PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tee Bone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Anthony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bone comes to the cage accompanied by Somebody's gonna get it. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bone
vs
Anthony

180 cm
41
180 lbs
37 - 35 - 0

184 cm
37
186 lbs
28 - 15 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

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 37 - 35 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tee Bone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Justin Anthony!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anthony tries to close the distance and clinch but Bone swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Anthony has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Bone is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Bone misses with a jab, cross combination.
Anthony misses with a looping left.
Anthony dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bone. That did some damage!

Bone closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bone lands in his opponent's guard.
Anthony looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bone sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Anthony's guard.

Anthony is defending against the submission attempts here by Bone.
Anthony wants to improve his position but Bone is controlling well.

Bone wants to work for an arm triangle but Anthony is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bone prevents Anthony from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anthony wants to get back to his feet.

Bone is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Anthony sees it coming and defends easily.
Bone looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Anthony tries to roll over but Bone keeps him under control.
Anthony pushes Bone off looking to stand but Bone dives back in and keeps control.

Bone is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Anthony has managed to free his arm - good work.

Bone is looking for a kimura but Anthony is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bone to get the leverage.
Bone has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bone not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Bone is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Anthony defends it well.

Bone is trying to work for a kimura but Anthony is defending well.
Anthony is trying to maintain the position but Bone is very close to passing his half guard.

Bone is working for a submission of some sort.
Anthony is trying to stand back up but Bone is controlling him
It looks like Bone is going to stand back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anthony wants to improve his position but Bone is controlling well.
Bone trying to pass the guard but Anthony defending well.
Anthony is trying to stand.
Anthony is trying to get back to full guard.

Bone is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bone tries to pass to full mount but Anthony defends it.
Anthony tries to roll over but Bone keeps him under control.
Anthony is staying active underneath Bone, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bone is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Anthony doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bone.
Anthony is not content to let Bone control the position.
Anthony is trying to stand up here but Bone is controlling him well.

Bone is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Anthony trying to control here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Bone is working for a kimura but Anthony is defending it quite comfortably.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tee Bone 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.

Bone paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bone scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Anthony misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bone.

Bone shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Anthony is trying to defend but Bone finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Anthony avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bone.

Bone is working for a kimura but Anthony is defending it quite comfortably.

Bone is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Anthony sees it coming and defends easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anthony trying to control but Bone postures up.
Anthony blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bone.

Bone is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Anthony has managed to free his arm - good work.
Anthony won't allow Bone to pass to mount.

Bone is trying to work for a kimura but Anthony is defending well.
Anthony is looking to improve his position.
Anthony on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bone is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Anthony has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Bone is on him like a limpet, forcing Anthony back against the cage.
Anthony lands a shoulder strike.
Anthony blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anthony lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bone backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Anthony lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bone or not.
Bone's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anthony lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Anthony misses with a body punch.
Anthony displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bone up against the cage.
Anthony receives a warning from the referee for stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anthony scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bone jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Anthony walks away with a smile on his face. Bone gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Anthony lands with a thumping leg kick.
Anthony misses with the combination.
Anthony swinging wildly here.
Jab, jab by Anthony - just one landing.
Anthony lands with a nice body punch.
Anthony keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bone takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bone on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice jab there from Anthony.
Anthony looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bone goes for a double leg but Anthony avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Anthony continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tee Bone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bone goes for a takedown in the clinch but Anthony prevents it.
Anthony trying to stall but Bone improves his position.
Anthony struggles to land a body shot inside as Bone controls his hands.
Bone misses with a short punch on the inside.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bone lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Anthony or not.
Good body shot from Bone.

Bone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bone goes for a double leg but Anthony avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Anthony continues to drive forward.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Justin Anthony will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Anthony is looking to clinch but Bone is avoiding it.
Anthony throws a body punch but Bone moves out of range.
Anthony throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bone.
Bone takes a swing at Anthony's ribcage but misses.
Bone misses the shot to the body.
Anthony looks to land a combination but Bone avoids it well.
Bone misses with a hook.
Anthony looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Anthony lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Anthony throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anthony lands with a good body shot.
Bone scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bone fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Anthony misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anthony scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Anthony tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bone manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bone thows a body shot but no joy.
Anthony lands a lovely overhand right.
Bone shoots in looking for a takedown but Anthony manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bone's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bone feints a jab promting Anthony to slip. Bone then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Anthony slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Anthony takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Anthony dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bone. That did some damage!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anthony avoids the head kick by Bone.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bone shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bone thows a left - swing and a miss!
Anthony misses with a leg kick.
Bone throws a jab but it's blocked by Anthony.
Anthony fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Anthony fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bone looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Anthony throws a head kick that misses.
Bone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anthony.
Anthony showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bone.
Justin Anthony is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Anthony clinches with his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bone misses with the head strike.
Bone is looking for a takedown.
Bone misses with some punches.
Bone misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anthony blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Bone.
Anthony trying to control the position but instead, Bone has worked for underhooks and has pushed Anthony into the cage.
Bone wants to break free but Anthony has control.
Anthony effectively controlling the action here.
Bone has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Anthony after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tee Bone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bone throws a punch but it's blocked by Anthony.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bone tries a body shot but Anthony blocks it.
Anthony tries to work over Bone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anthony effectively controlling the action here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bone scores with a shoulder strike.
Anthony leaning against his opponent.
Anthony lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bone backwards.
Anthony is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Justin Anthony.
Anthony misses the shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anthony tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bone was well out of range. Poor timing from Anthony.
Justin Anthony seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Bone takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

And that's the end of the fight!
Justin Anthony comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Anthony has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justin Anthony!
After winning the bout, Justin Anthony thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.