PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ori Anna (ranked 4581 p4p, 587 weight class) and Stef Power Jr (ranked 4542 p4p, 584 weight class). Ori Anna had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Anna
vs
Power Jr

175 cm
17
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

192 cm
19
219 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Arcticus University: London

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ori Anna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Stef Power Jr!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anna ducks right into an uppercut from Power Jr.
A punch combination from Power Jr misses.
Power Jr lands a jab to the nose.
Power Jr lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Anna takes a jab right on the kisser.
Power Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Anna.
Power Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Anna.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Power Jr misses with some punches.
Power Jr lands with a left to the head.
Power Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Power Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Anna backwards.
Power Jr wants to get back to striking at distance but Anna won't allow it.
A head punch on the inside from Anna fails to land.
Anna pushes Power Jr back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Power Jr.
Power Jr has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Power Jr blocking some punches.
Anna definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Anna tries to stall but Power Jr uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Anna holding his opponent close, against the ropes.

Power Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anna throws a sloppy head kick and Power Jr moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Power Jr clobbers Anna with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Power Jr tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Anna manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Anna takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Power Jr misses with a hook.
Anna takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Power Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anna.
Power Jr connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Anna momentarily.
Anna throws a leg kick that is checked
and Power Jr counters with a nice body shot.
Power Jr is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Power Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Anna.
Power Jr moves out of range of the body kick.
Power Jr is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Anna misses with a kick to the body.
Anna cracks a nice hook into Power Jr's ribs.
Anna slips a straight right by Power Jr.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Power Jr throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Anna's head.
Power Jr lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anna tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for Power Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Anna tries to clinch but Power Jr moves out of range.
Nice shot by Power Jr.
Power Jr scores with a crisp jab that stopped Anna in his tracks.
Anna dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Power Jr misses the target.
Power Jr is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Anna had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A jab lands there for Anna.
Anna throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Power Jr is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Power Jr has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Anna throws a lazy right hand but Power Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Power Jr is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Anna with a body shot.
Anna takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Power Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Power Jr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Anna throws a punch but it's blocked by Power Jr.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Anna backwards.
Anna trying to stall but Power Jr improves his position.
Power Jr takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Power Jr.
Power Jr blocks a body shot from Anna.
Power Jr prevents a body shot from Anna.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anna.
Power Jr lands a shoulder strike.
Anna lands a right hand.
Anna lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Power Jr backwards.
Power Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Anna backwards.
Power Jr lands a right hand.
A body shot lands from Power Jr.
Anna is breathing heavily.
Power Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anna swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Power Jr pushes Anna back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Power Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anna misses with a hook. Power Jr ducked under it nicely.
Power Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
A big left from Anna misses.
Power Jr swinging wildly here.
Anna was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Power Jr.
Power Jr dips to his left and cracks Anna with an uppercut!
Anna thows a leg kick but Power Jr checks it
and Power Jr counters with a nice uppercut.

Power Jr clinches up against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Anna.

Power Jr breaks from the clinch.
Power Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
No joy there for Power Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Power Jr misses with a looping left.
Power Jr takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Good exchange - Power Jr coming out on top.
Power Jr cracks Anna with a good jab.
Anna avoids the body shot from Power Jr.
Power Jr might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Power Jr looks to land a right hand but Anna moved out of range.
Anna swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Power Jr lands a head shot.
Anna takes one to the chin there.
Power Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.

Anna darts in and clinches Power Jr up against the ropes.
Anna is trying to maintain a safe position but Power Jr gets an underhook and turns Anna into the ropes.
Anna softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.

Power Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anna misses with a left hand
and Power Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Anna throws a hook but Power Jr avoids it easily.
Anna scores with a head kick. Power Jr tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

Power Jr instigates a clinch.
Anna jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Power Jr walks away with a smile on his face. Anna gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Power Jr tries to clinch but Anna moves out of range.
Anna takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Power Jr scores with a jab to the jaw.

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

Anna is rocked!
Power Jr cracks Anna with a left hook right on the temple and Anna goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Power Jr lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Anna is OK!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Stef Power Jr!
Stef Power Jr bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.