PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Good Bye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Troy Anselmo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bye
vs
Anselmo

187 cm
21
185 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

182 cm
21
188 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Sully's Bar & Grill
Arcticus University: London

Sully's Bar & Grill

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Good Bye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Troy Anselmo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anselmo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bye is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Anselmo.
Bye moves away from the strike by Anselmo.
Bye has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Anselmo misses with a straight left.

Bye drives through and clinches with Anselmo against the cage.
Anselmo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Anselmo prevents a body shot from Bye.

Anselmo breaks the clinch.
Bye displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anselmo throws out the jab.
Troy Anselmo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bye tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anselmo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bye is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anselmo.
Anselmo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've been informed that Anselmo has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Anselmo misses with an uppercut.
Anselmo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Bye counters by clinching up.
A short uppercut from Anselmo.
Anselmo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bye swings wildly with an uppercut but Anselmo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bye swings wildly with an uppercut but Anselmo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bye lands a body punch in the clinch.
Anselmo misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bye misses with the head strike.

Bye escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anselmo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bye moves away.
Anselmo scores with a nice right hand.
Anselmo lands a right hook to the body.
Bye looks to land a left hand but Anselmo moved out of range nicely.
Anselmo throws the left hand but Bye avoids the punch easily.
Bye lands a slapping body shot.
Anselmo misses with an uppercut.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bye.
Anselmo throws the left hand but Bye avoids the punch easily.
Bye ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bye is looking to counter the offense by Anselmo and move into the clinch.
Anselmo moves out of range of the leg kick from Bye.
Anselmo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bye throws out a loose jab but Anselmo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big left from Anselmo misses.
Bye wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Anselmo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bye stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anselmo moves out of range of the body kick from Bye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anselmo misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Bye counters by clinching up.
Anselmo taking a breather.
Bye lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Anselmo taking a breather.
Bye has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Anselmo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Anselmo is trying to break the clinch but Bye has him pressed against the cage.

Anselmo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bye slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Anselmo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bye back to the cage. Anselmo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Bye steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Anselmo.
Anselmo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bye connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Anselmo scrambles back to his feet.
Anselmo throws a looping overhand right but Bye ducks down to avoid it.
Bye throws a hook but Anselmo avoids it easily.
A big left from Anselmo misses.
Bye staying out of range there.
Bye tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Anselmo manages to circle out of the way.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bye.
Anselmo fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice body kick from Bye.
Nice defenses there by Bye.
Anselmo stuns Bye with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Bye moves into the clinch.
Anselmo tries to stall but Bye uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Anselmo breaks the clinch.
Bye slips under a jab from Anselmo.
Bye throws a nice inside leg kick.
Anselmo throws the left hand but Bye avoids the punch easily.
Anselmo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Anselmo swings widly with a right hand

and Bye counters by clinching up.
Anselmo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bye as Anselmo tries to tie him up.
Bye tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Anselmo smiles and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bye cracks Anselmo with an open hand slap.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anselmo throws a hook but Bye avoids it easily.
Bye throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bye looks to land a left hand but Anselmo moved out of range nicely.
Bye blocks a jab.
Anselmo misses with a double jab

and Bye counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Anselmo is trying to stall.
Bye lands a shoulder strike.
Bye tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bye tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bye wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Good Bye. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Bye manages to break the clinch.
Anselmo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
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 Good Bye will probably get the nod.
That's time! Bye's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Anselmo lands with a cross.
Troy Anselmo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Anselmo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bye uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Anselmo.
Bye defending well as Anselmo loads up on a big left hand.
Anselmo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bye was well out of range. Poor timing from Anselmo.
Anselmo throws a body shot but no joy.
Bye tries to counter by clinching up but Anselmo breaks away and moves out of range.
Anselmo throws a series of punches but Bye moves out of range.
Bye tries to counter by clinching up but Anselmo breaks away and moves out of range.
Bye throws a front kick that sends Anselmo stumbling back into the cage.
Anselmo misses with a body shot.
Anselmo throws a jab when Bye was well out of range.
Anselmo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bye manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bye moves into the clinch.
Bye lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Anselmo trying to control the position but instead, Bye has worked for underhooks and has pushed Anselmo into the cage.
Bye swings wildly with an uppercut but Anselmo uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bye tries to pull guard but Anselmo won't allow it.
Bye tries a body shot but Anselmo blocks it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bye as Anselmo tries to tie him up.
Anselmo stalls.
Bye tries to pull guard but Anselmo holds him up against the cage and eventually Bye drops back down to his feet.
Anselmo blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Anselmo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anselmo misses with a hook.
Anselmo throws out a loose jab but Bye uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anselmo looks to score with a jab to the body but Bye is just out of range.
Bye throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Anselmo's waist but Anselmo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bye off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Good Bye. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anselmo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bye.
Troy Anselmo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bye lands with a nice body punch.
Bye moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Anselmo throws a poor cross that misses

and Bye counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anselmo slowing the pace effectively.
Anselmo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bye.
Anselmo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anselmo blocking some punches.
Bye misses with a punch to the body.
Bye keeps control of Anselmo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bye lands a nice uppercut.
Bye swings wildly with an uppercut but Anselmo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bye throws a punch but it's blocked by Anselmo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bye tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Anselmo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Anselmo lands with a light punch inside.

Anselmo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bye throws a hook but Anselmo blocks it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bye.
Anselmo looks to land a combination but Bye avoids it well.
Anselmo throws a big shot that misses.
Anselmo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bye avoids a punch combination nicely.
As Anselmo tries to get set, Bye tries to push him back and clinch up but Anselmo manages to avoid the attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Anselmo.
Bye throws a nice outside leg kick.
Anselmo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bye.
Bye scores with a kick to the body.
Bye lands a leg kick that knocks Anselmo off balance momentarily.
Anselmo misses with a hook.
Anselmo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bye.
Anselmo misses with an uppercut.
Bye tries to counter by clinching up but Anselmo breaks away and moves out of range.
Anselmo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Bye counters by moving into the clinch.
Bye misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bye lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Anselmo backwards.
Anselmo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anselmo blocks an uppercut.
Anselmo trying to control the position but instead, Bye has worked for underhooks and has pushed Anselmo into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anselmo working hard to break the clinch.
Anselmo trying to control the position but instead, Bye has worked for underhooks and has pushed Anselmo into the cage.

Anselmo manages to break the clinch.
Bye connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
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!
Bye fails with a takedown attempt.
Bye displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anselmo throws out the jab.
Bye defending well as Anselmo loads up on a big left hand.
Anselmo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bye fakes the leg kick and cracks Anselmo in the body.
Bye throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bye shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Troy Anselmo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Anselmo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bye moves away.
Bye tries to bum rush Anselmo with a series of wild strikes but Anselmo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Anselmo throws a lazy right hand but Bye sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bye looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Anselmo is fending him off so far but Bye persists. Nope, Anselmo circles away and we're back to standing.
Bye throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anselmo misses with a hook.
Bye tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Anselmo manages to circle out of the way.
Bye misses with a body kick.
Anselmo misses with a wild body shot.
Bye tries to counter with a takedown but Anselmo is quick to defend against it.
Bye tries to clinch up but Anselmo circles away and keeps his distance.
Anselmo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bye momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anselmo avoids a kick to the body.
Bye rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Anselmo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anselmo jabs Bye to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bye throws a right hand that misses
and Anselmo counters with a stiff right hand.
Good shot there by Anselmo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anselmo throws out a loose jab but Bye uses good head movement to avoid it.

Bye closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bye.
Anselmo is trying to break free.

Anselmo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anselmo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bye in his tracks.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bye.
Anselmo lands a head shot.
Bye staying out of range there.
Bye is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Anselmo unleashes a big counter combination but Bye bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bye throws a jab but it's blocked by Anselmo.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Anselmo! But no joy.
Anselmo misses the shot to the body.
Bye moves out of range as Anselmo strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anselmo. Bye does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bye throws a predictable looking body shot
and Anselmo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bye avoids a punch combination nicely.
Anselmo looks to land a left hand but Bye moved out of range nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anselmo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bye is looking to counter the offense by Anselmo and move into the clinch.
Bye takes one to the side of the head.
Bye scores with a nice right hand.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bye.
A jab from Anselmo misses.
Anselmo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bye is looking to counter the offense by Anselmo and move into the clinch.
Anselmo misses with a looping right.
Bye is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Anselmo.
Anselmo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bye ducks under a wild hook from Anselmo.
Bye throws a hook but Anselmo blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bye staying out of range there.
Bye looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bye moves out of range as Anselmo strikes.
Bye keeps Anselmo at a distance using the push kick.
Anselmo throws a big shot that misses.
Bye tries to land a front kick but Anselmo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A little jabbing left from Anselmo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice shot by Anselmo.
Anselmo misses with a straight left.
Bye misses the jab.
Anselmo moves out of range of the body kick from Bye.
Anselmo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bye.
Bye seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Anselmo swings widly with a right hand

and Bye counters by moving into the clinch.
Bye tries to pull guard but Anselmo holds him up against the cage and eventually Bye drops back down to his feet.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anselmo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bye tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anselmo's elbow.
Bye struggles to land a body shot inside as Anselmo controls his hands.

Anselmo breaks from the clinch.
Bye tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Anselmo counter with a right hand.
Anselmo looks to land a right hand but Bye moved out of range.
Bye connects with a leg kick. Anselmo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bye uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anselmo.
Anselmo misses with a looping left.
A jab from Anselmo misses.
Bye steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Anselmo.
Anselmo looks to score with a jab to the body but Bye is just out of range.
Anselmo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bye manages to avoid it.
Anselmo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anselmo fails to land with a series of punches.
Anselmo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bye was well out of range. Poor timing from Anselmo.
Bye tries to counter by clinching up but Anselmo breaks away and moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Troy Anselmo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Anselmo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!