PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rex Bisping (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Anton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steven Anton has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bisping
vs
Anton

185 cm
27
185 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

175 cm
23
180 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Rex Bisping!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Steven Anton!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anton scoring well with a low kick there.
Anton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bisping takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good exchange - Bisping coming out on top.
Bisping stalks Anton and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Anton's face. Anton staggers backwards, shaken.

Bisping drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Anton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bisping keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Anton's head.
Bisping with a nice head shot there.
Bisping is pushing down on Anton's leg trying to pass to half guard. Anton is fighting to maintain full guard but Bisping has managed to sneak the leg through.
Anton avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bisping.
Bisping working the head and body with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anton looks like he's trying to stand up.
Anton looks gassed!
Bisping is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Anton taking some punishment here, with Bisping in his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anton taking some punishment here, with Bisping in his half guard.
Bisping is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Anton has hold of Bisping's hands but Bisping slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bisping passes to full mount!
Anton is in a horrible position here. Bisping smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Anton is in a horrible position here. Bisping smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bisping landing shots from mount.
Bisping pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bisping looking to finish Anton with some ground and pound. This is bad for Anton!
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!
Bisping looking to finish Anton with some ground and pound. This is bad for Anton!
Bisping lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bisping with the ground and pound from mount.
Bisping connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Bisping scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Anton?
Anton takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Anton is in a horrible position here. Bisping smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bisping working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bisping landing strikes from the mount and Anton is in trouble!
Bisping landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bisping landing strikes from the mount.
Bisping looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The referee warns Anton that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bisping in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bisping lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Anton really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bisping. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bisping fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Anton takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bisping landing shots from mount.
Anton is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Bisping lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Anton is in a horrible position here. Bisping smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Anton is bucking up trying to escape but Bisping cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bisping dominating with strikes here.
Bisping has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Anton's face.
Bisping with a couple of short strikes.
Bisping has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bisping working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bisping breaks from Anton's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Bisping looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bisping scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Anton is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Bisping pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bisping landing shots from mount.
Anton is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bisping breaks from Anton's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Anton is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Bisping raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rex Bisping dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Left hook, right uppercut from Bisping.
Rex Bisping seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bisping with a nice cross.
Anton tries to land a leg kick but Bisping saw it coming and moves away.
Bisping connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bisping throws a series of strikes that have Anton backpedaling.
Bisping connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bisping goes for a takedown attempt but Anton pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bisping misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Anton is breathing heavily.

Bisping instigates a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bisping as Anton tries to tie him up.

Bisping pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bisping feints and as Anton raises his hands in defense, Bisping changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bisping in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bisping lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bisping is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bisping makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Anton can't keep his opponent in guard - Bisping advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bisping looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Anton with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bisping has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bisping lands a big shot there that rocks Anton but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bisping is landing with some decent strikes but Anton is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bisping has control of Anton's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Anton regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anton is in a horrible position here. Bisping smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bisping scoring with strikes but Anton is staying in there.
Bisping looking to finish Anton with some ground and pound. This is bad for Anton!
Bisping is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Anton can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bisping with good strikes from the mount here!
Anton trying desperately to get to his feet.
Bisping raining down shots from the mount!
Bisping lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bisping is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anton can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bisping lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Anton hang on?
Bisping working Anton over with strikes here.
Bisping working Anton over with strikes here.
Bisping cracks Anton with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Anton squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Bisping landing strikes, looking to finish!
Anton is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Bisping with a couple of short strikes.
Bisping landing strikes from the mount.
Anton wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Bisping with shots to the head and body - Anton looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bisping lands a nice shot to the head.
Bisping lands with some strikes.
Bisping with good strikes from the mount here!
Anton takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anton is bucking up trying to escape but Bisping cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Anton tries to buck Bisping off but he can't manage it.
Bisping landing strikes from the mount.
Bisping cracks Anton with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bisping controlling from the full mount.
You get the feeling that Anton really doesn't like being in this position too much.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bisping scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rex Bisping dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Bisping moves into the clinch.
Anton misses with an elbow over the top.
A short uppercut from Bisping.
Anton looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bisping has Anton pushed against the cage.
Anton gets underhooks to prevent Bisping's takedown attempt.
Stalling in the clinch from Bisping.
Bisping lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bisping lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A frustrated look appears on Anton's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Anton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bisping content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Anton trying to control the position but instead, Bisping has worked for underhooks and has pushed Anton into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bisping digs a right hand underneath Anton's ribcage. Anton let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bisping - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A body shot lands from Bisping.
Bisping lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Anton or not.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bisping lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bisping's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bisping throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Stalling in the clinch from Bisping.

Bisping gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Anton regains guard.
Bisping is in close to Anton's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bisping is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bisping's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bisping postures up and lands a big shot to Anton's brow.
Bisping landing some decent shots from guard.
Bisping trying to control the position from guard on top but Anton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bisping landing with the ground and pound.
Bisping lands a couple of elbows.
Bisping is in close to Anton's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bisping keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Anton's head.
Anton wants to get back to his feet but Bisping passes into half guard.
Rex Bisping overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bisping landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bisping working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Anton is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bisping scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bisping slips a nice elbow through Anton's hands, connecting with Anton's forehead.
Bisping winds up and cracks Anton with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bisping wants to control but Anton is keeping him busy.
Bisping lands strikes from half guard.
Bisping is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bisping lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bisping seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bisping moves into full mount! Anton won't be happy about that!
Anton is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Rex Bisping is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bisping looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bisping with shots to the head and body - Anton looks very uncomfortable down there.
Steven Anton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bisping landing strikes, looking to finish!

And that's the end of the fight!
Rex Bisping showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bisping 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:24
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:25
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rex Bisping!