PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between I Am Jewish (ranked 2288 p4p, 2204 weight class) and Corwin Anstey (ranked 269 p4p, 264 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jewish
vs
Anstey

180 cm
30
191
13 - 4 - 0

183 cm
29
187
27 - 20 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, I Am Jewish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Corwin Anstey!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, David Schapiro and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Anstey shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Jewish is looking for a sweep. Anstey is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jewish is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Jewish has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Anstey is working away from the top position though.
Anstey seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jewish wants to sweep but Anstey has passed to side control!
Jewish is trying to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anstey cracks Jewish with a big elbow.
Anstey wants to control but Jewish is keeping him busy.
Jewish wants to control but Anstey postures up.
Anstey lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Jewish down.
Anstey staying calm.
Anstey is looking to take a break and control but Jewish is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A lull in the action here as Anstey stalls from top position.
Anstey in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Anstey tries to move into full mount but can't pass Jewish's legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jewish is looking to reverse the position.
Jewish takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Anstey is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Anstey shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jewish cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Anstey looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Anstey fails with the takedown.
Jewish appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Corwin Anstey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Anstey shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jewish as he avoids it easily.
As Anstey backs away, Jewish returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
I Am Jewish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Corwin Anstey.
Jewish stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jewish wants it to stay on the feet.
Jewish swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Anstey goes for a double leg but Jewish avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Jewish continues to drive forward.
And Jewish counters with a quick kick to the body but Anstey blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Corwin Anstey dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Anstey shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Anstey was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jewish bucks up and tries to throw Anstey off but instead Anstey has got his back!
Jewish is trying to break free.
Jewish takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Anstey has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anstey scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anstey somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Anstey is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Jewish. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jewish is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Jewish is trying to break free.
Anstey misses with an elbow to the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Anstey is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Jewish is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Anstey lands punches and elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jewish tries to escape but Anstey has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Anstey lands a shot to the head.
Jewish knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Anstey on the ground.
Jewish tries to break free.
Anstey throwing sloppy strikes.
A lull in the action here.
Anstey scores with punches to the body.
Jewish trying to control the hands but Anstey breaks the grip.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anstey misses with a punch to the head.
Anstey controls the position.
Anstey lands with a hammerfist to the side of Jewish's head.
Anstey is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Jewish trying to control the action but Anstey just sinks the hooks in.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good control from Anstey.
Anstey throwing sloppy strikes.
Jewish is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Jewish tries to escape the position.
Anstey connects with a big shot to the side of Jewish's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anstey connects with a big shot to the side of Jewish's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Corwin Anstey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Anstey changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jewish looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
You can see the frustration on Jewish's face as Anstey controls the position.
Jewish wants to control but Anstey postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jewish is trying to get back to half guard.
A lull in the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anstey lands a few punches from side control.
Jewish parries the strikes from Anstey easily there. Anstey is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Jewish to escape.
Anstey wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jewish keeps working.
Anstey controlling the position from side mount.
Let's hope that Anstey has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Anstey cracks Jewish with a big elbow.
Jewish tries to buck Anstey off but Anstey is having none of it.
Anstey connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jewish some visible discomfort.

Anstey thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jewish defending against the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jewish is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Anstey has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Anstey throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Anstey misses with a takedown attempt - Jewish sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Anstey dives in for a single leg takedown but Jewish sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Anstey shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jewish as he avoids it easily.
I Am Jewish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Corwin Anstey.

Anstey shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anstey showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Jewish wants to control but Anstey passes easily into half guard.
Anstey thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Anstey passes to full mount!
Corwin Anstey is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Anstey controlling his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Corwin Anstey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Anstey winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Corwin Anstey!
During a confident post fight interview, Corwin Anstey thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.