PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Justin Anthony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Justin Anthony is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Anthony
vs
Brown

184 cm
20
192 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

191 cm
25
194 lbs
8 - 8 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Justin Anthony!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Dick Brown!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anthony misses the shot to the body.
Brown misses the jab.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Brown.
Anthony defending against the ground and pound.

Brown is trying to get an arm triangle but Anthony is defending well.
Anthony is not content to let Brown control the position.
Brown is chipping away with strikes.
Anthony stops Brown from passing to mount.
Brown tries to stand but Anthony is controlling his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brown goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Anthony rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Brown's guard! Nice work there by Anthony!
Brown is trying to keep Anthony in close.
Anthony preventing the sweep.
Brown being controlled here, momentarily.
Brown pulls Anthony in close to prevent any damage.
Brown wants to stand and escape but Anthony is having none of it.
Anthony trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

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.
Anthony is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Brown controlling the position.
Brown trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Anthony is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Anthony trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.

Brown is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Anthony showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Anthony postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anthony wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Anthony throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brown stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Brown avoids the head kick by Anthony.
Brown shoots for a double leg takedown but Anthony sprawls well. He's pushed Brown's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Brown throws out a loose jab but Anthony uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch combination from Brown misses.
Brown looks gassed!

Anthony has closed the distance and engaged Brown in a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Brown breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anthony wants to clinch up but Brown keeps it at a distance.
Anthony turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Anthony there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Anthony throws a head kick but Brown moves out of range.
Anthony moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Anthony throws a head kick that Brown semi-blocks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anthony throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Brown takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Anthony throws a nice inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Anthony.

Anthony has managed to clinch.
Anthony lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Anthony works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hook to the body lands for Anthony.
Anthony leaning against his opponent.
Anthony lands a body shot.
Anthony misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anthony lands a body shot.
Anthony stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Anthony scores with a shoulder strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Anthony misses with some punches.
Anthony lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Anthony.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Justin Anthony dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Anthony throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brown shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Anthony pinned against the cage. Anthony gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Anthony chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Anthony has taken the fight to the clinch.
Anthony lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
A short uppercut from Anthony.
Anthony throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Anthony lands with a right to the head.
Anthony pressing his opponent against the cage.
Anthony looking to throw knees to the head but Brown is blocking nicely.
Anthony tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Anthony is trying to maintain a safe position but Brown gets an underhook and turns Anthony into the cage.
Brown tries for a takedown. No joy.
Anthony pushes Brown back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anthony leaning against his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Anthony creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Anthony throws a knee to the head but misses.
A body shot lands from Anthony.
Anthony displaying some good clinch control by pressing Brown up against the cage.
Anthony digs a right hand into Brown's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Brown's gas tank.
Brown wants a takedown but no success here.
Justin Anthony has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dick Brown.
Nice body punch from Anthony.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Anthony scores with a hook to the body.
Anthony lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Anthony makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Anthony stalls.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Anthony breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Justin Anthony is winning the standup battle so far.
Anthony tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brown paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dick Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anthony scores with a jab.
Brown changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Anthony tries to avoid it but Brown manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Anthony to the ground. Anthony escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Brown keeps the fight on the outside.
Anthony keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brown.

Anthony instigates a clinch.
Anthony lands a body shot.
Anthony lands a body punch.
Brown is trying to drag Anthony to the mat but Anthony just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Anthony works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Anthony misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brown.
Nice body punch from Anthony - that landed with a thud.
Anthony lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brown or not.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anthony lands a left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Anthony's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dick Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anthony lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Anthony scores with a nice head shot.
Brown on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Anthony. Anthony obviously looking to wear him down.
Brown on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Anthony. Anthony obviously looking to wear him down.
Anthony lands a nice looking body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Anthony.
Anthony lands a head kick!
Anthony throws a nice outside leg kick.
Anthony feints and then cracks Brown's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brown down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The fighters circling - Brown throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brown shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Anthony sprawls well. Anthony wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Brown gets slowly back to his feet.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Anthony.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anthony scores with a nice body kick.
Nice cross by Anthony.
Brown takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

Anthony moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Anthony - that landed with a thud.
Brown's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice body punch from Anthony.
Anthony softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Anthony is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brown is defending well for now.
Anthony lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anthony taking a breather.
Anthony lands a nice shot to the body.

Anthony pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anthony throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Brown takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Anthony throws a quick inside leg kick.
Anthony wants to clinch up but Brown keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Justin Anthony dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Anthony scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Anthony is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brown can do to turn this around?
Anthony lands with a kick to the temple. Brown shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Brown throws a series of punches but Anthony avoids them all with ease.
Brown dodges the punch combination from Anthony.
Anthony slips a straight right by Brown.
Anthony stuffs the takedown.
Anthony pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brown misses with a hook. Anthony ducked under it nicely.
Anthony scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Anthony connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Anthony.
Anthony pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brown walks into a left hand.
Brown will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Anthony smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Anthony has Brown up against the cage in a clinch.
Anthony lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anthony lands a shoulder strike.
Anthony tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brown avoids it.
Anthony lands a body punch in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Anthony.
Anthony lands a body shot.
Anthony pushes Brown back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Anthony.
Anthony stalls.
Brown fails to pull guard.
Justin Anthony has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dick Brown.

Anthony breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Anthony moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Anthony's corner calls for a 1-2. Anthony obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Brown fails with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Anthony - that will leave a mark!
Anthony scores with a crisp jab that stopped Brown in his tracks.
Brown shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Anthony defends it nicely.
Anthony lands with a slapping head kick.
Anthony connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Brown momentarily.

Anthony closes the distance and pushes Brown back into the cage.
Nice body punch from Anthony.
A short right from Anthony 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!
A right hook to the body lands for Anthony.
A nice right hand lands inside from Anthony.
Anthony scores with a nice hook to the head.
Anthony scores with a hook to the body.
A right hand to the body from Anthony.
Anthony makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anthony holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Anthony lands a body punch.
Brown takes a shot to the head.
Justin Anthony has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Good body shot from Anthony.
Anthony stalls.
Anthony lands a body shot in the clinch.

Anthony escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brown chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Anthony can pounce on him.

Anthony clinches up against the cage.
Justin Anthony is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Anthony misses with a knee to the head.
Anthony digs a right hand into Brown's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Brown's gas tank.
Anthony cracks Brown with a nice body shot.
Anthony lands with a short shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anthony working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brown has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Anthony is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Anthony presses Brown against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dick Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Anthony manages to break the clinch.

Anthony has managed to clinch.
Anthony dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Anthony lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Brown.
Anthony blocks an uppercut.
Brown's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown wants a takedown.
Anthony throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Browns head.
A short uppercut from Anthony.
Anthony lands a shoulder strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Justin Anthony showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Anthony, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:25
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:25
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justin Anthony!