PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Young Money (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phillip Anselmo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Anselmo's choice of entrance music: HATEBREED-Everyone Bleeds Now. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Money
vs
Anselmo

208 cm
22
264 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

198 cm
22
254 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Young Money!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Phillip Anselmo!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Hugh Johnson and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Money moves away from the strike by Anselmo.
Money dodges the punch combination from Anselmo.
Nice uppercut there from Anselmo.

It looks like Young Money has been cut.
Anselmo throws a sloppy head kick and Money moves out of range easily.
Anselmo looks to score with a jab to the body but Money is just out of range.
Money blocks a head kick by Anselmo.
Anselmo with a nice cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anselmo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anselmo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Anselmo looks to land a left hand but Money moved out of range nicely.
Money looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Money closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Anselmo did well to prevent Money getting side control.
Money works his way into side control.
Anselmo tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Money lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Anselmo is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Money's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Money sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Anselmo defending well though.
Money missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Money thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Anselmo is staying active underneath Money, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Anselmo wants to get back to his feet.

Anselmo looking for submissions off his back.
Money looks to land a strike but Anselmo avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Money landing with the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Anselmo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Anselmo is looking to clinch.

Money shoots in and bounces Anselmo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Anselmo looking for a guillotine here but Money defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anselmo throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
Anselmo keeping full guard, as Money tries to pass.
Anselmo is wriggling around but Money manages to pass to half guard.
Money working the head and body with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anselmo is trying to control but can't.
Anselmo is looking to escape.
Money thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Anselmo's head.

Money seems to be looking for submissions.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Anselmo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Anselmo is refusing to be controlled, as Money sits in half guard.
Anselmo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Money. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Money landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Money connects with a nice short shot to Anselmo's temple.
Money is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Anselmo lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Anselmo flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

Money is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Money is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Anselmo wants to improve his position but Money is controlling well.
Anselmo flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Anselmo gets full guard.
Anselmo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Money working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Anselmo has momentary wrist control but Money slips an elbow through the middle.
Anselmo wants to sweep here but Money controlling him for the moment.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Money's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Money wants to pass the guard but Anselmo is keeping the position.

Anselmo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Money defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phillip Anselmo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Young Money's cut.
That's time! Money's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Money looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Anselmo avoids the head kick by Money.
Anselmo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Money checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Anselmo tries to close the distance and clinch but Money swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Anselmo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Anselmo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Anselmo waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Money.
Anselmo is looking to slow Money down with leg kicks.
Anselmo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anselmo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Money paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Anselmo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anselmo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Money drops his hands momentarily and Anselmo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Anselmo! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Phillip Anselmo!