PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin Anthony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ouriel Semiazas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Anthony
vs
Semiazas

184 cm
23
182 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

199 cm
21
275 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
World class boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Justin Anthony!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ouriel Semiazas!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Semiazas closes the distance and clinches.
Semiazas misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Anthony.
Anthony tries to work over Semiazas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Semiazas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Anthonys head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Semiazas.
A right handed body shot lands from Semiazas.
Anthony lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Semiazas.
The referee is keeping an eye on Anthony - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Anthony looking to slow down the pace here.
Semiazas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Semiazas content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Anthony scores with a hook to the body.

Anthony escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Semiazas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Anthony.
Anthony thuds a left hand into Semiazas's body.
Anthony throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Semiazas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Anthony can pounce on him.

Semiazas instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anthony fails to pull guard.
Semiazas has Anthony pressed against the cage.

Semiazas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Semiazas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anthony manages to avoid it.
Anthony throws a nice outside leg kick.
Anthony misses with a wild body shot.
Anthony misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Semiazas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Semiazas lands an overhand right.
Semiazas tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Anthony throws a nice outside leg kick.
Semiazas moves out of range of the leg kick from Anthony.
Anthony turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Anthony lands a nice leg kick that just misses Semiazas's sensitive parts.
Semiazas throws a body punch but Anthony moves out of range.
Anthony feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Semiazas's calf.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anthony feints and then cracks Semiazas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Semiazas down.
Anthony fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Semiazas.
Semiazas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anthony feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Semiazas's calf.
Semiazas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Semiazas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Anthony. Anthony obviously looking to wear him down.
Semiazas looks gassed!
Anthony looks to land a body kick but Semiazas moved away.
Anthony lands a head kick. Semiazas smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Anthony is looking to land body kicks.
A jab lands there for Anthony.
Anthony looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Justin Anthony is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Semiazas doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Anthony throws a nice outside leg kick.
Anthony lands a nice shot that snaps Semiazas's head back.
An inside leg kick from Anthony misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anthony misses with a low kick.
Anthony connects with a solid leg kick.
Anthony misses the shot to the body.
Semiazas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anthony.
Semiazas misses with a double jab.
Semiazas moves out of range of the body kick.
Anthony misses the jab.
Anthony lands a nice leg kick that just misses Semiazas's sensitive parts.
Anthony throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anthony scores with a kick to the body.
Anthony thows a left - swing and a miss!
Semiazas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anthony manages to avoid it.
Anthony slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Good leg kick by Anthony there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Semiazas is looking to clinch but Anthony is avoiding it.
Anthony is looking to wear down Semiazas with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anthony throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anthony is looking to land body kicks.
Anthony connects with a solid leg kick.
Anthony with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Anthony buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Anthony.
Semiazas on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Anthony throws a shot from downtown. Semiazas moves away and avoids it.
Anthony chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Anthony throws a quick inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anthony throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice takedown defense from Anthony. No joy for Semiazas on that attempt.
Semiazas on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Anthony throws a leg kick which misses Semiazas's front leg but catches the back leg as Semiazas tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Justin Anthony dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Nice shot by Anthony.
Justin Anthony seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anthony throws a big shot that misses.
Semiazas sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Anthony tries to score with a low kick but Semiazas moves his leg out of the way.
Anthony fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Semiazas is out of range.
Anthony connects with a body shot.
Anthony with a hook.
Anthony uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Anthony misses with a low kick.
Semiazas throws out a loose jab but Anthony uses good head movement to avoid it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Anthony.
Semiazas is breathing heavily.
Semiazas slips a jab from Anthony.
Anthony throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Semiazas's head.
Anthony has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Anthony throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Semiazas takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anthony thumps Semiazas with a low kick.
Anthony throws a nice outside leg kick.
Semiazas tries to clinch but Anthony is having none of it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Anthony darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Anthony scores with a leg kick.
Anthony cracks Semiazas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Anthony moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
No joy there for Semiazas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fighters circling - Semiazas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Justin Anthony is winning the standup battle so far.
Anthony thows a body shot but no joy.
Anthony throws a nice outside leg kick.
Anthony throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Semiazas throws a predictable looking body shot
and Anthony counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
An inside leg kick lands from Anthony.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Semiazas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A good leg kick by Anthony.
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!
Anthony connects with a solid leg kick.
Anthony thows a body shot but no joy.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Anthony.
Anthony scoring well with a low kick there.
Anthony throws a hook to the side of Semiazas's head but Semiazas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Semiazas missing with a left hand there. Anthony was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Anthony thumps Semiazas with a low kick.
Anthony lands a head kick!
Anthony throws a nice outside leg kick.
Anthony feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Semiazas's calf.
Anthony scoring well with a low kick there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anthony throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anthony misses with a body shot.
Anthony fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Semiazas.
Semiazas takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Anthony closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Semiazas blocks a jab.
Anthony throws a quick inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Anthony.
Anthony connects with a solid leg kick.
Anthony scores with a sloppy right hand. Semiazas should have avoided that one.
A slapping leg kick lands for Anthony.
Semiazas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Anthony is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Semiazas can do to turn this around?
Anthony thumps Semiazas with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anthony with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Anthony misses with a body shot
and Semiazas counters with a one-two to the body.
Nice body kick there by Anthony.
Anthony lands a nice hook to Semiazas's body. Semiazas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Anthony swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anthony lands a head kick!
Semiazas walks into a left hand.
Semiazas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Anthony fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Semiazas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Semiazas misses with a jab to the body
and Anthony counters with a nice body kick.
Anthony throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A nice inside leg kick there by Anthony. That's going to slow Semiazas down.
Anthony is looking to slow Semiazas down with leg kicks.
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 lands a nice hook to Semiazas's body. Semiazas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Anthony throws a quick inside leg kick.
Anthony scoring well with a low kick there.
Anthony misses with a wild body shot.
Anthony misses with a head kick.
Anthony tries a head kick but it misses.
Anthony feints and then cracks Semiazas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Semiazas down.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Anthony scores with a sloppy right hand. Semiazas should have avoided that one.
Anthony throws a body punch but Semiazas moves out of range.
Anthony connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Anthony thows a body kick. Semiazas tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Anthony throws a series of strikes that have Semiazas backpedaling.
Anthony looks to score with a jab to the body but Semiazas is just out of range.
Semiazas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Anthony throws a low kick but Semiazas moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Anthony, right into the meat.
Semiazas throws a lazy right hand but Anthony sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Semiazas throws a good cross that connects.
A solid leg kick lands there for Anthony.
A looping hook to the body misses from Semiazas. Anthony does a little dance to reset his feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Anthony.
Anthony thuds his shin into the meat of Semiazas's side.
Anthony scores with a nice strike.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Anthony, right into the meat.
Nice defenses there by Anthony.
Anthony plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Semiazas throws a series of punches but Anthony avoids them all with ease.
Anthony buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ouriel Semiazas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anthony throws the kick towards the body but Semiazas avoids it.
Anthony tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Anthony, right into the meat.
Anthony throws a nice outside leg kick.
Anthony lands with an overhand left.
Semiazas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Semiazas has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Anthony.
A punch lands to the side of Semiazas 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anthony throws a nice inside leg kick.
Anthony is looking to slow Semiazas down with leg kicks.
Semiazas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Anthony.
Anthony cracks Semiazas with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Anthony bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Semiazas's head.
Anthony lands with a kick to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Anthony.
Anthony throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Anthony goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Anthony lands with a thumping leg kick.
Anthony fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Semiazas.
Semiazas tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Anthony.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Anthony, right into the meat.
Anthony turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Justin Anthony is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Anthony thuds his shin into the meat of Semiazas's side.
Anthony throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Semiazas takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Anthony looks to land a right hand but Semiazas moved out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Semiazas walks into a left hand.
Semiazas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anthony.
A left lands for Anthony.
Anthony throws a leg kick which misses Semiazas's front leg but catches the back leg as Semiazas tries to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anthony pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Good leg kick by Anthony there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Anthony fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Semiazas manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Semiazas misses the target.
Semiazas throws a shot from downtown. Anthony moves away and avoids it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Anthony.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Semiazas doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Anthony scores with a leg kick.
Anthony thuds a left hand into Semiazas's body.

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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:25
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:25
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:25

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