PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Petr Ondrus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corwin Anstey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ondrus comes to the cage accompanied by HARDCORE. Anstey has chosen Heat--J.U.I.C.E. as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Ondrus
vs
Anstey

188 cm
36
202 lbs
18 - 11 - 0

191 cm
31
195 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Petr Ondrus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Corwin Anstey!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anstey punishes Ondrus's body with a nice straight punch.
Anstey cracks the inside of Ondrus's front leg.
Anstey lands with a good body shot.
Anstey throws an off balance right hand
and Ondrus counters with a body kick.
Anstey throws a looping overhand right but Ondrus ducks down to avoid it.
Anstey jabs at Ondrus's body.
Anstey scores with the left hand. Ondrus knows he should have avoided that one.
Anstey takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Anstey connects with an inside leg kick.
Anstey lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Anstey throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anstey lands a jab.
A head kick misses from Anstey.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ondrus slips a jab from Anstey.

Anstey throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Ondrus tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Anstey is in Ondrus's guard.
Ondrus looking to control.
Anstey looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Anstey missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ondrus utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anstey tries to free his leg and advance position but Ondrus is retaining full guard.
Anstey controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Anstey wants to control from the top but Ondrus keeps moving.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ondrus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anstey.
Anstey takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Anstey with a poor takedown
and Anstey takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Anstey thows a leg kick but Ondrus checks it
and Ondrus counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anstey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Anstey misses with a body kick.
Anstey takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
An inside leg kick lands from Anstey.
Anstey misses with a wild body shot.
Ondrus moves out of range as Anstey throws a body kick.
Ondrus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Anstey.
Ondrus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Anstey.
Ondrus blocks the body kick.
Corwin Anstey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ondrus throws a quick inside leg kick.
Anstey feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ondrus's calf.
Anstey fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anstey scores with a head kick.
Ondrus on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Anstey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ondrus keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Petr Ondrus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Corwin Anstey.
Anstey connects with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anstey misses with a leg kick
and Ondrus counters with a big head kick but Anstey shrugs it off.
Anstey connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Anstey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Anstey.
Anstey misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Corwin Anstey dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Anstey listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Anstey jabs Ondrus right on the nose. Ondrus blinks but takes it well.
Corwin Anstey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Anstey throws a low kick but Ondrus avoids it.
Anstey cracks Ondrus with an open hand slap.
Anstey lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Anstey misses with a wild body shot.
Anstey scores with a nice body kick.
Anstey throws a looping overhand right but Ondrus ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anstey shoots in for a takedown but Ondrus shows good takedown defense.
Anstey throws a low kick but Ondrus moves out of range easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Anstey.
Anstey misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anstey scores with a nice strike.
Ondrus sizes up Anstey with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Anstey swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ondrus.
Anstey scores with a jab to the body.
Anstey chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Anstey closes the distance and clinches up with Ondrus, looking for a takedown. Anstey pushes Ondrus against the cage but Ondrus circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Anstey misses with a kick to the body.
Anstey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ondrus.
Ondrus connects with a body shot.
Anstey throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Anstey throws the kick towards the body but Ondrus avoids it.
Anstey scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ondrus doesn't seem bothered though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anstey looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Anstey lands a nice looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anstey misses with a hook
and Ondrus counters with a right hand to the body.
Anstey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Anstey misses with a lunging right hand
and Ondrus counters with a solid body kick.
Ondrus misses with a wild body shot.
Anstey misses with a head kick.
Ondrus throws a body shot but no joy.
Anstey throws a leg kick
and Ondrus counters with a low kick, right behind Anstey 's knee.
Ondrus tests Anstey's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Anstey tries to work over Ondrus's front leg with a kick but Ondrus checks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anstey throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Ondrus counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ondrus controls from within his opponent's guard.
Anstey has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Anstey looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Anstey has Ondrus pulled in close to control his posture.
Ondrus is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ondrus preventing the sweep.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Anstey is on top in guard.

Ondrus has control of Anstey's left arm, preventing Anstey from doing any damage.
Ondrus looking to control.
Anstey loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Corwin Anstey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Anstey throws a half hearted mid kick.
Anstey throws a poor cross that misses
and Ondrus counters with a nice low kick that buckles Anstey's knee momentarily.
Anstey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ondrus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ondrus lands with an uppercut that bounces Anstey off the cage and back into range.
Anstey throws an off balance right hand
and Ondrus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Anstey chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Anstey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ondrus moves away.
Ondrus looks to score with a jab to the body but Anstey is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anstey checks the leg kick.
Anstey has his takedown stuffed
and Ondrus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Anstey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ondrus.
Anstey has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anstey tries to work over Ondrus's front leg with a kick but Ondrus checks it.
Anstey throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ondrus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Anstey throws a body shot but no joy.
Ondrus chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Anstey can pounce on him.
Anstey throws a jab but it's blocked by Ondrus.
Anstey throws a body kick that misses
and Ondrus counters with a nice body kick.
Anstey misses with a leg kick.
Ondrus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Anstey looks for the body kick but Ondrus saw that one coming.
Ondrus moves away from the strike by Anstey.
Good work by Ondrus as he checks the leg kick.
Corwin Anstey is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anstey takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Anstey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anstey shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ondrus is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ondrus closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Petr Ondrus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anstey throws an overhand right that lands on Ondrus's shoulder, as Ondrus tries to avoid the shot.
Anstey thows a body kick. Ondrus tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A big left from Anstey misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ondrus tries to land a front kick but Anstey steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Petr Ondrus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anstey. Ondrus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ondrus gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ondrus!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anstey tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ondrus swivels and escapes.
Ondrus throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ondrus slips a straight right by Anstey.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Anstey lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ondrus has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ondrus and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ondrus on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ondrus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Anstey.
Nice defenses there by Ondrus.
Anstey swings for the body but Ondrus moves out of range.
Anstey throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ondrus makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Anstey scores with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anstey lands the left hand.
Anstey tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ondrus sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Anstey somewhat.
Petr Ondrus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Corwin Anstey.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Anstey.
Anstey misses with a head kick.
Anstey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Anstey takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anstey motions for Ondrus to come forward. Anstey throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Anstey goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Anstey looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Corwin Anstey.
Well Anstey 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Corwin Anstey!
A very excited looking Corwin Anstey 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.