PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Anthony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitchell Hobson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitchell Hobson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Anthony
vs
Hobson

175 cm
26
158 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

172 cm
21
160 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good elbows
Good gas tank

CEC Nutrition Q160 *Christmas Sale*

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcus Anthony!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mitchell Hobson!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hobson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hobson scores with a head kick.
Hobson wants to clinch up but Anthony keeps it at a distance.
Hobson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anthony moves away.
Hobson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anthony swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hobson shoots in for a double leg but Anthony sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hobson ducks under a wild hook from Anthony.

Anthony changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hobson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Anthony scoring with punches from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anthony working away.
Hobson defending against the ground and pound.
Anthony lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Anthony landing strikes.
Hobson is working to avoid the ground and pound but Anthony connects with a decent elbow.
Hobson is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Anthony's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Anthony thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hobson's head.
Anthony is trying to control the action in half guard but Hobson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hobson is trying to stand up here but Anthony is controlling him well.
Hobson won't allow Anthony to pass to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anthony takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hobson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Anthony scores with a couple of nice shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anthony scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Anthony thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Anthony is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Anthony trying to control the action but Hobson is working from the bottom.
Anthony working over Hobson with some ground and pound. Hobson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Anthony wants to control but Hobson is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anthony not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Anthony seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hobson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hobson is trying to get back to full guard.
Anthony scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Anthony thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hobson's head.
Anthony thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Anthony is nestled in close to Hobson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Anthony wants to pass to mount but Hobson is defending the position.
Hobson wants to improve his position but Anthony is controlling well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anthony prevents Hobson from standing back up.
Anthony missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hobson has hold of Anthony's hands but Anthony slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Anthony wants to control but Hobson is keeping him busy.
Anthony slips a nice elbow through Hobson's hands, connecting with Hobson's forehead.
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.
Anthony throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Anthony lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Anthony dominated that round.
That's time! Anthony's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Anthony swats away the attempt to clinch by Hobson.
Anthony leaves Hobson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A big left from Anthony misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hobson wants to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Anthony as Hobson shoots in.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anthony throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Anthony changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hobson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Anthony working the ground and pound but Hobson is defending the strikes.
Hobson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Anthony scores with punches from side control.
You can see the frustration on Hobson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Anthony trying to control the position but Hobson is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hobson parries the strikes from Anthony easily there. Anthony is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hobson to escape.
Anthony is putting a hurting on Hobson here, landing some big shots from side control.
Anthony tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Anthony scoring with punches and elbows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hobson is trying to buck Anthony off.
Anthony trying to control the action but Hobson is working from the bottom.
An elbow from Anthony crashes against the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anthony wants to control for a moment but Hobson uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Anthony controlling the action here.
Hobson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Anthony.
Hobson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Anthony's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Anthony's back!
Anthony breaks Hobson's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hobson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anthony postures up in Hobson's guard and throws a big left but Hobson blocks it.
Anthony postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Anthony missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Anthony trying to control but Hobson is working from the bottom.

Hobson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Anthony doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Anthony manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anthony is working Hobson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Anthony dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Danga de danga de dang - Hobson scores with a four punch combination!
Hobson looks for a takedown but Anthony sprawls well.
Hobson is looking to clinch.

Anthony shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Hobson actively working from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anthony working the head and body with strikes.

Hobson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Anthony seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hobson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Anthony throwing shots but Hobson is blocking nicely.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Anthony connects with a nice short shot to Hobson's temple.
Hobson trying to control here.
Anthony uses his free foot to push down on Hobson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Hobson.
Anthony pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anthony scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hobson?
Anthony working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anthony lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hobson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
BOOM! Anthony connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hobson wants to hold on but Anthony pushes him away.
Hobson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Anthony lands a nice shot to the head.
Anthony lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hobson hang on?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anthony connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Anthony prevents Hobson from getting the reversal.
Anthony looking to finish Hobson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hobson!
Anthony cracks Hobson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Anthony with shots to the head and body - Hobson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Anthony looking to finish Hobson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hobson!

Hobson is rocked!
Anthony lands a nice shot to the head.
Hobson is still in real trouble! Can Anthony finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anthony looking to control but Hobson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hobson seems to have recovered his senses.
Marcus Anthony overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Anthony raining down shots from the mount!
Hobson taking shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anthony lands a nice shot to the head.
Hobson tries to reverse the position but Anthony maintains control.
Marcus Anthony is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Anthony wants to control the pace but Hobson is squirming around nicely.
Anthony cracks Hobson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hobson is in all sorts of trouble here.
BOOM! Anthony connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anthony unloading with bombs!
Mitchell Hobson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anthony controlling his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Anthony!
Marcus Anthony very nearly forgot to thank CEC Nutrition Q160 *Christmas Sale* amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.