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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sni Probong (ranked 658 p4p, 83 weight class) and Corwin Anstey (ranked 1296 p4p, 155 weight class). Probong comes into the arena with Bodhi Mandala blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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177 cm
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162 lbs
13 - 10 - 0 |
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177 cm
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170 lbs
20 - 13 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Sni Probong! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Corwin Anstey! The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Anstey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Probong. Probong scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Probong misses with a left hand and Anstey counters with a two punch combo. Anstey is looking to clinch. Anstey fails with an attempt to clinch.
Anstey tries to clinch but Probong moves out of range. Anstey moves into range and clinches up with Probong. Anstey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Probong moves into the clinch. Probong gets through Anstey's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Anstey wants to break free but Probong has control.
Probong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Anstey shoots in looking for a takedown but Probong manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Anstey's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Anstey crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Probong - the referee stops the clock and Anstey gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Probong. Anstey manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Anstey wants to clinch. Anstey takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round. Anstey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Probong paws at him with a jab and circles away. It looked like Probong wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Probong has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic in the buildup to the fight. Anstey takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Probong misses the shot to the body. Probong throws out a powerful jab. Probong looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Probong throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Anstey closes the distance and clinches. Anstey looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Probong lands with a short shot to the head. Probong tries to work over Anstey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Probong misses with a hook from the clinch. Anstey blocks a body shot from Probong. Probong lands with a short shot to the head. A frustrated look appears on Anstey's face as he tries to break the clinch. Probong struggles to land a body shot inside as Anstey controls his hands.
Probong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anstey's elbow. Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Probong. Probong lands a shoulder strike. Anstey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Anstey avoids the body shot from Probong.
Anstey darts in looking for a takedown but Probong gets double underhooks and turns Anstey into the cage. Anstey shoots in for a double leg but Probong sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Sni Probong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Corwin Anstey. A looping hook to the body misses from Probong. Anstey does a little dance to reset his feet. Probong tries to bum rush Anstey with a series of wild strikes but Anstey uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Probong wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Probong ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Probong throws a nice outside leg kick. Anstey tries to close the distance and clinch up but Probong swats him away and circles back towards the center. Sni Probong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Anstey gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Probong lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Anstey wants to get back to striking at distance but Probong won't allow it.
Probong taking a breather. Probong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anstey is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Probong struggles to land a body shot inside as Anstey controls his hands.
Anstey has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Probong taking a breather. Probong throws a head punch that misses. Probong lands with a short shot to the head. Anstey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Probong avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Probong looks to land a left hand but Anstey moved out of range nicely. Nice uppercut there from Probong. Probong throws a nice outside leg kick. Anstey has his takedown stuffed and Probong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Anstey wants to clinch up but Probong keeps it at a distance. Anstey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Probong paws at him with a jab and circles away. An inside leg kick from Probong misses. Anstey lands a jab-cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Probong is looking to score with low kicks. Anstey tries to clinch up and Probong counters with a nice uppercut. 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! Anstey wants to clinch up but Probong keeps it at a distance. Probong throws a one two combo.
Anstey is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Good leg kick by Probong there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Probong connects with a nice looking jab.
Anstey fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Probong, pushing him back against the cage. Anstey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anstey wants to get back to striking at distance but Probong won't allow it.
Anstey has had enough of the clinch but Probong keeps him there for the moment. Probong tries to work over Anstey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Probong effectively controlling the action here. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sni Probong dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Probong tries to work over Anstey's front leg with a kick but Anstey checks it. Anstey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Probong paws at him with a jab and circles away. Probong slaps away a takedown attempt from Anstey, before circling back to the center of the mat. Probong changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. A jab from Probong does it's job there. Anstey tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Probong manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Probong throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Anstey stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Anstey shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Probong scores with a jab to the body. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Probong moves out of range of the strikes. Probong swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. Anstey moves into range and clinches up with Probong. Anstey breaks from the clinch.
Probong checks a leg kick. Probong chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Probong has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Probong lands an uppercut. Probong scores with a shot to the side of Anstey's head. Anstey has a couple of punches blocked by Probong.
Probong misses with a short punch on the inside. Anstey breaks from the clinch.
Probong swings for the body but Anstey moves out of range.
Probong keeps Anstey at a distance using the push kick. Anstey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Probong. Anstey wants to clinch up but Probong keeps it at a distance. Anstey tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Probong manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. A decent looking cross lands there for Probong. Probong goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Anstey looks to land a combination but Probong avoids it well. Corwin Anstey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Anstey shoots in but Probong avoids the takedown attempt easily. Sni Probong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Corwin Anstey. Good leg kick by Probong there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Probong shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Anstey tries to clinch but Probong moves away and Probong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Probong scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Anstey looks to land a combination but Probong avoids it well. Anstey drives through and clinches with Probong against the cage.
Probong keeps control of Anstey as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Anstey wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice left hand lands by Probong.
Probong gets through Anstey's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Probong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Probong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Probong misses with a body punch.
Anstey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Anstey looks to land a right hand but Probong moved out of range. Probong is looking to counter with head kicks. A nice inside leg kick there by Probong. That's going to slow Anstey down. Probong tests Anstey's chin there with a solid looking shot. Anstey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Anstey moves into the clinch. Anstey tries to circle away but Probong has him pinned against the cage. Probong lands with a left to the head. Probong works on Anstey's body with a couple of short punches. Probong digs a right hand underneath Anstey's ribcage. Anstey let out a lung full of air as it connected. Anstey is breathing heavily. Probong scores with a shoulder strike. Probong landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Anstey has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. A short uppercut from Probong. Probong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Anstey is rocked! Probong misses with some punches.
Sni Probong has scored more points in the clinch so far. Probong works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Probong has Anstey pressed against the cage, preventing Anstey from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Probong just leaning against Anstey, taking a breather. Come on Probong - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Probong for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure. Probong digs a right hand into Anstey's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Anstey's gas tank. Anstey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Probong lands a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round. 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! Probong digs a good body shot into Anstey's ribs. Anstey tries to clinch up but Probong circles away and keeps his distance. Probong throws a leg kick which misses Anstey's front leg but catches the back leg as Anstey tries to avoid it. Anstey tries to close the distance and clinch but Probong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Probong looks for the body kick but Anstey saw that one coming. Probong looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Anstey tries to clinch up but Probong circles away and keeps his distance. An inside leg kick lands from Probong. Probong throws a body punch but Anstey moves out of range. Probong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anstey can do to turn this around? Horrible takedown attempt by Anstey or perhaps it was just good defense by Probong, which made it look bad. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Anstey!
Anstey takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. The fight stays on the outside here - Anstey looks like he's thinking about clinching though. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sni Probong dominated that second round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Probong scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Anstey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Probong throws a body punch but Anstey moves out of range. Probong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Anstey gets in close and instigates a clinch. A quick uppercut on the inside from Probong. Anstey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Probong scores with a shoulder strike. Anstey looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. A body shot lands from Probong.
Probong tries a body shot but Anstey blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Probong prevents Anstey from breaking the clinch. A hook to the body from Probong.
Anstey is trying to push Probong away but Probong has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Probong working some nice short punches in the clinch. Probong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anstey can't break the clinch.
Probong scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round. Probong working some nice short punches in the clinch. Probong lands a nice uppercut. Probong softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Probong pushes Anstey back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Anstey is still on wobbly legs! Can Probong finish him? Probong misses with a short punch on the inside. Anstey seems to have recovered his senses. Anstey looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Probong misses with a body punch.
Probong is working Anstey over against the cage. Probong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Probong throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ansteys head. A nice left hand lands by Probong.
Probong digs a right hand into Anstey's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Anstey's gas tank. Anstey is trying to break the clinch but Probong is controlling him. Probong lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Anstey backwards. Anstey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. A head punch on the inside from Probong fails to land. Probong lands a nice shot to the body. 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! Probong drops Anstey onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Anstey is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet! Probong throws a big uppercut that drops Anstey! More strikes from Probong and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Anstey lies dazed against the cage as Probong celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sni Probong! Sni Probong seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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