PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bunny Anstey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Rojo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anstey comes to the cage accompanied by Friends in lower places. Rojo has chosen You're Going Down as his entrance music. Bunny Anstey had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Anstey
vs
Rojo

191 cm
28
275 lbs
16 - 4 - 1

193 cm
33
265 lbs
18 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Fury Nutrition Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bunny Anstey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Miguel Rojo!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rojo throws a right and a left that Anstey avoids nicely.
Rojo thows a body shot but no joy.
Rojo throws a sloppy head kick and Anstey moves out of range easily.
Rojo misses with the combination.
Anstey blocks a head kick by Rojo.
Rojo misses with a head kick.

Anstey decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Anstey in particular looking to stall.
Anstey seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Rojo for as long as he can get away with.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bunny Anstey.
Rojo throws a push kick but Anstey slaps the foot to one side.
Anstey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rojo.
Rojo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rojo throws a head kick but Anstey moves out of range.
Rojo swings widly with a right hand
and Anstey counters with a body kick.
Rojo throws a sloppy head kick

and Anstey counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Rojo's guard now.
Anstey scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rojo wants to get back to his feet but Anstey is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Rojo throws his legs up looking for a submission but Anstey uses it to pass to side control.
Rojo looks winded!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anstey cracks Rojo with a big right hand but Rojo just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The referee asks Anstey politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Anstey prefers to stall for the moment though.
Anstey lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anstey working the head and body with strikes.
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.
Anstey controls the position.
Anstey working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Rojo avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Anstey.
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 Rojo's shoulder. That is not cool.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anstey tries to advance to mount but Rojo denies him.
Anstey controlling the position from side mount.
Anstey gets to mount! Rojo was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Anstey raining down shots from the mount!
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 Rojo's face.
Anstey controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anstey has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Anstey connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anstey lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Rojo hang on?
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 crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rojo tries to lock up and control but Anstey gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
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 Rojo's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bunny Anstey dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Anstey avoids the head kick by Rojo.
Rojo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anstey.
Anstey showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rojo.

Anstey shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Rojo napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Rojo regains half guard, as Anstey was trying to land strikes.
Rojo wants to get back to his feet.
Anstey throws a strike but Rojo avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Anstey throws a big right hand that misses.
Anstey lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anstey not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anstey keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rojo's head.
Rojo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rojo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Anstey controlling from the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rojo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Anstey stays in close to Rojo's body and controls the position.

We're going to have a standup here because Bunny Anstey wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Rojo fails to land with a series of punches.
Rojo misses with a body kick.
Nice takedown defense from Rojo. No joy for Anstey on that attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sloppy strikes from Rojo. Those never looked like landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rojo throws a series of punches but Anstey moves out of range.
Rojo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Anstey checks it well.

Anstey decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Rojo trying to control here.
Anstey is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Anstey scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Anstey content to control rather than advance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anstey thows a huge punch but Rojo dodges it nicely.

Anstey is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rojo doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Anstey.
Rojo is trying to stand back up but Anstey is controlling him
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
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 dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Anstey gets the takedown into side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Anstey lands an elbow.
Anstey moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Rojo taking a bit of punishment here - Anstey scoring with strikes.
Anstey is chipping away with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anstey controlling the position from side mount.
Anstey working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Anstey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rojo can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anstey lands a nice forearm strike.
Rojo takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Bunny Anstey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Anstey cracks Rojo with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Rojo prevents Anstey from moving into mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anstey tries to score with some ground and pound. Rojo controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Anstey scoring with punches from side control.
Rojo gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Rojo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anstey with shots to the head and body - Rojo looks very uncomfortable down there.
Anstey with the ground and pound from mount.
Anstey controlling the pace for now.
Anstey lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Rojo hang on?
Anstey landing strikes from the mount and Rojo is in trouble!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anstey tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rojo 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anstey lands a big elbow.
Anstey tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Anstey lands a big elbow.
Miguel Rojo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anstey connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Anstey controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

And that's the end of the fight!
Bunny Anstey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Anstey, 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:26
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bunny Anstey!
In his post fight interview, Bunny Anstey started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
In defeat, Miguel Rojo stepped up to the mic, saying 'I did what I could do. He's the better fighter.'.