.
Anubis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vice takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Anubis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Anubis bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vice's head backwards.
Walad Anubis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice body punch from Anubis.
Vice throws out a loose jab but Anubis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anubis takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anubis just misses with a punch to the body.
Vice might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Vice misses with a looping right.
Walad Anubis is winning the standup battle so far.
Anubis scoring well with a low kick there.
Vice misses with a looping right.
Vice loads up on a big right hand but Anubis slips the punch.
Anubis throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Anubis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vice can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vice takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Vice dodges the punch combination from Anubis.
Vice throws a shot from downtown. Anubis moves away and avoids it.
Anubis is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Anubis stuffs the takedown attempt from Vice. Vice gets slowly back to his feet.
Vice throws a sloppy head kick and Anubis moves out of range easily.
Vice tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anubis with the inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vice. Anubis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anubis fails to land with a series of punches.
Vice throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Anubis's head.
Anubis avoids a punch combination nicely.

Vice clinches with his opponent.
Anubis pushes Vice back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anubis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Anubis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anubis can't find room to land a body shot as Vice controls the action.
Anubis digs a right hand underneath Vice's ribcage. Vice let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Vice is breathing heavily.
Good body shot from Anubis.
Still in the clinch, Anubis scores with a nice short uppercut.

Anubis breaks from the clinch.

Vice tries to keep at a distance but Anubis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Vice trying to stall but Anubis improves his position.

Anubis breaks from the clinch.
Vice looks to throw the jab but Anubis is out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Anubis!
Vice throws a jab but it's blocked by Anubis.
A big right from Vice misses.
Vice throws an overhand right that lands on Anubis's shoulder, as Anubis tries to avoid the shot.
Decent striking displayed by Anubis there.
Anubis throws a nice head kick!
Anubis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anubis lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anubis throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Vice throws a head kick but Anubis moves out of range.
Anubis throws a head kick that misses.
Vice on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Anubis throws a head kick that Vice semi-blocks.
Anubis scores with a kick to the midsection.
Anubis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vice moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anubis misses with a body shot.
Vice throws a looping overhand right but Anubis ducks down to avoid it.

Vice gets tackled into the cage by Anubis. Anubis maintains the clinch.
Vice scores with a nice hook to the head.

Anubis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anubis throws a nice head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anubis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vice.
Vice throws an overhand right that lands on Anubis's shoulder, as Anubis tries to avoid the shot.
Anubis tries to clinch but Vice moves away
and Vice counters with a nice uppercut.
Anubis lands with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anubis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jab by Anubis.
Vice stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Vice shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Anubis but Anubis pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Anubis closes the distance and clinches.
Anubis tries to work over Vice's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Anubis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Anubis moves away from the strike by Vice.
Anubis is looking to counter punch.
Anubis uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Anubis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Anubis tries to clinch up.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick misses from Anubis.
Vice loads up on a big right hand but Anubis slips the punch.
Vice scores with a decent looking hook.
Vice tries a head kick but it misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Walad Anubis dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Anubis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vice now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Anubis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vice swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vice misses with a body shot.
Anubis scores with a shot to the body.
Anubis slips a straight right by Vice.
Anubis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anubis connects with a body shot that sends Vice's belly button to the back.
Anubis throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Vice tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Anubis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vice lands a slapping body shot.
Anubis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vice has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A head kick misses from Anubis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Vice. Those never looked like landing.
Anubis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vice.
Vice bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Anubis has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Vice escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vice misses with an uppercut. Anubis saw that one coming.
A little feinted left hand from Anubis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anubis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vice.
Anubis fails with an attempt to clinch.

Anubis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vice, pushing him back against the cage.
Vice lands a left hand.
Vice lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anubis struggles to land a body shot inside as Vice controls his hands.

Anubis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Anubis looks for the body kick but Vice saw that one coming.
Vice is looking for the big counter here.
Anubis wants to clinch up but Vice keeps it at a distance.
Anubis lands a right hook to the body.
Anubis tries a head kick but it misses.
Vice is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Anubis lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Anubis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anubis wants to clinch up but Vice keeps it at a distance.
Vice misses the shot to the body.
Anubis throws a head kick that misses.
Vice throws a sloppy head kick and Anubis moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vice keeps the fight on the outside.
Jab from Vice.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anubis swings away with a body shot that misses
and Vice counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Anubis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vice tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anubis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Anubis throws a head kick that misses.
Vice misses with a looping left.
Crunch! Anubis slams his shin into Vice's torso.
Anubis moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Anubis scores with a one two! Vice had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Vice keeps the fight on the outside.
Vice scores with a jab to the jaw.

Anubis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Anubis misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Vice fails to land.

Anubis breaks from the clinch.
Anubis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anubis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Anubis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A shot to the liver by Anubis. Beautiful body shot.
Vice throws a combination. Anubis tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Vice on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Anubis has managed to clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Anubis has Vice pressed against the cage, preventing Vice from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vice has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A shot in the inside from Vice.
Vice blocks a body shot from Anubis.

Anubis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anubis throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Vice's head.
Vice throws a head kick that misses.
Anubis takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anubis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vices jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Anubis closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anubis throws a punch but it's blocked by Vice.
Vice throws a head punch that misses.
Anubis tries to break free but Vice pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vice.
A head punch on the inside from Anubis fails to land.
Anubis throws a punch but it's blocked by Vice.

Anubis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anubis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vice cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vice slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Vice has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Anubis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anubis goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vice tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice shot by Anubis.
Vice avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Miami Vice has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vice throws a head kick that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Walad Anubis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Anubis 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Walad Anubis!
During a confident post fight interview, Walad Anubis thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.