PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bunny Anstey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Street (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Street has chosen The Truth as his entrance music. Bunny Anstey had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Anstey
vs
Street

192 cm
44
267 lbs
51 - 26 - 0

196 cm
41
226 lbs
33 - 33 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Sin City Allstars

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 51 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bunny Anstey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 33 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Street!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Street throws a shot from downtown. Anstey moves away and avoids it.
Street lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Anstey displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Street.

Anstey forces Street back against the ropes and clinches.
Street throws a punch but it's blocked by Anstey.
Street scores with a hook to the body.
Street misses with a punch to the body.
Street holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Anstey is pressed up against the ropes. Street has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Anstey down to the mat. Anstey avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Street rushes Anstey and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Anstey is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Street misses with a hook from the clinch.
Street trying to stall but Anstey improves his position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Street.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Street is looking for a takedown.
Bunny Anstey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Street.
Anstey scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Street misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anstey.
Anstey working aggressively here.
Anstey is looking to control Street's arms but Street gets an underhook and turns him. Now Anstey has his back to the ropes.
Street trying to stall but Anstey improves his position.
Street trying to control the position but instead, Anstey has worked for underhooks and has pushed Street into the ropes.
Street goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Street manages to break the clinch.
Street connects with a single shot there.
Michael Street seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Anstey moves into the clinch.
Anstey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Street tries to throw a body punch but Anstey avoids it by throwing Street back against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Street has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Anstey after a bit of a struggle.
Street with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Street.
Street comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Anstey content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Street misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anstey dodges an elbow strike from Street.
A head punch on the inside from Street fails to land.
Street misses with some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Street fails to land.
Street digs a right hand underneath Anstey's ribcage. Anstey let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Anstey blocks an uppercut.
Street is stalling here.
Street is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Anstey is keeping busy.
A head punch on the inside from Street fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Street avoiding damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Street wants to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Michael Street.
Street throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Street tries to bum rush Anstey with a series of wild strikes but Anstey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Street keeps the fight on the outside.
Street catches Anstey with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Street lands with an overhand left.

Street moves into the clinch successfully.
Street stalling in the clinch but Anstey improves position.
Street throws a punch but it's blocked by Anstey.
Street wants a takedown but no success here.
Anstey lands a shoulder strike.
Street tries to score a body lock takedown but Anstey shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Street tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Street drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Street gets through Anstey's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Street misses with a short punch on the inside.
Street tries a body shot but Anstey blocks it.
Anstey blocks the elbow strike.

Street breaks the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Street dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Anstey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Street looking to score a takedown here. Anstey is defending well but Street drives through and ends up in Anstey's guard.
Street stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Anstey swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Anstey wants to stand and escape but Street is having none of it.
Street stands and throws Anstey's legs to the side, diving into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Street 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.

The fight stays on the outside here - Anstey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Street gets the takedown into side control.

Anstey sneaks out the side door and pushes Street away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.

Street gets a clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Street is working for takedown but Anstey is calmly controlling the position for now.
Anstey misses with the head strike.
Street is leaning against Anstey and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Anstey working aggressively here.

Street has Anstey pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Street pulls back from the ropes and twists to the side, sending Anstey tumbling to the mat - Street dives into Anstey's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Street throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Anstey works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Street throws a big right hand that misses.
Street has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Street pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Anstey is keeping the position for now.
Street has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Street postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Street. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Street trying to control the position from guard on top but Anstey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Street stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Anstey swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Street looking to sit in guard and control but Anstey gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Street manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Anstey manages to get himself to full guard.

Street chips away with some ground and pound.
Street with a nice head shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Street throws a big right hand that misses.
Street with a flurry of punches that miss.
Street postures up in Anstey's guard and throws a big left but Anstey blocks it.
Anstey is looking to stand up but Street isn't so interested in that idea.
Street throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Street pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Anstey is keeping the position for now.
Anstey keeping moving, preventing Street from controlling successfully.
Anstey is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Street advances position into side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Street lands an elbow.
Anstey is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Street is controlling him well.
Street tries to move to mount but Anstey blocks the move with his legs.
Anstey is not content to let Street control the position.
Michael Street has got the better of the ground game so far.
Street throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Anstey works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Street wants to pass to mount but Anstey is defending the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Street with the ground and pound but Anstey uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Street wants to pass the guard but Anstey is keeping the position.
Street throws a big elbow that misses.
Anstey working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Street.
Anstey avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anstey keeping moving, preventing Street from controlling successfully.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Street showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Anstey doesn't manage to clinch there - Street circles away.
Street throws a hook but Anstey blocks it.

Anstey clinches up with Street and pushes him back against the ropes.
Street blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Street lands a nice elbow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Anstey.
Street is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Anstey keeps control of Street as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Street tries to break free but Anstey pushes him back against the ropes.
Street pushes Anstey back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Street lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Street breaks the clinch.
Street works Anstey's body with a nice hook.
Street smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Street misses with a takedown attempt
and Anstey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Street swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Anstey.

That's one minute gone in the round.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Anstey enables Street to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Anstey manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Anstey has momentary wrist control but Street slips an elbow through the middle.
Street wants to control from the top but Anstey keeps moving.
Street with a nice head shot there.
Anstey wants to stand and escape but Street is having none of it.
Street trying to control but Anstey is working from the bottom.
Street wants to pass the guard but Anstey is keeping the position.
Street trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Michael Street 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.
Street engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Street is continuing to stall.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Street throws a right and a left that both miss.
Street lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Anstey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Street paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Street lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Anstey at a distance.
Street throws an overhand right that lands on Anstey's shoulder, as Anstey tries to avoid the shot.

Street has Anstey up against the ropes in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Street doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Anstey is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Street tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anstey tries to throw a body punch but Street avoids it by throwing Anstey back against the ropes.
Street with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Anstey content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Street swings wildly with an uppercut but Anstey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Street using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anstey has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Anstey tries to throw a body punch but Street avoids it by throwing Anstey back against the ropes.
Street lands a shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Anstey creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Street blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anstey misses with the head strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Street comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Street 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Street!
Michael Street was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.