PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ori Anna (ranked 8006 p4p, 627 weight class) and Barry Cubbedge (ranked 3834 p4p, 469 weight class). Ori Anna has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Anna
vs
Cubbedge

175 cm
19
210 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

186 cm
20
224 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200)

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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ori Anna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barry Cubbedge !
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anna fails in his attempt to clinch.
Anna seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Cubbedge lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Anna jabs Cubbedge right on the nose. Cubbedge blinks but takes it well.
Anna scores with a body shot.
Cubbedge throws a body shot but no joy.
Anna checks a leg kick.
Anna checks a low kick from Cubbedge .
Anna tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Cubbedge manages to circle out of the way.
Cubbedge looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Anna misses with an uppercut. Cubbedge saw that one coming.
Anna swings for the body but Cubbedge moves out of range.
And Cubbedge tries to counter it with a takedown but Anna pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Anna misses with a body shot.
Cubbedge only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Anna jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cubbedge moves forwards but Anna connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A big right from Anna misses.
Anna doesn't manage to clinch there - Cubbedge circles away.
Cubbedge wants to counter with a clinch but Anna pushes him away.
A big right from Anna misses.
Anna gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cubbedge .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Anna.
Anna is looking to clinch but Cubbedge is avoiding it.
Cubbedge throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cubbedge swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anna tries to clinch but Cubbedge is having none of it.
Cubbedge throws a counter combo.
Anna clobbers Cubbedge with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cubbedge throws a series of punches but Anna avoids them all with ease.
Anna is looking to counter the offense by Cubbedge and move into the clinch.
Anna tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Anna.
Anna avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Anna tries to land a leg kick but Cubbedge saw it coming and moves away.
Cubbedge drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Anna defends it well.
Anna tries to score with a low kick but Cubbedge moves his leg out of the way.
Cubbedge appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Anna throws a shot from downtown. Cubbedge moves away and avoids it.
Cubbedge misses the shot to the body.
Anna shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

Anna clinches.
Anna throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Anna.
Anna is trying to stall.
Anna misses with the head strike.
Cubbedge digs a right hand underneath Anna's ribcage. Anna let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anna swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anna is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Anna makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Anna letting Cubbedge take a breather here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cubbedge utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cubbedge blocks an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Cubbedge lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Anna swings wildly with an uppercut but Cubbedge uses good head movement to avoid it.

Cubbedge breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Anna!
Cubbedge comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cubbedge misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anna does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Anna lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cubbedge circles away quickly and effectively.
Cubbedge wants to counter the offense by Anna and move into the clinch position.
Cubbedge fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cubbedge throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jab, jab by Cubbedge - just one landing.
Anna takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Good shot there by Cubbedge .
Cubbedge misses with an uppercut.
Anna is looking to score with low kicks.
Cubbedge is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Anna with a body shot.
Cubbedge cracks Anna with a right hand to the side of the head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cubbedge lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Anna has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Anna and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A lazy left from Anna finds it's target.
Cubbedge cracks Anna with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cubbedge lands a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cubbedge lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Anna moves forwards but Cubbedge connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Anna thuds a left hand into Cubbedge 's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anna thumps Cubbedge with a low kick.
Cubbedge is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Anna missing with a left hand there. Cubbedge was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Anna throws a lazy right hand but Cubbedge sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Anna throws a hook but Cubbedge blocks it.
Cubbedge avoids a punch combination nicely.
A slow jab from Cubbedge misses its intended target.
Cubbedge gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cubbedge shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Anna eats them both and turns towards Cubbedge to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Anna thows a leg kick but Cubbedge checks it

and Cubbedge counters with a single leg into guard. Anna didn't expect that.

Anna has his foot on Cubbedge 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cubbedge works his way back into a safe position though.
Anna has a closed guard, preventing Cubbedge from standing up.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cubbedge is fighting to break Anna's control of his arms but Anna is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Cubbedge wants to stand but Anna has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Barry Cubbedge will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Anna throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cubbedge looks to score with a jab to the body but Anna is just out of range.
Cubbedge takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Anna throws a low kick, looking for Cubbedge 's leg but Cubbedge calmly moves out of range.
Cubbedge fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anna manages to avoid it.
Anna tried to counter with a leg kick but Cubbedge avoided it.
Cubbedge closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Anna walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cubbedge swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cubbedge misses with a series of wild punches.
Anna keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cubbedge takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Cubbedge dips to his left and cracks Anna with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anna tries to close the distance and clinch but Cubbedge swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Anna fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cubbedge looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Anna tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Cubbedge manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Anna misses with a low kick.
A lazy left from Anna finds it's target.
Cubbedge misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cubbedge tried to score with a low kick but Anna checks it.
Cubbedge showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anna.
Anna fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cubbedge swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A shot to the liver by Anna. Beautiful body shot.
Cubbedge tests Anna's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Anna throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cubbedge is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Anna with a body shot.
Cubbedge slips under a jab from Anna.
Cubbedge moves out of range of the body kick from Anna.
Cubbedge has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Cubbedge pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Anna back to the ropes. Cubbedge follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Cubbedge cracks Anna with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Anna avoids the body shot from Cubbedge .
Nice shot lands for Anna.
Anna scores with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cubbedge keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cubbedge works over Anna's head and body with a nice combination.
Ori Anna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cubbedge moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anna is looking to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Cubbedge on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cubbedge blocks a jab.
Cubbedge staying out of range there.
Anna wants to clinch.
Anna takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cubbedge throws a leg kick but Anna sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cubbedge throws a leg kick but Anna sees it coming and moves out of range.
Anna ducks under a wild hook from Cubbedge .
Cubbedge misses with a jab, cross combination.
Anna swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cubbedge throws a low kick but Anna avoids it.
Anna moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cubbedge scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Anna doesn't seem bothered though.
Anna looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cubbedge throws a leg kick but Anna checks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anna slips a straight right by Cubbedge .
Cubbedge checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cubbedge rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Anna moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anna throws a low kick but Cubbedge avoids it.
Cubbedge throws a body shot but no joy.
Anna defending well as Cubbedge loads up on a big left hand.
Anna tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cubbedge was well out of range. Poor timing from Anna.
Cubbedge misses with a body shot.
Anna lunges at Cubbedge with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cubbedge 's hand.
Cubbedge throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Anna counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cubbedge cracks Anna with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Anna throws a good cross that connects.
Anna tries to clinch but Cubbedge moves out of range.
Ori Anna is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cubbedge ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cubbedge swings for the body but Anna moves out of range.
Anna lands a head shot.
Cubbedge swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cubbedge throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anna misses with a hook. Cubbedge ducked under it nicely.
Cubbedge checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cubbedge swats away the attempt to clinch by Anna.
A jab from Cubbedge misses.

Anna pushes Cubbedge up against the ropes in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Anna.

Cubbedge breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anna's corner calls for a 1-2. Anna obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice shot lands for Anna.
Anna is looking to clinch but Cubbedge is avoiding it.
Cubbedge connects with a single shot there.
Cubbedge fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Anna checks it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cubbedge is looking to chop away at Anna's legs.
Anna is looking to counter punch.
Barry Cubbedge seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cubbedge slips a jab and a cross from Anna.
Cubbedge throws a right and a left that both miss.
Anna throws a series of punches but Cubbedge moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barry Cubbedge showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Cubbedge goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cubbedge .
Anna tries to move into range but Cubbedge moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cubbedge moves away from the strike by Anna.
Anna scores with a jab to the jaw.
Anna throws a leg kick but Cubbedge checks it.
Cubbedge wants to counter the offense by Anna and move into the clinch position.
Cubbedge looks to land a left hand but Anna moved out of range nicely.
Anna throws a sloppy body shot
and Anna takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cubbedge . That's going to slow Anna down.
Anna ducks under a wild hook from Cubbedge .
Cubbedge stuns Anna with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Anna.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cubbedge throws a left and a right that both miss
and Anna counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Anna is looking to clinch.
Anna misses with an uppercut. Cubbedge saw that one coming.
Jab, jab by Cubbedge - just one landing.
Cubbedge throws a leg kick but Anna moved away.
Cubbedge scores with a jab. Anna acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cubbedge uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Anna.
Cubbedge throws out a powerful jab.
Anna gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cubbedge .
Anna ducks under a wild hook from Cubbedge .
Cubbedge needs to keep his hands up - Anna had a free shot at his head there.
Cubbedge ducks right into an uppercut from Anna.
Anna wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
An inside leg kick from Anna misses.
Cubbedge misses with a double jab.
Anna avoids the body shot from Cubbedge .
Cubbedge wants to land a leg kick but Anna is out of range.
Anna pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cubbedge is out of range and Anna settles back down.
Cubbedge thows a left - swing and a miss!
Anna scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cubbedge throws a series of punches but Anna moves out of range.
Jab from Cubbedge .
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cubbedge just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cubbedge on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Anna throws a wild body kick that Cubbedge sees coming a mile off.
Cubbedge connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cubbedge lands with a straight right. Anna didn't see that one coming.
Anna bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Anna throws a body punch but Cubbedge moves out of range.
Cubbedge scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Anna throws a body shot but no joy.
Anna throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cubbedge misses with a two punch combination.
A nice combination there by Anna.
Cubbedge throws a solid leg kick but Anna takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cubbedge .
Some wild striking there from Anna.
Cubbedge misses with a leg kick.
Anna is looking to clinch.
Cubbedge looks to land a combination but Anna avoids it well.
Cubbedge has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Cubbedge .
Cubbedge throws a one two combo.
Cubbedge takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Anna fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Anna tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cubbedge scores with a hook.
A jab from Cubbedge does it's job there.
Anna uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cubbedge throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cubbedge rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Anna moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anna scores with a body shot.
Anna avoids the body shot from Cubbedge .
Anna connects with a single shot there.
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!
Cubbedge just misses with a punch to the body.
Anna appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Cubbedge throws a leg kick but Anna moved away.
Anna is looking to clinch.
Cubbedge with a hook.
Cubbedge misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anna thuds his right hand into Cubbedge 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Anna uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cubbedge .
Cubbedge misses with a straight left.
Anna uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cubbedge .
Anna connects with a looping right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anna. Cubbedge does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anna tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cubbedge swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cubbedge stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cubbedge looks to score with a jab to the body but Anna is just out of range.
Anna throws a head kick that misses.
Barry Cubbedge is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A punch combination from Anna misses.
Cubbedge will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anna lands a nice hook to Cubbedge 's body. Cubbedge takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ori Anna has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cubbedge ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Anna has taken the fight to the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Barry Cubbedge comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cubbedge 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for Barry Cubbedge !
Judge Josh West scores the fight for Barry Cubbedge !
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight for Barry Cubbedge !

Barry Cubbedge wins by unanimous decision!