PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bunny Anstey (ranked 4642 p4p, 3596 weight class) and Lucca Burt (ranked 466 p4p, 404 weight class). Lucca Burt will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Anstey
vs
Burt

194 cm
18
275
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
27
187
9 - 8 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bunny Anstey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lucca Burt!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Franklyn Lucas and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Anstey scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Anstey throwing shots but Burt is blocking nicely.
Burt works his way to full guard. Good work.
Anstey is looking to work some ground and pound but Burt has wrist control.
Anstey content to stall in guard here.
Anstey lands a couple of decent looking shots.

It looks like Lucca Burt has been cut.
Burt is trying to keep Anstey in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burt bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Anstey's guard.

Burt trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Burt is stalling in the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anstey seems keen to control Burt's posture.
Anstey tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Anstey is working hard here to advance position.
Anstey wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

Anstey closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Burt's guard.
Burt is trying to control the position but Anstey postures up.
Burt can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Anstey controls the pace.

Anstey avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Burt working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anstey sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Anstey is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Anstey controlling from the top position.
Burt is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Anstey knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Burt on the ground.
Anstey is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Anstey lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Anstey with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Anstey is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Anstey avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Anstey will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Burt being controlled here, momentarily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Burt is trying to keep Anstey in close.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bunny Anstey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lucca Burt's cut.
That's time! Anstey's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Burt.
Anstey keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Anstey closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Burt to the mat! Burt manages to get full guard.

Burt looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Anstey stands up over Burt, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Anstey controlling from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anstey trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Anstey scoring with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anstey stays in close to Burt's body and controls the position.
Burt controls Anstey momentarily but Anstey frees himself.
Anstey is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Burt trying to keep a closed guard but Anstey is proving a slippery customer.
Burt is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Burt not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Burt is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Anstey defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anstey with a nice head shot there.
Burt doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Anstey controlling from the top position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

Anstey gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burt trying to control the position from guard on top but Anstey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anstey trying to control the position here.
Anstey on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Anstey tries to get out of the position.
Burt throwing strikes from guard but Anstey blocks nicely.
Anstey is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Anstey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Burt can do to turn this around?
Anstey looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Anstey wants to sweep but no luck.
Anstey keeping moving, preventing Burt from controlling successfully.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Burt fails with an attempt to clinch.

Anstey gets a double leg takedown into Burt's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Anstey controlling from the top position.
Anstey has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Burt trying to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bunny Anstey dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lucca Burt's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Anstey throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Burt was covering up waiting for the punch and Anstey finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Anstey works over Burt with some ground and pound from guard.
Anstey is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burt not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anstey lands a couple of elbows.
Anstey looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Anstey tries to free his leg and advance position but Burt is retaining full guard.
Burt is looking to sweep but instead, Anstey has passed into half guard.

Burt looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Anstey seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Anstey wants to pass to mount but Burt is defending the position.
Bunny Anstey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Anstey is nestled in close to Burt, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Anstey is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anstey landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Anstey is controlling the pace.
Burt moves into full guard.
Anstey throws a big right hand that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Anstey stays in close to Burt's body and controls the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bunny Anstey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Anstey feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Anstey trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Burt being controlled here, momentarily.
Anstey wants to control from the top but Burt keeps moving.
Anstey controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Lucca Burt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bunny Anstey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Burt working for a triangle but Anstey defends it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bunny Anstey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Anstey 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:26
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bunny Anstey!