PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Anthony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryu Hyabusa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryu Hyabusa will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Anthony
vs
Hyabusa

174 cm
24
200 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

193 cm
27
192 lbs
10 - 12 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Anthony!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryu Hyabusa!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hyabusa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hyabusa scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hyabusa throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Anthony throws a shot from downtown. Hyabusa moves away and avoids it.
Hyabusa misses with a wild combination.
Hyabusa goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hyabusa cracks Anthony with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hyabusa misses with a series of wild punches.
Hyabusa misses with a series of wild punches.
Anthony avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hyabusa tries to bum rush Anthony with a series of wild strikes but Anthony uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyabusa fails to land with a series of punches.
Anthony closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hyabusa misses with a straight right.
A punch combination from Hyabusa misses.
Anthony looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hyabusa looks to land a combination. Anthony sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hyabusa misses with a double jab
and Anthony counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hyabusa misses with a double jab
and Anthony counters with a nice uppercut.
Anthony stuffs the takedown attempt from Hyabusa. Hyabusa gets slowly back to his feet.
Hyabusa throws a combination that misses
and Anthony makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hyabusa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Anthony counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Anthony slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyabusa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Anthony is fending him off so far but Hyabusa persists. Nope, Anthony circles away and we're back to standing.
Hyabusa looks gassed!
Hyabusa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Anthony cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hyabusa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hyabusa misses with a head kick.
Anthony looks to score with a jab to the body but Hyabusa is just out of range.
Anthony throws a jab but it's blocked by Hyabusa.
Hyabusa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hyabusa loads up on a big right hand but Anthony slips the punch.
Mark Anthony is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anthony blocks the body kick.
Hyabusa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Anthony counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Hyabusa is rocked!
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!
Anthony steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hyabusa.
Hyabusa is still on wobbly legs! Can Anthony finish him?
Anthony is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Hyabusa hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mark Anthony!