PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Vieira (ranked 1586 p4p, 235 weight class) and Corwin Anstey (ranked 2087 p4p, 301 weight class). Vieira comes to the cage accompanied by Machine Gun Kelly–Till I Die. Corwin Anstey has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Vieira
vs
Anstey

185 cm
31
186 lbs
15 - 10 - 1

177 cm
31
170 lbs
18 - 12 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rafael Vieira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Corwin Anstey!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anstey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vieira is looking to counter punch.
Vieira avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Anstey throws a quick inside leg kick.
Anstey buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Vieira throws a wild body kick that Anstey sees coming a mile off.
Vieira avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vieira misses the jab.
Vieira throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vieira jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anstey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anstey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vieira walks into a jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Anstey.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Vieira.
Anstey is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Vieira with a body shot.
Vieira takes one on the button.
Vieira blocks the body kick.
Anstey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vieira has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Vieira throws out a loose jab but Anstey uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've been hearing reports that Vieira has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Vieira bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vieira misses with a straight right.
Anstey misses with a looping left.
Vieira was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Anstey misses with an uppercut. Vieira saw that one coming.
Vieira misses with a few strikes there.
Vieira walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anstey jabs at Vieira's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vieira looks to score with a jab to the body but Anstey is just out of range.
Anstey works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A combination from Anstey does no damage.
Anstey connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vieira momentarily.
Anstey throws a good cross that connects.
Anstey slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Anstey showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vieira.
Anstey scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Anstey cracks Vieira with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Anstey scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Anstey.
Anstey lands with a thumping leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Anstey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Anstey scores with a jab to the jaw.
Anstey is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Vieira had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Anstey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vieira moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Vieira throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Anstey stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Vieira follows into mount!

Anstey is rocked!

It looks like Corwin Anstey has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anstey is squirming around, avoiding Vieira's attempts to control the action.
Anstey is still in real trouble! Can Vieira finish him?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vieira putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Anstey seems to have recovered his senses.
Vieira won't let Anstey get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Anstey tries to hold on but Vieira postures up.
Anstey's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Vieira tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Vieira goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Anstey is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Corwin Anstey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Corwin Anstey's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Anstey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anstey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anstey scores with a jab to the jaw.
Vieira takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Anstey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Anstey lands a leg kick that knocks Vieira off balance momentarily.
Anstey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vieira.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vieira falls off balance throwing a combination
and Anstey counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rafael Vieira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vieira throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Anstey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Anstey thuds a left hand into Vieira's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anstey throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Anstey slips a jab from Vieira.
Anstey looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Vieira misses with a hook. Anstey ducked under it nicely.
Anstey lands with a kick to the ribs.
Vieira misses with a double jab.
Anstey ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Corwin Anstey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Anstey lands with a nice body kick.
Vieira moves out of range as Anstey throws a body kick.
Anstey feints and then cracks Vieira's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vieira down.
Vieira is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anstey.
Anstey scores with a decent looking hook.
Vieira takes a swing at Anstey's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anstey misses with a two punch combination.
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!
Anstey lands a nice shot that snaps Vieira's head back.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Anstey.
Vieira cracks Anstey with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Vieira swats away the attempt to clinch by Anstey.
Anstey throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Vieira on the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Vieira.
Vieira slips under a jab from Anstey.
A clash of legs there as Anstey blocks the low kick.
Vieira has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Anstey lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vieira circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vieira throws a right hand that Anstey ducks under and follows up with a left that Anstey also avoids with ease.
Anstey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vieira stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Anstey.
A shot to the liver by Anstey. Beautiful body shot.
Anstey throws a hook but Vieira blocks it.
Anstey cracks Vieira with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Anstey misses with a wild combination.
Vieira walks into a stiff left hand from Anstey.
Vieira moves forwards but Anstey connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Vieira throws a head kick but Anstey moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Vieira lands but Anstey takes it in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anstey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vieira looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Corwin Anstey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vieira misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anstey throws a sloppy head kick and Vieira moves out of range easily.
Vieira throwing a counter right hand but Anstey manages to avoid it.
Anstey works over Vieira's head and body with a nice combination.
Vieira avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vieira lands with an uppercut that bounces Anstey off the cage and back into range.
Anstey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vieira was well out of range. Poor timing from Anstey.
Vieira throws the kick towards the body but Anstey avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Corwin Anstey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Corwin Anstey's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Anstey is looking to slow Vieira down with leg kicks.
Vieira is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

Anstey clinches up with Vieira and pushes him back against the cage.
Vieira drops down looking for an ankle pick but Anstey pulls his leg out and moves away.
Anstey defending well as Vieira loads up on a big left hand.
Anstey avoids a kick to the body.
Vieira misses with a looping right.
Anstey chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Anstey avoids the head kick by Vieira.
Anstey lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Anstey is looking to clinch but Vieira is avoiding it.
Vieira wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anstey looks to land a combination but Vieira avoids it well.
Anstey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vieira moves away.
Vieira avoids the body shot from Anstey.
Anstey 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.
Anstey doesn't manage to clinch there - Vieira circles away.
Vieira looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice shot by Anstey.
Anstey misses with a few strikes there.
Anstey turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Anstey misses with a wild combination.
Vieira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vieira was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Anstey lands with a good body shot.
Anstey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Anstey throws a right and a left that Vieira avoids nicely.
Corwin Anstey is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vieira misses with a left hand
and Anstey counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Anstey misses with the combination.
Anstey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big left from Vieira misses.
Vieira blocks the body kick.
Anstey scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anstey moves out of range of the body kick from Vieira.
Anstey buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Vieira lands a head kick that stumbles Anstey and the fighters go to the mat.
Vieira looking to pass the guard.
Anstey is looking to stand up but Vieira isn't so interested in that idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vieira postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Vieira in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anstey is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Vieira is controlling him.
Anstey has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vieira loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Vieira is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Anstey manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Vieira works on Anstey's body with a couple of short punches.

Anstey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anstey moves out of range as Vieira throws a body kick.
Anstey tries a head kick but it misses.
Vieira tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Anstey manages to circle out of the way.
Vieira swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Anstey lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vieira's sensitive parts.
Anstey lands a nice looking body shot.
Rafael Vieira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Anstey fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vieira, pushing him back against the cage.
Vieira looking to stall.

Vieira turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Vieira manages to end up in side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vieira tries to score with some ground and pound. Anstey controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Anstey can't do much from the bottom here.
Anstey wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

And that's the end of the fight!
Corwin Anstey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Anstey winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Corwin Anstey!
A relieved looking Corwin Anstey thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.