PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lank Antunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Alonso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alonso has chosen Epidemic as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Antunes
vs
Alonso

187 cm
18
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

189 cm
18
198 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lank Antunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marco Alonso!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alonso shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Antunes looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Antunes gets a takedown into half guard.
Alonso is holding on to half guard well.
Antunes is trying to control the action in half guard but Alonso is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Alonso wants to improve his position but Antunes is controlling well.

Alonso actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Alonso manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Alonso is pulling down on Antunes's head. It's preventing any offense from Antunes, at least for the moment.

Alonso escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Antunes gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Antunes being controlled here momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Alonso has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Antunes can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Alonso working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Antunes doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Antunes manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Antunes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Antunes trying to control the position from guard on top but Alonso is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alonso is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alonso controlling the pace.
Alonso has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Antunes is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Alonso controlling the position easily from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alonso scoring with strikes but Antunes is staying in there.
Alonso scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Antunes?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alonso controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alonso looking to finish Antunes with some ground and pound. This is bad for Antunes!
Alonso content just to control the position here.
Alonso with the ground and pound from mount.
Antunes in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Alonso controlling his opponent.
Antunes tries to hold on but Alonso pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Alonso trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Antunes is trying to escape the mount.
Antunes tries to hold on but Alonso postures up.
Antunes wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Antunes tries to escape but Alonso has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Alonso slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Alonso doesn't have the hooks in and Antunes manages to turn into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marco Alonso dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Antunes shoots and misses
and Alonso cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alonso fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Alonso pushes Antunes up against the cage in a clinch.

Alonso pulls guard successfully.
Alonso is adopting a defensive guard.
Alonso wants to sweep here but Antunes controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alonso keeping moving, preventing Antunes from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Antunes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Alonso works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Alonso bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Antunes's guard.
Alonso preventing the sweep.

Antunes has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Alonso can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Alonso slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Antunes throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Alonso won't allow Antunes to sweep him here.

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

Alonso avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Antunes is looking for a triangle but Alonso pushes his legs off easily.
Alonso stays in close to Antunes's body and controls the position.
Antunes wants to sweep but no luck.

Antunes has his foot on Alonso's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Alonso works his way back into a safe position though.
Alonso is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Antunes is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Alonso thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Antunes if he has to take too many more of those.
Antunes wants to clinch but Alonso slips to the side

and Alonso counters with a shoot takedown. Antunes fights it but they end up in guard.
Antunes looking for a sweep. Not yet Antunes, not yet.

Antunes looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Antunes is trying to keep Alonso in close.
Alonso's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Antunes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Antunes doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Alonso trying to control the position from guard on top but Antunes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antunes controls Alonso momentarily but Alonso frees himself.
Antunes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Antunes escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Alonso gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Alonso controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Antunes is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Antunes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Alonso feints and as Antunes raises his hands in defense, Alonso changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marco Alonso showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Alonso shoots in for a takedown but Antunes shows good takedown defense.
Antunes doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Alonso counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Antunes!
Antunes keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Alonso with shots to the head and body - Antunes looks very uncomfortable down there.
Alonso tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Alonso scoring with strikes but Antunes is staying in there.
Alonso controlling the pace for now.
Alonso working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alonso is landing with some decent strikes but Antunes is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Alonso takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Alonso is standing up, even though he is in mount.

Alonso feints and as Antunes raises his hands in defense, Alonso changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Antunes is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Antunes is trying to control the position but Alonso postures up.
Alonso trying to control but Antunes is working from the bottom.
Alonso stopping the sweep attempt from Antunes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Alonso avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Alonso drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Alonso jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Antunes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Alonso gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Alonso escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Antunes shoots and misses
and Alonso counters with a straight right hand.
Alonso tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Antunes swivels and escapes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antunes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Antunes doesn't succeed with the takedown

so Alonso counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lank Antunes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Antunes is trying to control the position but Alonso postures up.

Alonso gets to his feet. Antunes looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Alonso fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Antunes, pushing him back against the cage.
Antunes tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Antunes has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Alonso avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Alonso scores with a nice hook to the head.

Alonso pulls Antunes into guard.
Alonso tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Antunes thows a big elbow that misses.

Antunes has gone for a leg lock! Alonso slips out almost immediately though and dives into Antunes's guard.
Alonso controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antunes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Antunes keeping moving, preventing Alonso from controlling successfully.
Lank Antunes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Antunes looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alonso sitting in guard here, content to control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Alonso comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Alonso 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Alonso!