PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Corwin Anstey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Dickens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anstey comes to the cage accompanied by Burn It To The Ground . Corwin Anstey could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Victor Dickens's chin.

Anstey
vs
Dickens

180 cm
28
209 lbs
24 - 10 - 0

189 cm
24
214 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Corwin Anstey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Victor Dickens!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dickens throws a left and a right that both miss

and Anstey counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Dickens's guard now.
Dickens utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dickens wants to get back to his feet but Anstey is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Anstey trying to control but Dickens is working from the bottom.
Anstey looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Dickens really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Anstey. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Anstey with a flurry of punches that miss.
Anstey trying to control the position from guard on top but Dickens is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anstey missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anstey throwing strikes from guard but Dickens blocks nicely.
Anstey slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Dickens stalks Anstey and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Anstey's face. Anstey staggers backwards, shaken.

Anstey drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Anstey throwing strikes but missing.
Anstey 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.
Anstey missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Anstey working some strikes from top position.

Anstey drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Anstey jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Dickens avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anstey throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Anstey scoring with some ground and pound.
Dickens is looking to stand up but Anstey isn't so interested in that idea.
Anstey trying to control but Dickens is working from the bottom.
Dickens avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Anstey is in close to Dickens's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Anstey postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Anstey is working Dickens over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anstey throwing strikes from guard but Dickens blocks nicely.
Anstey throwing strikes from guard but Dickens blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickens avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Anstey wants to control from the top but Dickens keeps moving.
Anstey with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dickens keeping moving, preventing Anstey from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Anstey accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Anstey is looking to work some ground and pound but Dickens has wrist control.
Dickens is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Anstey drops back looking for a leg! Dickens is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dickens manages to kick Anstey off! Anstey jumps back into Dickens's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Anstey landing some decent shots from guard.
Anstey sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dickens's guard.
Dickens looks like he's trying to stand up.

Anstey is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dickens doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Anstey.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Anstey is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dickens has managed to free his arm - good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Corwin Anstey dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Dickens lands a body shot.

Anstey looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Anstey in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dickens is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anstey throwing strikes from guard but Dickens blocks nicely.
Dickens wants to stand and escape but Anstey is having none of it.
Anstey throwing strikes but missing.
Dickens working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Anstey.
Anstey wants to control from the top but Dickens keeps moving.
Anstey throws a big right hand that misses.
Anstey trying to control but Dickens is working from the bottom.
Anstey tries to free his leg and advance position but Dickens is retaining full guard.

Anstey is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Anstey postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Anstey's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Anstey trying to control but Dickens is working from the bottom.
Anstey with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dickens has momentary wrist control but Anstey slips an elbow through the middle.
Anstey wants to control from the top but Dickens keeps moving.
Dickens working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Anstey.
Anstey with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anstey stands up over Dickens, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Anstey accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Anstey working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Anstey drops back looking for a leg! Dickens is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dickens manages to kick Anstey off! Anstey jumps back into Dickens's guard.
Anstey postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Anstey trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Anstey throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Anstey postures up in Dickens's guard and throws a big left but Dickens blocks it.
Dickens wants to stand and escape but Anstey is having none of it.
Anstey postures up in Dickens's guard and throws a big left but Dickens blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anstey connects with a couple of short punches.
Dickens keeping moving, preventing Anstey from controlling successfully.
Corwin Anstey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dickens wants to get back to his feet but Anstey is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Dickens is breathing heavily.
Dickens preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Anstey working some strikes from top position.
Anstey throwing strikes from guard but Dickens blocks nicely.
Anstey throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Corwin Anstey dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Anstey fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dickens sprawls well initially but Anstey persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Dickens keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Anstey is looking to take a break and control but Dickens is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Anstey working over Dickens with some ground and pound. Dickens looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Anstey stops Dickens from getting back to his feet.

Dickens is defending against the submission attempts here by Anstey.
Anstey lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Anstey seems to be looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anstey thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dickens tries to kick Anstey off but Anstey keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Dickens avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Anstey.
Anstey thows a huge punch but Dickens dodges it nicely.
Dickens takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Anstey lands with a punch from half guard.
Dickens blocking the ground and pound attempt from Anstey.
Anstey wants to control but Dickens is keeping him busy.

Dickens is defending against the submission attempts here by Anstey.
Anstey sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dickens defending well though.

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.
Anstey throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dickens is trying to stand back up but Anstey is controlling him
Dickens blocking the ground and pound attempt from Anstey.
Anstey is trying to control. Dickens wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Anstey thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Anstey is keen to just control but Dickens is a slippery customer.
Anstey thows a huge punch but Dickens dodges it nicely.
Anstey throwing shots but Dickens is blocking nicely.
Anstey throwing shots but Dickens is blocking nicely.
Anstey throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anstey throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dickens on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Anstey thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dickens's head.

Anstey is looking for a kimura here.

Anstey is trying to work for a kimura but Dickens is defending well.

Anstey looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's four 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.

Anstey is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Anstey thows a huge punch but Dickens dodges it nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dickens wants to get back to his feet.
Anstey not landing any meaningful shots this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Corwin Anstey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Anstey, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27

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