PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Reid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacko Anselmo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anselmo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Amon Amarth-DEATH IN FIRE kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Reid
vs
Anselmo

200 cm
23
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcus Reid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jacko Anselmo!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reid shoots in and drives through. Anselmo sprawls well.
Reid avoids a punch combination nicely.
Anselmo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Reid circles away quickly and effectively.
Reid fails with an attempt to clinch.
Reid has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Anselmo finds it's way round the side to connect with Reid's head.
A nice combination there by Anselmo.
Anselmo throws a nice looking combination but Reid bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Anselmo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Reid dodges the punch combination from Anselmo.
Reid misses with the combination.
Reid really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Reid shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Anselmo sprawls well. Anselmo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Reid gets slowly back to his feet.
Reid throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anselmo throws a shot from downtown. Reid moves away and avoids it.
Anselmo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Reid moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anselmo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Anselmo gets tackled into the cage by Reid. Reid maintains the clinch.

Reid breaks from the clinch.
Anselmo lands with an overhand left.
Reid swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anselmo misses with a double jab.
Reid tries to clinch up.
Anselmo scores with a jab to the head.
Anselmo misses with a few strikes there.
A right-left combo lands from Anselmo.
No luck for Reid with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Reid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reid fails with the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reid throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Reid takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anselmo with a nice cross.
Reid throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Reid is breathing heavily.
Reid showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anselmo.
Reid shoots in for a double leg but Anselmo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Anselmo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Anselmo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Reid with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Anselmo to score with a decent uppercut.

Reid is rocked!
Reid shoots in but Anselmo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A punch combination from Anselmo misses.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Reid. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anselmo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reid plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Anselmo misses with a two punch combination.
Reid takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Anselmo throws a nice looking combination but Reid bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Reid tries to clinch but Anselmo is having none of it.
Anselmo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Reid is looking to clinch but Anselmo is avoiding it.
Anselmo misses with a series of wild punches.
Anselmo keeps the fight on the outside.
Reid drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Anselmo fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anselmo shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Reid eats them both and turns towards Anselmo to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Anselmo misses with a few strikes there.
Reid dodges the punch combination from Anselmo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Anselmo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Reid moves in looking to clinch but Anselmo pushes him off.
A combination from Anselmo does no damage.
Anselmo lands with a right hand.
Reid takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anselmo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Anselmo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reid.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacko Anselmo 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.

Good standup being displayed there by Anselmo as he connects with a hook.
Anselmo misses with the combination.
Anselmo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jacko Anselmo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reid shoots in and drives through. Anselmo sprawls well.
Anselmo looks to land a combination but Reid avoids it well.

Anselmo darts in and clinches Reid up against the cage.

Reid gets control of Anselmo's arms and successfully pulls guard. Reid will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Anselmo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Reid will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Reid is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Anselmo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reid is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Anselmo controls the pace.
Anselmo trying to stand up but can't free himself from Reid's guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jacko Anselmo was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Reid has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Reid there as he acknowledges the shot.
Anselmo scores with a nice strike.
Reid keeps the fight on the outside.
Jacko Anselmo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reid is looking to clinch but Anselmo is avoiding it.
Reid walks into a stiff left hand from Anselmo.
A left lands for Anselmo.
Reid tries to close the distance and clinch but Anselmo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reid's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Anselmo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Reid scrambles back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reid on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Reid changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Anselmo tries to avoid it but Reid manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Anselmo to the ground. Anselmo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Reid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anselmo stalks Reid and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Reid's face. Reid staggers backwards, shaken.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Anselmo. Those never looked like landing.
Reid looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Anselmo stalks Reid and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Reid's face. Reid staggers backwards, shaken.
Oh Reid is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Anselmo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Reid fails in his attempt to clinch.
Anselmo throws a series of punches but Reid moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Anselmo. Those never looked like landing.
Reid shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Anselmo as he jumps to the side.
Marcus Reid is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anselmo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Reid is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Anselmo.
Reid takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Reid will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Reid takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Anselmo throws a series of punches but Reid moves out of range.
Reid takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Anselmo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reid showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anselmo.
Reid shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Anselmo but Anselmo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Anselmo throws a right hand that Reid ducks under and follows up with a left that Reid also avoids with ease.
Anselmo misses with a few strikes there.
Reid seems to have got his legs back now.
Anselmo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Reid is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Anselmo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Anselmo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Reid with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice defenses there by Reid.
Anselmo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Anselmo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reid looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jacko Anselmo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anselmo slaps away a takedown attempt from Reid, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Anselmo cracks Reid with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A combination from Anselmo does no damage.
Anselmo misses with a double jab.
Reid scores with a head kick.
Reid needs to keep his hands up - Anselmo had a free shot at his head there.
Anselmo tries to bum rush Reid with a series of wild strikes but Reid uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anselmo throws a right hand that Reid ducks under and follows up with a left that Reid also avoids with ease.
Reid fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Anselmo avoids it really well and circles away.
Anselmo is working the combinations to good effect here.
Reid takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacko Anselmo 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! And we move into the final round!

Anselmo shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Reid eats them both and turns towards Anselmo to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Reid misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Anselmo swinging wildly here.
Reid changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Anselmo tries to avoid it but Reid manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Anselmo to the ground. Anselmo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Anselmo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Reid backs up against the cage.
Anselmo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Reid walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Anselmo misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anselmo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sloppy strikes from Anselmo. Those never looked like landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reid looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Reid dodges the punch combination from Anselmo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Anselmo tries to avoid it but Reid manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Anselmo to the ground. Anselmo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Reid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anselmo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Anselmo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Anselmo looks to land a combination but Reid avoids it well.
Anselmo throws a series of punches but Reid avoids them all with ease.
Reid bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Reid is defended easily by Anselmo.
Anselmo tries to bum rush Reid with a series of wild strikes but Reid uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Reid looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Anselmo is fending him off so far but Reid persists. Nope, Anselmo circles away and we're back to standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Anselmo. Those never looked like landing.
Anselmo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Reid on the side of the head.
Anselmo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Reid shoots for a double leg takedown but Anselmo sprawls well. He's pushed Reid's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A combination from Anselmo does no damage.
Anselmo misses with a double jab.
A head kick misses from Reid.
Reid dodges the punch combination from Anselmo.
Reid tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Anselmo swivels and escapes.
Anselmo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Reid dodges the punch combination from Anselmo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Reid moves into the clinch.
Reid looking for a takedown.
Anselmo wants to get back to striking at distance but Reid won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Anselmo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Reid tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Anselmo smiles and moves away.
Anselmo connects with a right hand. Reid shakes it off.
Anselmo lands a glancing blow to the side of Reid's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anselmo throws a nice looking combination but Reid bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Anselmo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Anselmo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Reid moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anselmo throws a good cross that connects.
Reid uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Anselmo has time to react.
Reid shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Anselmo as he jumps to the side.
Danga de danga de dang - Anselmo scores with a four punch combination!
Anselmo throws a one two combo.
Anselmo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reid wants to clinch up but Anselmo keeps it at a distance.
Reid shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Anselmo defends it nicely.
Marcus Reid has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jacko Anselmo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Anselmo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Reid circles away quickly and effectively.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jacko Anselmo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Anselmo 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacko Anselmo!