PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Corwin Anstey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bat Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anstey comes to the cage accompanied by Zero to sixty. Bat Perry has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Corwin Anstey's chin.

Anstey
vs
Perry

180 cm
26
206 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

180 cm
20
220 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Corwin Anstey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bat Perry!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Perry throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Anstey pushes Perry up against the cage in a clinch.
Perry blocks an elbow strike.
Anstey tries to break the clinch but Perry is controlling the position.
Anstey is trying to break the clinch but Perry is controlling him.

Perry manages to break the clinch.
Perry misses the body punch
letting Anstey counter with a right hand.
Anstey fails with an attempt to clinch.
Anstey avoids the body shot from Perry.
Perry misses with a hook
and Anstey counters with a nice uppercut.
Anstey misses with a wild combination.
Perry throws a head kick that misses.
Anstey takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Anstey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Anstey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Perry throws out the jab.
Perry slips a jab and a cross from Anstey.
Perry is looking to land body kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Anstey is out of range.
Anstey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Perry throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Perry misses with a wild body shot.
Perry throws a head kick but Anstey moves out of range.
Perry will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Anstey tried to score with a low kick but Perry checks it.
Perry misses with a head kick.
Perry misses with an attempted mid kick.
Perry misses with an uppercut. Anstey saw that one coming.
Nice takedown defense from Perry. No joy for Anstey on that attempt.
Anstey lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Perry circles away quickly and effectively.
Anstey tries to clinch there but Perry circles away.
Good exchange - Perry coming out on top.
Anstey lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Perry misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anstey takes a head kick and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perry misses with a left hand
and Anstey counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Anstey is looking to clinch but Perry is avoiding it.
Anstey motions for Perry to come forward. Anstey throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Anstey misses with a jab, cross combination.
A good leg kick by Perry.
Anstey tries to close the distance and clinch up but Perry swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Perry throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Anstey tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Perry manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Perry works Anstey's body with a nice hook.
Anstey showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Perry.
Perry showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anstey.
Anstey throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A swing and a miss from Perry.
Perry throws a lazy uppercut

and Anstey counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Perry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Anstey misses.
We've been told by Anstey's head coaches at LOD - The Vault MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Anstey slips under a jab from Perry.
Bat Perry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Anstey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Anstey misses with a two punch combination.
Anstey lands with a right hand.
Perry looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Anstey avoids a punch combination nicely.
Anstey fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Perry avoids it really well and circles away.
Anstey throws a right hand that Perry ducks under and follows up with a left that Perry also avoids with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anstey showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Perry.
The fight stays on the outside here - Anstey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Perry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perry misses the shot to the body.
Anstey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anstey looks to land a combination but Perry avoids it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anstey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Perry.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Perry keeps the fight on the outside.
Anstey takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Anstey moves away from the strike by Perry.
Perry throws a looping overhand right but Anstey ducks down to avoid it.
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 Corwin Anstey 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.

Anstey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perry manages to avoid it.
A nice combination there by Anstey.
Perry slips a jab and a cross from Anstey.
Perry swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Anstey fails to land the takedown.
Perry throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Anstey counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Perry throws a push kick but Anstey slaps the foot to one side.
Perry fails to land with a series of punches.
Perry is looking to slow Anstey down with leg kicks.
Anstey throws a series of punches but Perry avoids them all with ease.
Anstey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A left lands for Anstey.
Perry looks to throw the jab but Anstey is out of range.
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!
A combination from Perry does no damage.
Perry throws a head kick that half lands.
Perry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry throws a jab when Anstey was well out of range.
Anstey misses with a few strikes there.
Anstey shoots in looking for a takedown but Perry manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Anstey's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Anstey throws an overhand right that lands on Perry's shoulder, as Perry tries to avoid the shot.
Anstey misses with a series of wild punches.
Anstey slips a straight right by Perry.
A nice inside leg kick there by Perry. That's going to slow Anstey down.
Perry swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Perry keeps the fight on the outside.
Perry misses with an uppercut. Anstey saw that one coming.
Anstey tries to clinch up.
Anstey moves out of range of the body kick.
Anstey throws a chopping leg kick but Perry manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Anstey's calf.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Perry.
A cross from Perry lands.
A punch combination from Perry misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perry throws an overhand right that lands on Anstey's shoulder, as Anstey tries to avoid the shot.
Anstey dodges the punch combination from Perry.
Perry lands with a thumping leg kick.
Corwin Anstey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Perry scores with a head kick.
Perry misses with a body shot
and Anstey counters with a left to the body.
Perry throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Anstey wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Anstey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anstey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big left from Perry misses.
Anstey walks into a jab.
Anstey feints a jab promting Perry to slip. Anstey then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Perry slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Anstey looks to land a combination. Perry sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Perry pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Anstey slips a straight right by Perry.
Anstey throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Perry has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Perry moves out of range of the body kick.
Bat Perry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big right from Perry misses.
Anstey displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perry throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perry throws a shot from downtown. Anstey moves away and avoids it.
Anstey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Perry.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Perry, as that shot connected.
Perry dodges the punch combination from Anstey.
Perry getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Perry throws a leg kick but Anstey sees it coming and moves out of range.
Anstey blocks a head kick by Perry.
Danga de danga de dang - Anstey scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anstey looks to clinch
enabling Perry to counter with a crisp jab.
Perry swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Anstey takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Anstey blocks the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bat Perry will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Perry misses with a body punch
and Anstey counters with a straight right hand.
Perry throws a big shot that misses.
Bat Perry seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Perry misses the body punch
and Anstey counters with a straight right hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Perry.
Perry tries to land a front kick but Anstey steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Anstey shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Anstey tries to bum rush Perry with a series of wild strikes but Perry uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Perry misses with a jab, cross combination.
Anstey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Perry lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Anstey moves out of range of the body kick.
Anstey misses with a head kick.
Perry throws a head kick that misses.
Perry misses with a wild body shot.
Perry throws a poor cross that misses
and Anstey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry throws a combination that misses
and Anstey counters with a left and a right that stings Perry.
Perry takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Anstey shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Anstey showed some decent athleticism there.
Anstey stops Perry from getting back to his feet.

Anstey decides to return to a standing position.
A combination from Anstey does no damage.
Perry misses with a body kick.
Perry dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Anstey. That did some damage!
Perry will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Anstey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Perry swings widly with a right hand
and Anstey counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anstey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Perry paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Perry changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perry misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perry. Anstey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perry throws the kick towards the body but Anstey avoids it.
Perry throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Anstey tries to bum rush Perry with a series of wild strikes but Perry uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Anstey uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Perry.

Anstey has managed to clinch.
Anstey stalling in the clinch but Perry improves position.

Perry breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Perry throws a head kick that misses.
Anstey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Perry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Anstey scores with a four punch combination!
Anstey tries to close the distance and clinch but Perry swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Perry jabs Anstey right on the nose. Anstey blinks but takes it well.
Perry lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Perry throws a wild body kick that Anstey sees coming a mile off.
Anstey darts in looking for a takedown but Perry gets double underhooks and turns Anstey into the cage.
Anstey throws a head punch that misses.

Perry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anstey throws a right hand that Perry ducks under and follows up with a left that Perry also avoids with ease.
Perry throws a head kick that misses.
Anstey shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Perry sprawls well. Perry wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Anstey gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Corwin Anstey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good leg kick by Perry there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perry tries a low kick but Anstey avoids it.
Anstey tries to clinch up.
Perry fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Anstey.
Anstey misses with the combination.
Nice straight punches there by Perry. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Perry.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perry shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Anstey just misses with a punch to the body.
Perry moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Perry lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Perry throws a series of punches but Anstey moves out of range.
Anstey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Perry moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Perry pulls out of a head kick attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bat Perry.
I think Perry has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bat Perry!