PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Cuddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bunny Anstey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adam Cuddell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cuddell
vs
Anstey

185 cm
25
250 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

191 cm
21
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Adam Cuddell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bunny Anstey!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cuddell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anstey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anstey closes the distance and clinches up with Cuddell, looking for a takedown. Anstey pushes Cuddell against the cage but Cuddell circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Adam Cuddell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anstey slips under a jab from Cuddell.
Cuddell looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cuddell misses with the combination.

Anstey closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Cuddell to the mat! Cuddell manages to get full guard.
Anstey working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Anstey with a flurry of punches that miss.
Anstey looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuddell wants to stand up but Anstey is controlling him.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Bunny Anstey hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Anstey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Anstey shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Well, if Anstey 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anstey thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cuddell's head.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Anstey in particular looking to stall.
Cuddell is trying to stand.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Anstey is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Cuddell!
Cuddell is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anstey throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Anstey controlling from mount.
Cuddell tries to buck Anstey off but he can't manage it.
Anstey sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Anstey looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anstey throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Anstey thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cuddell is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Cuddell is breathing heavily.
Cuddell avoids a series of strikes thrown by Anstey.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anstey controlling the pace for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Cuddell misses with a kick to the body.
Anstey swats away the attempt to clinch by Cuddell.
Cuddell scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cuddell doesn't manage to clinch there - Anstey circles away.
Anstey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cuddell cracks Anstey with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cuddell will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cuddell misses with a double jab

and Anstey counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cuddell won't be happy with that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuddell is being controlled here.
Anstey has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cuddell is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Anstey has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Anstey takes a little break here. Cuddell wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Anstey is trying to ground and pound but Cuddell uses the momentary lack of control by Anstey to regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anstey looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

Bunny Anstey has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Cuddell wants to land a leg kick but Anstey is out of range.
Cuddell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cuddell tries a head kick but it misses.
No joy there for Anstey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cuddell.
A combination from Anstey does no damage.

Anstey shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Cuddell is trying to defend but Anstey finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Cuddell wants to get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Anstey in particular looking to stall.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Bunny Anstey wasn't active enough on the ground.
Cuddell shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Anstey sprawls well. Anstey wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cuddell gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cuddell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cuddell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Anstey shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Anstey showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anstey sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bunny Anstey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Anstey stuffs the takedown attempt from Cuddell. Cuddell gets slowly back to his feet.
Cuddell misses with a series of wild punches.
Cuddell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anstey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cuddell tries to clinch up but Anstey circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anstey staying out of range there.
Cuddell misses with a few strikes there.
Cuddell wants to clinch.
Anstey checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuddell tries to close the distance and clinch but Anstey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cuddell shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cuddell stuffs the takedown attempt from Anstey. Anstey gets slowly back to his feet.
Cuddell shoots for a double leg takedown but Anstey sprawls well. He's pushed Cuddell's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Anstey.
Anstey controls the position from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Anstey are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Anstey postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anstey controlling the position from side mount.
The strikes coming from Anstey are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuddell gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Anstey tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Let's hope that Anstey has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Cuddell is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anstey controlling his opponent.
Anstey unloads with some shots from mount but Cuddell bucks and avoids them well.
Anstey controlling the pace for now.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Anstey looking to ground and pound but Cuddell is blocking nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bunny Anstey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Anstey 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bunny Anstey!