PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Corwin Anstey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Lloyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lloyd has chosen Meniac by Michael Sembello as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Anstey
vs
Lloyd

186 cm
35
196 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

188 cm
21
212 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Fury Nutrition Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Corwin Anstey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Lloyd!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anstey moves out of range of the strikes.
Anstey takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lloyd throws the left hand but Anstey avoids the punch easily.
Lloyd throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anstey sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Anstey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lloyd.
Lloyd throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lloyd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lloyd misses with a body punch
and Anstey counters with a nice uppercut.
Lloyd looks to score with a jab to the body but Anstey is just out of range.
Lloyd misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anstey.
Lloyd scores with a body shot.
Lloyd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lloyd throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slow jab from Lloyd misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Lloyd misses.
Lloyd just misses with a punch to the body.
Lloyd misses with a wild combination.
Lloyd's coach down at Bruize Brothers was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lloyd's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A combination from Lloyd does no damage.
Lloyd scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Anstey listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lloyd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anstey.
A swing and a miss from Lloyd.
Lloyd misses with a wild body shot.
Lloyd will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lloyd misses with a hook to the body
and Anstey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd scores with the left hand. Anstey knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A lazy left from Lloyd finds it's target.
Lloyd throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A shot to the liver by Lloyd. Beautiful body shot.
Nice cross by Lloyd.
Lloyd throws a jab but it's blocked by Anstey.
Anstey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lloyd fails to land with a series of punches.
Lloyd misses with a hook.
Lloyd misses with a two punch combination.
Lloyd jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lloyd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anstey connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Some wild striking there from Lloyd.
Anstey ducks under a wild hook from Lloyd.
Mike Lloyd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lloyd lands with a shot to the body.
Anstey ducks under a wild hook from Lloyd.
Lloyd swings widly with a right hand
and Anstey counters with a left to the body.
Lloyd misses with a lunging right hand
and Anstey counters with a three punch combo that has Lloyd backing up. Lloyd nods at Anstey to acknowledge the strikes.
Anstey moves away from the strike by Lloyd.
Lloyd misses with a right hand
and Anstey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lloyd throws a series of strikes that have Anstey backpedaling.
Lloyd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anstey moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd misses the body punch
and Anstey counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lloyd misses the shot to the body.
Anstey ducks under a wild hook from Lloyd.
Lloyd misses with a hook. Anstey ducked under it nicely.
Lloyd misses with a looping right.
Lloyd scores with a nice head shot.
Lloyd misses with an uppercut
and Anstey counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lloyd throws a series of punches but Anstey avoids them all with ease.
Lloyd avoids the body shot from Anstey.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lloyd misses with an uppercut
and Anstey counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lloyd avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Lloyd dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Anstey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lloyd.
Anstey lands a body shot.
Anstey looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lloyd throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anstey.
Lloyd misses with a two punch combination.
Anstey misses the shot to the body.
Lloyd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anstey is looking to wear down Lloyd with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lloyd throws a shot from downtown. Anstey moves away and avoids it.
Lloyd avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lloyd fails to land with a series of punches.
Anstey staying out of range there.
Anstey fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lloyd connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Anstey throws a body punch but Lloyd moves out of range.
Lloyd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lloyd just misses with a punch to the body.
Lloyd throws a poor cross that misses
and Anstey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lloyd throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lloyd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lloyd misses with a right hand
and Anstey counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lloyd throws a hook but Anstey avoids it easily.
Lloyd smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lloyd lands with a straight right. Anstey didn't see that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lloyd swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anstey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Anstey throws a jab but it's blocked by Lloyd.
Anstey defending well as Lloyd loads up on a big left hand.
Anstey moves away from the strike by Lloyd.
Anstey just misses with a punch to the body.
A combination from Anstey does no damage.
Lloyd misses with a left hand
enabling Anstey to counter with a crisp jab.
Anstey drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lloyd throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Anstey checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Corwin Anstey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lloyd misses with a lunging right hand
and Anstey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anstey throws a looping overhand right but Lloyd ducks down to avoid it.
Lloyd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anstey was well out of range. Poor timing from Lloyd.
Lloyd throws a body punch but Anstey moves out of range.
Lloyd throws the left hand but Anstey avoids the punch easily.
Anstey tries to work over Lloyd's front leg with a kick but Lloyd checks it.
Lloyd with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Decent striking displayed by Lloyd there.
Anstey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lloyd misses the body punch
and Anstey counters with a left and a right that stings Lloyd.
Lloyd tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lloyd thows a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anstey moves away.
Lloyd throws an overhand right that lands on Anstey's shoulder, as Anstey tries to avoid the shot.
It looks like Anstey has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Lloyd misses the body punch
and Anstey counters with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lloyd throws a poor cross that misses
and Anstey counters with a two punch combo.
Anstey defending well as Lloyd loads up on a big left hand.
Lloyd throws a hook but Anstey blocks it.
Lloyd jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lloyd throws a lazy uppercut
and Anstey counters with a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lloyd throws a body punch but Anstey moves out of range.
Lloyd throws a predictable looking body shot
and Anstey counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lloyd. Anstey does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mike Lloyd will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Anstey throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mike Lloyd seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters circling - Lloyd throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Some wild striking there from Anstey.
Lloyd comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Anstey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lloyd bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Anstey's head backwards.
Lloyd swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lloyd misses with the combination.
Lloyd dodges the punch combination from Anstey.
Lloyd wants to land a leg kick but Anstey is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lloyd misses with a wild body shot.
Lloyd misses with a wild body shot.
Lloyd throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Anstey to counter with a crisp jab.
Lloyd paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lloyd throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anstey.
Anstey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lloyd.
Lloyd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anstey swinging wildly here.
Lloyd rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Anstey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lloyd misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd lands a jab to the nose.
Lloyd takes a swing at Anstey's ribcage but misses.
Anstey fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lloyd misses with a hook to the body

and Anstey holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Anstey trying to land knees to the body.

Lloyd breaks the clinch.
A jab from Lloyd misses.
Anstey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lloyd throws a sloppy body shot
and Anstey makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lloyd changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Anstey moves out of range as Lloyd strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd works the jab nicely.
A punch combination from Anstey misses.
A jab from Lloyd misses.
Lloyd wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lloyd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lloyd misses with a hook
and Anstey counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mike Lloyd is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lloyd thows a body shot but no joy.
Lloyd misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lloyd throws out a loose jab but Anstey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lloyd fails to land with a series of punches.
Corwin Anstey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lloyd throws a hook but Anstey avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Anstey counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice defenses there by Anstey.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lloyd waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Anstey.
Anstey moves out of range of the leg kick from Lloyd.
Lloyd smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lloyd loads up on a big right hand but Anstey slips the punch.
Anstey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lloyd throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Anstey counters with a nice body shot.
Lloyd takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice uppercut there from Lloyd.
Lloyd swings for the body but Anstey moves out of range.
Anstey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Lloyd comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lloyd winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Lloyd!
Mike Lloyd bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.