PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Corwin Anstey (ranked 1677 p4p, 393 weight class) and Javier Martinez (ranked 210 p4p, 48 weight class). Javier Martinez will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Anstey
vs
Martinez

183 cm
32
187
32 - 22 - 0

188 cm
36
200
38 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Corwin Anstey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Javier Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anstey looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Martinez closes the distance and clinches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Martinez obliges.
Martinez is pressed up against the cage. Anstey has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Martinez down to the mat. Martinez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Martinez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Martinez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Martinez is stalling here.
Anstey blocks an elbow strike.
Martinez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Corwin Anstey has been cut.

Anstey is fighting off a takedown attempt but Martinez is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Anstey to the mat. Anstey regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Anstey wants to sweep but no luck.
Anstey trying to keep a closed guard but Martinez is proving a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez is looking to work some ground and pound but Anstey has wrist control.
Martinez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Martinez with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martinez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Anstey looking to hit a scissor sweep but Martinez is one step ahead there.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Anstey dives in for a single leg takedown but Martinez sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Martinez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anstey is defending well for now.
A bit of stalling here from Martinez.
Martinez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Martinez lands an elbow inside that Anstey shrugs off.
Martinez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Martinez has Anstey pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Martinez stalls.
The referee calls for Martinez to work.
Martinez lands an elbow that stopped Anstey in his tracks for a moment.
Anstey avoids the elbow strike from Martinez, against the cage.
Martinez prevents Anstey from breaking the clinch.
Anstey being controlled against the cage.
Martinez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Come on Martinez - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Martinez misses with an elbow over the top.
Martinez is struggling to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Martinez tries for a takedown. No joy.
Martinez goes for a takedown in the clinch but Anstey prevents it.
Anstey blocks an elbow strike.
Martinez stalling against the cage.
Martinez has Anstey pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Anstey manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Corwin Anstey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Javier Martinez.
Anstey tries to circle away but Martinez has him pinned against the cage.
Martinez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Martinez misses with an elbow strike.
Martinez misses with an elbow strike.
Martinez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Anstey has clasped his hands together around Martinez's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Martinez wants to get back to his feet but Anstey is dominant here and he's now got Martinez's back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anstey just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Martinez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Martinez is keeping busy.
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!
Anstey is landing with strikes. Martinez can't take much more of this.
Anstey misses with punches from the back.
Anstey slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Anstey missing with punches from the back.
Martinez covering up well under a series of strikes from Anstey.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Javier Martinez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Corwin Anstey's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Martinez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Anstey.
Anstey throws a shot to the body.
Anstey throws a right hand that Martinez ducks under and follows up with a left that Martinez also avoids with ease.
Martinez lands a nice shot that snaps Anstey's head back.

Martinez drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Martinez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Martinez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Martinez is looking to work some ground and pound but Anstey has wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Martinez throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anstey is controlling Martinez's posture.
Martinez throwing strikes from guard but Anstey blocks nicely.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Martinez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Corwin Anstey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anstey walks into a jab.

Anstey moves into range and clinches up with Martinez.
Martinez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Anstey has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Martinez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Anstey is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez throws an elbow but it misses.
Martinez stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Anstey is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Martinez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Anstey avoids it.
Anstey avoids the elbow strike from Martinez, against the cage.
Martinez has Anstey pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Anstey manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Anstey tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Corwin Anstey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anstey blocks an elbow strike from Martinez.
Martinez struggles to land a body shot inside as Anstey controls his hands.
Martinez pushes off an throws an elbow but Anstey leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Martinez looking to slow down the pace here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez just leaning against Anstey, taking a breather.
Anstey wants a takedown.
Anstey is working for takedown but Martinez is calmly controlling the position for now.
Anstey is trying to stall.
Javier Martinez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Martinez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Martinez misses with an elbow strike.
Anstey dodges an elbow strike from Martinez.
Come on Martinez - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Martinez leaning against his opponent.
The crowd are getting on Martinez's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Martinez is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Martinez misses with an elbow over the top.
Anstey trying to stall but Martinez improves his position.
Anstey is trying to pull guard but Martinez turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez lands an elbow inside that Anstey shrugs off.

Corwin Anstey's cut is getting worse.
Martinez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Martinez missing with knees to the body.
Anstey blocks an elbow strike from Martinez.
Martinez keeps control of Anstey as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Martinez throws an elbow but it misses.
Martinez gets underhooks to prevent Anstey's takedown attempt.
Anstey misses with some punches.
Anstey blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Martinez holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Anstey is looking for a takedown.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Martinez throws an elbow that misses.
Anstey blocks an elbow strike.
Martinez throws an elbow but it misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Javier Martinez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Corwin Anstey's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Martinez lands with a hook. Anstey tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Martinez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Anstey under the eye.
Anstey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice uppercut lands for Martinez. That snapped Anstey's head back.
Anstey keeps the fight on the outside.
Anstey drops down looking for a counter takedown but Martinez sprawls and moves away.
Martinez moves out of range of the strikes.

Martinez moves into the clinch successfully.
Martinez is struggling to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez has Anstey pressed against the cage.
Martinez receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Martinez dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Martinez content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Anstey.
With the fighters up against the cage, Martinez throws an elbow but misses.
Martinez misses with an elbow strike.
Martinez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Martinez throws an elbow but misses.
Martinez working Anstey over with knees to the body.
Martinez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anstey is defending well for now.
Martinez is pushing Anstey up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Martinez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Anstey lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Martinez lands an elbow that stopped Anstey in his tracks for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Martinez throws an elbow but misses.
Martinez lands a nice elbow.
Anstey takes a knee to the side of the body.
Martinez looking for a takedown.
Martinez blocks a body shot from Anstey.
Martinez unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anstey managing to block the knees to the body from Martinez.
Anstey goes for a takedown attempt but Martinez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Martinez closes the distance and pushes Anstey back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martinez is pressed up against the cage. Anstey has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Martinez down to the mat. Martinez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Corwin Anstey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anstey gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Martinez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anstey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Martinez.

Anstey tries to keep at a distance but Martinez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Martinez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Martinez throws an elbow that misses.
Martinez keeps control of Anstey as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Anstey is pressed up against the cage. Martinez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Anstey down to the mat. Anstey avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Martinez takes the fight into the clinch.
Anstey is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Martinez can't get the takedown.
Martinez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Martinez pressing his opponent against the cage.
Anstey wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Martinez has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anstey avoids the elbow strike from Martinez, against the cage.
Martinez leaning against his opponent.
Corwin Anstey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Come on Martinez - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Anstey is looking to take this one to the mat.
Martinez avoiding damage.
Martinez utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Martinez lands a nice elbow.

Corwin Anstey's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Martinez blocks a body shot from Anstey.

And that's the end of the fight!
Javier Martinez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Martinez 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30

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