PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Corwin Anstey (ranked 2907 p4p, 2219 weight class) and Balink Tarlah (ranked 330 p4p, 257 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
Tarlah

183 cm
31
187
30 - 22 - 0

179 cm
42
180
29 - 22 - 0

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Solid boxing
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
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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 30 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Corwin Anstey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Balink Tarlah!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anstey throws a hook but Tarlah blocks it.
Tarlah appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Anstey shoots in and drives through. Tarlah sprawls well.
Anstey misses with a combination

and Tarlah decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Anstey's guard.
Tarlah is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Tarlah wants to control from the top but Anstey keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anstey keeping full guard, as Tarlah tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anstey controls Tarlah momentarily but Tarlah frees himself.
Tarlah stays in close to Anstey's body and controls the position.
Anstey keeping moving, preventing Tarlah from controlling successfully.
Anstey has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Anstey keeping moving, preventing Tarlah from controlling successfully.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Anstey just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Anstey misses with a jab, cross combination.
As Anstey backs off Tarlah throws a huge counter combo but Anstey manages to avoid it all.
Anstey scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Anstey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tarlah moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A nice side step and Tarlah releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Corwin Anstey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tarlah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anstey.
Anstey lands a jab to Tarlah's midsection.
We've been told by Anstey's head coaches at Sparks mma that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tarlah slips under a jab from Anstey.
Anstey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tarlah was well out of range. Poor timing from Anstey.
Anstey misses with a body shot.
Tarlah appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarlah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anstey.
Tarlah takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Anstey looks to land a combination but Tarlah avoids it well.
Tarlah unleashes a big counter combination but Anstey bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Anstey swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tarlah counters with a left to the body.
Anstey throws a combination that misses
and Tarlah counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Anstey thinking.
Anstey misses with a wild body shot.
Tarlah is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Anstey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tarlah was well out of range. Poor timing from Anstey.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anstey connects with a looping right hand.
Anstey jabs Tarlah right on the nose. Tarlah blinks but takes it well.
Anstey is looking to wear down Tarlah with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Anstey swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tarlah counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Anstey thinking.
Anstey swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tarlah connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Anstey lands a really nice looking cross but Tarlah seems unphased.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anstey throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tarlah counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anstey throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tarlah counters with a right hand to the body.
Anstey misses with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Corwin Anstey dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

No joy there for Anstey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fighters circling - Anstey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A countering left hand to the body from Tarlah misses.
Anstey throws a hook but Tarlah avoids it easily.
Tarlah looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tarlah defending well as Anstey loads up on a big left hand.
Corwin Anstey is winning the standup battle so far.
Anstey lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anstey misses with an uppercut

and Tarlah counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Tarlah tries to pass to full mount but Anstey defends it.
Tarlah not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarlah trying to control the action but Anstey is working from the bottom.
Tarlah stalling.
Anstey is not content to let Tarlah control the position.
Anstey tries to roll over but Tarlah keeps him under control.
Tarlah passes the guard and advances to mount!

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.
Tarlah misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Tarlah can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Anstey is looking to escape.
Tarlah tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anstey tries to reverse the position but Tarlah maintains control.
Tarlah controlling the position easily from mount.
Tarlah can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Anstey is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tarlah looking to control and managing it successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tarlah prevents Anstey from getting the reversal.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tarlah trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tarlah controlling from mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Balink Tarlah will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Anstey misses with a series of wild punches.
Anstey throws a combination that misses
and Tarlah counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Anstey misses with a two punch combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tarlah! But no joy.
Anstey fails to land with a series of punches.
Tarlah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tarlah is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Anstey with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anstey misses with a head kick.
Tarlah let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Anstey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tarlah.
Tarlah is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarlah has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Anstey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tarlah.
It seemed like Tarlah was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tarlah slips a straight right by Anstey.
Corwin Anstey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tarlah dodges the punch combination from Anstey.
Anstey misses with a series of wild punches.
A nice side step and Tarlah releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tarlah takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarlah showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anstey.
A little jabbing left from Tarlah on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Anstey missing with a left hand there. Tarlah was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Anstey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tarlah.
Tarlah is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Anstey with a body shot.
Anstey throws a right hand that Tarlah ducks under and follows up with a left that Tarlah also avoids with ease.
Tarlah lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Anstey throws a combination that misses
and Tarlah counters with a one-two to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarlah takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Anstey misses with a hook

and Tarlah counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Anstey is trying to maintain the position but Tarlah is very close to passing his half guard.
Tarlah controlling the action here.
Anstey is looking for a sweep. Tarlah is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Anstey is working hard here to advance position.
Tarlah missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarlah trying to control the pace.
Tarlah is keen to just control but Anstey is a slippery customer.
Tarlah looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Anstey throws a right and a left that Tarlah avoids nicely.
Anstey throws a right and a left that Tarlah avoids nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anstey lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anstey throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Tarlah counter with a right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Corwin Anstey showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Anstey has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Corwin Anstey!
After winning the bout, Corwin Anstey thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.