PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sunny Samba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Anus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Samba
vs
Anus

176 cm
22
172 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Intelligent

Elite Clothing

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sunny Samba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Anus!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, John Mangel and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samba misses with a jab, cross combination.
A lazy left from Samba finds it's target.
A punch combination from Samba misses.
Sunny Samba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Samba moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Samba throws a right and a left that both miss.
Anus on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Anus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Samba moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Samba throws a hook but Anus avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Samba looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Anus on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Anus swinging wilding here.
Anus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Samba.

Anus bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Anus has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Anus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Samba swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Samba is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anus.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anus looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Samba is fending him off so far but Anus persists. Nope, Samba circles away and we're back to standing.
Samba throws a right hand that Anus ducks under and follows up with a left that Anus also avoids with ease.
Samba's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Samba duly obliges.

Samba looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Anus looks gassed!
Anus trying to control the position.
Anus wants to sweep here but Samba controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Samba postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samba working some strikes from top position.
Samba keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Anus's head.
Samba wants to control from the top but Anus keeps moving.
Anus trying to keep a closed guard but Samba is proving a slippery customer.
Samba loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Anus can't keep his opponent in guard - Samba advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anus pushes Samba off looking to stand but Samba dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Anus striking from half guard on the bottom.
Samba looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Samba 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.
Samba missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Anus on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Anus wants to get back to full guard but Samba has passed into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anus working to try and regain half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Anus can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's four 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.
Anus tries to hold on but Samba postures up.
Anus is trying to escape the mount.
Samba with a couple of short strikes.
Anus can't escape the position.
Anus wants to control but Samba is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sunny Samba dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Anus slips under a jab from Samba.
Samba missing with a left hand there. Anus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
No joy there for Samba, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Samba misses with a straight left.
Samba throws a hook but Anus avoids it easily.
Samba has his takedown stuffed

and Anus counters with a nice double leg into side control. Samba won't be happy with that.
Samba is looking to regain half guard here but Anus keeps moving and retains side control.
Anus working the head with strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Samba manages to get back to half guard.
Anus is looking to take a break and control but Samba is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Samba wants to control but Anus is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Samba regains full guard. Nicely done.
Anus is working Samba over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Anus stands up and waves to Samba to follow him.
No joy there for Samba, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Samba dodges the punch combination from Anus.
Samba lands a left and a right that sends Anus crashing to the canvas! Samba dives into mount looking to finish!

Anus is rocked!
Anus is working to get back to half guard.
Anus is still in real trouble! Can Samba finish him?
Samba putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samba scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Anus is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Samba unloading with bombs!
Samba with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Samba looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Anus covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sunny Samba!