PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between B Ol ANus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Payton Humphrey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ol ANus
vs
Humphrey

160 cm
19
150 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

180 cm
21
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, B Ol ANus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Payton Humphrey!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Humphrey with a lazy takedown attempt

and ANus counters with a single leg into guard. Humphrey didn't expect that.
Humphrey throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
ANus showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Humphrey will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Humphrey trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
ANus controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because B Ol ANus just wasn't active enough.
Humphrey ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Humphrey.
ANus takes one to the chin there.
Humphrey tries to bum rush ANus with a series of wild strikes but ANus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Humphrey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Humphrey cracks ANus with a right hand to the side of the head.
Humphrey slips under a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Humphrey.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Humphrey gets a double leg takedown into ANus's guard.
Humphrey wants to stand and escape but instead ANus has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
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!
ANus stays in close to Humphrey's body and controls the position.
ANus could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
ANus seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Humphrey for as long as he can get away with.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

B Ol ANus has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

ANus dives in and scores a takedown into Humphrey's guard.
ANus slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
ANus has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Humphrey thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Humphrey will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Humphrey throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
ANus slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up because B Ol ANus just wasn't active enough.
ANus just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
ANus loads up on a big right hand but Humphrey slips the punch.
ANus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Humphrey.
Humphrey looks gassed!
Humphrey throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Humphrey throws a right and a left that ANus avoids nicely.
Humphrey tries to clinch but ANus moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that B Ol ANus will probably get the nod.
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 defenses there by Humphrey.
Nice defenses there by Humphrey.
Humphrey throws a right hand that ANus ducks under and follows up with a left that ANus also avoids with ease.
Humphrey looks to land a combination. ANus sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Humphrey throws a right and a left that both miss.
Humphrey moves out of range of the strikes.
Humphrey shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

so ANus counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
ANus might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
ANus sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Humphrey is breathing heavily.
Humphrey trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

The ref stands the fighters back up. B Ol ANus wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Humphrey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
ANus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Humphrey.
Humphrey fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

ANus closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
ANus has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Humphrey!
ANus sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ANus's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because B Ol ANus just wasn't active enough.
A swing and a miss from ANus.
Nice defenses there by Humphrey.
Humphrey is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
ANus takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Humphrey takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
ANus misses with a straight left.
Humphrey moves out of range as ANus strikes.
Payton Humphrey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Humphrey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
ANus is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Humphrey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from ANus.
Payton Humphrey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Humphrey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

B Ol ANus dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

ANus just misses with a punch to the body.
Humphrey connects with a body shot that sends ANus's belly button to the back.
Humphrey throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and ANus counters with a nice double leg into side control. Humphrey won't be happy with that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
ANus advances nicely into full mount.
ANus controlling from mount.
Humphrey flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Humphrey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Humphrey is looking to improve his position but ANus isn't that keen on the idea.
ANus controlling the position easily from mount.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Humphrey is wriggling around trying to escape.
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.
ANus controlling the position easily from mount.
B Ol ANus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
ANus throwing strikes here but Humphrey is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
ANus controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ANus blocks Humphrey's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
ANus sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up because B Ol ANus just wasn't active enough.

ANus closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Payton Humphrey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, if ANus is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
ANus passes to side control.
Humphrey seems a little lost for a moment, as ANus dominates the positioning.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

And that's the end of the fight!
B Ol ANus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for ANus, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... B Ol ANus!