PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bunny Anstey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Lodano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Anstey
vs
Lodano

190 cm
36
265 lbs
42 - 15 - 0

191 cm
28
272 lbs
26 - 9 - 0

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World class boxer
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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 42 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bunny Anstey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lucas Lodano!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lodano changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Anstey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lodano throws out the jab.
Lodano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lodano throws a lazy right hand but Anstey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Anstey drops down looking for a counter takedown but Lodano sprawls and moves away.
Lodano tries a low kick but Anstey avoids it.
Lodano lands a glancing blow to the side of Anstey's head.

It looks like Bunny Anstey has been cut.
Lodano connects with the punch.
Anstey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lodano.
Anstey tries to counter with a takedown but Lodano is quick to defend against it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lodano misses with an uppercut.
Lodano tries to close the distance and clinch but Anstey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lodano loads up on a big right hand but Anstey slips the punch.
Anstey changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lodano tries to clinch but Anstey moves out of range.
Anstey feinted with a counter takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lodano. Anstey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anstey attempts a counter takedown but Lodano avoids it well and moves away.
Anstey moves out of range of the strikes.
Anstey half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Lodano scores with a jab.
Lodano throws a jab but it's blocked by Anstey.
Anstey attempts a counter takedown but Lodano avoids it well and moves away.
Anstey staying out of range there.
Anstey changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Lodano jabs Anstey to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Anstey checks a leg kick.
Anstey half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Lodano fails in his attempt to clinch.
Anstey attempts a counter takedown but Lodano avoids it well and moves away.
Lodano throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Anstey counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lodano is adopting a defensive guard.
Lodano throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Anstey wants to stand but Lodano is controlling his posture from full guard.
Lodano is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lodano is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lodano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anstey was well out of range. Poor timing from Lodano.
Anstey half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lodano lands with an overhand left.

Bunny Anstey's cut is getting worse.
Lodano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anstey manages to avoid it.
Anstey appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Lodano misses with a wild body shot.
Lodano throws a looping overhand right but Anstey ducks down to avoid it.
Anstey appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Lodano throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lodano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anstey.
Anstey feinted with a counter takedown.
Anstey avoids the body shot from Lodano.
Anstey attempts a counter takedown but Lodano avoids it well and moves away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anstey slips a jab from Lodano.
Anstey appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Lodano tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Anstey attempts a counter takedown but Lodano avoids it well and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucas Lodano dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bunny Anstey's cut.
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.

Nice straight punches there by Lodano. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lodano.
Anstey ducks under a wild hook from Lodano.
Anstey attempts a counter takedown but Lodano avoids it well and moves away.
Lodano misses with a low kick as Anstey jumps back.
Anstey on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Anstey staying out of range there.
Anstey feinted with a counter takedown.
Lucas Lodano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lodano misses with a hook. Anstey ducked under it nicely.
Lodano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anstey.
Anstey attempts a counter takedown but Lodano avoids it well and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lodano dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Anstey. That did some damage!
A swing and a miss from Lodano.
Anstey tries to counter with a takedown but Lodano is quick to defend against it.
Lodano just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lodano throws a body punch but Anstey moves out of range.
Anstey drops down looking for a counter takedown but Lodano sprawls and moves away.
Lodano with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lodano misses with a body shot.
A big left from Lodano misses.
Lodano feints and then cracks Anstey's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anstey down.
Lodano misses with a wild body shot.
Anstey half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Lodano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lodano wants to clinch.
Anstey drops down looking for a counter takedown but Lodano sprawls and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lodano misses the shot to the body.
Anstey avoids the body shot from Lodano.
Anstey feinted with a counter takedown.
Lodano has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Anstey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lodano.
Lodano throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anstey sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Anstey appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Anstey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lodano.
Anstey drops down looking for a counter takedown but Lodano sprawls and moves away.
Lodano tries to work over Anstey's front leg with a kick but Anstey checks it.
Anstey half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Lodano throws a body shot but no joy.
Lodano swings for the body but Anstey moves out of range.
Anstey feinted with a counter takedown.
Lodano darts in trying to clinch

and Anstey counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Lodano has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Anstey has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lodano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lodano has Anstey pushed against the cage.
Lodano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lodano throws a punch but it's blocked by Anstey.
Lodano tries to work over Anstey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lodano gets underhooks to prevent Anstey's takedown attempt.
Lodano throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lodano.
Anstey wants a takedown.
Lodano tries to throw a body punch but Anstey avoids it by throwing Lodano back against the cage.
Lodano lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Bunny Anstey's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Anstey tries for a takedown but Lodano manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bunny Anstey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lodano misses with a body punch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anstey has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lodano after a bit of a struggle.
Lodano swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Lodano breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucas Lodano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bunny Anstey's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Lodano just misses with a punch to the body.
Anstey changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Lodano misses with the combination.
Anstey blocks a jab.
Anstey defending well as Lodano loads up on a big left hand.
Anstey half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Anstey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lodano is looking to clinch.
Anstey attempts a counter takedown but Lodano avoids it well and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Lodano has managed to clinch.
Lodano lands a left hand that snaps the head of Anstey backwards.

Lodano breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lodano throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lodano missing with a left hand there. Anstey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lucas Lodano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lodano lands an overhand right.
Lodano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anstey feinted with a counter takedown.
Lodano scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lodano tries to clinch but Anstey moves out of range.
Anstey changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Lodano lunges at Anstey with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Anstey's hand.

Jeez, Bunny Anstey's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Lodano connects with a crisp jab.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bunny Anstey's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lucas Lodano!
During a confident post fight interview, Lucas Lodano thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.