PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bunny Anstey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Rojo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anstey comes to the cage accompanied by Friends in lower places. Rojo has chosen You're Going Down as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Anstey
vs
Rojo

191 cm
26
275 lbs
13 - 2 - 1

193 cm
31
265 lbs
17 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Fury Nutrition Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bunny Anstey!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Miguel Rojo!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rojo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Anstey at a distance.
Rojo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rojo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Bunny Anstey has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rojo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anstey shoots in looking for a takedown but Rojo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Anstey's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rojo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rojo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rojo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anstey moves away.
We've been hearing reports that Anstey has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Anstey doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rojo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rojo misses with a body shot.
Rojo throws a head kick but Anstey moves out of range.
Anstey avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rojo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rojo throws the left hand but Anstey avoids the punch easily.
Anstey moves out of range of the body kick.
Rojo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rojo lands a head kick!

Anstey closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Anstey lands in his opponent's guard.
Rojo wants to improve his position but instead Anstey has moved into half guard.
Anstey stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rojo regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Anstey.
Rojo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Anstey. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Anstey is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Anstey stopping the sweep attempt from Rojo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rojo controls Anstey momentarily but Anstey frees himself.
Rojo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Anstey.
Rojo wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Anstey is now in half guard.
Anstey controlling the action here.
Anstey prevents Rojo from improving his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anstey sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rojo defending well though.
Rojo wants to improve his position but Anstey is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anstey wants to free his trapped foot but Rojo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Anstey sitting and controlling from the half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rojo is in trouble now - Anstey has advanced to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miguel Rojo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bunny Anstey's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Anstey blocks a head kick by Rojo.
Rojo throws a head kick that misses.
Rojo misses with a leg kick.
Anstey shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rojo as he jumps to the side.
Rojo lands a high kick!
Anstey moves forwards but Rojo connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Bunny Anstey's cut is getting worse.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Anstey.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rojo is looking for a sweep.
Anstey moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Anstey moves into full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anstey unloads with some shots from mount but Rojo bucks and avoids them well.
Anstey putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Anstey controlling from mount.
Anstey scoring with strikes but Rojo is staying in there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anstey looking to control and managing it successfully.
Anstey's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anstey raining down hammerfists from mount.
Anstey controlling his opponent.
Rojo working to try and regain half guard.
Anstey content just to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rojo tries to reverse the position but Anstey maintains control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anstey controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bunny Anstey dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bunny Anstey's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Rojo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anstey was well out of range. Poor timing from Rojo.
Anstey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rojo.
Sloppy strikes from Rojo. Those never looked like landing.
Miguel Rojo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rojo misses with a few strikes there.
A punch combination from Rojo misses.
Rojo falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

Anstey gets a takedown into half guard.
Anstey thows a huge punch but Rojo dodges it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anstey passes to full mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Anstey cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Anstey content just to control the position here.
Bunny Anstey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Anstey lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Rojo hang on?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rojo is desperately trying to improve his position but Anstey has a good base and remains in mount.
Anstey lands with some strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anstey controlling from the full mount.
Anstey raining down shots from the mount!
Rojo wants to control but Anstey is having none of it.
Anstey landing punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anstey lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Anstey controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anstey lands a heavy elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anstey lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Anstey controlling the pace for now.
Rojo wants to control but Anstey is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anstey content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bunny Anstey clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Bunny Anstey's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Rojo misses with a few strikes there.
A swing and a miss from Rojo.
Rojo tries to bum rush Anstey with a series of wild strikes but Anstey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Anstey avoids a punch combination nicely.
Anstey fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rojo cracks a nice hook into Anstey's ribs.
Rojo misses with a combination
and Rojo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Miguel Rojo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rojo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Anstey throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rojo's waist but Rojo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Anstey off to one side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojo looks to land a combination. Anstey sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Anstey fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rojo avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bunny Anstey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anstey avoids the head kick by Rojo.
Rojo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rojo misses with a head kick.
Anstey ducks under a wild hook from Rojo.
Rojo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rojo throws a one two combo.
Miguel Rojo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Anstey scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anstey sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rojo defending well though.
Rojo trying to control but Anstey postures up.
Anstey is nestled in close to Rojo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Anstey keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Anstey thows a huge punch but Rojo dodges it nicely.
Rojo trying to control from the bottom.
Anstey throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Anstey with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rojo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Anstey looking to score a takedown here. Rojo is defending well but Anstey drives through and ends up in Rojo's guard.
Anstey sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Anstey postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anstey trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Anstey keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rojo's head.
Rojo working a defensive guard here.
Rojo being controlled here, momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Bunny Anstey will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bunny Anstey's cut.
That's time! Anstey's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Anstey feints and as Rojo raises his hands in defense, Anstey changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rojo wants to stand up but Anstey is controlling him.
Anstey is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Anstey cracks Rojo with a solid left hand.
Anstey sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Bunny Anstey wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Anstey tries to clinch but Rojo is having none of it.
Bunny Anstey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Anstey drives through with a takedown into guard.
Anstey controls from within his opponent's guard.
Rojo is trying to keep Anstey in close.
Anstey sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rojo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rojo has momentary wrist control but Anstey slips an elbow through the middle.
Anstey is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rojo lands a head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Anstey scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Rojo sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
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.
Rojo wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anstey throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Rojo to regain full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Anstey's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anstey working some strikes from top position.
Rojo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Anstey stays in close to Rojo's body and controls the position.
Anstey stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rojo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rojo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rojo wants to stand up but Anstey is controlling him.
Anstey stands and throws Rojo's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Anstey happy to just control the position for now.
Miguel Rojo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bunny Anstey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bunny Anstey showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Anstey has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 49:46
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 49:46
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bunny Anstey!
Bunny Anstey retains his heavyweight title!
Bunny Anstey bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
In defeat, Miguel Rojo stepped up to the mic, saying 'I did what I could do. He's the better fighter.'.