PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Corwin Anstey (ranked 1580 p4p, 1809 weight class) and Dan Averescu (ranked 193 p4p, 222 weight class). Averescu has chosen Guns N' Roses - Welcome To The Jungle as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Anstey
vs
Averescu

183 cm
29
187
28 - 20 - 0

185 cm
40
192
23 - 30 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Corwin Anstey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 30 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Averescu!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Alyssa Summers and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Averescu gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Averescu throws his legs up looking for a submission but Anstey uses it to pass to side control.
Anstey has control of an arm but Averescu manages to advance to Anstey's back!
Averescu trying to control.
Good control from Averescu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anstey holding on to Averescu's left wrist, preventing the choke.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anstey tries to escape but Averescu has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Anstey breaks Averescu's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Anstey stands and throws Averescu's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Averescu struggling a bit here.
Averescu holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Anstey working away.
Anstey controlling the position from side mount.
Anstey lands a decent elbow from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anstey controls the position.
Averescu can't do much from the bottom here.
Averescu trying to control but Anstey flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Averescu tries to escape but Anstey has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Averescu looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Anstey is hanging on to Averescu's back as he tries to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anstey scores with punches from the back.
Anstey keeps control of the position easily here as Averescu tries to buck him off.
Averescu covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Anstey really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Averescu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anstey is not going to allow Averescu to sit and survive in this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anstey slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Averescu holding on to Anstey's left wrist, preventing the choke.
Averescu is trying to break free.
Averescu just trying to survive but Anstey is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Averescu is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Anstey is staying active.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Anstey scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Averescu trying to control but Anstey postures up.
Averescu is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Anstey scores with a couple of nice shots.
Averescu is trying to control but can't.

Averescu is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Anstey pulls his head out easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Averescu looking for submissions off his back.
Anstey looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Averescu is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Anstey scores with a couple of nice shots.
Anstey controlling the action here.
Anstey slips a nice elbow through Averescu's hands, connecting with Averescu's forehead.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Anstey in particular looking to stall.
Averescu is trying to maintain the position but Anstey is very close to passing his half guard.
Anstey seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Averescu looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Averescu wants to get back to full guard but Anstey has mounted him!
Corwin Anstey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Anstey avoids the attempt from Averescu to control.
Averescu is desperately trying to improve his position but Anstey has a good base and remains in mount.
Anstey lands with some strikes.
Averescu tries to hold on but Anstey pushes him away.
Anstey controlling from the full mount.
Anstey lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anstey controlling the position easily from mount.
The referee warns Averescu that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
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 looking to control and managing it successfully.
Anstey avoids the attempt from Averescu to control.
The referee warns Averescu that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Averescu working to try and regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anstey breaks from Averescu's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Anstey definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Averescu regains half guard.

Anstey is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Averescu is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Anstey pulls his head out easily.
We've been informed that Averescu has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Averescu on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Corwin Anstey dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Averescu lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Anstey fails with a takedown attempt.
Averescu throws out a loose jab but Anstey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Averescu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anstey feinted with a counter takedown.

Averescu gets caught flat footed, as Anstey shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Averescu is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Anstey defends well.

Averescu has an active guard here but Anstey has managed to pass into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anstey seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anstey scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Anstey looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

Averescu looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Averescu is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Anstey pulls his head out easily.
Anstey perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's two 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.
Anstey passes to side control.
Averescu struggling a bit here.
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 creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Averescu can do anything to dispel that myth.
Averescu is trying to work for a sweep but Anstey has mounted him!
Averescu taking shots to the head.
Anstey cracks Averescu with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Anstey controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anstey with shots to the head and body - Averescu looks very uncomfortable down there.
Anstey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Averescu can do to turn this around?
Averescu is desperately trying to improve his position but Anstey has a good base and remains in mount.
Anstey controlling his opponent.
Anstey putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Averescu tries to hold on but Anstey postures up.

Anstey looking for a guillotine from mount but Averescu is having none of it.
Anstey content just to control the position here.
Anstey has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Averescu is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Anstey controlling from the full mount.
Dan Averescu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is a sustained period of stalling by Anstey.
Anstey wants to control the pace but Averescu is squirming around nicely.
Corwin Anstey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Averescu wants to control but Anstey is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Corwin 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:26
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... 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.