PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tim Poutsi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Anastasio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Poutsi
vs
Anastasio

183 cm
22
202 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

181 cm
22
190 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tim Poutsi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Anastasio!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Poutsi clinches.
Poutsi lands a hook to the side of the head.

Poutsi has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Anastasio regains guard immediately.
Anastasio avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Poutsi controlling from the top position.
Poutsi slips nicely into half guard.
Poutsi wants to control but Anastasio is keeping him busy.
Anastasio tries to roll over but Poutsi keeps him under control.
Poutsi 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.
Poutsi throwing shots but Anastasio is blocking nicely.
Anastasio trying to control but Poutsi postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poutsi throws a strike but Anastasio avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Anastasio has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Poutsi has passed into side control.
Anastasio manages to work his way to half guard, despite Poutsi's best efforts.
Anastasio is looking to escape.
Anastasio trying to control but Poutsi postures up.
Poutsi is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Poutsi stands up over Anastasio, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Poutsi tries to free his leg and advance position but Anastasio is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poutsi postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Poutsi is looking to work some ground and pound but Anastasio has wrist control.
Poutsi throws a strike but Anastasio rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poutsi seems keen to control Anastasio's posture.
Poutsi 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.

Anastasio gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Anastasio looks to land a right hand but Poutsi moved out of range.
Anastasio lands a really nice looking cross but Poutsi seems unphased.
Anthony Anastasio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Poutsi misses with a two punch combination.
Anastasio throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Anastasio scores with a jab. Poutsi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Poutsi has managed to clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Poutsi.
Anastasio working aggressively here.
Poutsi tries to work over Anastasio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Poutsi prevents a body shot from Anastasio.
Poutsi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Anastasio misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Poutsi.
Poutsi has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Anastasio is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Anastasio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anastasio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Poutsi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anastasio's elbow.
Anastasio just leaning against Poutsi, taking a breather.
Anastasio lands a nice uppercut.
Poutsi misses with a body punch.
Anastasio leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poutsi struggles to land a body shot inside as Anastasio controls his hands.
Anastasio tries to throw a body punch but Poutsi avoids it by throwing Anastasio back against the cage.
Anastasio misses with some punches.
Anastasio prevents a body shot from Poutsi.
Poutsi looking to stall.
Anastasio's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anastasio misses with the head strike.
Anastasio tries to throw a body punch but Poutsi avoids it by throwing Anastasio back against the cage.
Poutsi tries a body shot but Anastasio blocks it.
Anastasio lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Poutsi backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anastasio has a couple of punches blocked by Poutsi.
Anastasio trying to stall but Poutsi improves his position.
Anastasio lands with a short shot to the head.
Poutsi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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 Tim Poutsi will probably get the nod.
That's time! Poutsi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Poutsi moves into the clinch successfully.
Anastasio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Poutsi prevents a body shot from Anastasio.
A head punch on the inside from Poutsi fails to land.
Poutsi lands a nice uppercut.
Poutsi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Poutsi tries to throw a body punch but Anastasio avoids it by throwing Poutsi back against the cage.
Poutsi pushes Anastasio back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Poutsi tightens his grip and picks Anastasio up, before dumping him to the ground. Anastasio manages to land in guard.
Anastasio controls Poutsi momentarily but Poutsi frees himself.
Anastasio keeping moving, preventing Poutsi from controlling successfully.
Poutsi is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poutsi with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poutsi being controlled here momentarily.
Anastasio wants to sweep but no luck.
Anastasio is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Anastasio wants to take a breather but Poutsi is having none of it.
Anastasio perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Anthony Anastasio was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Anastasio tries to keep at a distance but Poutsi has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anastasio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Anastasio.
Anastasio looking to stall.
Poutsi lands a shot to the body.
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!
Poutsi has Anastasio pushed against the cage.
Anastasio lands a body punch.
Poutsi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Poutsi misses with a punch to the body.
Poutsi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tim Poutsi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Anastasio is struggling to control the position.
Poutsi slowing the pace effectively.
A body shot lands from Poutsi.
Anastasio is trying to force a seperation but Poutsi has the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poutsi lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Poutsi.
Poutsi scores with a shot to the side of Anastasio's head.
Anastasio wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Poutsi scores with a shot to the side of Anastasio's head.
Anastasio blocks an uppercut.
Poutsi scores with a shot to the side of Anastasio's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Poutsi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Poutsi scores with a shoulder strike.
Poutsi pushes Anastasio back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Poutsi blocks a body shot from Anastasio.
Poutsi changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Anastasio fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Anastasio.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anastasio misses with a leg kick.

Poutsi looking to score a takedown here. Anastasio is defending well but Poutsi drives through and ends up in Anastasio's guard.
Poutsi wants to control from the top but Anastasio keeps moving.
Anastasio tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Anastasio looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Poutsi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Anastasio swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Poutsi dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Poutsi gets a clinch.
Anastasio working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Poutsi misses with some punches.
Poutsi tries a body shot but Anastasio blocks it.
Anastasio misses with a body punch.
Anastasio taking a breather.
Poutsi content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Anastasio struggles to land a body shot inside as Poutsi controls his hands.
Poutsi throws a head punch that misses.
Anastasio is trying to stall.
Anastasio blocks a body shot from Poutsi.
A bit of stalling here from Poutsi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poutsi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stalling in the clinch from Poutsi.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Poutsi for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Poutsi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Anastasio backwards.
Anastasio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Poutsi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Anastasio backwards.
Anastasio misses with a hook to the ribs.

Poutsi tightens his grip and picks Anastasio up, before dumping him to the ground. Anastasio manages to land in guard.
Poutsi looking to pass the guard.
Poutsi prevents Anastasio from getting back to his feet.
Anastasio working a defensive guard but Poutsi manages to pass into side control anyway.
Poutsi lands some shots froms side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poutsi trying to control the position but Anastasio is working away.
Anastasio is trying to control Poutsi's posture but Poutsi avoids it.
Poutsi is looking to take a break and control but Anastasio is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Poutsi throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Anastasio is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Poutsi off and has taken his back!
Anastasio controls the action.
Poutsi can't escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Will Anastasio go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Anastasio controls the action.
Poutsi breaks Anastasio's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Poutsi advances position into side control!
Poutsi fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Anastasio sneaks back into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anastasio is staying active underneath Poutsi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Anthony Anastasio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Poutsi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Anastasio defending well though.
Anastasio is looking for a sweep. Poutsi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tim Poutsi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Poutsi connects with a nice short shot to Anastasio's temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poutsi is nestled in close to Anastasio, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Poutsi trying to control the action but Anastasio is working from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anastasio keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are battling for position here. Anastasio manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Poutsi is looking to work some ground and pound but Anastasio has wrist control.
Poutsi postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Poutsi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Poutsi throwing strikes but missing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anastasio trying to strike off his back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tim Poutsi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Poutsi, 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim Poutsi!
Tim Poutsi bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.