PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bunny Anstey (ranked 1619 p4p, 24819 weight class) and Logan Holland (ranked 209 p4p, 532 weight class). Logan Holland will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Anstey
vs
Holland

194 cm
19
275
3 - 0 - 0

191 cm
18
230
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 3 - 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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Logan Holland!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holland looks to clinch

and Anstey counters with a shoot takedown. Holland fights it but they end up in guard.
Holland wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Anstey manages to pass to side control.

Anstey working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Anstey slows the pace down in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holland trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Anstey manages to pass to mount!
Holland takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

It looks like Logan Holland has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anstey controlling the pace for now.
Holland is looking to get to half guard.
Holland tries to lock up and control but Anstey gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Anstey controlling from the full mount.
Anstey lands a heavy elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anstey lands with some strikes.
Holland wants to try and get back to his feet.
Anstey sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Holland wants to hold on but Anstey pushes him away.
Anstey controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anstey has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Anstey prevents Holland from getting the reversal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Anstey tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Holland can't escape the position.
Anstey controlling his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Holland is desperately trying to improve his position but Anstey has a good base and remains in mount.
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 Logan Holland's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Holland tries for a takedown but Anstey circles away easily

and Anstey decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Holland's guard.
Holland wants to sweep here but Anstey controlling him for the moment.
Anstey not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anstey's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Holland misses with a double jab

and Anstey counters with a shoot takedown. Holland fights it but they end up in guard.
Anstey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Holland can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anstey landing some decent shots from guard.
Anstey stands up over Holland, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Anstey slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Holland striking off his back but it's not causing Anstey any problems.
Anstey landing some decent shots from guard.
Anstey seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holland looking to hit a scissor sweep but Anstey is one step ahead there.
Anstey working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Holland's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Anstey is pushing down on Holland's leg trying to pass to half guard. Holland is fighting to maintain full guard but Anstey has managed to sneak the leg through.
Anstey winds up and cracks Holland with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Anstey is taking a breather. Holland says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
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 Logan Holland's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Holland gets caught napping as Anstey dives in and scores a takedown. Holland manages to retain guard.

Holland scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Holland tries to clinch but Anstey moves away

and Anstey counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Anstey.

Holland has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Anstey can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Anstey slips nicely into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holland is trying to control but Anstey passes into side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anstey content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Holland is trying to get back to half guard.
Holland takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Anstey controls the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Holland can do anything to dispel that myth.
Holland takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Anstey lands a few punches from side control.
Holland is looking for a sweep.
Holland takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

That has opened up Logan Holland's cut even more.
Anstey slows the pace down.
Anstey moves into full mount!
Anstey cracks Holland with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

The cut above Logan Holland's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Holland tries to reverse the position but Anstey maintains control.
Anstey controlling the pace for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Anstey.
Anstey with good strikes from the mount here!

Logan Holland's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Logan Holland's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bunny Anstey!