PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Anakin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vince Magalhaes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Jake Anakin has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jake Anakin seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Anakin
vs
Magalhaes

182 cm
19
192 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

191 cm
21
199 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jake Anakin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vince Magalhaes!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anakin with a hook.
Anakin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anakin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Anakin throws a big shot that misses.
Anakin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Anakin slaps away a takedown attempt from Magalhaes, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Anakin has Magalhaes up against the cage in a clinch.
Anakin gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Magalhaes.
Anakin presses Magalhaes against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magalhaes blocking some punches.
Magalhaes is trying to pull guard but Anakin turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Jake Anakin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vince Magalhaes.
Magalhaes is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Anakin pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Anakin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Anakin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Anakin works on Magalhaes's body with a couple of short punches.
Anakin prevents a takedown attempt there.
Anakin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Anakin is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Magalhaes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Anakin swings wildly with an uppercut but Magalhaes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Anakin scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magalhaes has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Anakin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Magalhaes goes for a takedown attempt but Anakin pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Magalhaes ducks under a wild hook from Anakin.
Magalhaes fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Magalhaes avoids the head kick by Anakin.
Jake Anakin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Anakin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magalhaes has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Anakin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Anakin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Anakin does it's job there.
Magalhaes staying out of range there.
A big left from Anakin misses.
Anakin throws a hook but Magalhaes avoids it easily.
Anakin swings widly with a right hand
and Magalhaes counters with a nice uppercut.
Magalhaes misses with a wild combination.
A combination from Anakin does no damage.
Anakin swings for the body but Magalhaes moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magalhaes throws a hook but Anakin blocks it.
Anakin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A jab lands there for Anakin.
Anakin with a hook.
Anakin misses with a two punch combination.
Anakin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Magalhaes misses with a looping right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anakin lands a nice looking body shot.
Anakin throws a right hand that misses
and Magalhaes counters with a left to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Anakin dominated that round.
That's time! Anakin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Magalhaes has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Anakin has closed the distance and engaged Magalhaes in a clinch.
Anakin misses with the head strike.
Anakin scores with a hook to the body.
Anakin scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anakin can't find room to land a body shot as Magalhaes controls the action.

Anakin breaks from the clinch.
Anakin lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Anakin lands a glancing blow to the side of Magalhaes's head.
A left lands for Anakin.
Magalhaes is breathing heavily.
Anakin throws a good cross that connects.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anakin lands a jab to the nose.
Anakin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anakin misses with a wild combination.
A left and a right from Anakin both land. Nice combination.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Magalhaes 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 Anakin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Anakin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Anakin throws a hook but Magalhaes blocks it.
Anakin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Magalhaes's head backwards.
Magalhaes takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Anakin.

Anakin clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Magalhaes changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Anakin fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Anakin throws a right hand that Magalhaes ducks under and follows up with a left that Magalhaes also avoids with ease.
Jake Anakin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Anakin.
Anakin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anakin throws a hook to the side of Magalhaes's head but Magalhaes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Anakin scores with a three punch combo!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magalhaes ducks under a wild hook from Anakin.
Anakin scores with a jab.
Jake Anakin is winning the standup battle so far.
Anakin lands a jab to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anakin. Magalhaes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anakin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Magalhaes can do to turn this around?
Anakin throws a hook but Magalhaes blocks it.
Anakin throws a right and a left that Magalhaes avoids nicely.
Magalhaes misses with a takedown attempt - Anakin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Magalhaes is defended easily by Anakin.
Jake Anakin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vince Magalhaes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anakin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Magalhaes.
Magalhaes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anakin throws out the jab.

Anakin clinches up with Magalhaes and pushes him back against the cage.
Magalhaes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Anakin's efforts to push away.
Anakin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anakin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Magalhaess head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Magalhaes tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Anakin just stands there and leans against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Anakin dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Nice shot lands for Anakin.
Magalhaes takes one on the button.
Anakin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anakin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Magalhaes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A combination from Anakin does no damage.
Anakin throws a series of punches but Magalhaes moves out of range.
Magalhaes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Anakin.
Magalhaes throws a right and a left that Anakin avoids nicely.
Magalhaes fails with the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anakin lands a really nice looking cross but Magalhaes seems unphased.
Magalhaes lands a right hook to the body.
Anakin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Anakin lands a lovely overhand right.
Anakin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Magalhaes decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Anakin's guard.
Magalhaes stopping the sweep attempt from Anakin.
Magalhaes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Magalhaes thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Magalhaes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Magalhaes stopping the sweep attempt from Anakin.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Magalhaes works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Magalhaes seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Magalhaes is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Anakin!
Anakin wants to hold on but Magalhaes pushes him away.
Anakin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Magalhaes lands a heavy elbow.
Magalhaes with the ground and pound from mount.

Magalhaes jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Anakin manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Magalhaes has hold of Anakin's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Anakin seems comfortable defending it but Magalhaes has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Anakin is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Anakin is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Magalhaes couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Vince Magalhaes!
An out of breath Vince Magalhaes thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.