PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eul Anthony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joper Regner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joper Regner has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Anthony
vs
Regner

178 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

176 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eul Anthony!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joper Regner!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anthony needs to keep his hands up - Regner had a free shot at his head there.
Regner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Anthony moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anthony shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Some wild striking there from Regner.
Regner lands with a nice combination. Anthony backs away looking to recover.

Anthony drives through and clinches with Regner against the cage.
Anthony keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Regner's efforts to push away.
Regner wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Anthony has him pressed against the cage.

Anthony manages to break the clinch.
A big right from Regner misses.
Regner looks to land a combination but Anthony avoids it well.
Anthony takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Anthony scores with a spinning back kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anthony walks into a left hand.

Anthony shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Regner is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Anthony is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anthony slips nicely into half guard.
Anthony thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Regner is trying to stand up here but Anthony is controlling him well.

Anthony decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Anthony slips a straight right by Regner.
Anthony fails with the takedown.
Anthony is breathing heavily.

Regner gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Anthony works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Anthony seems to be working for a kimura but Regner defends the submission attempt.
Anthony prevents Regner from standing back up.
Anthony passes to full mount!
Anthony sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Regner squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anthony controlling the pace for now.
Regner is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Anthony tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Regner is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Anthony sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Anthony cracks Regner with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Anthony is standing up, even though he is in mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Anthony decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Anthony with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Anthony has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
A nice elbow there by Anthony.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anthony takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eul Anthony 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.

A big left from Regner misses.

Anthony closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Regner to the mat! Regner manages to get full guard.
Regner wants to get back to his feet but Anthony passes into half guard.
Anthony content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Anthony is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Still in half guard, Anthony seems content to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anthony stops Regner from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Anthony is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Anthony controlling the pace.
Anthony works his foot free and advances to mount.

Anthony looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Regner is bucking up trying to escape but Anthony cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Anthony tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Regner wants to get back to his feet.
Anthony is landing with some decent strikes but Regner is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Anthony with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Regner is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Anthony has taken his back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anthony controlling from the back.
Regner really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Anthony. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Can Regner hold on?! Anthony is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Anthony controlling from the back.
Anthony lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Anthony.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anthony biding his time, looking for the opening.
Anthony loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Regner hold on?
Anthony lands shots from the back.
Anthony is riding his opponent, not letting Regner buck him off.
Eul Anthony overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Regner preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Anthony.
Regner controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Anthony scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eul Anthony dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Anthony fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Regner avoids it really well and circles away.
Anthony fails with the takedown.
Anthony throws a combination that misses
and Regner counters with a nice uppercut.
Anthony moves in looking to clinch but Regner pushes him off.
Regner looks to land a left hand but Anthony moved out of range nicely.
Regner looks to throw the jab but Anthony is out of range.
Regner cracks Anthony with a good jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Regner throws a right and a left that Anthony avoids nicely.
Regner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No luck for Anthony with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eul Anthony. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Regner lands a jab to the nose.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Regner 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.
Anthony with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Regner to score with a decent uppercut.
Regner lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Anthony backs up against the cage.
Anthony tries to close the distance and clinch up but Regner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Regner cracks Anthony with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Regner misses with a looping left.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Anthony.
Left hook, right uppercut from Regner.
Anthony tries to clinch but Regner moves out of range.
Regner cracks Anthony with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Regner throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Anthony stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Regner throws a series of punches but Anthony moves out of range.
Anthony shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Regner sprawls well. Regner wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Anthony gets slowly back to his feet.
Anthony tries to close the distance and clinch but Regner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Regner moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Regner misses with an uppercut. Anthony saw that one coming.
Good exchange - Regner coming out on top.
Regner misses with a left hand

and Anthony counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Anthony.

Anthony stands up from guard. Let's bang!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anthony swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Regner counters with a one-two to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Anthony closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Anthony throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Regner wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Regner can't break the clinch.
Anthony lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A frustrated look appears on Regner's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Anthony gets control of Regner's arms and successfully pulls guard. Anthony will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Anthony trying to control the position here.
Anthony is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Regner wants to stand but Anthony has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Anthony uses the cage to get back to his feet.
A big left from Regner misses.

Anthony shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Anthony takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Anthony is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Anthony thows a huge punch but Regner dodges it nicely.
Joper Regner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eul Anthony is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Anthony moves nicely into side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eul Anthony showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Anthony, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eul Anthony!