PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Corwin Anstey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aries Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Anstey might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to all for you. Aries Gracie will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Anstey
vs
Gracie

180 cm
25
200 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

200 cm
18
215 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Corwin Anstey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aries Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anstey lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Anstey.
Gracie shoots in but Anstey avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gracie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Anstey swivels and escapes.
Anstey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Corwin Anstey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aries Gracie.
Anstey throws a series of punches but Gracie moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Anstey avoids it really well and circles away.
Anstey misses with the combination.
Anstey stuffs the takedown.

That's two 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 throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Anstey as he avoids it easily.
Gracie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Anstey throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Anstey throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie shoots in and drives through. Anstey sprawls well.
Gracie shoots in for a double leg but Anstey sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gracie fails to land the takedown.
Gracie looks gassed!
Anstey looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Anstey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Anstey lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Anstey looks to land a combination. Gracie sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gracie fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie dodges the punch combination from Anstey.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Corwin Anstey dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Anstey misses with a few strikes there.
Anstey stuffs the takedown attempt from Gracie. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Anstey misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anstey defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gracie.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anstey throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Corwin Anstey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Left hook, right uppercut from Anstey.
Anstey swinging wilding here.
Anstey stuffs the takedown attempt from Gracie. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Corwin Anstey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aries Gracie.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches up with Anstey, looking for a takedown. Gracie pushes Anstey against the cage but Anstey circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anstey lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gracie circles away quickly and effectively.
Anstey goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gracie shoots in but no luck this time.
Anstey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gracie is defended easily by Anstey.
Anstey tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Anstey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nice sprawl there from Anstey as Gracie shoots in.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Anstey as he avoids it easily.
Anstey lands a two punch combo.
Anstey throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anstey throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gracie looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Anstey is fending him off so far but Gracie persists. Nope, Anstey circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Corwin Anstey dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Anstey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gracie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anstey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anstey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gracie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anstey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Anstey but Anstey pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gracie shoots for a double leg takedown but Anstey sprawls well. He's pushed Gracie's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anstey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gracie shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Anstey defends it nicely.
Corwin Anstey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aries Gracie.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Anstey lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Gracie shoots in but no luck this time.
Anstey throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anstey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gracie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anstey lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gracie circles away quickly and effectively.
Anstey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anstey misses with a few strikes there.
Aries Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Anstey tries to avoid it but Gracie manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Anstey to the ground. Anstey escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Anstey.
Corwin Anstey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A combination from Anstey does no damage.
Anstey misses with a series of wild punches.
Gracie is trying desperately to land a takedown but Anstey is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Gracie.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Corwin Anstey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Anstey 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Corwin Anstey!