PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bunny Anstey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nathan Drake is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Anstey
vs
Drake

191 cm
21
275 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
255 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bunny Anstey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nathan Drake!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anstey drops his hands momentarily and Drake takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bunny Anstey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drake is looking to clinch but Anstey is avoiding it.
Drake throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sloppy strikes from Drake. Those never looked like landing.
A nice combination there by Drake.

It looks like Bunny Anstey has been cut.
Drake stuffs the takedown.
Drake swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Anstey gets a takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anstey tries to pass the half guard into mount. Drake knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Anstey takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Drake can do anything to dispel that myth.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Bunny Anstey wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Anstey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Anstey is defended easily by Drake.

Anstey looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake being controlled here, momentarily.
Anstey pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Drake is keeping the position for now.
Drake trying to control the position.
Anstey showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Anstey has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bunny Anstey has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Drake throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anstey avoids a punch combination nicely.

Anstey shoots in and gets a takedown into Drake's guard.
Anstey is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anstey lands a couple of elbows.

Anstey stands up and waves to Drake to follow him.
Drake slaps away a takedown attempt from Anstey, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bunny Anstey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drake swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drake with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bunny Anstey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bunny Anstey's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Drake is looking to land body kicks.
Drake misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Anstey looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Anstey shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Drake sprawls well. Drake wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Anstey gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anstey shoots in and drives through. Drake sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bunny Anstey. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Anstey shoots in but Drake avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Anstey shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Drake wants to sweep but no luck.
Drake wants to stand up but Anstey is controlling him.
Drake working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Drake can't keep his opponent in guard - Anstey advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Anstey perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Drake is trying to control but Anstey passes into side control!
Drake is letting Anstey control him for a moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anstey throwing shots but missing, from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anstey controls the position.
Anstey prevents Drake from escaping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anstey controlling the position from side mount.
Sloppy strikes there by Anstey.
Anstey happy to just control the position for now.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Bunny Anstey wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Anstey looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anstey is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bunny Anstey dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bunny Anstey's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Drake misses with a few strikes there.

Anstey bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Bunny Anstey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Drake can't do much from the bottom here.
Anstey in side control, just content to control the action for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Bunny Anstey wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Drake lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Drake pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Anstey manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Drake on his heels. He'll look to pass Drake's guard now, I'm sure.
Anstey is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anstey stands and throws Drake's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Drake is trying to improve his position.
Anstey controlling the position from side mount.
Drake struggling a bit here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake is trying to escape the position but Anstey is controlling the position.
Anstey working the head and body with strikes.
Anstey just content to control the position.

Bunny Anstey has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Drake as Anstey shoots in.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anstey shoots in looking for a takedown but Drake manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Anstey's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Anstey has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bunny Anstey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anstey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Anstey gets a takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anstey controlling the pace.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bunny Anstey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Anstey, 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bunny Anstey!
Bunny Anstey bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.