PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Justin Anthony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quizz Al Fazz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Quizz Al Fazz was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Anthony
vs
Al Fazz

184 cm
35
186 lbs
25 - 14 - 2

190 cm
34
180 lbs
26 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
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 25 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Justin Anthony!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Quizz Al Fazz!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Anthony, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fazz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fazz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fazz takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Anthony feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fazz's calf.
Fazz moves out of range as Anthony throws a body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fazz misses with a hook
and Anthony makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fazz thuds a left hand into Anthony's body.
Fazz checks a leg kick nicely.
Fazz misses with a head kick.
Anthony throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Anthony ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Anthony looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Justin Anthony seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fazz checks a low kick from Anthony.
Anthony pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Anthony throws a head kick but Fazz moves out of range.
Anthony avoids the head kick by Fazz.
Fazz swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fazz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Anthony's head.
Anthony takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fazz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Anthony finds it's way round the side to connect with Fazz's head.
A jab lands there for Anthony.
Anthony throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anthony swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Anthony misses with a series of wild punches.
Anthony tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fazz throws a push kick but Anthony slaps the foot to one side.
Anthony falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fazz counters with a good low kick that Anthony was not able to check.
Fazz just misses with a punch to the body.
Fazz lands with a hook. Anthony tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fazz throws a hook but Anthony avoids it easily.
Anthony throws a right hand that Fazz ducks under and follows up with a left that Fazz also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Anthony.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fazz connects with a right hand. Anthony shakes it off.
Fazz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Anthony misses with a combination
and Anthony takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fazz misses with a straight left.
A low kick from Anthony is predictable there
and Fazz counters with a stiff right hand.
Anthony lands a slapping body shot.
Fazz thows a body shot but no joy.
Anthony looks to land a combination but Fazz avoids it well.
Anthony is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Anthony blocks a head kick by Fazz.
Fazz checks the leg kick.
Anthony throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fazz throws a head kick but Anthony moves out of range.
Fazz works over Anthony's head and body with a nice combination.
A chopping leg kick lands by Anthony.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Fazz.
Anthony is looking to chop away at Fazz's legs.
Fazz takes a swing at Anthony's ribcage but misses.
Anthony swings for the body but Fazz moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Fazz scores with a four punch combination!
Anthony scoring well with a low kick there.
Anthony throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fazz throws a series of punches but Anthony moves out of range.
Anthony takes a swing at Fazz's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Fazz.
Fazz thumps Anthony with a low kick.
Fazz is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Anthony had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Fazz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A punch lands to the side of Anthony 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fazz thumps Anthony with a low kick.
Fazz lands a right hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anthony tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Fazz.
Good standup being displayed there by Anthony as he connects with a hook.
Fazz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Anthony moves out of range of the strikes.
Anthony lands a head shot.
Anthony lands a nice hook to Fazz's body. Fazz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fazz takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Anthony ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fazz keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Anthony throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fazz misses with a looping left.
Anthony changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fazz misses with an uppercut.
Anthony throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Justin Anthony will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Fazz throws a body kick that misses.
Fazz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Anthony throws a low kick, looking for Fazz's leg but Fazz calmly moves out of range.
Fazz misses the shot to the body.
Fazz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Anthony takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fazz lunges at Anthony with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Anthony's hand.
Fazz dodges the punch combination from Anthony.
Fazz connects with a high kick.
Anthony pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fazz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Anthony throws a lazy body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Anthony looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Anthony uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fazz.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anthony lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fazz circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fazz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Anthony lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Anthony swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anthony takes one on the button.
Fazz misses with a left hand
and Anthony counters with a low kick, right behind Fazz 's knee.
Fazz will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Anthony.
A solid leg kick lands there for Anthony.
Anthony's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Anthony duly obliges.
Anthony has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Fazz lands a jab to Anthony's midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fazz throws a jab but it's blocked by Anthony.
Anthony looks to score with a jab to the body but Fazz is just out of range.
Anthony rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fazz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anthony looks to land a right hand but Fazz moved out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anthony throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fazz thuds his right hand into Anthony's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Anthony buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Anthony.
Anthony fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fazz misses the jab.
Fazz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anthony.
Anthony ducks under a wild hook from Fazz.
Fazz scores with a nice head shot.
Anthony throws a low kick but Fazz avoids it.
Justin Anthony is winning the standup battle so far.
Anthony throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fazz loads up on a big right hand but Anthony slips the punch.
Anthony throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anthony takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fazz checks a leg kick.
Justin Anthony is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fazz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anthony.
Fazz throws a head kick that misses.
Fazz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anthony.
Fazz throws a head kick that misses
and Anthony counters with a nice leg kick.
Anthony takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Anthony throws a nice outside leg kick.
Anthony tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fazz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anthony throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Fazz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Anthony wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fazz has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Decent striking displayed by Fazz there.
Anthony lands a jab to Fazz's midsection.
Fazz blocks a head kick by Anthony.
Anthony uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fazz.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fazz throws a right hand that Anthony ducks under and follows up with a left that Anthony also avoids with ease.
Fazz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anthony lands a nice shot to the body.
Anthony lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fazz circles away quickly and effectively.
Sloppy strikes from Anthony. Those never looked like landing.
Anthony gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fazz.
Anthony thuds his shin into the meat of Fazz's side.
Fazz attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Fazz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Anthony under the eye.
Fazz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Anthony fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anthony lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fazz's sensitive parts.
Fazz moves out of range as Anthony throws a body kick.
A punch combination from Anthony misses.
Fazz misses with a left hand
and Anthony counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Justin Anthony will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Fazz checks a leg kick nicely.
The fighters circling - Fazz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Anthony tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fazz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fazz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Anthony moves forwards but Fazz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fazz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Anthony's head backwards.
Anthony looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fazz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Anthony is looking to wear down Fazz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Anthony throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab from Fazz finds it's way through Anthony's defenses.
Anthony thows a body shot but no joy.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Anthony checks a leg kick.
Fazz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Anthony.
Fazz ducks under a wild hook from Anthony.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anthony pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anthony throws a leg kick but Fazz checks it.
Fazz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fazz.
Anthony misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fazz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Anthony clinches up against the cage.

Fazz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anthony tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fazz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Anthony with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Anthony takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Fazz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fazz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Anthony moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anthony blocks a head kick by Fazz.
Quizz Al Fazz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anthony throws a head kick that misses.
Fazz missing with a left hand there. Anthony was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Anthony thumps Fazz with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anthony lands with a shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Anthony.
Fazz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fazz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anthony looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fazz loads up on a big right hand but Anthony slips the punch.
Fazz takes a swing at Anthony's ribcage but misses.
Fazz throws a right and a left that Anthony avoids nicely.
Fazz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab, jab by Anthony - just one landing.
Fazz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fazz blocks a head kick by Anthony.
Anthony misses with a jab to the body
and Fazz counters with a series of strikes. Anthony will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fazz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Anthony throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fazz throws a head kick but Anthony moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Fazz.
Fazz tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Anthony tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fazz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anthony misses with a wild combination.
Fazz misses with a hook
and Anthony counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
No joy there for Anthony, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fazz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A good leg kick by Anthony.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fazz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A low kick from Fazz misses
and Anthony makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Anthony tries to clinch but Fazz is having none of it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fazz misses with a two punch combination.
Justin Anthony is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Anthony plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Fazz looks to score with a jab to the body but Anthony is just out of range.
Anthony connects with a jab.
Anthony lands a really nice looking cross but Fazz seems unphased.
Fazz is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fazz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Anthony avoids the body shot from Fazz.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anthony throws a push kick but Fazz slaps the foot to one side.
Anthony lands a two punch combo.
Anthony misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Quizz Al Fazz.
Well Anthony has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justin Anthony!
Justin Anthony decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.