PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wesley Comchenko (ranked 7186 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bunny Anstey (ranked 2276 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Comchenko
vs
Anstey

190 cm
25
243 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

194 cm
38
251 lbs
33 - 18 - 1

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Big heart

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wesley Comchenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bunny Anstey!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anstey 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 shoots in and bounces Comchenko off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Comchenko will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

Anstey drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Anstey jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Anstey controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Comchenko has momentary wrist control but Anstey slips an elbow through the middle.
Anstey throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Anstey won't allow Comchenko to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Comchenko can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Anstey controls the pace.
Comchenko avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Anstey content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Comchenko being controlled here, momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Comchenko knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Anstey on the ground.
Anstey working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Anstey cracks Comchenko with a solid left hand.
Anstey working some strikes from top position.
Comchenko being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anstey is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Anstey works over Comchenko with some ground and pound from guard.
Anstey landing some decent shots from guard.
Comchenko is trying to control the position but Anstey postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anstey distracts Comchenko with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Comchenko looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Anstey working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Comchenko's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anstey not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Comchenko on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Comchenko tries to get out of the position.
Anstey working some strikes from top position.
Comchenko trying to control the position.
Anstey controls from within his opponent's guard.
Anstey with a nice head shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anstey controls from within his opponent's guard.
Anstey makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Anstey scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Comchenko trying to keep a closed guard but Anstey is proving a slippery customer.
Anstey prevents Comchenko from getting back to his feet.
Anstey is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Anstey drops back looking for a leg! Comchenko is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Comchenko manages to kick Anstey off! Anstey jumps back into Comchenko's guard.
Anstey is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anstey scoring with some ground and pound.
Anstey working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Anstey's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Anstey controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Anstey lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Anstey is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Anstey's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Anstey is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Anstey with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bunny Anstey dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Anstey gets a powerful takedown and that's hurt Comchenko.
Anstey trying to control the action but Comchenko is working from the bottom.
Anstey lands some shots froms side control.

Comchenko is rocked!
Comchenko can't do much from the bottom here.

Anstey is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Comchenko has escaped the position, nice work there.

Anstey is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Comchenko is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Anstey lands an elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Anstey tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Anstey taking a breather here.
Comchenko is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Comchenko taking a bit of punishment here - Anstey scoring with strikes.
Anstey advances to full mount.
Anstey with good strikes from the mount here!
Anstey breaks from Comchenko's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anstey controlling the position easily from mount.
Anstey looking to finish Comchenko with some ground and pound. This is bad for Comchenko!
Oh Comchenko is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big strike lands for Anstey! That's really hurt Comchenko and he's turned his back - Anstey keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Anstey jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bunny Anstey!
After winning the bout, Bunny Anstey thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.