PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Corwin Anstey (ranked 2762 p4p, 5630 weight class) and Bsmds Nasmfus (ranked 357 p4p, 552 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Anstey
vs
Nasmfus

183 cm
27
187
21 - 16 - 0

198 cm
37
180
7 - 24 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

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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 21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Corwin Anstey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bsmds Nasmfus!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Lou da Vinci and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Anstey looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Anstey with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Anstey working over Nasmfus with some ground and pound. Nasmfus looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nasmfus flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Nasmfus trying to control but Anstey postures up.
Nasmfus is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nasmfus flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Anstey wants to advance to full mount but Nasmfus doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Nasmfus has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anstey sitting in guard here, content to control.
Nasmfus looking for a sweep. Not yet Nasmfus, not yet.
Nasmfus is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Anstey dives into side control.
Anstey slows the pace down.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nasmfus is trying to strike from the bottom but Anstey has passed into full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Nasmfus wants to hold on but Anstey pushes him away.
Nasmfus is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Nasmfus tries to hold on but Anstey pushes him away.
Anstey controlling from mount.
Anstey won't let Nasmfus get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nasmfus is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Nasmfus can't escape the position.
Anstey controlling from the full mount.
Nasmfus is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Nasmfus keeps trying to improve his position.
Nasmfus is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Anstey takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nasmfus is trying to stand.
Anstey tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Anstey looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Anstey controlling from the full mount.
Nasmfus tries to hold on but Anstey pushes him away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Anstey lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Nasmfus hang on?
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Corwin Anstey dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Anstey circles away from the clinch attempt.

Nasmfus clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Anstey's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nasmfus stalling the fight.
Anstey jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Nasmfus walks away with a smile on his face. Anstey gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A low kick from Anstey is predictable there

and Nasmfus counters with a nice double leg into side control. Anstey won't be happy with that.
Anstey tries to bench press Nasmfus off him but Nasmfus keeps the position.
Nasmfus wants to stand but Anstey has his arm trapped.

Nasmfus goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Anstey rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Nasmfus's guard! Nice work there by Anstey!
Anstey preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nasmfus looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Anstey passes into side control.
A lull in the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nasmfus is looking for a sweep.
Nasmfus struggling a bit here.
Anstey gets to mount! Nasmfus was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Anstey lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Nasmfus is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Anstey looking to finish Nasmfus with some ground and pound. This is bad for Nasmfus!
Nasmfus gets back to half guard.
Anstey takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Anstey seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Nasmfus for as long as he can get away with.
Nasmfus is trying to stand back up but Anstey is controlling him

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nasmfus wants to improve his position but Anstey is controlling well.
Anstey trying to control the pace.
Anstey scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nasmfus is concentrating on defense, preventing Anstey from advancing position.
Nasmfus regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nasmfus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Anstey not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Anstey landing some decent shots from guard.
Nasmfus trying to control the position.
Anstey content to stall in guard here.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Bsmds Nasmfus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nasmfus takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nasmfus slips under a jab from Anstey.

It looks like Bsmds Nasmfus has been cut.
Nasmfus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anstey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nasmfus tries to clinch but Anstey moves away
and Anstey counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Anstey cracks Nasmfus with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Nasmfus is rocked!
Nasmfus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nasmfus is still on wobbly legs! Can Anstey finish him?
Anstey is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Anstey shuts the power down on Nasmfus. Lights out, game over! Anstey is your winner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Corwin Anstey!
A very excited looking Corwin Anstey made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.