PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Martin Anvil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph OByrne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Anvil
vs
OByrne

179 cm
26
155 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

175 cm
20
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Martin Anvil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joseph OByrne!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by OByrne.
Anvil tries to clinch but OByrne moves out of range.
OByrne replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Anvil blocks it well.
OByrne lands a nice hook to Anvil's body. Anvil takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Anvil shoots in and drives through. OByrne sprawls well.
Anvil has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from OByrne.
OByrne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anvil tries to clinch there but OByrne circles away.
Anvil walks into a straight right hand from OByrne.
Anvil on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by OByrne. OByrne obviously looking to wear him down.
Anvil tries to clinch up but OByrne circles away and keeps his distance.
OByrne works Anvil's body with a nice hook.
OByrne lands a nice leg kick that just misses Anvil's sensitive parts.
OByrne has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
OByrne scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anvil tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. OByrne manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice body punch from OByrne.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anvil tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but OByrne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Anvil takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Anvil takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

It looks like Martin Anvil has been cut.

Anvil scores with a takedown into OByrne's guard.
OByrne wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anvil postures up in OByrne's guard and throws a big left but OByrne blocks it.
OByrne tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Anvil with a flurry of punches that miss.
Anvil has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anvil throwing strikes from guard but OByrne blocks nicely.
OByrne bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Anvil's guard.

Anvil wants to control the position but OByrne says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
OByrne controlling the action here.
OByrne prevents Anvil from improving his position.
OByrne is controlling the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
OByrne prevents Anvil from improving his position.
OByrne content to control rather than advance.
Anvil manages to get to full guard.
Anvil is trying to hold OByrne in close to prevent damage but OByrne has managed to pass into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Anvil is trying to get back to full guard.
OByrne content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anvil wants to improve his position but OByrne is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joseph OByrne dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Martin Anvil's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

OByrne works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
OByrne thows a body kick. Anvil tries to catch it but that hurt him.
OByrne has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
OByrne connects with a solid leg kick.

Anvil has managed to clinch.
OByrne lands a nice uppercut.
OByrne controlling the action here for a moment.
OByrne lands a hook to the side of the head.
OByrne lands a hook that snaps the head of Anvil backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anvil is trying to drag OByrne to the mat but OByrne just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
OByrne scores with a nice hook to the head.
OByrne lands a body shot.
OByrne lands a right hand that snaps the head of Anvil backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
OByrne lands with a left to the head.
Anvil tries to work over OByrne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A hook to the body from OByrne.
Anvil looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Anvil's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Anvil tries to throw a body punch but OByrne avoids it by throwing Anvil back against the cage.
OByrne lands an elbow inside.
OByrne is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Anvil drops down looking for an ankle pick but OByrne pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martin Anvil. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anvil misses with a body shot
and OByrne counters with a thumping low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by OByrne. That's going to slow Anvil down.
OByrne dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Anvil. That did some damage!
Anvil shoots and misses
and OByrne counters with a thumping low kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
OByrne jabs at Anvil's body.
Crunch! OByrne slams his shin into Anvil's torso.
This has been an exciting period of action!
OByrne bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anvil is looking to clinch.

OByrne lands a big head kick that sends Anvil tumbling to the mat! OByrne takes a step backwards and waves Anvil back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Anvil is rocked!
Anvil with a poor takedown
and OByrne makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Anvil really felt that one!
Oh Anvil is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Anvil has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from OByrne.
OByrne is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Anvil rather than just go for the knockout.
OByrne lands with a nice body kick.
Anvil stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from OByrne.
OByrne lands with a thumping leg kick.
Anvil walks forward, straight into a front kick from OByrne.
Anvil will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
OByrne lands a body shot.
Anvil seems to have got his legs back now.
OByrne explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A chopping leg kick lands by OByrne.
OByrne lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Anvil pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
OByrne counters with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
OByrne connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Anvil tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
OByrne jabs at Anvil's body.
Anvil darts in trying to clinch
and OByrne counters with a leg kick.
Anvil has his takedown stuffed
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Anvil tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and OByrne counters with a good low kick that Anvil was not able to check.
OByrne lands a nice shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
OByrne works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Anvil doesn't manage to clinch there - OByrne circles away.
Anvil tries to close the distance and clinch but OByrne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
OByrne replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Anvil blocks it well.
OByrne cracks Anvil with a right hand to the side of the head.
Anvil is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Anvil fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
OByrne fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
OByrne scores with a jab to the body.
Joseph OByrne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anvil takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
OByrne throws a quick inside leg kick.
Anvil with a poor takedown

and OByrne counters with a nice right hand that sends Anvil toppling to the canvas! Anvil scrambles and gets back to his feet - can OByrne finish him?!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joseph OByrne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Martin Anvil's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Anvil sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
OByrne lands with a good body shot.
Anvil tries to clinch up but OByrne circles away and keeps his distance.
A decent looking body kick lands there for OByrne.
OByrne keeps Anvil at a distance using the push kick.
Nice body kick from OByrne.
OByrne is looking to slow Anvil down with leg kicks.
OByrne cracks Anvil with a good jab.
OByrne tries to bum rush Anvil with a series of wild strikes but Anvil uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Anvil throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
OByrne lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Martin Anvil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
OByrne fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anvil on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anvil tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A nice leg kick lands there from OByrne.
OByrne throws a nice inside leg kick.
OByrne throws a front kick that sends Anvil stumbling back into the cage.
OByrne ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
OByrne throws a leg kick which misses Anvil's front leg but catches the back leg as Anvil tries to avoid it.
OByrne connects with a nice looking jab.
OByrne scores with a shot to the body.
OByrne uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Anvil has time to react.
Anvil steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from OByrne. That one must have hurt.

OByrne lands a big right hand that sends Anvil crashing to the mat! OByrne stays standing though and waves Anvil back to his feet!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
OByrne lands a leg kick that knocks Anvil off balance momentarily.
Anvil takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Anvil shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with OByrne but OByrne pushes him off and we're back to square one.
OByrne lands the left hand.
OByrne circles away from the clinch attempt
and OByrne counters with a slapping leg kick.
Joseph OByrne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice body kick from OByrne.
Anvil looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
OByrne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anvil is looking to clinch but OByrne is avoiding it.
OByrne scores with a spinning back kick!
Anvil misses the body punch
and OByrne counters with a body kick that stops Anvil in his tracks momentarily.
OByrne changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
OByrne scores with a jab to the body.
Anvil takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
OByrne lands an overhand right.
Anvil walks into a left hand.
No luck for Anvil with that takedown attempt.
OByrne throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
OByrne buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
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!
A good leg kick by OByrne.
OByrne tests Anvil's chin there with a solid looking shot.
OByrne lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
OByrne keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
OByrne steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martin Anvil. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anvil ducks down and throws a hook to the body but OByrne moves away.
Anvil closes this distance looking for a takedown but OByrne circles away.
Anvil gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Martin Anvil has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joseph OByrne is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anvil tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joseph OByrne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got OByrne winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 25:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 25:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joseph OByrne!
Joseph OByrne thanked the fans post fight for their support.