PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Doom Unit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Anastasio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Unit comes to the cage accompanied by Doom Unit - Killing Time. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Unit
vs
Anastasio

190 cm
33
188 lbs
26 - 12 - 0

181 cm
32
190 lbs
21 - 9 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Sun-Tzu
Perkele!

Conquer

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 26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Doom Unit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Anastasio!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anastasio looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Anastasio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Unit fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Anastasio on the side of the head.
Unit throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Unit scores with a jab.
Unit tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Unit misses with a right hand
and Anastasio counters with a right hand to the body.
Unit tries to score a power double leg takedown but Anastasio sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Unit somewhat.
Unit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Unit.
Anastasio blocks the body kick.
Unit finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Unit has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gutz Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Doom Unit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anastasio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Unit misses the shot to the body.
Unit will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Anastasio throws a nice inside leg kick.
Anastasio moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Unit avoids the head kick by Anastasio.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Anastasio 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 Unit has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Unit and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Unit half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Unit throws a body punch but Anastasio moves out of range.
Unit looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Unit takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Anastasio moves out of range of the leg kick from Unit.
Left hook, right uppercut from Unit.
Unit defending well as Anastasio loads up on a big left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Anastasio misses the target.
Anastasio lands a jab to Unit's midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Unit lands with a hook. Anastasio tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unit throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Anastasio has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Unit finds it's way round the side to connect with Anastasio's head.
Unit connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Anastasio wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Anastasio scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Unit swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Anastasio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Anastasio misses with a head kick.
Unit throws a wild body kick that Anastasio sees coming a mile off.
Anastasio misses with an uppercut. Unit saw that one coming.
Unit changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A chopping leg kick lands by Unit.
Unit bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Anastasio's head backwards.
Anastasio bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Unit takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Anastasio scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Anastasio wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unit misses with a body punch
and Anastasio counters with a nice uppercut.
Unit misses with a left hand
and Anastasio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Unit swings away with a body shot that misses

and Anastasio counters with a head kick that drops Unit to the mat! Unit scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Anastasio cracks Unit with an open hand slap.
Anastasio tries to score with a low kick but Unit moves his leg out of the way.
Unit fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Unit misses with a right hand
and Anastasio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Anastasio lands a nice hook to Unit's body. Unit takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anastasio moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Unit is rocked!
Unit throws a shot from downtown. Anastasio moves away and avoids it.
Oh Unit is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Anastasio misses with the combination.
Unit seems to have got his legs back now.
Anthony Anastasio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anastasio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Unit moves away.
Unit lands a nice leg kick that just misses Anastasio's sensitive parts.
Anastasio pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Unit tries to counter with a takedown but Anastasio is quick to defend against it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Unit stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Anastasio.
Anastasio fails to land with a series of punches.
Anastasio misses with a straight right.
Anastasio jabs at Unit's body.
Anastasio has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Anastasio swings for the body but Unit moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Unit blocks the low kick.
Unit will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Doom Unit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anastasio misses with a right hand
and Unit counters with a stiff right hand.
Anastasio throws a hook but Unit avoids it easily.
Anastasio tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Unit is able to avoid easily.
Anastasio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anastasio fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Unit is out of range.
Unit throws a body punch but Anastasio moves out of range.
Anastasio throws a head kick that misses.
Anastasio tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Anastasio dominated that round.
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.

A looping hook to the body misses from Unit. Anastasio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Unit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Anastasio.
Both fighters circling a little - Unit finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Unit lands a leg kick that knocks Anastasio off balance momentarily.
Unit feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Anastasio's calf.
Unit is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Unit scores with a shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Unit. That's going to slow Anastasio down.
Unit misses with an uppercut.
Anastasio moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Anastasio misses the target.
Unit appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Anthony Anastasio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anastasio throws a hook to the side of Unit's head but Unit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Anastasio misses with a body shot.
Unit throws a looping overhand right but Anastasio ducks down to avoid it.
Anastasio is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Anastasio has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Anastasio slaps away a takedown attempt from Unit, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anastasio uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Unit throws a hook but Anastasio blocks it.
Anastasio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Unit.
Nice takedown defense from Anastasio. No joy for Unit on that attempt.
Unit looks to land a right hand but Anastasio moved out of range.
The fighters circling - Unit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Anastasio defending well as Unit loads up on a big left hand.
Some wild striking there from Anastasio.
Unit half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Anastasio looks to land a left hand but Unit moved out of range nicely.
Unit throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Unit moves out of range of the body kick.
Anastasio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Unit.
Anastasio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unit throws the left hand but Anastasio avoids the punch easily.
Anastasio throws the kick towards the body but Unit avoids it.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Unit might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Anastasio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Unit.
Anastasio looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Anastasio scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice body kick from Unit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Unit throws out a loose jab but Anastasio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anastasio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Unit.
Unit looks for the body kick but Anastasio saw that one coming.
Unit tries a head kick but it misses.
Anastasio goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Anastasio takes a swing at Unit's ribcage but misses.
Anastasio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Unit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Anastasio throws a right hand that misses
and Unit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Anastasio getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unit bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Unit thows a leg kick but Anastasio checks it
and Anastasio counters with an outside leg kick.
Unit throws a leg kick
and Anastasio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Unit misses the jab.
Anastasio's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Anastasio lands a jab to the head.
Anastasio throws a head kick but Unit moves out of range.
Unit moves out of range as Anastasio throws a body kick.
Unit changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Unit cracks Anastasio with an open hand slap.
Unit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anastasio lands a leg kick that knocks Unit off balance momentarily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Unit.
Anastasio scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Unit avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Unit throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Anastasio on the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anastasio misses with a looping right.
Anastasio checks a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Anastasio! But no joy.
Unit swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Unit throws a big shot that misses.
Anastasio looks to land a body kick but Unit moved away.
Anastasio checks a leg kick.
Unit finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Anastasio looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Anastasio looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Anastasio tests Unit's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Unit takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Anastasio throws a low kick but Unit avoids it.
Anastasio scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Unit doesn't seem bothered though.
Anastasio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Unit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Anthony Anastasio will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Good work by Unit as he checks the leg kick.
The fighters circling - Anastasio throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Anastasio blocks the body kick.
Unit misses with a low kick.
Unit scores with a jab.
Good work by Anastasio as he checks the leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Unit.
A shot to the liver by Anastasio. Beautiful body shot.
Anastasio thuds a left hand into Unit's body.
Unit takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Unit tries to work over Anastasio's front leg with a kick but Anastasio checks it.
Unit takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Unit crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Anastasio - the referee stops the clock and Unit gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Anastasio. Unit manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Anastasio.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Unit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anastasio lands a jab to the head.
Anastasio's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Anastasio duly obliges.
A big right from Anastasio misses.
A punch lands to the side of Anastasio 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Anastasio throws a lazy right hand but Unit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Anastasio misses the shot to the body.
Anastasio changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Anastasio lands with a thumping leg kick.
Anastasio throws a head kick that misses.
Unit throws an overhand right that lands on Anastasio's shoulder, as Anastasio tries to avoid the shot.
Anastasio only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Anastasio throws out a loose jab but Unit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Unit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Anastasio.
Unit is looking to land body kicks.
Doom Unit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anastasio.
Unit throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
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!
Anastasio throws a hook to the side of Unit's head but Unit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Anastasio slips a jab from Unit.
Unit takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Anastasio comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Unit on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Unit throws a chopping leg kick but Anastasio manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A big left from Anastasio misses.
Anastasio scores with a hook.
Unit connects with a solid leg kick.
Unit tests Anastasio's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Anastasio throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Unit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A decent looking cross lands there for Anastasio.
Anthony Anastasio is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anastasio feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Unit's calf.
Unit looks to land a left hand but Anastasio moved out of range nicely.
Anastasio throws a head kick but Unit moves out of range.
Anastasio misses with a two punch combination.
Unit takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Unit moves out of range of the strikes.
Anastasio moves out of range as Unit strikes.
Anastasio doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Unit stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Anastasio misses with a body shot.

Unit shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Anastasio napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Anastasio regains half guard.
Unit drops an elbow to the side of Anastasio's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anastasio is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Unit's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Unit's back!
Unit is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Unit is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Anastasio.
Unit trying to control but not successfully.
Unit is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Anastasio is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Anastasio just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Unit looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Anastasio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Anastasio 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Anastasio!
A very excited looking Anthony Anastasio 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.
Doom Unit spoke after the fight, saying 'Diipadaapa..'.