PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Gagner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corwin Anstey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anstey has chosen Gonna Fly Now 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.

Gagner
vs
Anstey

185 cm
22
210 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
208 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Robert Gagner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Corwin Anstey!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gagner wants to slow Anstey down by chopping away at his legs.
Anstey avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Anstey lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gagner circles away quickly and effectively.
Anstey lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gagner backs up against the cage.
Anstey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Anstey throws a right and a left that Gagner avoids nicely.
Anstey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gagner.
Anstey misses with a wild combination.
A combination from Anstey does no damage.
Anstey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gagner.
Gagner misses with a body kick.
Gagner does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Anstey throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Gagner throws a leg kick that misses.
Anstey tries to clinch up.
Anstey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gagner misses with a low kick.
Gagner is looking to score with low kicks.
Gagner is looking to land body kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anstey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gagner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Danga de danga de dang - Anstey scores with a four punch combination!
Gagner fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Anstey.
Gagner misses with a low kick.
Anstey keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
No joy there for Anstey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Anstey wants to clinch.
Gagner tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Anstey is able to avoid easily.
Gagner throws a leg kick that misses.
Gagner feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Anstey's calf.
Anstey misses with a few strikes there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Anstey checks a leg kick.
Gagner is looking to land body kicks.
Anstey keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gagner misses with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gagner misses with a leg kick.
Robert Gagner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gagner tries a low kick but Anstey avoids it.
Gagner throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Anstey throws a nice looking combination but Gagner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Anstey checks a leg kick.
Anstey moves out of range of the body kick from Gagner.
Gagner swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Anstey looks to land a combination but Gagner avoids it well.
Gagner throws and low kick but Anstey moves out of range easily.
Anstey throws a right and a left that both miss.
Anstey misses with the combination.
Gagner throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gagner pivots, looking for a leg kick but Anstey is out of range and Gagner settles back down.
Gagner attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gagner misses with a body kick.
Gagner attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gagner wants to slow Anstey down by chopping away at his legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gagner throws a leg kick but Anstey sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gagner throws a solid leg kick but Anstey takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gagner.
Gagner shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gagner finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gagner throws a leg kick but Anstey moved away.
Gagner tries to work over Anstey's front leg with a kick but Anstey checks it.
Anstey blocks a leg kick.
Anstey throws a right and a left that both miss.

Anstey closes the distance and pushes Gagner back into the cage.
Gagner gets underhooks to prevent Anstey's takedown attempt.
Anstey is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Gagner pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Gagner tries to break free but Anstey pushes him back against the cage.
Gagner is trying to break free.
Gagner prevents a takedown attempt there.
Robert Gagner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Corwin Anstey.
Anstey goes for a takedown attempt but Gagner pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Anstey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Anstey looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

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.
Anstey blocks a leg kick.
Gagner tried to score with a low kick but Anstey checks it.
Gagner misses with a low kick as Anstey jumps back.
Anstey looks to land a combination but Gagner avoids it well.
Anstey swinging wildly here.
Anstey moves out of range of the body kick from Gagner.
Anstey checks the leg kick.
Gagner attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gagner throws a leg kick that misses.
Gagner throws a low kick but it's checked well by Anstey.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anstey swinging wildly here.
Gagner misses with a low kick.
An inside leg kick from Gagner misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Corwin Anstey will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Anstey blocks the body kick.
Gagner tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Anstey is able to avoid easily.
Gagner tries a low kick but Anstey avoids it.
Gagner is looking to score with low kicks.
Anstey misses with a series of wild punches.
Anstey blocks a leg kick.
Gagner tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Anstey is able to avoid easily.
Anstey checks a leg kick.
Anstey moves in looking to clinch but Gagner pushes him off.

Anstey has managed to clinch.

Gagner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Anstey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A bone on bone clash there as Anstey blocks the leg kick.
Anstey misses with a series of wild punches.
Anstey moves out of range of the leg kick from Gagner.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gagner finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Anstey checks a low kick from Gagner.
Anstey doesn't manage to clinch there - Gagner circles away.
Robert Gagner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gagner fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Anstey checks it well.
Gagner misses with a leg kick.
Gagner lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gagner misses with a low kick.
Gagner does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Anstey looks to land a combination but Gagner avoids it well.
Gagner will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Anstey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gagner is looking to chop away at Anstey's legs.
Gagner throws a low kick, looking for Anstey's leg but Anstey calmly moves out of range.
Anstey misses with a wild combination.
Anstey checks a leg kick.
Anstey blocks a low kick nicely.

That's two 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.
Gagner walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Anstey checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gagner throws and low kick but Anstey moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gagner misses with a low kick.
Anstey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gagner throws a leg kick but Anstey checks it.
Anstey lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Anstey throws a series of punches but Gagner avoids them all with ease.
Anstey misses with a double jab.
Anstey throws a right hand that Gagner ducks under and follows up with a left that Gagner also avoids with ease.
Anstey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gagner.
A clash of legs there as Anstey blocks the low kick.
Gagner swings away with a leg kick that misses.

Anstey has closed the distance and engaged Gagner in a clinch.
Anstey prevents Gagner from breaking the clinch.
Gagner looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on Gagner's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Anstey is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Gagner pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Anstey drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gagner pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gagner will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Anstey checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Anstey misses with a few strikes there.
Gagner attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gagner does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gagner tries to work over Anstey's front leg with a kick but Anstey checks it.
Anstey looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gagner motions for Anstey to come forward. Gagner throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gagner slips a jab and a cross from Anstey.
Anstey tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gagner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gagner throws a front kick aimed at Anstey's knee but Anstey avoids it well.
Gagner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Anstey misses with a series of wild punches.
Gagner misses with an attempted mid kick.

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.
Some wild striking there from Anstey.
Gagner fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Anstey is out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Anstey!
Anstey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anstey avoids the head kick by Gagner.
Anstey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anstey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gagner throws a solid leg kick but Anstey takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gagner.
Anstey throws a series of punches but Gagner moves out of range.
Gagner is looking to score with low kicks.
Anstey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gagner walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Anstey checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gagner throws a body kick that misses.
Anstey lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Corwin Anstey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Some wild striking there from Anstey.
Gagner throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A leg kick checked by Anstey.
Gagner will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Anstey checks a leg kick.
Gagner throws and low kick but Anstey moves out of range easily.
Anstey stalks Gagner and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gagner's face. Gagner staggers backwards, shaken.
Gagner motions for Anstey to come forward. Gagner throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Anstey throws a right and a left that Gagner avoids nicely.
Gagner throws a front kick aimed at Anstey's knee but Anstey avoids it well.
Gagner looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anstey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gagner.
Gagner attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Anstey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gagner is looking to score with low kicks.
A leg kick checked by Anstey.
Gagner pivots, looking for a leg kick but Anstey is out of range and Gagner settles back down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gagner throws a low kick but it's checked well by Anstey.
Anstey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Anstey misses with a series of wild punches.
Anstey scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A head kick misses from Gagner.
Gagner dodges the punch combination from Anstey.
Gagner misses with a low kick.
Anstey tries to clinch but Gagner is having none of it.
Anstey throws a series of punches but Gagner avoids them all with ease.
Anstey misses with a two punch combination.
Anstey misses with the combination.
Anstey avoids a kick to the body.
Anstey blocks a low kick nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gagner, right into the meat.

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 misses with a wild combination.
Gagner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Anstey misses with a few strikes there.
Gagner throws a leg kick but Anstey sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Anstey moves out of range of the leg kick from Gagner.
Gagner tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Anstey is able to avoid easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gagner lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Anstey has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Anstey and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Anstey throws a series of punches but Gagner avoids them all with ease.
Anstey throws a right and a left that both miss.
No joy there for Anstey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gagner throws a low kick, looking for Anstey's leg but Anstey calmly moves out of range.
Anstey throws a series of punches but Gagner moves out of range.
Anstey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A leg kick checked by Anstey.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gagner pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gagner throws a low kick but it's checked well by Anstey.
Anstey throws a right and a left that Gagner avoids nicely.
Gagner throws a solid leg kick but Anstey takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gagner.
Gagner tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Anstey scores with a one two! Gagner had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gagner throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gagner walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Anstey checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gagner is looking to land body kicks.
Anstey fails in his attempt to clinch.
Anstey misses with a few strikes there.
Gagner fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Anstey is out of range.
Gagner throws a leg kick but Anstey checks it.
Gagner is looking to chop away at Anstey's legs.
Anstey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Anstey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

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.
Gagner attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Anstey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Anstey gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Anstey drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Gagner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anstey throws a right hand that Gagner ducks under and follows up with a left that Gagner also avoids with ease.
Anstey checks a low kick from Gagner.
Robert Gagner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anstey checks the leg kick.
Gagner throws a leg kick but Anstey moved away.
Anstey misses with a two punch combination.
Gagner tries to score with a low kick but Anstey moves his leg out of the way.
Anstey lands a jab-cross combination.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gagner misses with a leg kick.
Gagner throws a solid leg kick but Anstey takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gagner.
Gagner goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gagner is looking to land body kicks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Corwin Anstey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Anstey 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29

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