PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nicholas Sartre (ranked 4143 p4p, 5552 weight class) and Horus Anubis (ranked 420 p4p, 491 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sartre
vs
Anubis

185 cm
24
178
4 - 4 - 2

179 cm
22
177
3 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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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 4 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nicholas Sartre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Horus Anubis!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sartre feints and then cracks Anubis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anubis down.
Anubis walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
An inside leg kick lands from Sartre.
Anubis lands a nice shot to the body.
Sartre misses with a shot to the body
and Anubis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sartre. Anubis shrugs it off though.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Anubis has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Anubis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sartre misses with an uppercut
and Anubis counters with a nice uppercut.
Anubis slips under a jab.
Sartre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anubis.
Sartre pivots, looking for a leg kick but Anubis is out of range and Sartre settles back down.
Sartre chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sartre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anubis looks to land a left hand but Sartre moved out of range nicely.
Sartre throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Anubis lands a body shot.
Sartre misses with a shot to the body
and Anubis counters with a straight right hand.
Anubis connects with a single shot there.
Sartre feints and then cracks Anubis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anubis down.
Anubis with a nice cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sartre. Anubis does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Sartre misses its intended target.
Anubis fails with a takedown attempt.
Sartre looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sartre looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Anubis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anubis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sartre as he avoids it easily.
Sartre misses with a low kick.

Anubis decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sartre is staying active underneath Anubis, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Sartre makes his way to full guard, as Anubis worked for a kimura.
Anubis throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sartre keeping moving, preventing Anubis from controlling successfully.

Sartre is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Anubis slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Sartre is looking to regain half guard here but Anubis keeps moving and retains side control.

Anubis looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sartre is looking for a sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anubis misses with the ground and pound.
Sartre is trying to get back to his feet.
Sartre is trying to improve his position.
Anubis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sartre keeps working.

Sartre sneaks out the side door and pushes Anubis away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Sartre drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Anubis misses with an uppercut. Sartre saw that one coming.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Anubis tries for a takedown but Sartre circles away easily
and Sartre counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nicholas Sartre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Horus Anubis.
Anubis swings for the body but Sartre moves out of range.
It looked like Sartre was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Anubis.
Anubis slips a straight right by Sartre.
Sartre throws a leg kick which misses Anubis's front leg but catches the back leg as Anubis tries to avoid it.
Anubis has his takedown stuffed
enabling Sartre to counter with a crisp jab.
Anubis shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sartre but Sartre pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sartre connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sartre avoids the body shot from Anubis.
Anubis dives in and grabs Sartre's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sartre pushes down on Anubis's head and hops out.
Anubis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Anubis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sartre doesn't seem bothered though.
Nicholas Sartre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sartre pushes Anubis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sartre prevents the takedown attempt.
Anubis drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sartre gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Anubis is trying to drag Sartre to the mat but Sartre just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sartre lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Anubis backwards.
Sartre slows down the pace here.
Sartre leaning against his opponent.
Sartre misses with a punch to the body.
Anubis fails to pull guard.
Anubis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Anubis blocks an uppercut.
Sartre lands with a light punch inside.
Sartre struggles to land a body shot inside as Anubis controls his hands.
Anubis misses with some punches.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sartre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sartre stalling in the clinch.
Sartre lands a nice shot to the body.
Sartre tries to work over Anubis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anubis tries a body shot but Sartre blocks it.
Sartre lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Anubis backwards.
Anubis lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Anubis.
Sartre takes a shot to the head.
Anubis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sartre just leaning against Anubis, taking a breather.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sartre lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Anubis.
Sartre with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sartre lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Anubis avoids the elbow strike from Sartre, against the cage.
Sartre blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sartre misses with a knee strike.
Sartre misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sartre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anubis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Anubis misses with a body punch.
Sartre misses with a knee to the head.
Anubis avoids a wild elbow strike from Sartre.
Anubis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sartre's elbow.
Sartre creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Anubis's defenses.
Sartre misses with a punch to the body.
Sartre connects with a knee to the head.
Sartre tries to throw a body punch but Anubis avoids it by throwing Sartre back against the cage.
Sartre lands a left hand that snaps the head of Anubis backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nicholas Sartre dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Anubis throws a poor cross that misses
and Sartre counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Anubis checks a leg kick.
Anubis throws a body shot but no joy.
Anubis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sartre stuffs the takedown attempt from Anubis. Anubis gets slowly back to his feet.
Sartre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some wild striking there from Sartre.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anubis avoids the body shot from Sartre.
Sartre throws the kick towards the body but Anubis avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Anubis. Beautiful body shot.
Sartre moves out of range of the strikes.
Anubis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Anubis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sartre moves out of range of the strikes.
Anubis moves forwards but Sartre connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sartre throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Anubis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sartre tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Anubis unleashes a big counter combination but Sartre bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Sartre fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sartre is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anubis can do to turn this around?
Anubis just misses with a punch to the body.
Sartre on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anubis loads up on a big right hand but Sartre slips the punch.
Anubis looks to throw the jab but Sartre is out of range.
Nicholas Sartre is winning the standup battle so far.
Anubis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sartre defends it nicely.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Anubis smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Anubis gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sartre counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nicholas Sartre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Horus Anubis.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sartre ducks under a wild hook from Anubis.
Sartre throws a sloppy head kick and Anubis moves out of range easily.
Anubis misses with a right hand
and Sartre counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Anubis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sartre.
And Anubis tries to counter it with a takedown but Sartre pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Sartre gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Anubis.
Sartre slips a jab and a cross from Anubis.
Sartre throws a quick counter head kick but Anubis was just out of range.
Sartre throws a combination. Anubis tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sartre tried to score with a low kick but Anubis checks it.
Sartre throws a low kick but it's checked well by Anubis.
Sartre buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sartre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Sartre.
Some wild striking there from Anubis.
Sartre fires out a quick counter leg kick but Anubis just manages to avoid it.
Anubis shoots in looking for a takedown. Sartre tries to sprawl out of it but Anubis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sartre manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sartre works the jab nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Anubis 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sartre wants to clinch.
Anubis is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Anubis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sartre displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Anubis lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Anubis.
Sartre throws out a powerful jab.
Anubis throws a hook but Sartre avoids it easily.
Anubis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sartre leaves Anubis with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sartre tries to clinch up.
Sartre connects with a leg kick.
Sartre looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Anubis is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Anubis misses with a hook. Sartre ducked under it nicely.
Sartre throwing a counter right hand but Anubis manages to avoid it.
Anubis misses with a looping right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sartre throws a sloppy head kick and Anubis moves out of range easily.
Anubis moves out of range of the strikes.
Sartre throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anubis sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sartre tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Sartre. That snapped Anubis's head back.
Anubis has his takedown stuffed
and Sartre counters with a body kick.
Sartre moves out of range of the strikes.
Sartre throwing a counter right hand but Anubis manages to avoid it.
Sartre throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Anubis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Anubis misses with an uppercut
and Sartre counters with a thumping low kick.
Sartre throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sartre throws a body kick that misses.
Horus Anubis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Anubis misses with a left hand
and Sartre counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Anubis fails with a takedown attempt.

Sartre rushes Anubis and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nicholas Sartre has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sartre lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sartre tries to work over Anubis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sartre tries a knee to the head but Anubis blocks it.
Sartre lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anubis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sartre just misses with a elbow thrown towards Anubis's brow.
Anubis leaning against his opponent.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sartre lands a left hand.
Sartre just leaning against Anubis, taking a breather.
Anubis fails to pull guard.
Anubis lands with a left to the head.
Anubis is trying to maintain a safe position but Sartre gets an underhook and turns Anubis into the cage.
Anubis blocks the elbow strike.
Anubis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Anubis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sartre dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Anubis tries for a takedown but Sartre manages to get underhooks.
Sartre comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sartre tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Anubis drags the fight down to the ground.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nicholas Sartre dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Sartre lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sartre throws out a leg kick but Anubis moves out of range and Sartre only half commits.
Anubis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sartre's waist but Sartre gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Anubis off to one side.
Anubis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sartre takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Anubis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sartre with a nice calf kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sartre lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Anubis blocks a jab.
Sartre throws a leg kick but Anubis moved away.
Anubis slips a jab from Sartre.
Anubis drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Sartre defends it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anubis throws a right hand that misses
and Sartre makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sartre connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sartre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anubis.
Anubis throws a hook to the side of Sartre's head but Sartre sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Anubis ducks under a wild hook from Sartre.
Sartre scores with a nice strike.
Sartre scores with a jab to the jaw.
Anubis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sartre manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Sartre.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anubis moves out of range of the strikes.
Anubis moves forwards but Sartre connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sartre swings for the body but Anubis moves out of range.
Anubis with a lazy takedown attempt

and Sartre counters by moving into the clinch.
Anubis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anubis blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sartre.
Sartre lands an uppercut.
Sartre misses with a knee to the head.
Sartre lands a left hand that snaps the head of Anubis backwards.
Anubis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sartre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sartre lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sartre lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sartre lands a hook that snaps the head of Anubis backwards.
Sartre lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anubis.
Sartre tries to work over Anubis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sartre is leaning against Anubis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Anubis blocks an elbow strike from Sartre.
Sartre letting Anubis take a breather here.
Anubis can't find room to land a body shot as Sartre controls the action.
Sartre lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anubis jumps guard but Sartre turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Nicholas Sartre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Horus Anubis.
Sartre lands a hook that snaps the head of Anubis backwards.
Anubis jumps guard but Sartre stands there with Anubis around his waist. Anubis gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sartre with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Anubis can't break the clinch.
Sartre throws an elbow that misses.
Anubis is trying to maintain a safe position but Sartre gets an underhook and turns Anubis into the cage.
Sartre lands a hook that snaps the head of Anubis backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sartre gets through Anubis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Anubis decides to pull guard.
Sartre trying to control but Anubis is working from the bottom.
Anubis is trying to control the position but Sartre postures up.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sartre looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Anubis isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Sartre stacks Anubis on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Sartre!
Anubis can't do much from the bottom here.

Sartre tries for a kimura but Anubis is defending well.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Anubis manages to get back to half guard.

Anubis actively working from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sartre sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Anubis defending well though.
Sartre looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sartre wants to pass to mount but Anubis is defending the position.
Nicholas Sartre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sartre sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Anubis has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sartre is working away from the top position though.
Anubis tries to roll over but Sartre keeps him under control.
Sartre controlling the pace.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Anubis looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sartre lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sartre darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A slow jab from Anubis misses its intended target.
Anubis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sartre manages to avoid it.
Sartre pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A left lands for Sartre.
Anubis misses with a right hand
and Sartre counters with a right hand to the body.
Anubis misses with a lunging right hand
and Sartre makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sartre with a hook.
Sartre throws a leg kick which misses Anubis's front leg but catches the back leg as Anubis tries to avoid it.
Anubis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sartre manages to avoid it.

Sartre clinches.
Sartre throws a punch but it's blocked by Anubis.
Sartre throws a punch but it's blocked by Anubis.
Sartre with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anubis is trying to break the clinch but Sartre has him pressed against the cage.
Horus Anubis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anubis slows down the pace here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nicholas Sartre showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sartre 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nicholas Sartre!
After winning the bout, Nicholas Sartre thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.