PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bunny Anstey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Kirkland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kirkland has chosen Lightwork - by Lupe Fiasco as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Anstey
vs
Kirkland

195 cm
28
250 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

192 cm
34
264 lbs
17 - 16 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

Zipp Zapp

EXTREME PSYCHO CLOTHING

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 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bunny Anstey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Josh Kirkland!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anstey is looking to slow Kirkland down with leg kicks.
Anstey lands a jab to the nose.

Kirkland feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Anstey working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kirkland.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kirkland's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Anstey keeping moving, preventing Kirkland from controlling successfully.
Kirkland throwing strikes from guard but Anstey blocks nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kirkland controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kirkland tries to free his leg and advance position but Anstey is retaining full guard.

Kirkland has gone for a leg lock! Anstey slips out almost immediately though and dives into Kirkland's guard.
Kirkland has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kirkland controlling Anstey's posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anstey postures up in Kirkland's guard and throws a big left but Kirkland blocks it.
Kirkland keeping moving, preventing Anstey from controlling successfully.
Kirkland avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Anstey trying to control but Kirkland is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anstey missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anstey trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Anstey stopping the sweep attempt from Kirkland.
Kirkland keeping moving, preventing Anstey from controlling successfully.

Bunny Anstey has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Kirkland doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kirkland throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anstey slips a straight right by Kirkland.
Kirkland missing with a left hand there. Anstey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bunny Anstey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anstey fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Anstey just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirkland throws a shot to the body.
Kirkland ducks right into an uppercut from Anstey.
Anstey throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Anstey, right into the meat.
Anstey thows a body shot but no joy.
Kirkland has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Anstey.
Anstey tried to score with a low kick but Kirkland checks it.
Anstey lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Horrible takedown by Anstey or perhaps it was just good defense by Kirkland which made him look bad.
Anstey connects with a solid leg kick.
Kirkland displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Anstey.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirkland takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kirkland is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Anstey.
Good work by Kirkland as he checks the leg kick.
Kirkland displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anstey throws out the jab.
Kirkland chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Anstey can pounce on him.
Anstey scores with a punch to the head.
Kirkland is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Anstey swats away the attempt to clinch by Kirkland.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kirkland uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Anstey.
Anstey thuds a left hand into Kirkland's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bunny Anstey dominated that 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.

Anstey feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kirkland's calf.
Anstey lands with a straight right. Kirkland didn't see that one coming.
Anstey misses with a hook. Kirkland ducked under it nicely.
Kirkland takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bunny Anstey is winning the standup battle so far.
Anstey misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Kirkland holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Anstey lands an uppercut.
Kirkland is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Anstey pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anstey scores with a shot to the side of Kirkland's head.
Kirkland wants to break the clinch but can't.
Anstey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anstey avoiding damage as Kirkland throws knees to the body.
Anstey is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Anstey lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kirkland tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Anstey smiles and moves away.
Anstey lands a glancing blow to the side of Kirkland's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirkland tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anstey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Anstey keeps the fight on the outside.
Kirkland misses with a head kick.
Anstey buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Anstey connects with a looping right hand.
Kirkland misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anstey.

Anstey lands a big shot that drops Kirkland! Can he finish him?

Kirkland is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kirkland keeping moving, preventing Anstey from controlling successfully.
Kirkland is still in real trouble! Can Anstey finish him?
Anstey trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kirkland seems to have recovered his senses.
Anstey loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anstey wants to control from the top but Kirkland keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Anstey accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Anstey looking to sit in guard and control but Kirkland gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Anstey is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Anstey looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Anstey is working hard here to advance position.
Anstey working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kirkland.
Anstey looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Anstey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kirkland can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirkland makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kirkland pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Anstey is keeping the position for now.
Kirkland throws a big right hand that misses.
Kirkland stands up over Anstey, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kirkland wants to control from the top but Anstey keeps moving.
Anstey is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kirkland is controlling him.
Kirkland looking to sit in guard and control but Anstey gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Anstey trying to control the position from guard on top but Kirkland is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Josh Kirkland has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anstey content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kirkland wants to stand up but Anstey is controlling him.
Kirkland keeping moving, preventing Anstey from controlling successfully.
Anstey pushes down on Kirkland's leg and manages to get into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anstey throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Anstey works his way into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bunny Anstey dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Kirkland scores with a nice right hand.
Kirkland misses the jab.
Anstey connects with an inside leg kick.
Anstey connects with a solid leg kick.
Kirkland fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Anstey misses with a straight right.
Anstey tries to move into range but Kirkland moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anstey throws a leg kick which misses Kirkland's front leg but catches the back leg as Kirkland tries to avoid it.
Anstey lands with a nice body punch.
Kirkland fails with a takedown attempt.
Kirkland takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anstey takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Anstey with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Anstey clobbers Kirkland with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

It looks like Josh Kirkland has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anstey turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Anstey lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kirkland will feel that in the morning.
Anstey scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A chopping leg kick lands by Anstey.
Anstey connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Anstey. That's going to slow Kirkland down.
Nice uppercut lands for Anstey. That snapped Kirkland's head back.

Anstey looking to score a takedown here. Kirkland is defending well but Anstey drives through and ends up in Kirkland's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anstey lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Anstey lands a couple of elbows.
Anstey passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Anstey working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Anstey cracks Kirkland with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Anstey immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Kirkland is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Anstey!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bunny Anstey!
A determined Bunny Anstey didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!