Jon Anik was on the decision for the UFC 314 primary occasion between Alexander Volkanovski and Diego Lopes, and after the third spherical, he felt there was an important case Volkanovski was up 30-27 on the scorecards. Not everybody agreed with that.
Anik served as lead commentator—alongside Daniel Cormier and Joe Rogan offering coloration commentary—for the UFC’s current pay-per-view occasion, which was capped off by Volkanovski regaining the featherweight title through unanimous resolution. After the primary occasion ended, Rogan mentioned that matchmaker Sean Shelby “must be drug examined” after disagreeing with Anik’s tackle the primary quarter-hour of the combat. Anik was requested about the place that second stemmed from.
“So I trotted on the market on the printed, near the top of the third spherical, I mentioned, ‘Diego Lopes would possibly wish to do one thing right here, he’s at risk of being down 3-0,’” Anik informed MMA Combating. “Now, I don’t know that Sean Shelby’s me sideways after I say that, I’m doing the printed, however then DC audibly—if reminiscence serves—introduced it to my consideration. So then I appeared down and Maynard and Shelby are me like I ought to lose my job, and never that I query myself, I do know what I see. …
“And I since have executed my homework about Spherical 4, and perhaps I used to be in some half mistaken to criticize [judge] Sal D’Amato, regardless that typically I don’t know what I’m watching relative to what I’ve realized, however yeah, I imply, I feel at that cut-off date, Shelby wrongfully, I can say that respectfully, thought Diego Lopes may need been up 2-1.”
Volkanovski earned two 49-46 scorecards, together with a 48-47 in his historic championship victory. “The Nice” appeared sensational for many of the combat, exterior of getting dropped within the second spherical and taking a giant punch within the fourth spherical that appeared to stagger the now multi-time world champ.
After rewatching the combat, Anik understands anyone who scored the motion a clear sweep for Volkanovski regardless of these two large moments for Lopes.
“I feel there’s an argument for 50-45 Volkanovski primarily based upon my rewatch and my form of analysis in a retroactive method into the scoring,” Anik mentioned. “Right here’s the factor, if I may simply say this in 20 seconds, the most important punch of the combat was landed in spherical 4, and I’d say, respectfully, disgrace on Diego Lopes for not following up. However Volk did land twice as many strikes in Spherical 4.
“I assume now I can perceive why Sal would have scored that spherical for him, however I assume the best way I’m saying when you land the most important strike of the combat and also you come considerably near perhaps placing the man away, is that not your spherical?
“However yeah, I imply, I gave 1, 2, 3, and 5 to Volk.”
