PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Az Anubis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Furcal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Anubis
vs
Furcal

181 cm
21
215 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

187 cm
21
218 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Tri Light Clothing

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Az Anubis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Furcal!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Furcal crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Anubis - the referee stops the clock and Furcal gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Anubis. Furcal manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Furcal ducks under a wild hook from Anubis.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Furcal checks a leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Anubis - that will leave a mark!
Anubis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Furcal. That did some damage!
Nice defenses there by Anubis.
Anubis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Furcal thows a left - swing and a miss!
A left lands for Furcal.

It looks like Az Anubis has been cut.
A bone on bone clash there as Furcal blocks the leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Furcal.
Anubis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Anubis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anubis misses the jab.
Furcal misses with a looping left.
Furcal throws out a loose jab but Anubis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Furcal throws a hook but Anubis blocks it.

Anubis lands a big head kick that sends Furcal tumbling to the mat! Anubis takes a step backwards and waves Furcal back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Furcal is rocked!

It looks like Mike Furcal has been cut.
Furcal showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anubis.
Furcal is still on wobbly legs! Can Anubis finish him?
Furcal throws a lazy right hand but Anubis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Anubis misses with a double jab
and Furcal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Furcal seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anubis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Furcal paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Anubis just misses with a punch to the body.
Furcal smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Furcal takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Furcal looks to throw the jab but Anubis is out of range.
Donk. Furcal catches Anubis right on the button with a cross.
A shot to the body from Furcal misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Furcal looks gassed!
Furcal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anubis.

Anubis drops Furcal with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Furcal looks back up at him and smiles so Anubis waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Anubis. Furcal does a little dance to reset his feet.

Anubis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Furcal throws a punch but it's blocked by Anubis.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Anubis.
Anubis crunches a lovely knee into Furcal's ribcage.
Anubis landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Anubis lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Anubis.
Furcal takes a shot to the head.
Anubis using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Anubis leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anubis looking to throw knees to the head but Furcal is blocking nicely.
A short left from Anubis.
Furcal throws a punch but it's blocked by Anubis.
Anubis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Furcal is defending well for now.
Anubis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Furcal misses with a body punch.
Furcal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anubis working aggressively here.
Anubis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Furcal is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Furcal takes a knee right on the jaw!
Anubis misses with a punch to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Anubis.
Good body shot from Furcal.
Furcal lands a body shot.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Anubis lands a left hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Furcal creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Anubis fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furcal lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Furcal throws a head punch that misses.
Anubis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anubis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Anubis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Furcal as Anubis tries to tie him up.
A nice left hand lands by Furcal.
Furcal takes a knee to the side of the body.
Anubis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Furcal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anubis wants to stall.
Furcal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Furcal gets through Anubis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Anubis trying to land knees to the body.
Furcal is trying to maintain a safe position but Anubis gets an underhook and turns Furcal into the cage.
Anubis slows down the pace here.
Furcal lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Anubis backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Anubis as Furcal tries to tie him up.
Furcal lands a left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anubis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Furcal managing to block the knees to the body from Anubis.
Anubis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Anubis trying to land knees to the body.
Anubis is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Anubis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Furcal has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A shot in the inside from Furcal.
Furcal throws a punch but it's blocked by Anubis.
Anubis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Anubis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Furcal is defending well for now.
Anubis connects with a knee to the head.
Anubis misses with a knee strike.
Anubis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Furcal lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Furcal lands a body shot.
Furcal softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Come on Furcal - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Furcal lands a body punch.
Furcal lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Furcal makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Furcal is stalling here.
Furcal wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Az Anubis dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Furcal scores with a decent looking hook.
Furcal blocks a low kick nicely.
Furcal lands a really nice looking cross but Anubis seems unphased.
Az Anubis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anubis doesn't manage to clinch there - Furcal circles away.
Furcal 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.
Anubis closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Furcal lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A telegraphed right hand from Furcal misses the target.
Furcal thows a body shot but no joy.
Furcal takes a jab right on the kisser.
Furcal tries to clinch but Anubis moves out of range.
Anubis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Furcal.
Furcal misses with a wild combination.

Anubis has closed the distance and engaged Furcal in a clinch.
Anubis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Furcal lands with a left to the head.
Furcal misses with the head strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Furcal lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anubis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Furcal is defending well for now.
A short right from Furcal.
Furcal lands a right hand that snaps the head of Anubis backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Furcal.
Furcal stalling in the clinch but Anubis improves position.
Anubis taking a breather.
Anubis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short body shot lands from Furcal as the two fighters clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Furcal lands with a right to the head.
Furcal stalling.
Anubis connects with a nasty looking knee right to Furcal's face.
Furcal on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Anubis misses with a knee strike.
Anubis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Furcal avoids it.
Nice body punch from Furcal - that landed with a thud.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Furcal creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Furcal takes an elbow to the forehead.
Furcal throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Anubis tries to work over Furcal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anubis takes a shot to the head.
Furcal lands with a left to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Come on Furcal - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Furcal lands a body shot.
Furcal lands with a light punch inside.
Furcal lands with a left to the head.
A body shot lands from Furcal.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anubis.
Furcal digs a right hand underneath Anubis's ribcage. Anubis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Furcal working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Furcal blocks the elbow strike.
A short body shot lands from Furcal as the two fighters clinch.
Anubis being controlled against the cage.
Furcal lands a body shot in the clinch.
Furcal lands an uppercut.
Anubis tries a knee to the head but Furcal blocks it.
Furcal lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Furcal lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Anubis backwards.
Furcal lands a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice left hand lands by Furcal.
Anubis pushes off an throws an elbow but Furcal leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Furcal avoids the elbow strike from Anubis, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Anubis just misses with a elbow thrown towards Furcal's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furcal is working Anubis over against the cage.
Furcal leaning against his opponent.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Furcal.
Nice body punch from Furcal.
Furcal lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Furcal.
Furcal lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Anubis missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Furcal on the inside.
Furcal softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Furcal lands a hook to the side of the head.
Furcal lands a left hand.
Anubis is trying to stall.
Furcal lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Furcal lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Furcal is trying to maintain a safe position but Anubis gets an underhook and turns Furcal into the cage.
Furcal is working Anubis over against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Furcal.
Furcal is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Anubis is keeping busy.
Furcal lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Furcal lands an uppercut.
Anubis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Furcal lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Anubis.
Mike Furcal seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Furcal scores with a shot to the side of Anubis's head.
Furcal lands a body punch.
Anubis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right from Furcal on the inside.
Anubis stalling in the clinch but Furcal improves position.
Furcal throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Anubiss head.
Furcal digs a right hand into Anubis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Anubis's gas tank.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Furcal.
Furcal lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Anubis or not.
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!
Furcal will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Anubis up against the cage.
Furcal lands with a light punch inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Furcal lands an uppercut.
Anubis looking to throw knees to the head but Furcal is blocking nicely.
Anubis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Furcal is defending well for now.
Furcal lands a right hand that snaps the head of Anubis backwards.
A shot in the inside from Furcal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Furcal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Furcal throws a body punch but Anubis moves out of range.
Anubis lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Furcal backs up against the cage.
Furcal looks to score with a jab to the body but Anubis is just out of range.
Furcal takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Az Anubis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Furcal misses.
Anubis throws a nice looking combination but Furcal bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Anubis looks to throw the jab but Furcal is out of range.
Anubis throws a big shot that misses.
Furcal is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anubis.
Furcal misses with a few strikes there.
Anubis takes one to the side of the head.
Furcal throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anubis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big right from Anubis misses.
The fighters circling - Furcal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Anubis tries to clinch up
and Furcal counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Furcal connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Anubis gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anubis looking to throw knees to the head but Furcal is blocking nicely.
Anubis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Anubis digs a right hand into Furcal's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Furcal's gas tank.
Anubis tries a knee to the head but Furcal blocks it.
Furcal being controlled against the cage.
Furcal lands a left hand that snaps the head of Anubis backwards.
Furcal working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Furcal softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Furcal working aggressively here.
Furcal lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Anubis throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Furcal.
Anubis throws a knee to the head but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Furcal is pushing Anubis up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Furcal working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Anubis as Furcal tries to tie him up.
Anubis tries a knee to the head but Furcal blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furcal lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short left from Furcal.
Anubis misses with an elbow strike.
Furcal taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Furcal lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Furcal.
Furcal lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Furcal digs a right hand into Anubis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Anubis's gas tank.
Anubis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Furcal lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Anubis.
Furcal scores with a nice hook to the head.
Furcal lands a body shot.
Anubis tries to land knees in the clinch but Furcal avoids the damage to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Furcal.
Furcal is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Furcal lands a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anubis working aggressively here.
Furcal throws a head punch that misses.
Anubis is trying to maintain a safe position but Furcal gets an underhook and turns Anubis into the cage.
Anubis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Anubis with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Furcal gets through Anubis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Anubis taking a breather.
Furcal blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Furcal lands a hook that snaps the head of Anubis backwards.
Furcal trying to control the position but instead, Anubis has worked for underhooks and has pushed Furcal into the cage.
Anubis misses with a knee strike.
A bit of stalling here from Furcal.
Furcal continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Furcal lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Furcal.
Anubis wants to stall.
Furcal softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Anubis struggles to land a body shot inside as Furcal controls his hands.
Furcal lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Anubis backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Furcal.
Nice body punch from Furcal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Furcal lands a shoulder strike.
Furcal is working Anubis over against the cage.
Anubis misses with a knee to the head.
Furcal scores with a nice hook to the head.
Furcal lands a shot to the body.
Furcal lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Furcal takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Anubis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Furcal lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Furcal stalling against the cage.
Anubis takes a shot to the head.
Anubis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A body shot lands from Furcal.
Furcal lands a right hand.
Furcal lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Furcal content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Furcal lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Furcal.
Furcal lands a nice uppercut.
Furcal on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Anubis taking a breather.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Furcal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Furcal has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Furcal!