PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vladivar Zubrowka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Anton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Zubrowka
vs
Anton

177 cm
22
185 lbs
9 - 8 - 1

173 cm
20
175 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 9 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Vladivar Zubrowka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Anton!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zubrowka takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zubrowka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zubrowka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anton takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Zubrowka looks to clinch
and Anton counters with a right hand to the body.
Anton lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Vladivar Zubrowka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zubrowka tries to clinch up
and Anton counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Zubrowka thinking.
Zubrowka throws a sloppy head kick and Anton moves out of range easily.
Anton circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zubrowka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A punch combination from Anton misses.
Anton lands a really nice looking cross but Zubrowka seems unphased.
Anton misses with a looping right.
Zubrowka wants to clinch up but Anton keeps it at a distance.

Anton tries to keep at a distance but Zubrowka has taken the fight into the clinch.

Anton breaks from the clinch.

Zubrowka has taken the fight to the clinch.
Zubrowka is trying to break the clinch but Anton has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zubrowka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Anton avoids it.

Zubrowka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zubrowka throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Anton counters with a series of strikes. Zubrowka will be more careful next time no doubt.
Zubrowka lands with a kick to the temple. Anton shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Zubrowka just misses with a punch to the body.
Anton closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Anton darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Zubrowka tries to clinch up.
Anton lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Anton changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Zubrowka fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Anton, pushing him back against the cage.

Zubrowka breaks from the clinch.
Anton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zubrowka.
Anton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zubrowka throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Anton misses with a wild combination.
Zubrowka avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Anton swinging wildly here.
Anton misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zubrowka throws a sloppy head kick and Anton moves out of range easily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Zubrowka.
A solid leg kick lands there for Zubrowka.
Anton getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Decent striking displayed by Anton there.
Anton takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Anton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zubrowka moves away.
Zubrowka tries to clinch up but Anton circles away and keeps his distance.

Zubrowka closes the distance and clinches.

Anton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zubrowka was well out of range. Poor timing from Anton.
Zubrowka lands with a straight right. Anton didn't see that one coming.
Zubrowka moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Zubrowka tries to clinch there but Anton circles away.
Zubrowka throws a low kick but it's checked well by Anton.

Anton gets tackled into the cage by Zubrowka. Zubrowka maintains the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Anton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zubrowka wants to clinch but Anton slips to the side
and Anton counters with a right hand to the body.
Zubrowka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Anton throws a nice looking combination but Zubrowka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Anton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Zubrowka closes the distance and pushes Anton back into the cage.
Zubrowka wants to get back to striking at distance but Anton won't allow it.
Zubrowka gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Anton.
Anton pushes Zubrowka back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zubrowka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Anton avoids it.
Zubrowka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Anton trying to control the position but instead, Zubrowka has worked for underhooks and has pushed Anton into the cage.
Anton avoids the elbow strike from Zubrowka, against the cage.
Zubrowka trying to land knees to the body.
Zubrowka is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Zubrowka breaks from the clinch.

Zubrowka instigates a clinch.
Zubrowka is looking to break free of the clinch but Anton has double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anton blocks an elbow strike from Zubrowka.
Zubrowka tries to break the clinch but Anton is controlling the position.

Anton gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Zubrowka regains guard.
Zubrowka looking for a sweep. Not yet Zubrowka, not yet.
Anton is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Anton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zubrowka is keeping the position for now.
Anton won't allow Zubrowka to sweep him here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anton wants to pass the guard but Zubrowka is keeping the position.

Anton thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Anton dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Zubrowka punishes Anton's body with a nice straight punch.
Zubrowka throws a head kick that misses.
Anton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zubrowka.
Zubrowka is looking to land body kicks.
Zubrowka darts in trying to clinch
letting Anton counter with a right hand.
Anton throws a series of punches but Zubrowka avoids them all with ease.
A lazy body kick from Zubrowka
and Anton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Anton misses with a wild combination.
Zubrowka lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Danga de danga de dang - Anton scores with a four punch combination!
Anton lands with a good body shot.
Zubrowka tries to clinch but Anton moves away
and Anton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Anton throws a left and a right that both miss

and Zubrowka holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Anton is trying to push Zubrowka away but Zubrowka has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Anton working hard to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zubrowka working hard to break the clinch.
A hook to the body from Anton.

Zubrowka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zubrowka is looking to clinch.
Zubrowka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zubrowka scores with the left hand. Anton knows he should have avoided that one.
Zubrowka tries to close the distance and clinch but Anton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Anton takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Anton!
Zubrowka feints and then cracks Anton's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anton down.
Anton lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Anton.
Anton circles away from the clinch attempt.
A combination from Anton does no damage.
Zubrowka lands a slapping body shot.
Zubrowka tries a head kick but it misses.
Zubrowka cracks the inside of Anton's front leg.
Zubrowka tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Anton counters with a left to the body.
Zubrowka fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anton throws a combination. Zubrowka tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Anton swings widly with a right hand
and Zubrowka counters with a stiff right hand.
Anton is breathing heavily.
Anton on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Anton throws a combination that misses
and Zubrowka counters with a stiff right hand.
A right-left combo lands from Anton.
Zubrowka tries to clinch there but Anton circles away.
Anton swinging wildly here.
Zubrowka moves to clinch but Anton breaks away
and Anton counters with a left to the body.
Zubrowka fails with an attempt to clinch.
No joy there for Anton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Anton takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Zubrowka tries a head kick but it misses.
Anton swats away the attempt to clinch by Zubrowka.
Zubrowka ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Anton tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zubrowka bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Zubrowka goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Peter Anton seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Zubrowka gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Zubrowka working hard to break the clinch.
Zubrowka tries to land knees in the clinch but Anton avoids the damage to the body.

Zubrowka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anton moves out of range as Zubrowka throws a body kick.

Zubrowka has managed to clinch.
Zubrowka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Anton avoids it.

Zubrowka breaks from the clinch.
Zubrowka scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Zubrowka forces Anton back against the cage and clinches.
Zubrowka gets underhooks to prevent Anton's takedown attempt.

Anton pulls guard effortlessly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zubrowka pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Anton is keeping the position for now.
Anton is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zubrowka controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Anton has a closed guard, preventing Zubrowka from standing up.
Zubrowka controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Zubrowka throws a head kick that misses.
Zubrowka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zubrowka wants to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anton misses with a wild combination.
Anton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladivar Zubrowka dominated that second round.
That's time! Zubrowka's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Zubrowka wants to clinch up but Anton keeps it at a distance.
Zubrowka throws a leg kick
enabling Anton to counter with a crisp jab.
Zubrowka motions for Anton to come forward. Zubrowka throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Zubrowka moves to clinch but Anton breaks away
and Anton counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Anton throws a right hand that misses

and Zubrowka holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Anton is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Anton swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Zubrowka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Zubrowka has Anton up against the cage in a clinch.
Anton goes for a takedown attempt but Zubrowka pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Zubrowka scores with a head kick. Anton tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Zubrowka tries to clinch there but Anton circles away.
Zubrowka throws a nice head kick!
Zubrowka is looking to wear down Anton with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Zubrowka is looking to clinch.
Zubrowka lands a glancing blow to the side of Anton's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Zubrowka lands.
Anton lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Zubrowka backs up against the cage.
Anton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zubrowka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zubrowka digs a good hook to Anton's body.
Anton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Anton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Anton fails to land with a series of punches.
Peter Anton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zubrowka tries to clinch up but Anton circles away and keeps his distance.
Anton looks to land a combination but Zubrowka avoids it well.
Anton misses with a shot to the body
and Zubrowka finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Zubrowka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Anton takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Anton on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Anton looks to land a combination but Zubrowka avoids it well.
Zubrowka wants to clinch
and Anton counters with a two punch combo.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Anton crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Zubrowka - the referee stops the clock and Anton gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Zubrowka. Anton manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Zubrowka tenderised Anton's leg. Anton is trying to keep his angry face on.
Zubrowka lands a head kick!
Zubrowka throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
An inside leg kick lands from Zubrowka.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Zubrowka with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Zubrowka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zubrowka throws the kick towards the body but Anton avoids it.
Anton has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Zubrowka.
Zubrowka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Anton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zubrowka moves away.
Zubrowka tries to clinch there but Anton circles away.
Zubrowka goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Zubrowka clinches up against the cage.
Zubrowka crunches a lovely knee into Anton's ribcage.
Anton goes for a takedown in the clinch but Zubrowka prevents it.
Vladivar Zubrowka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Anton.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Zubrowka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Zubrowka has taken the fight to the clinch.
Anton jumps guard but Zubrowka stands there with Anton around his waist. Anton gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Zubrowka breaks from the clinch.
Anton misses with a combination
and Zubrowka counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Zubrowka connects with a leg kick. Anton looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Zubrowka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zubrowka lands with a shot to the body.
Zubrowka tries to clinch but Anton moves away
and Anton counters with a stiff right hand.
Zubrowka lands a head kick. Anton smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Anton looks to land a combination but Zubrowka avoids it well.
Anton takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Zubrowka throws a head kick that Anton semi-blocks.
Anton's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Zubrowka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zubrowka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zubrowka fails with an attempt to clinch.

Zubrowka instigates a clinch.

Anton has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Zubrowka uses from the top position.
Zubrowka not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Zubrowka stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Anton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Zubrowka counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Anton is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Anton misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zubrowka tries to clinch there but Anton circles away.
Anton misses with a two punch combination.
Zubrowka connects with a jab.
Zubrowka fails with an attempt to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vladivar Zubrowka showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Zubrowka has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladivar Zubrowka!