PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Yun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Anchorez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paulo Anchorez is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Yun
vs
Anchorez

188 cm
20
255 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

194 cm
28
260 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Yun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paulo Anchorez!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yun shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Anchorez but Anchorez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Yun lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Anchorez circles away quickly and effectively.
Anchorez misses with a looping right.

Yun moves into range and clinches up with Anchorez.
Yun slows down the pace here.
Anchorez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yun misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anchorez.
Anchorez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Yun is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Anchorez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Yun pulls Anchorez into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Anchorez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Yun's head.
Anchorez tries to free his leg and advance position but Yun is retaining full guard.
Anchorez stands up over Yun, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
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!
Yun wants to stand up but Anchorez is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yun seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Yun wants to sweep but no luck.
Yun is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Anchorez is looking to improve his position.
Yun controlling the action here.
Yun is trying to control the action in half guard but Anchorez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Anchorez manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Anchorez trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yun wants to stand but Anchorez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Anchorez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Yun wants to stand but Anchorez is controlling his posture from full guard.
Anchorez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yun is looking to stand up but Anchorez won't let him.
Anchorez tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Yun stands up from Anchorez's guard - Yun perhaps looking for a knockout.

Yun gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Yun is adopting a defensive guard.
Anchorez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yun works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Yun is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Anchorez is aware though and is defending well.
Anchorez postures up.
Anchorez throwing strikes but missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yun looking to hit a scissor sweep but Anchorez is one step ahead there.
Anchorez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Yun's head.
Anchorez looking to pass the guard.
Yun is trying to keep Anchorez in close.
Anchorez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yun wants to stand up but Anchorez is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anchorez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Paulo Anchorez will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Anchorez misses the body punch

and Yun moves into the clinch.
Yun jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Anchorez walks away with a smile on his face. Yun gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Yun gets a takedown into half guard.
Anchorez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Still in half guard, Yun seems content to control.

Anchorez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Anchorez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yun wants to pass to mount but Anchorez is defending the position.
Anchorez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Anchorez manages to get to full guard.
Anchorez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Yun has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Anchorez is working away from the top position though.
Anchorez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anchorez throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Yun to regain full guard.
Yun working a defensive guard here.
Anchorez throws a big right hand that misses.
Yun wants to control the position but Anchorez says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Paulo Anchorez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Anchorez drops an elbow to the side of Yun's head.
Yun is trying to stand up here but Anchorez is controlling him well.
Yun regains full guard. Nicely done.
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!

Yun looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Yun is controlling Anchorez's posture.
Yun trying to control the position.

Anchorez has gone for a leg lock! Yun slips out almost immediately though and dives into Anchorez's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anchorez will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Anchorez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Yun manages to get himself to full guard.
Anchorez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Anchorez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Anchorez throwing strikes but missing.
Yun bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Anchorez's guard.
Yun trying to control but Anchorez is working from the bottom.
Yun loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yun postures up.
Yun wanted to stand there but Anchorez had control of the position.
Anchorez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Yun is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Jack Yun has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Anchorez wants to clinch

and Yun counters by moving into the clinch.
Yun slows down the pace here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anchorez prevents the takedown attempt.
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!
Anchorez is looking to control Yun's arms but Yun gets an underhook and turns him. Now Anchorez has his back to the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jack Yun will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Anchorez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Anchorez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yun manages to avoid it.
Anchorez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Yun counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Anchorez!
Yun can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Anchorez is looking to escape.
Anchorez is trying desperately to improve position.
Yun looking to control but Anchorez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Anchorez tries to hold on but Yun pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yun thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Anchorez is working to get back to half guard.
Anchorez is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Anchorez sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Yun missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Anchorez tries to roll over but Yun keeps him under control.

Yun is looking for a kimura here.

Yun is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anchorez moves into full guard.
Yun stopping the sweep attempt from Anchorez.

Yun stands up and waves to Anchorez to follow him.
Yun tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anchorez paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yun fails with the takedown.
Yun uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anchorez.
Anchorez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yun misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Anchorez misses with a body shot
enabling Yun to counter with a crisp jab.
Yun avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yun fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Yun. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yun shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Anchorez sprawls well. Anchorez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Yun gets slowly back to his feet.
Yun keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anchorez throws a push kick but Yun slaps the foot to one side.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Anchorez.
Anchorez misses with a left hand

and Yun decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Anchorez's guard.
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!

Anchorez is looking for a triangle but Yun pushes his legs off easily.
Anchorez wants to sweep but no luck.
Yun wants to stand but Anchorez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Yun stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Anchorez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anchorez controls Yun momentarily but Yun frees himself.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Yun showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Yun has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Jack Yun!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Jack Yun!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Jack Yun!

Jack Yun wins by unanimous decision!