PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Justin Anthony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quizz Al Fazz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Anthony
vs
Al Fazz

184 cm
34
186 lbs
24 - 13 - 2

190 cm
33
180 lbs
25 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Justin Anthony!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Quizz Al Fazz!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anthony thows a left - swing and a miss!
Anthony pushes Fazz away with a front kick.
Sloppy strikes from Fazz. Those never looked like landing.
Anthony lands a nice looking body shot.
Fazz tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Anthony lands a nice hook to Fazz's body. Fazz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fazz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Anthony swings for the body but Fazz moves out of range.
Anthony works Fazz's body with a nice hook.
Donk. Anthony catches Fazz right on the button with a cross.
Fazz misses with a left hand
and Anthony counters with a nice body kick.
Fazz throws a body punch but Anthony moves out of range.
Anthony is looking to wear down Fazz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
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!
Fazz swings for the body but Anthony moves out of range.
Fazz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Anthony throws a low kick, looking for Fazz's leg but Fazz calmly moves out of range.
Fazz misses the jab.
Anthony connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Anthony avoids a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fazz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anthony was well out of range. Poor timing from Fazz.
Anthony misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fazz.
Anthony steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fazz.
Anthony scores with a kick to the body.
Fazz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Anthony.
Fazz throws a body punch but Anthony moves out of range.
Anthony throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fazz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fazz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fazz thows a body shot but no joy.
Fazz misses with a straight right.
A big right from Fazz misses.
Anthony is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Fazz lands with a slapping head kick.
Justin Anthony seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anthony's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fazz connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Anthony scrambles back to his feet.
Anthony keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Anthony ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anthony looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Anthony throws a sloppy head kick and Fazz moves out of range easily.
Anthony with a hook.
Anthony tries to land a front kick but Fazz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fazz has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Anthony throws a leg kick which misses Fazz's front leg but catches the back leg as Fazz tries to avoid it.
Anthony misses the shot to the body.
Anthony gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Fazz counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Anthony with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Donk. Anthony catches Fazz right on the button with a cross.
Anthony connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fazz. Fazz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Anthony takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Anthony will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Anthony scores with a shot to the body.
Anthony misses with an uppercut.
Anthony feints and then cracks Fazz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fazz down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anthony scores with a shot to the body.
Fazz throws a head kick that misses
and Anthony counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fazz looks to score with a jab to the body but Anthony is just out of range.
Anthony throws a solid leg kick but Fazz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Anthony.
Anthony scoring well with a low kick there.
Fazz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Anthony.
Fazz throws a sloppy body shot
and Anthony counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Anthony lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Fazz backs up against the cage.
Anthony looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fazz takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Anthony lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fazz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Anthony throws a right hand that Fazz ducks under and follows up with a left that Fazz also avoids with ease.
A shot to the liver by Anthony. Beautiful body shot.
Anthony looks to score with a jab to the body but Fazz is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anthony fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fazz manages to avoid it.
Fazz takes a swing at Anthony's ribcage but misses.
Anthony takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Fazz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fazz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Anthony gets a clinch.
Anthony stalling.

Fazz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fazz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Anthony connects with a looping right hand.
Fazz throws a looping overhand right but Anthony ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anthony throws a series of strikes that have Fazz backpedaling.
Fazz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fazz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anthony.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Justin Anthony dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Anthony throws a combination. Fazz tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fazz scores with the left hand. Anthony knows he should have avoided that one.
Anthony with a nice cross.
Anthony fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fazz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Decent striking displayed by Anthony there.
Fazz misses with a body shot.
Anthony closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Fazz slips a straight right by Anthony.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anthony lands with a thumping leg kick.
Anthony misses with a double jab.
Anthony's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Anthony duly obliges.
Fazz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anthony defending well as Fazz loads up on a big left hand.
Anthony lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fazz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Anthony misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anthony throws a wild body kick that Fazz sees coming a mile off.
Anthony with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fazz throws a head kick that misses
and Anthony connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fazz throws a jab when Anthony was well out of range.
Anthony throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Anthony throws a sloppy head kick and Fazz moves out of range easily.
Fazz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Anthony there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Anthony takes a swing at Fazz's ribcage but misses.
Fazz looks to land a left hand but Anthony moved out of range nicely.
Anthony has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Fazz connects with a right hand. Anthony shakes it off.
Anthony moves out of range as Fazz strikes.
Anthony connects with a solid leg kick.
Fazz looks to land a combination but Anthony avoids it well.
Fazz scoring well with a low kick there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fazz misses with a hook.
Fazz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anthony.
Fazz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Anthony. Fazz shrugs it off though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Fazz misses.
Fazz takes a swing at Anthony's ribcage but misses.
Anthony throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anthony misses with a double jab.
Justin Anthony is winning the standup battle so far.
Anthony slips a jab and a cross from Fazz.
Fazz throws a lazy head kick
and Anthony counters with a left to the body.
Fazz is breathing heavily.
Anthony lands a nice shot to the body.
Anthony thows a body shot but no joy.
Anthony swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fazz throws a head kick that Anthony semi-blocks.
A punch combination from Fazz misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anthony scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fazz. Anthony does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anthony scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fazz slips a jab and a cross from Anthony.
Anthony lets loose with a powerful body kick. Fazz will feel that in the morning.
Fazz throws a hook to the side of Anthony's head but Anthony sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fazz lands a nice looking body shot.
Fazz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Justin Anthony is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A telegraphed right hand from Fazz misses the target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Anthony.
Anthony with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Anthony throws a leg kick but Fazz moved away.
Anthony scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Anthony lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fazz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fazz walks into a left hand.
Anthony throws a head kick that half lands.
An inside leg kick lands from Fazz.
A lazy left from Anthony finds it's target.
Fazz avoids the head kick by Anthony.
Anthony throws a right and a left that Fazz avoids nicely.
Anthony works Fazz's body with a nice hook.
Fazz pushes Anthony away with a front kick.
Anthony has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Anthony there as he acknowledges the shot.
Anthony looks to land a combination. Fazz sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fazz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Anthony throws a right and a left that Fazz avoids nicely.
Fazz misses with a hook. Anthony ducked under it nicely.
Fazz throws a leg kick but Anthony sees it coming and 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.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Fazz checks a low kick from Anthony.
Fazz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anthony.
Fazz throws a series of punches but Anthony moves out of range.
Anthony throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anthony throws a head kick but Fazz moves out of range.
Fazz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anthony.
Fazz lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fazz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Anthony connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fazz throws the left hand but Anthony avoids the punch easily.
A left lands for Fazz.
Fazz finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Fazz throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Fazz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Anthony misses with a body shot.
Anthony dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Anthony thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anthony scoring well with a low kick there.
Anthony throws a low kick but Fazz avoids it.
Fazz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Anthony misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fazz connects with a high kick.
Anthony throws a right hand that Fazz ducks under and follows up with a left that Fazz also avoids with ease.
A combination from Anthony does no damage.
Fazz takes a swing at Anthony's ribcage but misses.
Anthony scoring well with a low kick there.
Fazz misses with a head kick.
Anthony throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anthony wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fazz throws a sloppy head kick and Anthony moves out of range easily.
An inside leg kick from Fazz misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fazz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anthony was well out of range. Poor timing from Fazz.
Anthony dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fazz. That did some damage!
Anthony lets loose with a powerful body kick. Fazz will feel that in the morning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anthony connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Anthony throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fazz.
Anthony throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Fazz has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Anthony.
Fazz throws a head kick that misses.
Fazz misses with a few strikes there.
Anthony lands a head kick!
Anthony swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fazz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fazz throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Fazz throws a series of punches but Anthony moves out of range.
Fazz moves out of range of the body kick from Anthony.
Anthony looks to score with a jab to the body but Fazz is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anthony swings for the body but Fazz moves out of range.
Anthony throws a series of strikes that have Fazz backpedaling.
Fazz throws a one two combo.
Fazz scores with a jab to the head.
Good exchange - Fazz coming out on top.
Anthony slips a straight right by Fazz.
Quizz Al Fazz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fazz takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A low kick from Anthony is predictable there
and Fazz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fazz defending well as Anthony loads up on a big left hand.
Anthony misses with an uppercut.
Fazz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anthony misses with a shot to the body
enabling Fazz to counter with a crisp jab.
Fazz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fazz misses with a two punch combination.
Fazz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fazz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Anthony feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fazz's calf.
Justin Anthony is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Anthony scores with a spinning back kick!
Anthony throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anthony scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fazz tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Anthony throws a body kick that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Anthony.
Fazz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
No joy there for Fazz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fazz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Anthony looks to land a combination but Fazz avoids it well.

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 Justin Anthony.
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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justin Anthony!
A very excited looking Justin Anthony made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.