PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jani Antell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edgar Frog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frog has chosen I Still Believe as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Jani Antell has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jani Antell seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Antell
vs
Frog

175 cm
22
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
21
178 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

[JMFC] Klinch

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jani Antell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Edgar Frog!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antell throws a series of punches but Frog avoids them all with ease.
Antell misses with a wild combination.
Frog will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice takedown defense from Antell. No joy for Frog on that attempt.
Antell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Frog doesn't seem bothered though.
Frog shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Frog closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Antell keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Frog wants to pass to mount but Antell is defending the position.
Frog scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Frog throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Frog not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Frog thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frog looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Frog wants to pass to mount but Antell is defending the position.
Frog missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Frog trying to pass the guard but Antell defending well.
Frog throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Frog thows a huge punch but Antell dodges it nicely.
Frog not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Frog sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Antell defending well though.
Frog slows the pace down in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Frog rushes Antell and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Antell is looking to break free of the clinch but Frog has double underhooks.
Frog prevents Antell from breaking the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Frog scores with a nice short uppercut.
Frog wants a takedown.
Antell gets underhooks to prevent Frog's takedown attempt.
Jani Antell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edgar Frog.

Frog breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Antell misses with a hook.
Antell misses with a body kick.
Nice sprawl there from Antell as Frog shoots in.
Antell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Frog moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Antell is breathing heavily.
Frog shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Antell but Antell pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Antell fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Antell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Frog.

Frog darts in and clinches Antell up against the cage.

Frog breaks the clinch.
Antell slips under a jab.
Nice takedown defense from Antell. No joy for Frog on that attempt.
Antell loads up on a big right hand but Frog slips the punch.
Frog looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Antell.
Jani Antell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frog fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Frog doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frog tries to clinch but Antell moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Frog looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Frog moves into the clinch.

Frog breaks from the clinch.
Antell takes a swing at Frog's ribcage but misses.
Frog looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Antell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Frog moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Antell throws a hook to the side of Frog's head but Frog sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Antell walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Frog checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Frog fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Antell just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Edgar Frog will probably get the nod.
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.

Frog tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Antell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Antell throws a right and a left that Frog avoids nicely.
Frog blocks a head kick by Antell.
Antell with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Frog to score with a decent uppercut.

It looks like Jani Antell has been cut.
Frog lands with a shot to the body.

Frog rushes Antell and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Frog pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Antell is looking to wear down Frog with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jab, jab by Antell - just one landing.
Frog doesn't manage to clinch there - Antell circles away.
Frog shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Antell as he avoids it easily.
Frog tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Antell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Frog is looking to clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Frog misses with a takedown attempt - Antell sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Frog is looking to clinch but Antell is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frog takes a swing at Antell's ribcage but misses.
Frog ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Antell scores with a nice strike.
Antell tries a head kick but it misses.

Frog pushes Antell up against the cage in a clinch.
Frog wants a takedown.
Jani Antell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edgar Frog.
Frog has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Antell is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Antell prevents the takedown attempt.
Antell stops a takedown attempt from Frog.

Frog breaks the clinch.
Frog misses with a two punch combination.
Antell throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frog tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Antell paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Frog drives through with a takedown into guard.
Frog working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Frog trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Frog trying to control the position from guard on top but Antell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Antell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Antell knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Frog on the ground.
Frog working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Antell's head.
Frog postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Antell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Frog slips nicely into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frog throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Antell keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Frog missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Frog throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Antell keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A lazy left from Frog finds it's target.
Frog thows a left - swing and a miss!
Antell scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Antell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Frog scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A big right from Antell misses.
A left and a right from Frog both land. Nice combination.

Frog scores with a takedown into Antell's guard.
Frog working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Frog trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Frog passes into half guard.
Antell is trying to stand back up but Frog is controlling him
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Frog lands a nice short elbow.
Frog winds up and cracks Antell with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edgar Frog showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jani Antell's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Frog shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Antell pinned against the cage. Antell gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Antell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Frog tries to clinch up but Antell circles away and keeps his distance.
Antell misses with a combination

and Frog counters with a nice double leg into side control. Antell won't be happy with that.
Frog scoring with punches from side control.
An elbow from Frog crashes against the mat.
Frog misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Antell taking a bit of punishment here - Frog scoring with strikes.
Frog landing strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Frog scores with punches from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frog with the ground and pound but Antell regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Frog throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Frog not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Frog sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Antell defending well though.
Frog uses his free foot to push down on Antell's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Antell.
Antell in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Frog throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Antell because Frog loaded up on that one.
Frog can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Antell is looking to escape.
Jani Antell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frog working Antell over with strikes here.
Frog lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Frog landing strikes from the mount.
Frog lands with some strikes.
Frog looking to control and managing it successfully.
Frog lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Antell is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antell is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Frog lands a big shot to the head and Antell winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Edgar Frog!