PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bunny Anstey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vito Scaletta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Anstey might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to whiskey for my men. Scaletta has chosen Dropkick Murphys - I'm Shipping Up To Boston as his entrance music. Vito Scaletta will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Anstey
vs
Scaletta

191 cm
23
275 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

192 cm
27
255 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bunny Anstey!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vito Scaletta!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scaletta misses with a double jab.
Scaletta doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Anstey counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Anstey looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Anstey missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Scaletta scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Anstey manages to mount him!
Anstey looking to control and managing it successfully.
Scaletta keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Anstey content just to control the position here.
Anstey with a couple of short strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anstey looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Anstey has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Scaletta's face.
Anstey looking to ground and pound but Scaletta is blocking nicely.
Scaletta trying desperately to get to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anstey lands with some strikes.
Scaletta really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Anstey. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Anstey sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Scaletta wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Anstey controlling the pace for now.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Bunny Anstey just wasn't active enough.
A swing and a miss from Scaletta.
Anstey with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Scaletta to score with a decent uppercut.
Scaletta misses with a straight left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scaletta throws a lazy right hand but Anstey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Anstey is defended easily by Scaletta.
Scaletta looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Anstey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Scaletta.
Scaletta misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Scaletta throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anstey sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Scaletta closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Anstey is trying to break the clinch but Scaletta is controlling him.
Anstey wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Scaletta keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Anstey's efforts to push away.
Anstey wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anstey is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Anstey working hard to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Scaletta's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Anstey is trying to push Scaletta away but Scaletta has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Anstey breaks the clinch.
Nice shot by Scaletta.

It looks like Bunny Anstey has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anstey staying out of range there.
Anstey shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Scaletta misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Scaletta tries to clinch up.
Scaletta takes a swing at Anstey's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bunny Anstey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bunny Anstey's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Scaletta throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Anstey fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Scaletta lands with a cross.
Scaletta connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Anstey's hands.
Scaletta tries to bum rush Anstey with a series of wild strikes but Anstey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Anstey scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Anstey content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Anstey throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anstey controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Anstey has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bunny Anstey.
Scaletta misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vito Scaletta seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Scaletta works the jab nicely.
Anstey avoids a punch combination nicely.
Scaletta lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Anstey circles away quickly and effectively.
A big left from Scaletta misses.
Scaletta tests Anstey's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Scaletta missing with a left hand there. Anstey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vito Scaletta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anstey stuffs the takedown.
Scaletta is breathing heavily.
Scaletta takes a swing at Anstey's ribcage but misses.
Anstey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Scaletta keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Anstey shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Scaletta as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bunny Anstey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Scaletta moves in looking to clinch but Anstey pushes him off.
Anstey fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Scaletta might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Anstey takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anstey uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Scaletta.
Scaletta throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anstey.

Scaletta drives through and clinches with Anstey against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scaletta has had enough of the clinch but Anstey keeps him there for the moment.
Scaletta tries to break the clinch but Anstey is controlling the position.
Scaletta tries to pull guard but Anstey won't allow it.

Scaletta breaks from the clinch.
Scaletta misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Scaletta lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Anstey circles away quickly and effectively.
Horrible takedown by Scaletta or perhaps it was just good defense by Anstey which made him look bad.

Scaletta gets caught flat footed, as Anstey shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Anstey passes Scaletta's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Anstey sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scaletta keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anstey trying to control the pace.
Anstey is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Scaletta!
Anstey punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anstey is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Scaletta can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Anstey scoring with strikes but Scaletta is staying in there.
Anstey takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Bunny Anstey will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bunny Anstey's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Anstey shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Scaletta as he avoids it easily.
Scaletta tries to bum rush Anstey with a series of wild strikes but Anstey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Anstey closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
You can see the frustration on Scaletta's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Anstey cracks Scaletta with a big right hand but Scaletta just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Anstey misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Scaletta is trying to escape the position but Anstey is controlling the position.
Scaletta parries the strikes from Anstey easily there. Anstey is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Scaletta to escape.
Anstey throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Scaletta wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Scaletta takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Anstey works to advance to full mount. Scaletta defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anstey controlling the position easily from mount.
Scaletta really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Anstey controlling from the full mount.
Anstey seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Scaletta for as long as he can get away with.
Anstey landing strikes, looking to finish!

It looks like Vito Scaletta has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Anstey jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Scaletta manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anstey is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Scaletta's shoulder. That is not cool.

We're going to have a standup here because Bunny Anstey wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Anstey fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Scaletta to the ground. Anstey is now in Scaletta's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anstey seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Scaletta is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Anstey 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.

Bunny Anstey has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Anstey slips a straight right by Scaletta.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Scaletta with that takedown attempt.
Scaletta throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anstey takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Scaletta throws a series of punches but Anstey moves out of range.

Anstey fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Scaletta to the ground. Anstey is now in Scaletta's guard.
Anstey advances to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Anstey in particular looking to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anstey missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bunny Anstey clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Anstey shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Scaletta as he avoids it easily.
No joy there for Scaletta, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Anstey.
Anstey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Scaletta.
Scaletta throws an overhand right that lands on Anstey's shoulder, as Anstey tries to avoid the shot.
Anstey showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Scaletta.
Scaletta throws a nice looking combination but Anstey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Anstey shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bunny Anstey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Scaletta throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anstey shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Scaletta sprawls well. Scaletta wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Anstey gets slowly back to his feet.
Anstey takes one to the side of the head.
Scaletta is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scaletta throws a lazy right hand but Anstey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Anstey fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Scaletta thuds a left hand into Anstey's body.
Scaletta throws a nice looking combination but Anstey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Scaletta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Anstey gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Scaletta.
Anstey drops his hands momentarily and Scaletta takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Anstey scores with a takedown into Scaletta's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Scaletta can do anything to dispel that myth.
Anstey pushes down on Scaletta's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scaletta is in trouble now - Anstey has advanced to mount!
Anstey controlling the pace for now.
Scaletta really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anstey looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anstey lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That has opened up Vito Scaletta's cut even more.
Anstey controlling from the full mount.
Anstey has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Anstey cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

The cut above Vito Scaletta's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anstey connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Vito Scaletta's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Vito Scaletta's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bunny Anstey!
Bunny Anstey is the new heavyweight champion!
Bunny Anstey decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.