PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Angel Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicole Aniston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nicole Aniston looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Powers
vs
Aniston

159 cm
22
140 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

160 cm
25
130 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Angel Powers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nicole Aniston!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aniston fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Powers tries a head kick but it misses.
Aniston throws a sloppy head kick and Powers moves out of range easily.
Aniston has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Powers is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Aniston moves to clinch but Powers breaks away
and Powers counters with a right hand to the body.
Powers displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Aniston.
Aniston looks winded!
Aniston avoids the head kick by Powers.
Powers misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Powers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Powers scores with a head kick.
Powers tries a head kick but it misses.
Aniston changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers takes a swing at Aniston's ribcage but misses.
Aniston is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Aniston moves in looking to clinch but Powers pushes him off.
Powers looks to land a combination. Aniston sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Aniston avoids the head kick by Powers.
Aniston goes for a double leg but Powers avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Powers continues to drive forward.
Angel Powers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicole Aniston.
Powers does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Aniston shapes to counter with a head kick.
Powers throws a sloppy head kick and Aniston moves out of range easily.
Powers throws a head kick but Aniston moves out of range.
Powers misses with a head kick.
Aniston shoots in and drives through. Powers sprawls well.

Powers takes the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Powers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Powers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Powers could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Aniston blocks a head kick by Powers.
Powers tries a head kick but it misses.
Powers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Powers scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Powers digs a good body shot into Aniston's ribs.
Aniston avoids the head kick by Powers.
A punch combination from Powers misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aniston avoids the head kick by Powers.
Aniston blocks a head kick by Powers.
Powers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Powers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aniston dives in and grabs Powers's left leg, looking for a takedown. Powers pushes down on Aniston's head and hops out.
Powers closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Powers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Powers misses with a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aniston looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Powers.
Powers throws a right hand that Aniston ducks under and follows up with a left that Aniston also avoids with ease.
Powers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Aniston dives in and scores a takedown into Powers's guard.
Aniston postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Aniston accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Aniston throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Powers works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Aniston stops Powers from standing up.
Aniston looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Angel Powers dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Powers throws a sloppy head kick and Aniston moves out of range easily.
Powers stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Powers wants it to stay on the feet.
Aniston is trying hard to land a takedown here. Powers sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Powers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Powers throws a sloppy head kick and Aniston moves out of range easily.

Powers pushes Aniston up against the cage in a clinch.

Powers has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Aniston regains guard immediately.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Powers stands and steps away. Aniston gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Powers misses with a head kick.
Aniston is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Powers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aniston blocks a head kick by Powers.
Aniston is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Aniston tries for a takedown but Powers circles away easily
and Powers counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Angel Powers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicole Aniston.
A head kick misses from Powers.
Powers misses with a head kick.
Aniston wants to counter with a clinch but Powers pushes him away.
Aniston looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Angel Powers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Powers looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Aniston shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Powers drops down looking for a counter takedown but Aniston sprawls and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powers throws a head kick but Aniston moves out of range.
Aniston feints the counter takedown.
Powers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Powers throws a head kick but Aniston moves out of range.
Powers throws a head kick that misses.
Aniston feints the counter takedown.
Powers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Powers cracks a nice hook into Aniston's ribs.
Powers is looking to wear down Aniston with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Powers closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Aniston drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Powers gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Powers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powers tries a head kick but it misses.
Powers throws a lazy head kick
and Aniston counters with a three punch combo that has Powers backing up. Powers nods at Aniston to acknowledge the strikes.
Aniston misses with a takedown attempt
and Powers counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Aniston wants to clinch but Powers slips to the side
and Powers counters with a two punch combo.
Powers misses with a double jab

and Aniston counters with a shoot takedown. Powers fights it but they end up in guard.
Aniston slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Aniston looking to sit in guard and control but Powers gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aniston looking for a sweep. Not yet Aniston, not yet.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Powers drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Powers jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Aniston wants to control the position but Powers says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.

Powers is working for a submission of some sort.
Angel Powers overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Powers lands strikes from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Angel Powers dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Powers shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Aniston eats them both and turns towards Powers to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

Aniston shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Powers wants to get back to his feet.
Aniston is trying to control. Powers wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Powers looks like he's trying to stand up.
Aniston with the ground and pound but Powers uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Powers wants to stand but Aniston is controlling the position.
Aniston must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aniston throws a strike but Powers rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Aniston looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Aniston working a defensive guard here.

Aniston is working an open guard so Powers takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Powers tries a head kick but it misses.
Powers throws a sloppy head kick and Aniston moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powers throws a sloppy head kick and Aniston moves out of range easily.
Powers throws a head kick but Aniston moves out of range.
Powers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aniston circles away quickly and effectively.

Aniston gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Powers manages to break the clinch.
Aniston misses with a takedown
and Powers counters with a two punch combo.

Aniston drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Powers utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aniston wants to control from the top but Powers keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Powers is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Powers keeping moving, preventing Aniston from controlling successfully.
Powers trying to control the position.
Powers keeping moving, preventing Aniston from controlling successfully.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Powers working a defensive guard here.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Angel Powers is winning the standup battle so far.

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.
Aniston wants to clinch but Powers slips to the side

and Powers counters with a single leg into guard. Aniston didn't expect that.
Powers trying to control the position from guard on top but Aniston is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

And that's the end of the fight!
Angel Powers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Powers has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Angel Powers!