PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Anthony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Logan Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Anthony
vs
Brown

196 cm
34
273 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

198 cm
29
285 lbs
17 - 11 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined

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 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Stephen Anthony!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Logan Brown!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Phil Schofield and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anthony tries to close the distance and clinch but Brown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Anthony tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Brown defends well and Anthony ends up having to push Brown into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Anthony blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Brown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anthony tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brown paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Anthony uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brown.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brown slaps away a takedown attempt from Anthony, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Brown tries to bum rush Anthony with a series of wild strikes but Anthony uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brown misses the jab.
Brown rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Anthony moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anthony throws a front kick aimed at Brown's knee but Brown avoids it well.
Anthony fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stephen Anthony. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Anthony drives through with a takedown into Brown's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Brown working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Anthony.
Anthony 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.
Brown avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brown is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is pulling down on Anthony's head. It's preventing any offense from Anthony, at least for the moment.
Anthony postures up.
Brown is looking to stand up but Anthony isn't so interested in that idea.
Anthony with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brown is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Anthony looking to pass the guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Anthony's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Brown wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Anthony manages to pass to side control.
Brown is staying active underneath Anthony, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anthony stops Brown from getting back to his feet.
Anthony moves nicely into side control.
Anthony lands a few punches from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anthony tries to score with some ground and pound. Brown controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Brown is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Anthony working the ground and pound from side control.
Anthony throws an elbow but Brown slips to the side and avoids it well.
Anthony working the ground and pound.
Anthony trying to control the position but Brown is working away.

Anthony tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Brown taking punishment in the form of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown is pushing Anthony's head away, looking to escape. Anthony manages to hold on to the position though.
Anthony 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.
Brown is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anthony misses with the ground and pound.
Brown striking from the bottom but nothing landed.

Anthony looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Anthony throws an elbow but Brown slips to the side and avoids it well.
Brown takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Brown takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Brown wants to get back to his feet.
Anthony working the ground and pound but Brown is defending the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown taking a bit of punishment here - Anthony scoring with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Anthony working the body and head with strikes.
Anthony lands a decent elbow from side control.
Brown takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Brown takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

Brown is rocked!
Brown has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.

Anthony working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Brown is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Anthony is controlling him well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anthony creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

Brown sneaks out the side door and pushes Anthony away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Brown throws a series of punches but Anthony moves out of range.
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt

and Brown counters with a takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stephen Anthony dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Anthony is defended easily by Brown.
Logan Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brown leaves Anthony with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Anthony dodges the punch combination from Brown.
Nice takedown defense from Brown. No joy for Anthony on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stephen Anthony. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown swings for the body but Anthony moves out of range.
Brown swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brown connects with a looping right hand.
Anthony lands the left hand.
Brown lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Anthony circles away quickly and effectively.

Brown tries to sprawl but Anthony drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Brown moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Anthony throwing strikes but missing.
Brown manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anthony sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Anthony is looking for a sweep. Brown is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Anthony moves into full guard.
Anthony is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Brown is trying to stand.
Anthony is pressing down on Brown's thigh, looking to free his foot. Brown is holding on for now.
Anthony prevents Brown from standing back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anthony wants to control but Brown is keeping him busy.
Brown is trying to stand.
Anthony looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Anthony seems to be working for a kimura but Brown defends the submission attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown is trying to stand.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Brown moves into full guard.
Anthony is looking to work some ground and pound but Brown has wrist control.
Brown controls Anthony momentarily but Anthony frees himself.
Anthony in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Anthony distracts Brown with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Anthony preventing the sweep.
Anthony loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Anthony lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anthony passes Brown's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Brown keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Brown tries to kick Anthony off but Anthony keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Anthony looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Anthony is trying to control. Brown wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Anthony thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Anthony is trying to control. Brown wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Brown wants to control but Anthony is keeping busy.
Anthony landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Anthony thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Brown's head.
Anthony not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Anthony is working for a kimura but Brown is defending it quite comfortably.
Brown wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown wants to improve his position but Anthony is controlling well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown wants to get back to his feet.
Brown taking some punishment here, with Anthony in his half guard.
Anthony throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Anthony landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Anthony scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Brown is trying to stand up here but Anthony is controlling him well.
Anthony wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brown keeps working.
Anthony scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brown is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Anthony scores with a couple of nice shots.
Anthony is trying to control. Brown wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Anthony is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Brown is just riding it out for now. Anthony eventually gives up the hold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stephen Anthony dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Anthony with a poor takedown
and Anthony takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Anthony shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Brown pinned against the cage. Brown gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Brown takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Anthony is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brown can do to turn this around?

Anthony shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Anthony is trying to control. Brown wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Brown pushes Anthony off looking to stand but Anthony dives back in and keeps control.
Stephen Anthony overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Brown manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Anthony keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Brown can't find room to land a body shot as Anthony controls the action.
Brown misses with a body punch.

Brown breaks the clinch.
Brown uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Anthony has time to react.
Brown misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anthony shoots in but Brown avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stephen Anthony. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brown takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brown takes a swing at Anthony's ribcage but misses.
Anthony shoots for a takedown but Brown saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Brown slaps away a takedown attempt from Anthony, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Anthony shoots in for a takedown but Brown shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Brown throws a jab when Anthony was well out of range.
Anthony fails to land the takedown.
Anthony fails with the takedown.
A big right from Brown misses.
Brown misses the jab.
Brown misses with a combination

and Anthony counters with a shoot takedown. Brown fights it but they end up in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Brown wriggles free and stands up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some wild striking there from Brown.
Logan Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown throws a shot from downtown. Anthony moves away and avoids it.

Anthony manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Brown on his heels. He'll look to pass Brown's guard now, I'm sure.
Anthony postures up and lands a big shot to Brown's brow.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Anthony's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Anthony stops Brown from standing up.
Brown is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Anthony throwing strikes from guard but Brown blocks nicely.
Anthony postures up and lands a big shot to Brown's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anthony is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Anthony won't allow Brown to get back to his feet.
Anthony throws a big right hand that misses.
Anthony lands a couple of digs.
Brown is still in real trouble! Can Anthony finish him?
Anthony is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Brown is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Anthony working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Brown's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anthony lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Brown is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Anthony is controlling him.
Anthony trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anthony lands a couple of digs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown wants to stand but Anthony is controlling the position.
Brown seems to have recovered his senses.
Anthony throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Anthony lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Anthony accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Anthony is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Brown is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Anthony is controlling him.
Anthony throws a big elbow that misses.
Anthony prevents Brown from getting back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anthony landing with the ground and pound.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Anthony from controlling successfully.
Anthony throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Brown lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Anthony circles away quickly and effectively.
Anthony darts in trying to clinch
and Brown counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anthony tries to close the distance and clinch but Brown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brown dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Anthony fails with a takedown attempt.
We've been told by Anthony's head coaches at EvolutioN MMA Acadamy & Gym ( 12 ELITE Coaches ) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Anthony tries to score a power double leg takedown but Brown sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Anthony somewhat.
Brown takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Brown misses with a looping right.
Anthony changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Brown tries to avoid it but Anthony manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Brown to the ground. Brown escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stephen Anthony. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown misses with a double jab.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Brown misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Anthony is defended easily by Brown.
Brown falls off balance throwing a combination

so Anthony counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Brown working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Anthony.
Anthony looking to pass the guard.
Anthony is working hard here to advance position.
Anthony throwing strikes from guard but Brown blocks nicely.
Anthony missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Anthony trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brown wants to stand up but Anthony is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anthony trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brown is looking to stand up but Anthony isn't so interested in that idea.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anthony throwing strikes but missing.
Anthony missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Brown scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Logan Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Anthony.
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anthony manages to avoid it.
Anthony avoids a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anthony looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Brown is fending him off so far but Anthony persists. Nope, Brown circles away and we're back to standing.
Brown throws a right and a left that both miss.

Anthony shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Brown napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Brown tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Anthony wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Brown is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Anthony is working Brown over with some ground and pound from side control.
Brown takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

Anthony is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Brown has escaped the position, nice work there.
Brown wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Check out the look on Anthony's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Anthony has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Anthony lands a decent elbow from side control.
Anthony in side control lands a decent elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anthony cracks Brown with a big right hand but Brown just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Anthony wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brown keeps working.
Anthony working the ground and pound.
Brown avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Anthony.
Anthony tries to stand but Brown is controlling his head.
Anthony working the head with strikes.
Anthony scoring with punches from side control.
Anthony working the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anthony sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Brown is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

Anthony thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Anthony is looking to take a break and control but Brown is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stephen Anthony had his way with Logan Brown in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Brown fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brown keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Logan Brown seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice sprawl there from Brown as Anthony shoots in.

Anthony drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Brown wants to stand and escape but Anthony is having none of it.
Brown working a defensive guard here.
Anthony won't allow Brown to get back to his feet.
Brown is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Brown has momentary wrist control but Anthony slips an elbow through the middle.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Anthony's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anthony keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Brown's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anthony prevents Brown from getting back to his feet.
Anthony postures up in Brown's guard and throws a big left but Brown blocks it.
Anthony prevents Brown from getting back to his feet.
Anthony scoring with punches to the head and body.
Anthony stops Brown from standing up.
Anthony missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Anthony from controlling successfully.
Anthony in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Anthony prevents Brown from getting back to his feet.
Anthony wants to pass the guard but Brown is keeping the position.
Anthony cracks Brown with a solid left hand.
Brown looking for a sweep. Not yet Brown, not yet.
Anthony scoring with some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anthony stands up over Brown, holding on to his feet. Anthony throws the legs to one side and dives in with a huge shot that lands flush on the chin! Brown is out cold! Anthony lands a couple more shots and the ref tackles him out of the way! What a brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Stephen Anthony!
Stephen Anthony retains his heavyweight title!
Stephen Anthony decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.