PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Horus Anubis (ranked 4596 p4p, 4640 weight class) and Leo Pard (ranked 515 p4p, 520 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Anubis
vs
Pard

179 cm
18
177
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
182
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Horus Anubis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leo Pard!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pard moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pard lands a nice shot to the body.
Pard moves out of range of the strikes.
Anubis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pard blocks a jab.
Anubis throws a hook but Pard blocks it.
Leo Pard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pard moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pard lands a nice looking body kick.
Pard connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pard keeps Anubis at a distance using the push kick.
Anubis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pard looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Anubis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pard throws a right hand that misses
and Anubis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big left from Anubis misses.
Pard dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Anubis. That did some damage!
Pard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pard throws a sloppy head kick and Anubis moves out of range easily.
Anubis was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Anubis looks to score with a jab to the body but Pard is just out of range.
Pard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice defenses there by Pard.
Pard lands a nice looking body kick.
Pard tries a head kick but it misses.
Pard explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Anubis throws a hook but Pard avoids it easily.
Anubis throws a sloppy body shot
and Pard counters with a leg kick.
Pard is looking to slow Anubis down with leg kicks.
Anubis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pard doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Pard gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Pard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pard scores with the left hand. Anubis knows he should have avoided that one.
Pard lands a jab to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anubis takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Anubis takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Pard misses with a head kick.
Pard lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Anubis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pard fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Anubis.
Anubis tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pard takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pard throws a nice head kick!
Anubis misses with an uppercut. Pard saw that one coming.
Pard chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anubis.
Pard keeps Anubis at a distance using the push kick.
Anubis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pard paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anubis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pard can pounce on him.
Anubis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pard scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Anubis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Anubis backing away here, and Pard unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Pard delivers a nice body kick.
Pard throws the left hand but Anubis avoids the punch easily.
Pard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anubis is looking for a counter combo.
Pard lands a nice leg kick that just misses Anubis's sensitive parts.
Pard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Anubis.
Pard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pard cracks Anubis with a good jab.
The fighters circling - Anubis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Anubis takes a swing at Pard's ribcage but misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pard.
Pard lands with a nice body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pard lands a leg kick that knocks Anubis off balance momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body kick from Pard.
Anubis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pard was well out of range. Poor timing from Anubis.
Pard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anubis.
Anubis takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Pard throws an overhand right that lands on Anubis's shoulder, as Anubis tries to avoid the shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pard.
Pard with a nice calf kick.
Pard lands with a kick to the ribs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anubis misses with a body shot.
Pard keeps Anubis at a distance using the push kick.
Anubis defending well as Pard loads up on a big left hand.
Pard cracks Anubis with an open hand slap.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Leo Pard dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Anubis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pard manages to avoid it.
Pard raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Anubis misses with a straight right.
Pard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pard.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Anubis might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Pard with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pard throws a leg kick which misses Anubis's front leg but catches the back leg as Anubis tries to avoid it.
Both fighters circling a little - Pard finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Leo Pard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Anubis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pard.
Anubis takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Pard cracks Anubis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pard throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Pard misses with a few strikes there.
Pard bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pard goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Pard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pard scores with a push kick.
Pard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A solid body kick from Pard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Pard.
Pard connects with a leg kick.
Pard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Anubis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pard.
Pard dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Anubis. That did some damage!
Pard throws a body punch but Anubis moves out of range.
Anubis will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Anubis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pard throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anubis throws out the jab.
Anubis throws a hook to the side of Pard's head but Pard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As Anubis backs off Pard throws a huge counter combo but Anubis manages to avoid it all.
Pard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anubis manages to avoid it.
Pard looks to throw the jab but Anubis is out of range.
Anubis is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Pard.
Anubis takes a swing at Pard's ribcage but misses.
Pard scores with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pard throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Pard throws a nice head kick!
Pard pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pard moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Anubis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anubis has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pard finds it's way round the side to connect with Anubis's head.
Sloppy strikes from Anubis. Those never looked like landing.
Pard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pard tries a quick counter leg kick but Anubis is wise to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anubis shoots in looking for a takedown but Pard manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Anubis's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A little jabbing left from Pard on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Anubis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Anubis misses with a wild combination.
Anubis is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pard. That's going to slow Anubis down.
Anubis misses with a straight right.
A head kick from Pard lands but Anubis takes it in his stride.
Anubis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Anubis steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pard. That one must have hurt.
Pard throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pard lands a high kick!
Pard tests Anubis's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pard throws the kick towards the body but Anubis avoids it.
Pard fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Anubis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Anubis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pard.
Anubis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pard.
Anubis throws a one two combo.
Pard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pard looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Anubis crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pard - the referee stops the clock and Anubis gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pard. Anubis manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Anubis needs to keep his hands up - Pard had a free shot at his head there.
Pard buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A solid body kick from Pard.
Pard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pard throws a nice looking combination but Anubis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pard connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A thudding body kick lands there by Pard!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Leo Pard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Anubis throws a right and a left that Pard avoids nicely.
A head kick misses from Pard.
Pard moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anubis is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Pard lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jab by Pard.
Some wild striking there from Anubis.
Pard misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pard scores with a nice right hand.
Pard misses with a head kick.
Pard works the jab nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anubis misses with a hook. Pard ducked under it nicely.
Anubis misses with a wild body shot.
Pard tries to land a front kick but Anubis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pard connects with a high kick.
Nice shot lands for Pard.
Pard scores with a spinning back kick!
Pard moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anubis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anubis misses the shot to the body.
Anubis swings widly with a right hand
and Pard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Anubis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anubis takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pard is looking to slow Anubis down with leg kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pard connects with a solid leg kick.
Anubis misses with a wild body shot.
Pard connects with a solid leg kick.
Pard connects with a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pard.
Pard scores with a nice body kick.
Pard throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anubis.
Pard connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anubis manages to avoid it.
Pard lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Anubis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pard finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anubis. Pard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pard lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pard throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Anubis.
Anubis takes a swing at Pard's ribcage but misses.
Pard scores with a jab to the head.
Pard throws a big shot that misses.
Pard tries a head kick but it misses.
A low kick lands for Pard.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pard.
Anubis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pard flicks out a counter leg kick but Anubis steps away.
Pard with a nice calf kick.
Anubis misses the shot to the body.
Despite the aggression on Pard's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Anubis takes a swing at Pard's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anubis misses with a body shot.
Anubis fails to land with a series of punches.
Pard lands a head kick. Anubis smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anubis loads up on a big right hand but Pard slips the punch.
Anubis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pard moves away.
Anubis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pard manages to avoid it.
Anubis misses with a looping right.
Pard plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A nice leg kick from Pard, right into the meat of the thigh.
Anubis throws a lazy right hand but Pard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pard throws a series of punches but Anubis avoids them all with ease.
Anubis is looking to counter the offense by Pard and move into the clinch.
Pard lands with a kick to the temple. Anubis shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Horus Anubis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leo Pard is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pard fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leo Pard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pard has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leo Pard!