PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Anton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cory Tomlinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Anton
vs
Tomlinson

225 cm
25
300 lbs
1 - 2 - 1

194 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Anton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cory Tomlinson!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tomlinson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tomlinson looks to land a combination. Anton sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Anton shoots in looking for a takedown. Tomlinson tries to sprawl out of it but Anton keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tomlinson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tomlinson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Anton circles away quickly and effectively.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Anton throws a nice looking combination but Tomlinson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Anton shoots in for a takedown but Tomlinson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Horrible takedown by Anton or perhaps it was just good defense by Tomlinson which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Anton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tomlinson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anton tests Tomlinson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tomlinson throws a lazy right hand but Anton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Anton tries to clinch up.
Anton tests Tomlinson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tomlinson misses with a double jab.
Tomlinson misses with a jab, cross combination.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Anton is defended easily by Tomlinson.
Tomlinson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomlinson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Tomlinson throws a right hand that Anton ducks under and follows up with a left that Anton also avoids with ease.
Anton's corner calls for a 1-2. Anton obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tomlinson stuffs the takedown attempt from Anton. Anton gets slowly back to his feet.
Tomlinson missing with a left hand there. Anton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Horrible takedown by Anton or perhaps it was just good defense by Tomlinson which made him look bad.
Tomlinson stuffs the takedown.
Anton scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sloppy strikes from Tomlinson. Those never looked like landing.
Tomlinson throws a good cross that connects.
Anton fails to land with a series of punches.
Tomlinson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tomlinson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tomlinson throws a nice looking combination but Anton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tomlinson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Anton is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Anton keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomlinson lands with a nice combination. Anton backs away looking to recover.
Anton has a takedown stuffed.
Tomlinson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Anton circles away quickly and effectively.
Anton is looking to clinch but Tomlinson is avoiding it.
Anton ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
No joy there for Tomlinson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tomlinson looks gassed!
Anton scores with a sloppy right hand. Tomlinson should have avoided that one.
Anton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Anton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A left and a right from Anton both land. Nice combination.
Tomlinson looks to land a left hand but Anton moved out of range nicely.
Tomlinson swinging wildly here.
Anton is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tomlinson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Anton is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tomlinson looks to land a combination but Anton avoids it well.
Anton tries to clinch there but Tomlinson circles away.
Anton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tomlinson circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomlinson scores with a nice head shot.
Tomlinson misses with a double jab.
Anton tries to clinch but Tomlinson is having none of it.
Tomlinson misses with the combination.
No joy there for Anton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tomlinson throws a series of punches but Anton avoids them all with ease.
Anton scores with a jab to the head.
Anton moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A slow jab from Tomlinson misses its intended target.
Anton lands a two punch combo.
Tomlinson looks to land a combination but Anton avoids it well.
Anton misses with a two punch combination.
Tomlinson leaves Anton with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tomlinson misses with a double jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tomlinson misses with a double jab.
Tomlinson walks into a left hand.
Anton dives in and grabs Tomlinson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tomlinson pushes down on Anton's head and hops out.
Tomlinson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cory Tomlinson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tomlinson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Anton dodges the punch combination from Tomlinson.
Anton takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Anton tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tomlinson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Anton somewhat.
Anton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tomlinson tries to bum rush Anton with a series of wild strikes but Anton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Anton misses the shot to the body.
Tomlinson throws a right hand that Anton ducks under and follows up with a left that Anton also avoids with ease.
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 Joe Anton 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.

Tomlinson misses with a series of wild punches.
Anton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Anton shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tomlinson pinned against the cage. Tomlinson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tomlinson misses with the combination.
Tomlinson misses with a two punch combination.
Anton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Anton shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tomlinson pinned against the cage. Tomlinson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tomlinson throws a series of punches but Anton moves out of range.
Anton moves out of range of the strikes.
Joe Anton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anton tries to clinch up but Tomlinson circles away and keeps his distance.
Tomlinson walks into a left hand.
Nice defenses there by Tomlinson.
Anton throws out a powerful jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anton slips a jab and a cross from Tomlinson.
Tomlinson misses with a two punch combination.
Anton scores with a nice strike.
Tomlinson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tomlinson is breathing heavily.
Tomlinson misses with a two punch combination.
Joe Anton is winning the standup battle so far.
A cross from Anton lands.
Anton looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Anton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anton misses with a takedown attempt - Tomlinson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tomlinson fails to land with a series of punches.
Tomlinson ducks right into an uppercut from Anton.
Anton throws a right hand that Tomlinson ducks under and follows up with a left that Tomlinson also avoids with ease.
Tomlinson throws an overhand right that lands on Anton's shoulder, as Anton tries to avoid the shot.
Anton cracks Tomlinson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anton lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The fight stays on the outside here - Anton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Anton scores with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomlinson swinging wildly here.
Anton lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jab from Anton.
Anton looks to land a combination but Tomlinson avoids it well.
Anton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tomlinson slips under a jab.
Anton looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tomlinson throws a nice looking combination but Anton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Anton looks to throw the jab but Tomlinson is out of range.
Tomlinson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tomlinson misses with a series of wild punches.
Tomlinson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tomlinson swinging wildly here.
Anton closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tomlinson circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Anton both land. Nice combination.
Anton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Anton is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tomlinson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tomlinson fails to land with a series of punches.
Anton cracks Tomlinson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Tomlinson. Those never looked like landing.
Tomlinson throws a right hand that Anton ducks under and follows up with a left that Anton also avoids with ease.
Anton scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Anton misses with a double jab.
Tomlinson looks to land a combination but Anton avoids it well.
Anton is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Anton throws a one two combo.
Anton on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Anton shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tomlinson pinned against the cage. Tomlinson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tomlinson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Anton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomlinson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tomlinson throws a lazy right hand but Anton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tomlinson throws a big shot that misses.
Anton shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tomlinson pinned against the cage. Tomlinson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tomlinson misses with a series of wild punches.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Anton is defended easily by Tomlinson.
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!
Anton wants to clinch up but Tomlinson keeps it at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No luck for Anton with that takedown attempt.
Tomlinson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Some wild striking there from Tomlinson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Anton dominated that second 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. And we move into the final round!

Tomlinson connects with a right hand. Anton shakes it off.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Anton is defended easily by Tomlinson.
Anton looks to clinch
and Tomlinson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tomlinson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Anton scores with a jab to the jaw.
Anton slips a straight right by Tomlinson.
Anton tries to clinch but Tomlinson is having none of it.
Anton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tomlinson looks to land a combination but Anton avoids it well.
Anton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tomlinson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Anton tries to clinch up.
Anton tries to clinch but Tomlinson is having none of it.
Anton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tomlinson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tomlinson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tomlinson misses with a wild combination.
Tomlinson misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Anton with that takedown attempt.
Tomlinson fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice uppercut there from Anton.
Tomlinson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tomlinson throws a big shot that misses.
Tomlinson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tomlinson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Anton.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Anton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anton fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tomlinson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tomlinson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anton shoots in but no luck this time.
Tomlinson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Anton lands a nice shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anton lands a two punch combo.
Anton misses with a few strikes there.
Anton throws out a loose jab but Tomlinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tomlinson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anton.
Nice shot lands for Anton.
Tomlinson misses with a few strikes there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tomlinson fails to land with a series of punches.
Anton getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Anton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tomlinson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Anton fails with a takedown attempt.
Anton tries for a takedown but Tomlinson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Tomlinson. Those never looked like landing.
Tomlinson misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tomlinson circles away quickly and effectively.
Tomlinson looks to land a combination but Anton avoids it well.
Tomlinson walks into a straight right hand from Anton.
Anton throws a series of strikes that have Tomlinson backpedaling.
Tomlinson throws a series of punches but Anton avoids them all with ease.
Anton fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Anton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tomlinson misses with a few strikes there.
Anton fails to land the takedown.
Tomlinson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Anton will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tomlinson throws a right and a left that Anton avoids nicely.
Tomlinson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Anton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tomlinson throws a series of punches but Anton avoids them all with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anton moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Tomlinson throws a lazy right hand but Anton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Anton scores with a nice head shot.
Tomlinson looks to land a combination but Anton avoids it well.
Tomlinson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Anton clobbers Tomlinson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Anton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tomlinson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Anton.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch combination from Tomlinson misses.
Anton paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tomlinson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anton tries to clinch up.
Cory Tomlinson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anton shoots in for a takedown but Tomlinson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tomlinson throws a series of punches but Anton avoids them all with ease.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Joe Anton.
Well Anton has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Anton!