PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Albert Anastasia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrion Lannister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anastasia comes to the cage accompanied by Cold As Ice. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Anastasia
vs
Lannister

183 cm
29
148 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

166 cm
25
135 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Albert Anastasia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyrion Lannister!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lannister will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lannister ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anastasia moves away.
Lannister misses with a double jab.
Lannister takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lannister is trying hard to land a takedown here. Anastasia sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lannister misses the shot to the body.

Lannister manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Anastasia on his heels. He'll look to pass Anastasia's guard now, I'm sure.
Lannister postures up in Anastasia's guard and throws a big left but Anastasia blocks it.
Anastasia preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anastasia preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lannister postures up in Anastasia's guard and throws a big left but Anastasia blocks it.
Lannister is looking to work some ground and pound but Anastasia has wrist control.
Lannister tries to free his leg and advance position but Anastasia is retaining full guard.

Lannister is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lannister postures up in Anastasia's guard and throws a big left but Anastasia blocks it.
Lannister stands up over Anastasia, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lannister accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lannister pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Anastasia is keeping the position for now.
Anastasia will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lannister throws a big right hand that misses.
Anastasia is trying to control the position but Lannister postures up.
Lannister loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lannister postures up in Anastasia's guard and throws a big left but Anastasia blocks it.
Lannister is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Anastasia has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lannister throws a big elbow that misses.
Lannister throws an elbow that misses. Anastasia uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lannister's guard. Nice move by Anastasia!
Lannister is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Anastasia is controlling him.
Lannister wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Anastasia manages to pass to side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lannister tries to roll over but Anastasia keeps him under control.
Anastasia really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Anastasia stops Lannister from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anastasia is thwarting Lannister's attempts to control the position.
Anastasia stops Lannister from getting back to his feet.
Anastasia prevents Lannister from improving his position.
Lannister wants to get back to his feet.
Lannister is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Lannister moves into full guard.
Anastasia stopping the sweep attempt from Lannister.
Lannister manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lannister punching from mount but Anastasia doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lannister landing strikes from the mount.
Lannister has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Anastasia's face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lannister working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Anastasia is trying desperately to improve position.
Lannister thowing shots but they're missing.
Lannister lands a nice shot to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lannister lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Anastasia is rocked!
Anastasia holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Lannister tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Lannister can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Anastasia is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrion Lannister dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Lannister thuds his right hand into Anastasia's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A lazy left from Lannister finds it's target.
Lannister scores with a jab to the head.
Lannister throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Anastasia stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Anastasia stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Anastasia wants it to stay on the feet.
Lannister moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Anastasia moves forwards but Lannister connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lannister cracks Anastasia with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Anastasia enables Lannister to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Anastasia manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Lannister is looking to work some ground and pound but Anastasia has wrist control.
Lannister has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Anastasia is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lannister trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lannister is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lannister missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tyrion Lannister has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lannister stopping the sweep attempt from Anastasia.
Lannister throws a big elbow that misses.
Lannister postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lannister trying to move into half guard but instead Anastasia has managed to sweep!
Lannister working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Anastasia.
Lannister wants to get back to his feet but Anastasia is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anastasia postures up in Lannister's guard and throws a big left but Lannister blocks it.
Lannister is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lannister looking to hit a scissor sweep but Anastasia is one step ahead there.
Anastasia wants to pass the guard but Lannister is keeping the position.
Lannister is trying to control the position but Anastasia postures up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Tyrion Lannister wasn't active enough on the ground.

Lannister bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lannister wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Anastasia, who protects the arm well.
Lannister misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Lannister is trying to ground and pound but Anastasia uses the momentary lack of control by Lannister to regain half guard.
Lannister seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Anastasia does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Anastasia blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lannister.
Anastasia blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lannister.
Anastasia taking some punishment here, with Lannister in his half guard.
Lannister is stalling here. Anastasia is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Lannister seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Anastasia has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lannister is trying to buck Anastasia off.
Anastasia connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Lannister some visible discomfort.

Anastasia stands up.
Anastasia throws a leg kick but Lannister sees it coming and checks it nicely.

Lannister throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Anastasia was covering up waiting for the punch and Lannister finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anastasia seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Lannister has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lannister landing with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrion Lannister showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Anastasia looks to land a right hand but Lannister moved out of range.

Lannister throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Anastasia was covering up waiting for the punch and Lannister finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Lannister trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lannister landing with the ground and pound.
Lannister wants to control from the top but Anastasia keeps moving.
Lannister throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Anastasia works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lannister content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lannister trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lannister working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lannister postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Anastasia keeping moving, preventing Lannister from controlling successfully.
Lannister postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lannister scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lannister trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lannister accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lannister lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lannister trying to control the position from guard on top but Anastasia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lannister is looking to work some ground and pound but Anastasia has wrist control.
Albert Anastasia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lannister throws a big right hand that misses.
Lannister is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lannister pushing down on Anastasia's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Lannister is trying to control the action in half guard but Anastasia is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lannister throwing shots but Anastasia is blocking nicely.
Lannister takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lannister thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Anastasia's head.
Anastasia is in trouble now - Lannister has advanced to mount!
Lannister unloading with bombs!
Lannister unloads with some shots from mount but Anastasia bucks and avoids them well.
Lannister lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Anastasia hang on?
Oh Anastasia is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lannister goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Anastasia is on top in guard.
Anastasia won't allow Lannister to get back to his feet.
Anastasia seems to have got his legs back now.
Lannister keeping moving, preventing Anastasia from controlling successfully.
Lannister is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Anastasia is controlling him.
Anastasia trying to control but Lannister is working from the bottom.

We're going to have a standup here because Albert Anastasia wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Lannister misses with a double jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lannister misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tyrion Lannister seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lannister scores with a decent looking hook.
Anastasia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lannister. That did some damage!

Anastasia gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Lannister to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Lannister takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lannister missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anastasia is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lannister trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyrion Lannister comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lannister has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyrion Lannister!