PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ajax Anstice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ajax Anstice has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Johnson
vs
Anstice

172 cm
22
142 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

169 cm
23
135 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charlie Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ajax Anstice!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, David Schapiro and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Anstice misses.
Anstice misses with a wild combination.
Anstice throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anstice.
Anstice takes a jab right on the kisser.
Anstice misses with a two punch combination.
Anstice fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anstice falls off balance throwing a combination
and Anstice takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice uppercut lands for Johnson. That snapped Anstice's head back.
Anstice blocks a jab.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Anstice ducks down to avoid it.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Anstice uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anstice misses with a combination
and Anstice takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a lovely overhand right.
Anstice throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anstice throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
Anstice throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson lands with a nice combination. Anstice backs away looking to recover.
Johnson slips under a jab from Anstice.
Anstice displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson with a jab.
Johnson misses with a hook. Anstice ducked under it nicely.
Johnson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Anstice falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jab, jab by Johnson - just one landing.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Anstice throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Johnson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Anstice displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Anstice displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Anstice walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Johnson moves out of range as Anstice strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anstice falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnson counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charlie Johnson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Johnson throws a hook but Anstice avoids it easily.
Anstice swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Anstice might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Johnson has got the better of the exchanges.
Johnson misses with a hook. Anstice ducked under it nicely.
Anstice swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Anstice moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Anstice scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anstice misses with a double jab
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anstice misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Anstice throws a combination that misses
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Anstice is breathing heavily.
Anstice throws a left and a right that both miss
and Johnson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Anstice steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Anstice throws a left and a right that both miss

and Johnson counters with a crisp one two that drops Anstice! Johnson thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Anstice to his feet! Anstice is in big trouble!

Anstice is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anstice steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Charlie Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Anstice slips a jab from Johnson.
Anstice blocks a jab.
Anstice takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Good exchange - Johnson coming out on top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Anstice ducks down to avoid it.
Ajax Anstice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anstice on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Anstice slips a jab from Johnson.
Anstice swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice uppercut lands for Johnson. That snapped Anstice's head back.
Anstice has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Johnson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Johnson lands a big uppercut and Anstice crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Anstice looks OK. Johnson waves Anstice back to his feet!
Anstice is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnson finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anstice closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Johnson lands a really nice looking cross but Anstice seems unphased.
Anstice moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Anstice seems to have recovered his senses.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anstice misses with a combination
and Johnson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Anstice thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charlie Johnson dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

A jab from Johnson does it's job there.
Anstice falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnson counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Anstice to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Johnson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Charlie Johnson!