PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Anus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Eastmond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anus's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Nick Diaz Rap Song. Eastmond has chosen Nelly - here comes the boom as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be fireworks!

Anus
vs
Eastmond

190 cm
20
178 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
174 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Anus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryan Eastmond!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Winston Howard and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anus shoots in for a double leg but Eastmond sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Eastmond displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Anus.
Anus will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Anus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eastmond stuffs the takedown.
Anus shoots in for a takedown but Eastmond shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Anus fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Eastmond misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Eastmond throws a nice looking combination but Anus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Anus closes the distance and clinches up with Eastmond, looking for a takedown. Anus pushes Eastmond against the cage but Eastmond circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Anus.
Eastmond keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Anus is breathing heavily.
Anus looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Anus looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eastmond misses with a body kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Anus.
Anus tries for a takedown but Eastmond sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Anus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Eastmond throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Anus fails with a takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Anus.
Anus shoots for a takedown but Eastmond saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
No luck for Anus with that takedown attempt.

Eastmond shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Anus not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Eastmond trying to control the position from guard on top but Anus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Eastmond throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Eastmond wants to control from the top but Anus keeps moving.
Eastmond trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anus tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Anus with a poor takedown
and Eastmond counters with a straight right hand.

Eastmond shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Anus is looking to improve his position but Eastmond isn't that keen on the idea.
Anus tries to lock up and control but Eastmond gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Eastmond lands a big elbow.
Eastmond avoids the attempt from Anus to control.
Eastmond cracks Anus with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Eastmond with good strikes from the mount here!
Eastmond landing shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anus working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anus wants to control but Eastmond is having none of it.
Anus is squirming around, avoiding Eastmond's attempts to control the action.
Anus in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Anus wants to control but Eastmond is having none of it.
Anus holds on to Eastmond as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eastmond landing punches.
Eastmond looking to control but Anus is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Eastmond with shots to the head and body - Anus looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Eastmond dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Anus misses with a takedown attempt

and Eastmond counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Anus tries to strike from the bottom.
Eastmond trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Anus throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Eastmond trying to control but Anus is working from the bottom.
Anus wants to improve his position but instead Eastmond has moved into half guard.
Eastmond is trying to control. Anus wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Eastmond throwing shots but Anus is blocking nicely.
Eastmond wants to control but Anus is keeping him busy.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Anus misses with a takedown attempt
and Eastmond makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Anus shoots and misses

and Eastmond counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Anus!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Anus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eastmond trying to control but Anus is having none of it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eastmond lands a big elbow.
Anus is looking to get to half guard.
Eastmond landing strikes, looking to finish!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eastmond breaks from Anus's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Eastmond with the ground and pound from mount.
Anus is looking to improve his position but Eastmond isn't that keen on the idea.
Anus is working hard here to advance position.
Eastmond trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Anus is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eastmond connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Eastmond is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Eastmond blocks Anus's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Anus throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Eastmond working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Anus throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Anus is trying to escape the mount.
Eastmond tries to control but Anus wriggling away.
Eastmond with a couple of short strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eastmond dominating with strikes here.
Eastmond with shots to the head and body - Anus looks very uncomfortable down there.
Eastmond thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Anus is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Anus tries to lock up and control but Eastmond gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Anus throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Eastmond connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
A nice elbow there by Eastmond.
Anus is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Anus is in all sorts of trouble here.
Eastmond breaks from Anus's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anus in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Anus tries to lock up and control but Eastmond gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Eastmond landing shots from mount.
Eastmond wants to control the pace but Anus is squirming around nicely.
Anus can't escape the position.
Anus flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Anus wants to hold on but Eastmond pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anus is trying to escape the mount.
Anus taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Eastmond showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Anus doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Eastmond counters with a single leg into guard. Anus didn't expect that.
Anus lands an upkick as Eastmond stands over him.
Eastmond has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Eastmond distracts Anus with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Eastmond preventing the sweep.
Eastmond slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Anus will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Anus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Eastmond stopping the sweep attempt from Anus.
Eastmond lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anus utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Eastmond postures up in Anus's guard and throws a big left but Anus blocks it.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Anus tries for a takedown but Eastmond circles away easily

so Eastmond counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anus is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Anus throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Eastmond tries to free his leg and advance position but Anus is retaining full guard.
Anus trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Anus trying to control the position.
Eastmond is in close to Anus's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Anus is striking but Eastmond is not phased and passes to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eastmond scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Anus trying to control but Eastmond postures up.
Eastmond sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Eastmond lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Eastmond is trying to control the action in half guard but Anus is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Anus throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Eastmond manages to pass to side control.
Anus wants to control but Eastmond postures up.
Eastmond misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Anus has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Eastmond working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anus can't do much from the bottom here.
Anus holds on to Eastmond's head and controls the position momentarily.
Anus is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Eastmond off and has taken his back!
Anus trying to control.
Anus just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Anus.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eastmond is covering up but some of the strikes from Anus are getting through and doing damage.
Ryan Eastmond has got the better of the ground game so far.
Anus thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Eastmond covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Anus misses with punches from the back.
Anus thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Anus throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Anus lands shots from the back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anus looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Eastmond really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Anus shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Eastmond counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Eastmond is keen to just control but Anus is a slippery customer.
Eastmond working over Anus with some ground and pound. Anus looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Eastmond not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Anus is trying to control but can't.
Anus wants to get back to full guard.
Anus slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Eastmond stands up over Anus, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Anus trying to keep a closed guard but Eastmond is proving a slippery customer.
Anus utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anus throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Anus throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Eastmond trying to control but Anus is working from the bottom.
Anus managing to control the position.
Anus manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Eastmond manages to get himself to full guard.
Anus postures up in Eastmond's guard and throws a big left but Eastmond blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Anus throws a strike but Eastmond rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Anus wants to sweep here but Eastmond controlling him for the moment.
Anus is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Eastmond works over Anus with some ground and pound from guard.
Anus is striking off his back. Eastmond thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Anus works his way to full guard. Good work.
Eastmond throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Eastmond trying to control the position from guard on top but Anus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eastmond with a flurry of punches that miss.
Anus is striking from the bottom but Eastmond uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Eastmond content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Eastmond lands strikes from half guard.
Anus is trying to get back to full guard.
Anus trying to control but Eastmond postures up.
Anus regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Anus doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Eastmond throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Anus works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Anus looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Eastmond lands a couple of elbows.
Eastmond wants to control from the top but Anus keeps moving.
Eastmond throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Eastmond tries to stand but Anus is controlling from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Anus fails with the takedown

and Eastmond counters with a single leg into guard. Anus didn't expect that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Eastmond dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Anus shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Eastmond counters with a stiff right hand.
Anus doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Eastmond counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Anus thinking.
Eastmond misses with a wild combination.

Anus shoots in and bounces Eastmond off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Anus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Eastmond works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Anus wants to control from the top but Eastmond keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eastmond is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Anus trying to control the position from guard on top but Eastmond is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's two 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.
Anus with a flurry of punches that miss.
Anus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Eastmond works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Anus has his takedown stuffed

and Eastmond counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Anus!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Anus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eastmond is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Anus throwing hammer fists to the chest of Eastmond. What's that going to do exactly?
Anus is desperately trying to improve his position but Eastmond has a good base and remains in mount.
Eastmond lands with some strikes.
Anus gets back to half guard.
Anus has his hands clasped together around Eastmond's back. He's all about the action.
Eastmond thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Anus's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anus is looking for a sweep. Eastmond is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Eastmond thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Eastmond connects with a nice short shot to Anus's temple.
Anus is trying to maintain the position but Eastmond is very close to passing his half guard.
Eastmond winds up and cracks Anus with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Anus manages to get to full guard.
Anus trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Anus is trying to control the position but Eastmond postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Eastmond's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Anus wants to sweep here but Eastmond controlling him for the moment.
Eastmond content to stall in guard here.
Eastmond must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Anus trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Eastmond passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Anus makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Anus.
Mike Anus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eastmond stopping the sweep attempt from Anus.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Eastmond comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Eastmond 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 43:50
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 44:50
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 43:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Eastmond!
Ryan Eastmond is the new welterweight champion!