PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Layton (ranked 2778 p4p, 6059 weight class) and Milo Anuar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Milo Anuar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Layton
vs
Anuar

190 cm
25
227
2 - 0 - 0

195 cm
22
260
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jack Layton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Milo Anuar!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Steve Erwin and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Anuar clinches with his opponent.
A frustrated look appears on Anuar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Anuar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Layton.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Layton.
Layton struggles to land a body shot inside as Anuar controls his hands.
Layton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Layton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Anuar is trying to stall.
Layton misses with a punch to the body.
Layton scores with a shoulder strike.
Layton jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Anuar walks away with a smile on his face. Layton gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Anuar has taken the fight to the clinch.
Layton keeps control of Anuar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Layton.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Layton.
Layton prevents a body shot from Anuar.
Layton digs a right hand into Anuar's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Anuar's gas tank.
A right hook to the body lands for Layton.
Layton definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Layton fails to pull guard.
Layton has Anuar pressed against the cage, preventing Anuar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Layton lands a shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Layton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anuar misses with some punches.
Layton is trying to pull guard but Anuar turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Layton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anuar tries to work over Layton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Layton lands an uppercut.
Anuar misses with some punches.
Layton scores with a nice hook to the head.
Layton lands a body shot.
Anuar working hard to break the clinch.
Layton stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anuar.
Anuar misses with some punches.
Layton pushes Anuar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anuar looks winded!
Anuar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Layton struggles to land a body shot inside as Anuar controls his hands.
Layton lands a hook that snaps the head of Anuar backwards.
A hook to the body from Layton.
Layton tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Anuar smiles and moves away.

Anuar pushes Layton up against the cage in a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Layton.
A left hand lands to the body for Layton.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Layton on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Layton works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Layton lands a left hand.
Layton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Anuar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Layton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short left from Layton.
Layton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Layton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Anuar backwards.
Layton lands with a short shot to the head.
Layton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Layton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Anuar backwards.
Anuar wants to get back to striking at distance but Layton won't allow it.
Anuar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A body shot lands from Layton.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Layton.
A right handed body shot lands from Layton.
Layton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Anuars head.
Layton scores with a hook to the body.
Layton works on Anuar's body with a couple of short punches.
Layton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Layton gets through Anuar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Layton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Layton throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Layton pushes Anuar back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Layton scores with a shoulder strike.
A short left from Layton.
Layton scores with a shot to the side of Anuar's head.
Layton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Layton is leaning against Anuar and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A shot in the inside from Layton.
Layton scores with a shoulder strike.
Layton lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Layton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Layton scores with a hook to the body.
Layton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Anuar backwards.
Layton scores with a shot to the side of Anuar's head.
Anuar is trying to force a seperation but Layton has the dominant position.
Layton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Layton lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Layton decides to pull guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Layton is on top in guard.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Layton looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Layton continues to stall.
Layton is in close to Anuar's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anuar can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Layton controls the pace.
Layton forces his way into half guard.
Layton passes the guard and advances to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Layton dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Anuar doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Layton fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice jab there from Layton.

Anuar darts in and clinches Layton up against the cage.
Layton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anuar can do to turn this around?
A short right from Layton on the inside.
Layton lands a body punch in the clinch.
Layton scores with a nice hook to the head.
Layton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Layton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Layton 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.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Layton.
Nice body punch from Layton.
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 short right from Layton on the inside.

Layton manages to pull guard.
Layton manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Anuar manages to get himself to full guard.

Layton is stalling in the full guard.
Anuar is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Layton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Layton sitting in guard here, content to control.
Layton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Layton throwing strikes from guard but Anuar blocks nicely.
Layton is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Layton has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Layton throws a big right hand that misses.
Layton slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Layton works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Layton moves into full mount! Anuar won't be happy about that!
Anuar is bucking up trying to escape but Layton cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Layton sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Layton lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Layton looking to finish with strikes here!
Layton looking to finish with strikes here!
Anuar is bucking up trying to escape but Layton cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jack Layton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Layton sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Anuar holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Layton tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Layton throwing strikes here but Anuar is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Layton throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Layton unloading with bombs!
Anuar is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Anuar wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Layton.
Layton controlling the position easily from mount.
Layton throwing strikes here but Anuar is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Anuar that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Anuar blocking the ground and pound.
Layton looking to ground and pound but Anuar is blocking nicely.
Layton raining down hammerfists from mount.
Layton controlling his opponent.
Layton lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Layton content just to control the position here.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Layton.
Anuar avoids a series of strikes thrown by Layton.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Layton dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Layton thumps Anuar with a low kick.
Some wild striking there from Anuar.
Layton tries to counter by clinching up but Anuar breaks away and moves out of range.
Anuar looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Layton scores with a hook to the body. Anuar takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Anuar has taken the fight to the clinch.
Layton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Layton on the inside.
Layton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Anuar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Layton's elbow.
Anuar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Anuar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Layton works on Anuar's body with a couple of short punches.
Layton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Layton lands with a left to the head.
Jack Layton has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Layton lands an uppercut.
A short left from Layton.
Anuar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Layton is leaning against Anuar and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short uppercut from Layton.
Layton lands with a right to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Layton lands a shoulder strike.
Layton lands a nice uppercut.
Layton scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Layton.
Layton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Layton lands an uppercut.
Layton throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Still in the clinch, Layton scores with a nice short uppercut.
Layton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Anuars head.

Anuar is rocked!
Anuar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Anuar is still on wobbly legs! Can Layton finish him?
Layton lands a right hand.
Layton gets through Anuar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Layton digs a right hand into Anuar's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Anuar's gas tank.
Layton lands a body punch.
Good body shot from Layton.
Layton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Layton as the two fighters clinch.
A shot in the inside from Layton.
Layton pushes Anuar against the cage. Layton is working some dirty boxing. Layton pushes off with a quick right hook! Anuar goes down! Anuar tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Layton moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Layton!
Jack Layton tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.