PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jai Setright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corwin Anstey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Setright's entrance music is The Dagger. A fine choice. Anstey is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Heat--J.U.I.C.E.. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Setright
vs
Anstey

176 cm
27
185 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

191 cm
33
186 lbs
19 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Sun-Tzu. 15%
Fury Nutrition Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jai Setright!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Corwin Anstey!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Setright misses with a double jab.
Anstey slips a jab from Setright.
Setright throws a shot from downtown. Anstey moves away and avoids it.
Setright walks into a jab.
Setright misses the shot to the body.
Anstey 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.
Setright stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Anstey.
Setright takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Anstey is looking to chop away at Setright's legs.
Anstey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Setright.
We've been told by Setright's head coaches at Montreal Fighter's Gym (4.5* Sparring) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Setright sizes up Anstey with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Setright misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Donk. Anstey catches Setright right on the button with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice takedown defense from Setright. No joy for Anstey on that attempt.
Anstey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Anstey throws a sloppy head kick

and Setright counters by clinching up.
Setright tries to circle away but Anstey has him pinned against the cage.
Setright tries a knee to the head but Anstey blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Setright just misses with a elbow thrown towards Anstey's brow.
Anstey lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Setright obliges.

Anstey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Setright.
Anstey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Setright was well out of range. Poor timing from Anstey.
Anstey cracks Setright with a right hand to the side of the head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Anstey checks a leg kick.
Anstey lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Setright throws a sloppy head kick and Anstey moves out of range easily.
Setright tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Setright throws a series of punches but Anstey moves out of range.
Setright misses with a two punch combination.
Anstey with the counter takedown but Setright avoids it easily.
Setright throws a lazy right hand but Anstey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Setright uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Anstey.
Setright loads up on a big right hand but Anstey slips the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Setright throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Setright is looking to clinch.
Setright on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Anstey. Anstey obviously looking to wear him down.
Setright throws a looping overhand right but Anstey ducks down to avoid it.
Setright lands a front kick.
Some wild striking there from Setright.
Setright waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Anstey.
Setright moves out of range of the body kick.
Anstey digs a good body shot into Setright's ribs.
Setright throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Anstey slips under a jab from Setright.
Setright tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Anstey manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Setright is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Anstey's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Anstey takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Setright throws a chopping leg kick but Anstey manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Anstey throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Setright stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Anstey gets the takedown into side control.
Setright is trying to control Anstey's posture but Anstey avoids it.
Anstey trying to control the action but Setright is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Setright manages to work his way to half guard, despite Anstey's best efforts.
Anstey prevents Setright from improving his position.
Anstey stops Setright from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Setright keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Setright gets full guard.
Setright might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Setright has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Anstey can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Setright throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Anstey controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Anstey takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Setright ducks under a wild hook from Anstey.
A low kick from Anstey is predictable there
and Setright counters with a nice body shot.
Setright throws the left hand but Anstey avoids the punch easily.
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 Jai Setright will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Setright ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anstey moves away.
Anstey misses with a wild body shot.
Setright seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Setright just misses with a punch to the body.
Setright moves in looking to clinch but Anstey pushes him off.
Setright misses with a two punch combination.
Setright misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Setright tries to clinch but Anstey moves out of range.
Anstey with the counter takedown but Setright avoids it easily.
Setright throws a head kick but Anstey moves out of range.
Anstey digs a good hook to Setright's body.
Setright throws a nice looking combination but Anstey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Anstey checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Setright lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Setright swings for the body but Anstey moves out of range.
Setright misses with a straight right.
Anstey drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Setright defends it well.
Setright throws a low kick but Anstey moves out of range easily.
Setright takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jai Setright is winning the standup battle so far.
Setright has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Setright there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anstey checks the leg kick nicely there.
Anstey has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Setright on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Anstey. Anstey obviously looking to wear him down.
No luck for Anstey with that takedown attempt.
Anstey moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Setright takes a swing at Anstey's ribcage but misses.
Setright goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Setright jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Setright pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Anstey lands a nice looking kick to the body. Setright takes a step back to recover.
Anstey swings for the body but Setright moves out of range.
Anstey scores with a jab.
Setright misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anstey tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Anstey lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anstey throws a combination that misses
enabling Setright to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anstey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Setright misses with a wild body shot.
Anstey lands a lovely overhand right.
Anstey feints and then cracks Setright's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Setright down.
Setright is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anstey.
Anstey changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Anstey misses with an attempted mid kick.
Anstey punishes Setright's body with a nice straight punch.
Anstey scoring well with a low kick there.
Anstey looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Setright scores with a sloppy right hand. Anstey should have avoided that one.
Setright tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Anstey manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Setright looking to throw knees to the head but Anstey is blocking nicely.
Setright tries a body shot but Anstey blocks it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Anstey - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Setright throws a head punch that misses.
Setright looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Anstey on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Setright is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Jai Setright has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Corwin Anstey.
Setright lands a body shot.

Setright manages to break the clinch.
Setright misses with a straight left.
Anstey is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Setright misses with a kick to the body.
Setright throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Setright.
Anstey uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Setright.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anstey keeps Setright at a distance using the push kick.
Setright misses with a looping right.
Anstey walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Anstey connects with a solid leg kick.
Jai Setright is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anstey takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A head kick misses from Anstey.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Setright throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Anstey wants to land a leg kick but Setright is out of range.
Setright misses with a body kick.
Anstey with the counter takedown but Setright avoids it easily.
Anstey cracks Setright with a right hand to the side of the head.
Anstey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Anstey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Setright closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Setright feints and then cracks Anstey's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anstey down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Anstey. That's going to slow Setright down.
Anstey throws out a leg kick but Setright moves out of range and Anstey only half commits.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jai Setright will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

The fight stays on the outside here - Setright looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Setright misses with an uppercut.
Setright throws a push kick but Anstey slaps the foot to one side.
Setright pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Setright misses with a series of wild punches.
Anstey is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Anstey slips under a jab.
Setright throws a nice outside leg kick.
Setright is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Setright misses with a straight left.
The fight stays on the outside here - Setright looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anstey takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Anstey slips under a jab.
Setright takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Setright dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Anstey. That did some damage!
Setright throws a leg kick but Anstey checks it.
Nice body kick there by Anstey.
A jab from Anstey finds it's way through Setright's defenses.
Setright throws a right and a left that both miss.
And Anstey tries to counter it with a takedown but Setright pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Anstey with a hook.
Setright motions for Anstey to come forward. Setright throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Anstey connects with a right hand. Setright shakes it off.
Setright with a jab.
Setright on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Anstey. Anstey obviously looking to wear him down.
Setright connects with an inside leg kick.
Setright misses with an attempted mid kick.
Anstey changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Anstey, as that shot connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab from Anstey.
Setright takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Setright throws a right and a left that Anstey avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anstey feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Setright's calf.
Anstey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters circling - Setright throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Setright throws a nice looking combination but Anstey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Anstey scores with a spinning back kick!
Setright throws a right hand that Anstey ducks under and follows up with a left that Anstey also avoids with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anstey throws a head kick that misses.
Anstey throws a body punch but Setright moves out of range.
Anstey turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Anstey there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Anstey.
Setright throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Anstey lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Setright waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Anstey.
Anstey drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Setright defends it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anstey checks a low kick from Setright.
And Anstey tries to counter it with a takedown but Setright pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Good exchange - Anstey coming out on top.
Setright looks to land a right hand but Anstey moved out of range.
Setright throws a low kick, looking for Anstey's leg but Anstey calmly moves out of range.
Anstey scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Decent striking displayed by Anstey there.
Anstey misses with a low kick.
Setright appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Anstey works the jab nicely.
Setright throws a solid leg kick but Anstey takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Setright.
Setright looks to score with a jab to the body but Anstey is just out of range.
Setright lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Anstey circles away quickly and effectively.
A good leg kick by Anstey.
Anstey takes a kick to the side of the head.
Setright rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Anstey counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Setright utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Setright is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Anstey defends well.
Setright wants to sweep but no luck.
Anstey stands up over Setright, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Anstey wants to control from the top but Setright keeps moving.
Setright is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Corwin Anstey really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Setright cracks the inside of Anstey's front leg.
Good work by Anstey as he checks the leg kick.
Setright fails in his attempt to clinch.
Anstey avoids the head kick by Setright.
Anstey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Anstey connects with a looping right hand.
Anstey slips under a jab from Setright.
Setright throws a right and a left that Anstey avoids nicely.
Anstey feints the counter takedown.
Anstey pushes Setright away with a front kick.
Setright shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Setright takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Setright fails in his attempt to clinch.
Anstey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Anstey digs a good body shot into Setright's ribs.
A swing and a miss from Setright.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Setright 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 Anstey has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Anstey and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Anstey connects with a nice looking jab.
Setright blocks a low kick nicely.
Setright throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Anstey with the counter takedown but Setright avoids it easily.
Setright fails in his attempt to clinch.
Setright tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Anstey manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Setright takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Anstey throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Setright stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Setright looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Setright misses with a looping left.
Setright on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Setright takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Setright throws a right hand that Anstey ducks under and follows up with a left that Anstey also avoids with ease.
Setright misses with a few strikes there.
Anstey is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Setright throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anstey is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Setright tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Setright throws a body shot but no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anstey connects with a nice looking jab.
Setright looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Anstey jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Anstey misses the shot to the body.
Setright tries a head kick but it misses.
Anstey moves into range and connects with a jab.
Anstey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Anstey moves away from the strike by Setright.
Setright throws an overhand right that lands on Anstey's shoulder, as Anstey tries to avoid the shot.
Anstey lands a nice looking body kick.
Anstey moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Setright misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Anstey jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anstey throws out a powerful jab.
Setright is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anstey.
Nice cross by Setright.
Setright fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Anstey is out of range.
Anstey slips a straight right by Setright.
Anstey fails with the takedown.
Anstey lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Setright swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Setright will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Anstey checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Setright moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Anstey avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Anstey tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Anstey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Setright.
Anstey throws a front kick aimed at Setright's knee but Setright avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anstey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Setright.
Anstey is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Anstey scores with a nice right hand.
Anstey uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Setright.
Anstey checks a low kick from Setright.
Anstey fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Setright fails to land with a series of punches.
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!
Anstey throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Setright is looking to counter punch.
Setright misses with a looping right.
Setright looks to land a left hand but Anstey moved out of range nicely.

Setright closes the distance and clinches.
Setright tries to land knees in the clinch but Anstey avoids the damage to the body.
Setright lands a body punch in the clinch.
The referee calls for Anstey to work.
Setright tries to land a knee to the head but Anstey blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Corwin Anstey will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Anstey connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Setright momentarily.
A bone on bone clash there as Anstey blocks the leg kick.
Setright jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice uppercut there from Setright.
Anstey stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Setright lands a two punch combo.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Anstey.
Setright throws a wild body kick that Anstey sees coming a mile off.
Setright tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Setright throws a series of punches but Anstey moves out of range.
Anstey lands with a kick to the ribs.
Anstey tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Setright swings for the body but Anstey moves out of range.
Setright ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Setright 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 Anstey has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Anstey and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anstey checks a low kick from Setright.
Good standup being displayed there by Anstey as he connects with a hook.
Setright drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Setright avoids a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Setright.
Setright throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Decent striking displayed by Anstey there.
Anstey misses with a hook.
Anstey throws a body kick that misses.
A big right from Setright misses.
Anstey lands a jab to the head.
A slow jab from Setright misses its intended target.
Setright throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anstey sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Setright on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Anstey. Anstey obviously looking to wear him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Setright. Anstey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Setright tries to clinch up but Anstey circles away and keeps his distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Setright.
Setright misses with a hook. Anstey ducked under it nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Setright cracks Anstey with a good jab.
Setright looks to throw the jab but Anstey is out of range.
Anstey tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Anstey slips under a jab.
Setright sizes up Anstey with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Anstey is rocked!
Setright misses with a hook.
Anstey is still on wobbly legs! Can Setright finish him?
Anstey will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Setright throws a big counter combination but Anstey scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A slow jab from Setright misses its intended target.
The fighters circle, before Setright throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Anstey's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Setright lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Jai Setright!
Jai Setright retains his welterweight title!
Jai Setright seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.