PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Corwin Anstey (ranked 15856 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kukulcan Tonga (ranked 4056 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Anstey
vs
Tonga

177 cm
35
170 lbs
20 - 17 - 0

181 cm
36
162 lbs
26 - 18 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 20 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Corwin Anstey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Kukulcan Tonga!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tonga throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anstey went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Tonga fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anstey manages to avoid it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tonga, as that shot connected.
Anstey throws a right hand that Tonga ducks under and follows up with a left that Tonga also avoids with ease.
Tonga lands with a right hand.
Anstey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anstey tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tonga swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anstey shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tonga counters with a series of strikes. Anstey will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tonga scores with a nice strike.
Anstey tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tonga manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Anstey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A nice side step and Tonga releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tonga pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Anstey avoids the body shot from Tonga.
Tonga misses with a straight right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anstey walks into a stiff left hand from Tonga.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonga tries a head kick but it misses.
Anstey is looking for a counter combo.
Kukulcan Tonga is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tonga throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tonga 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.
Tonga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anstey.
Anstey lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Nice uppercut there from Tonga.

Anstey closes the distance and pushes Tonga back into the cage.
Tonga lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Anstey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tonga misses the jab.
Corwin Anstey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Anstey fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tonga, pushing him back against the cage.

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

Anstey moves into range and clinches up with Tonga.

Anstey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tonga bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Tonga scores with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tonga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anstey moves away.
Anstey appears to be looking for a big counter.
Anstey shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Tonga counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonga throws a nice looking combination but Anstey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Anstey tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tonga manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
No luck for Anstey with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Corwin Anstey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anstey throws a head kick but Tonga moves out of range.
Anstey moves to clinch but Tonga breaks away
and Tonga counters with a straight right hand.
Tonga lands with a good body shot.
Anstey throws a sloppy head kick and Tonga moves out of range easily.
Tonga cracks a nice hook into Anstey's ribs.
Anstey wants to clinch.
Tonga throws a sloppy head kick and Anstey moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonga misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tonga. Anstey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anstey tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tonga defends well and Anstey ends up having to push Tonga into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Tonga dips to his left and cracks Anstey with an uppercut!
Tonga misses with a wild combination.
Tonga misses the jab.
Tonga is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Anstey had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Anstey moves to clinch but Tonga breaks away
and Tonga connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tonga misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Anstey slips under a jab from Tonga.

Anstey gets a clinch.

Tonga breaks the clinch.
Anstey on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tonga loads up on a big right hand but Anstey slips the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonga throws a good cross that connects.
Anstey fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tonga smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Anstey tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tonga swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tonga throws a sloppy head kick and Anstey moves out of range easily.
Tonga misses with a body shot.
Anstey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tonga now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Tonga connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Anstey's hands.
Anstey misses with a low kick.
Nice sprawl there from Tonga as Anstey shoots in.
Tonga circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tonga connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tonga connects with a nice looking jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kukulcan Tonga dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Anstey scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Anstey fails to land with a series of punches.
Tonga scores with a punch to the head.
Tonga has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tonga misses with a hook. Anstey ducked under it nicely.
Anstey wants to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tonga! But no joy.
Anstey tries to clinch up but Tonga circles away and keeps his distance.
Tonga keeps the fight on the outside.
Anstey swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tonga makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anstey has his takedown stuffed
and Tonga cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Anstey drives through and clinches with Tonga against the cage.
Tonga misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anstey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tonga's elbow.
Tonga lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonga lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Anstey backwards.

Anstey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Anstey moves into range and clinches up with Tonga.

Anstey breaks the clinch.
Tonga throws a big shot that misses.
As Tonga tries to get set, Anstey tries to push him back and clinch up but Tonga manages to avoid the attempt.

Anstey closes the distance and pushes Tonga back into the cage.

Anstey breaks the clinch.
Anstey moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Tonga looks to throw the jab but Anstey is out of range.
Anstey tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Tonga manages to circle out of the way.
Tonga wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tonga lands with a good body shot.

Anstey rushes Tonga and presses him up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Anstey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Anstey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Anstey throws a series of punches but Tonga moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonga scores with a shot to the body.
Anstey is looking to clinch but Tonga is avoiding it.
Tonga scores with a body shot.
Anstey slips under a jab from Tonga.
Tonga rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Anstey moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anstey avoids the body shot from Tonga.
Anstey connects with a nice looking jab.
Tonga circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tonga throws a shot to the body.
Tonga lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tonga.
Kukulcan Tonga seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Anstey tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tonga swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anstey is looking to clinch but Tonga is avoiding it.
Tonga jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice shot lands for Tonga.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonga lands a slapping body shot.
Tonga lands with a good body shot.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tonga working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Anstey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Anstey clinches up with Tonga and pushes him back against the cage.

Tonga escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anstey closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tonga counters with a stiff right hand.
Tonga scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tonga looks to land a left hand but Anstey moved out of range nicely.
Tonga throws a shot to the body.
Anstey tries to clinch up but Tonga circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Tonga lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tonga takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Anstey closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tonga counters with a left to the body.
Tonga darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tonga scores with the left hand. Anstey knows he should have avoided that one.
Anstey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tonga lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Anstey misses with a takedown
and Tonga counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tonga jabs Anstey right on the nose. Anstey blinks but takes it well.
Anstey throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kukulcan Tonga showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Tonga swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Anstey.
Tonga scores with a nice right hand.

Anstey is rocked!
Anstey takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Oh Anstey is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tonga clobbers Anstey with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Anstey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tonga paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tonga keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Anstey throws a right and a left that both miss.
A left lands for Tonga.
Anstey is looking to clinch.
Anstey tries to close the distance and clinch but Tonga swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Anstey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tonga paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Anstey seems to have got his legs back now.
Anstey tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tonga manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tonga scores with a sloppy right hand. Anstey should have avoided that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anstey is looking to clinch but Tonga is avoiding it.
A little jabbing left from Tonga on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tonga tries to bum rush Anstey with a series of wild strikes but Anstey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Anstey tries for a takedown but Tonga circles away easily
and Tonga counters with a straight right hand.
Nice cross by Tonga.
Tonga feints and then cracks Anstey's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anstey down.
Anstey fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Anstey moves out of range of the body kick from Tonga.
Anstey takes one to the side of the head.
Tonga lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Anstey slips under a jab.
Tonga circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Tonga to counter with a crisp jab.
Corwin Anstey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kukulcan Tonga 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.
Tonga with a hook.
Anstey darts in trying to clinch
and Tonga counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tonga dips to his left and cracks Anstey with an uppercut!
Anstey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Anstey fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tonga avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Corwin Anstey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anstey doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonga throws a sloppy head kick and Anstey moves out of range easily.
Anstey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Anstey tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tonga counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tonga tries a low kick but Anstey avoids it.
Tonga connects with a good right hand that stumbles Anstey. Anstey circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Anstey darts in trying to clinch
and Anstey takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tonga throws the left hand but Anstey avoids the punch easily.
Tonga circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tonga is looking for the big counter here.
Tonga throws a quick inside leg kick.
Anstey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Anstey takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Tonga tries to keep at a distance but Anstey has taken the fight into the clinch.

Anstey breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonga lands a nice shot to the body.
Anstey tries to clinch there but Tonga circles away.
Tonga ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anstey tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Tonga counter with a right hand.
Tonga connects with a single shot there.
Tonga scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Anstey doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice body punch from Tonga.
Anstey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tonga circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tonga throws a fast counter high kick but Anstey manages to duck under it in time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kukulcan Tonga comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tonga 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 26:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kukulcan Tonga!
An out of breath Kukulcan Tonga thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.