PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Justin Anthony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown has chosen Candy Paint as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Anthony
vs
Brown

184 cm
26
195 lbs
12 - 4 - 1

190 cm
29
187 lbs
18 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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 12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Justin Anthony!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Charlie Brown!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anthony.
Brown pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Anthony throws a good cross that connects.
Brown throws out a powerful jab.
Brown pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brown misses with a lunging right hand
and Anthony makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Brown really felt that one!
A cross from Brown lands.
Brown avoids a kick to the body.
Brown looks to throw the jab but Anthony is out of range.
Anthony ducks right into an uppercut from Brown.
Anthony has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Brown finds it's way round the side to connect with Anthony's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anthony moves away.
Anthony throws a big shot that misses.
Brown loads up on a big right hand but Anthony slips the punch.
Brown throws a jab but it's blocked by Anthony.
Brown pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Anthony thows a body shot but no joy.
Anthony moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anthony.
A left lands for Brown.
Anthony digs a good body shot into Brown's ribs.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anthony throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Brown misses with a low kick as Anthony jumps back.
A big left from Brown misses.
Anthony ducks right into an uppercut from Brown.
Anthony slips a straight right by Brown.
Brown moves out of range of the leg kick from Anthony.
Brown throws a poor cross that misses
and Anthony counters with an outside leg kick.
Brown digs a good body shot into Anthony's ribs.
Brown swings for the body but Anthony moves out of range.
Brown throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brown throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Anthony stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anthony motions for Brown to come forward. Anthony throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown misses with a lunging right hand
and Anthony counters with a nice low kick that buckles Brown's knee momentarily.
Brown throws a big shot that misses.
Anthony blocks a head kick by Brown.
Brown throws a leg kick that is checked
and Anthony counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Anthony tries a head kick but it misses.
Charlie Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anthony has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Brown finds it's way round the side to connect with Anthony's head.
Brown takes one to the chin there.
Brown blocks a leg kick.
Anthony slips a jab from Brown.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anthony wants to clinch up but Brown keeps it at a distance.
Brown throws a poor cross that misses
and Anthony finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Anthony looks to land a body kick but Brown moved away.
Brown jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anthony throws out a powerful jab.
Anthony looks for the body kick but Brown saw that one coming.
Anthony shoots in for a takedown but Brown shows good takedown defense.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Anthony scores with a leg kick.
Anthony lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Anthony moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Brown takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Anthony throws a head kick that misses.
Anthony throws a leg kick but Brown sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Brown thows a left - swing and a miss!
Anthony is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Anthony lands a nice shot that snaps Brown's head back.
Brown jabs Anthony to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Charlie Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That kick from Anthony tenderised Brown's leg. Brown is trying to keep his angry face on.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Anthony ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anthony keeps Brown at a distance using the push kick.
Anthony moves in looking to clinch but Brown pushes him off.
Anthony blocks a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Anthony looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Anthony lands a nice shot that snaps Brown's head back.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anthony moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brown misses with a lunging right hand
and Anthony counters with a nice uppercut.
Anthony takes one to the chin there.
Brown checks a low kick from Anthony.
Anthony pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Justin Anthony will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Brown scores with a shot to the body.
Anthony connects with an inside leg kick.
Anthony throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Anthony uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brown.
Brown misses with a hook. Anthony ducked under it nicely.
Anthony tries to work over Brown's front leg with a kick but Brown checks it.
Brown swings away with a body shot that misses

and Anthony counters by moving into the clinch.
Brown wants a takedown.
Brown looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Anthony wants the takedown. Brown is fighting it off but Anthony persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Brown's guard against the cage.
Brown is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Anthony is controlling him.

Brown has his feet on Anthony's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown misses with a body kick.
Brown throws an off balance right hand
and Anthony connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown loads up on a big right hand but Anthony slips the punch.
Anthony jabs Brown right on the nose. Brown blinks but takes it well.
Anthony uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Brown sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Anthony lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Anthony thumps Brown with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. Anthony does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brown slips a straight right by Anthony.
Anthony throws a head kick but Brown moves out of range.
Brown pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brown slaps away a takedown attempt from Anthony, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Anthony uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Justin Anthony is winning the standup battle so far.
Brown lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brown looks to land a right hand but Anthony moved out of range.
Brown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brown misses with a right hand
and Anthony makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Brown really felt that one!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown misses with a straight left.
Brown throws a hook but Anthony blocks it.

Anthony dives in and scores a takedown into Brown's guard.
Anthony wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Anthony is stalling in the full guard.
Anthony advances position into side control!
Brown is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Anthony has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Anthony is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Brown is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Anthony tries to move to mount but Brown blocks the move with his legs.
Anthony wants to control but Brown is keeping him busy.

Brown throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Brown throws the left hand but Anthony avoids the punch easily.
Anthony throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brown sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brown misses with a shot to the body
and Anthony counters with a nice low kick that buckles Brown's knee momentarily.
Anthony throws a sloppy body shot
and Brown counters with a straight right hand.
Brown lands a jab to Anthony's midsection.
Anthony walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Brown takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anthony scores with a sloppy right hand. Brown should have avoided that one.
Brown avoids the head kick by Anthony.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anthony looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Brown is fending him off so far but Anthony persists. Nope, Brown circles away and we're back to standing.
Brown misses with a body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Anthony 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Anthony tries for a takedown but Brown sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Anthony. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Brown misses.
Anthony moves away from the strike by Brown.
A nice inside leg kick there by Anthony. That's going to slow Brown down.
Brown throws a hook but Anthony blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brown throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Anthony counters with a right hand to the body.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anthony.
Anthony throws a head kick but Brown moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Justin Anthony dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Anthony fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Brown has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Anthony explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Anthony waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brown.
Anthony lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brown circles away quickly and effectively.
Brown's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The fighters circling - Brown throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Anthony slips under a jab from Brown.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick
and Anthony counters with a nice uppercut.
Anthony closes this distance looking for a takedown but Brown circles away.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
Brown throws a jab when Anthony was well out of range.
Brown misses with a low kick.
Brown throws a hook but Anthony blocks it.
Anthony lands with a nice body punch.
Anthony lands a head kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anthony throws a series of punches but Brown moves out of range.
Brown misses with a looping right.
Nice defenses there by Anthony.
Brown tries to move into range but Anthony moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Brown throws a head kick but Anthony moves out of range.
Brown has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Anthony.
Brown throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Brown takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Anthony lands a jab to the head.
Anthony comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Brown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brown scores with the left hand. Anthony knows he should have avoided that one.
Brown thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brown throws the kick towards the body but Anthony avoids it.
Brown stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Anthony.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anthony scores with a nice right hand.
Anthony doesn't manage to clinch there - Brown circles away.
Anthony connects with a leg kick. Brown looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anthony displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brown throws out the jab.
Brown stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Brown wants it to stay on the feet.
Anthony connects with a leg kick. Brown looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Brown uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Anthony.
Anthony throws a body kick that misses.
Nice shot by Brown.
Anthony throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brown throws a right hand that misses
letting Anthony counter with a right hand.
Brown attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Charlie Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brown fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Anthony on the side of the head.
Anthony slips a straight right by Brown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anthony lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brown's sensitive parts.
Brown lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Justin Anthony is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Anthony throws a sloppy head kick and Brown moves out of range easily.
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brown misses with a right hand
and Anthony counters with an outside leg kick.
Anthony feints and then cracks Brown's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brown down.
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brown looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Brown misses with a body shot.
Anthony tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anthony thumps Brown with a low kick.
Anthony thows a body shot but no joy.
Brown throws a right hand that misses
and Anthony makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a jab when Anthony was well out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Brown crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Anthony - the referee stops the clock and Brown gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Anthony. Brown manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Anthony throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brown throws a big shot that misses.
Nice body punch from Brown.
Brown misses with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Anthony is just out of range.
Anthony throws a head kick that Brown semi-blocks.
Brown changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Anthony lands with a slapping head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anthony moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Brown looks to land a left hand but Anthony moved out of range nicely.
Anthony fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
Anthony tries to clinch up but Brown circles away and keeps his distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Justin Anthony showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Anthony 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justin Anthony!