PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between The Purple Gang (ranked 3672 p4p, 23776 weight class) and Horus Anubis (ranked 435 p4p, 552 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Gang
vs
Anubis

180 cm
25
174
4 - 5 - 0

179 cm
24
177
3 - 11 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Purple Gang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Horus Anubis!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gang throws a body shot but no joy.
Anubis ducks under a wild hook from Gang.
The Purple Gang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anubis throws a combination. Gang tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Anubis closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gang to the mat! Gang manages to get full guard.
Anubis is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gang is looking to stand up but Anubis isn't so interested in that idea.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anubis trying to control but Gang is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gang wants to stand and escape but Anubis is having none of it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anubis.
Anubis throws a jab but it's blocked by Gang.
Anubis moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Anubis drives through with a takedown into Gang's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Gang keeping moving, preventing Anubis from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gang wants to stand up but Anubis is controlling him.
Anubis tries to free his leg and advance position but Gang is retaining full guard.
Anubis is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anubis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anubis trying to control but Gang is working from the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
The Purple Gang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Despite the aggression on Anubis's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Gang dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Anubis. That did some damage!
Anubis misses with a takedown attempt
and Gang counters with a stiff right hand.
Anubis misses with a left hand
and Gang counters with a stiff right hand.
Anubis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gang.
Anubis misses with a looping left.
Anubis slips a jab and a cross from Gang.
Gang swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And Anubis tries to counter it with a takedown but Gang pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Gang slips a jab from Anubis.
Gang throws a sloppy head kick and Anubis moves out of range easily.
Gang throws a nice inside leg kick.
Anubis throws a jab but it's blocked by Gang.
Anubis throws a hook to the side of Gang's head but Gang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gang lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An inside leg kick lands from Gang.
Anubis blocks a jab.
Gang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anubis throws a shot from downtown. Gang moves away and avoids it.
Gang appears to be looking for a big counter.
Anubis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gang lands a nice shot to the body.
Gang tries to score with a low kick but Anubis moves his leg out of the way.
Anubis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gang.
Gang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anubis moves away.
Anubis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Anubis connects with a body shot that sends Gang's belly button to the back.
Anubis looks for a takedown but Gang sprawls well.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Anubis throws a hook but Gang avoids it easily.
Anubis works over Gang's head and body with a nice combination.
Gang is looking to wear down Anubis with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gang throws a series of punches but Anubis moves out of range.
Gang lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Anubis throws a body shot but no joy.
Gang lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Anubis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gang.
Gang with the inside leg kick.
Anubis tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Anubis tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gang sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Anubis somewhat.
The Purple Gang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Horus Anubis.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gang looks to throw the jab but Anubis is out of range.
Anubis misses with a hook.
Gang half committed to a counter leg kick.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Anubis lands with a right hand.
Gang dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Anubis. That did some damage!
Gang moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Gang throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Anubis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gang looks to land a left hand but Anubis moved out of range nicely.
Anubis swings for the body but Gang moves out of range.
Gang throws out a leg kick but Anubis moves out of range and Gang only half commits.
Anubis changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Gang fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gang scores with a leg kick.
Nice jab there from Gang.
Anubis looks to score with a jab to the body but Gang is just out of range.
Gang gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Anubis.
Gang ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Anubis checks a leg kick nicely.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gang lands a jab.
Anubis needs to keep his hands up - Gang had a free shot at his head there.
Gang buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gang misses with a kick to the body
and Anubis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gang is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Anubis checks a leg kick.
Anubis moves out of range as Gang throws a body kick.
No joy there for Gang, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A lazy left from Gang finds it's target.
Gang misses with a hook
and Anubis counters with a stiff right hand.
Anubis misses with a hook
and Gang counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gang swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gang feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Anubiss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Anubis scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Anubis not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Anubis is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Anubis looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Anubis seems to be looking for submissions.
Anubis trying to control the action but Gang is working from the bottom.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Anubis prevents Gang from standing back up.
Anubis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Anubis is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Anubis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Anubis wants to control but Gang is keeping him busy.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gang.
Gang throws a series of punches but Anubis avoids them all with ease.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

The Purple Gang dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Anubis throws a big shot that misses.
Anubis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gang's head.
Gang scores with a jab to the jaw.
Anubis might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Gang fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Anubis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Anubis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anubis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A big right from Anubis misses.
Gang throws a leg kick which misses Anubis's front leg but catches the back leg as Anubis tries to avoid it.
Nice sprawl there from Gang as Anubis shoots in.
Anubis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gang was well out of range. Poor timing from Anubis.
The Purple Gang is winning the standup battle so far.
Gang ducks under a wild hook from Anubis.
Gang went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gang looks to score with a jab to the body but Anubis is just out of range.
Anubis moves out of range of the strikes.
Gang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anubis moves away.
Gang moves away from the strike by Anubis.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gang connects with a body shot.
Gang wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gang with a hook.
A slapping body kick lands there for Gang.
Gang ducks under a wild hook from Anubis.
Gang wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gang missing with a left hand there. Anubis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gang scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Anubis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Anubis closes the distance and clinches up with Gang, looking for a takedown. Anubis pushes Gang against the cage but Gang circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The Purple Gang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Horus Anubis.
Anubis is breathing heavily.
Gang throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Anubis takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anubis avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gang feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Anubiss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Anubis misses with a straight right.
Gang with a jab.
Anubis throws a jab when Gang was well out of range.
Anubis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gang.
Good exchange - Gang coming out on top.
Anubis drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Gang drops Anubis with a left right combo! Gang follows him down to the ground into side control.

Anubis is rocked!
Gang lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Anubis down.
Anubis is still in real trouble! Can Gang finish him?
Gang lands a strong strike to the head of Anubis. That's dazed him! Gang looking to finish here. Anubis is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Gang lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). The Purple Gang!
After winning the bout, The Purple Gang thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.