PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Calogero Anello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ip Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Anello
vs
Man

178 cm
27
168 lbs
14 - 8 - 1

178 cm
31
164 lbs
19 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Crippler's Corner

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Calogero Anello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ip Man!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Franklyn Lucas and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anello keeps the fight on the outside.
Man avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Anello throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A big left from Anello misses.
Anello connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Anello throws a body punch but Man moves out of range.
Man fails with a takedown attempt.
Man dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Anello. That did some damage!
Man fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Anello checks it well.
Anello leaves Man with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Anello throws a hook but Man blocks it.
Anello blocks a jab.
Anello checks a leg kick.
Man throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anello keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Man.
Anello just misses with a punch to the body.
Man misses the jab.
Man on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Anello scores with a jab.
Man motions for Anello to come forward. Man throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Man feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Anello's calf.
Anello moves away from the strike by Man.
Man checks the leg kick nicely there.
Man swinging wildly here.
Man tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anello was well out of range. Poor timing from Man.
Anello misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Man.
Anello feints and then cracks Man's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Man down.
Anello misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anello moves out of range as Man strikes.
A slow jab from Anello misses its intended target.
Man scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Anello looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Man digs a good body shot into Anello's ribs.
Anello lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anello cracks the inside of Man's front leg.
Man misses with a wild combination.
Man shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Anello defends it nicely.
Calogero Anello has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ip Man.
Anello checks a low kick from Man.
Anello throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Anello with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anello ducks under a wild hook from Man.

Man takes the fight into the clinch.
Man is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Anello gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Man throws a head punch that misses.
Man has Anello pressed against the cage, preventing Anello from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Anello wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Anello wants to get back to striking at distance but Man won't allow it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Anello breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Calogero Anello is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Man walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Anello pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anello.
Man throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Man loads up on a big right hand but Anello slips the punch.

Man closes the distance and clinches.
Anello wants to break the clinch but can't.
Anello prevents the takedown attempt.
Anello is looking to break free of the clinch but Man has double underhooks.

Anello breaks from the clinch.
A shot to the liver by Man. Beautiful body shot.
Man looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anello cracks Man with a right hand to the side of the head.
Man misses with an uppercut
and Anello cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Anello tried to score with a low kick but Man checks it.
Anello misses with a straight left.
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 Calogero Anello will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Anello lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Anello lands with an uppercut that bounces Man off the cage and back into range.
Anello looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Man misses with a low kick as Anello jumps back.
Anello blocks the body kick.
Anello jabs at Man's body.
Anello swings for the body but Man moves out of range.
Man wants to land a leg kick but Anello is out of range.
Anello is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Man.
Horrible takedown by Man or perhaps it was just good defense by Anello which made him look bad.
Anello fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Anello looks to land a body kick but Man moved away.
A telegraphed right hand from Man misses the target.
Man throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man misses with a hook.
Man looks to score with a jab to the body but Anello is just out of range.
Man moves to clinch but Anello breaks away
and Anello counters with a thumping low kick.
Man throws a leg kick but Anello sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Anello throws a chopping leg kick but Man manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Man wants to clinch up but Anello keeps it at a distance.
Anello slips under a jab from Man.
Man throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Anello throws a jab but it's blocked by Man.
A nice leg kick lands there from Anello.
Man lands a glancing blow to the side of Anello's head.
Anello ducks under a wild hook from Man.
Man lands with a thumping leg kick.
Anello scores with the left hand. Man knows he should have avoided that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anello misses with a lunging right hand
and Man counters with a right hand to the body.
Man swings for the body but Anello moves out of range.
Man tries to bum rush Anello with a series of wild strikes but Anello uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Man tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Man misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Anello lands a nice leg kick that just misses Man's sensitive parts.
Anello lands a jab to the nose.
Anello keeps the fight on the outside.
Anello scores with a hook to the body. Man takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Man throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Man looks to score with a jab to the body but Anello is just out of range.
Man is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anello.
Anello throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Anello scoring well with a low kick there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Man throws the left hand but Anello avoids the punch easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Man.
Man misses with a jab to the body
and Anello counters with a nice uppercut.
Man lands a nice shot to the body.
Anello tries a low kick but Man avoids it.

Man pushes Anello up against the cage in a clinch.
Anello can't break the clinch.
Man prevents Anello from breaking the clinch.
Man swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Anello pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from Anello. No joy for Man on that attempt.
Man slips under a jab from Anello.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a jab when Anello was well out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Anello keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Man.
Anello pushes Man away with a front kick.
Anello keeps the fight on the outside.
Man takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
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!
Man fails to land the takedown.
Calogero Anello has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ip Man.
Anello listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Calogero Anello is winning the standup battle so far.
Anello is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Man.
Anello lets loose with a powerful body kick. Man will feel that in the morning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Man misses with a leg kick
and Anello counters with a straight right hand.
Man moves out of range of the strikes.
Anello throws the kick towards the body but Man avoids it.
Man attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Calogero Anello 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Anello blocks a low kick nicely.
Anello looks to land a body kick but Man moved away.
Man misses with a kick to the body
and Anello counters with a right hand to the body.
Ip Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice jab there from Man.
Man throws out a leg kick but Anello moves out of range and Man only half commits.
Anello connects with a solid leg kick.
Anello fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Man shoots for a takedown but Anello saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Anello throws a jab but it's blocked by Man.
Anello steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Man.
A big left from Anello misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Anello.
Anello throws a jab but it's blocked by Man.

Man gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Anello tries to break free but Man pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anello tries to break free but Man pushes him back against the cage.

Man pulls guard effortlessly.
Man controls Anello momentarily but Anello frees himself.
Man has a closed guard, preventing Anello from standing up.
Man working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ip Man was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Man finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Anello checks a low kick from Man.
Anello takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Man throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Anello listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A good leg kick by Anello.
Anello slips under a jab.
Anello feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Man's calf.
Man is looking to clinch but Anello is avoiding it.
Ip Man has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Man keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Man wants to clinch.
Man dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Man looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Man throws a nice inside leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Anello 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Man throws out a powerful jab.
Anello ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slow jab from Man misses its intended target.
Man throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Anello with a hook.
Anello moves away from the strike by Man.
Man stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Anello.
Man misses with a leg kick
and Anello counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Man swings for the body but Anello moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man misses with an uppercut
and Man takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Man throws a solid leg kick but Anello takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Man.
A good leg kick by Anello.
Anello throws a push kick but Man slaps the foot to one side.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Man on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Anello cracks Man with a right hand to the side of the head.
Man chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Anello can pounce on him.
Man throws a lazy right hand but Anello sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Man takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Anello wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Man will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Man takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Anello throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Man stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Man's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Anello connects with a body shot that sends Man's belly button to the back.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Calogero Anello.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Anello, 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Calogero Anello!
After winning the bout, Calogero Anello thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.