PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ameqran Anto (ranked 1854 p4p, 1173 weight class) and White Blood Cell (ranked 210 p4p, 144 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Blood Cell's choice of entrance music: For Heavy Metal we will die!. White Blood Cell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Anto
vs
Blood Cell

178 cm
26
157
5 - 5 - 0

170 cm
28
145
7 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Heavy Metal Drugs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ameqran Anto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, White Blood Cell!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anto misses the jab.
Blood Cell lands a glancing blow to the side of Anto's head.
Anto shoots in for a takedown but Blood Cell shows good takedown defense.
Blood Cell connects with an inside leg kick.
Anto misses with a straight right.
Blood Cell has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Anto checks a low kick from Blood Cell.
A chopping leg kick lands by Anto.
Anto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blood Cell manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Anto.
Anto bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Blood Cell's head backwards.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice shot by Blood Cell.
Blood Cell lands a glancing blow to the side of Anto's head.
A jab from Blood Cell misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blood Cell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anto has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Blood Cell on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Anto on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Anto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blood Cell.
Blood Cell tries a head kick but it misses.
Blood Cell closes the distance and clinches up with Anto, looking for a takedown. Blood Cell pushes Anto against the cage but Anto circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Anto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood Cell takes a swing at Anto's ribcage but misses.
Anto fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Anto.
Blood Cell is looking to land body kicks.
Anto throws a front kick aimed at Blood Cell's knee but Blood Cell avoids it well.
Anto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Anto darts in looking for a takedown but Blood Cell gets double underhooks and turns Anto into the cage.

Anto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anto moves out of range of the leg kick from Blood Cell.
Anto scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Anto shoots in for a takedown but Blood Cell shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ameqran Anto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blood Cell dives in for a single leg takedown but Anto sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Blood Cell looks to land a left hand but Anto moved out of range nicely.
Blood Cell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blood Cell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Anto takes a swing at Blood Cell's ribcage but misses.
Anto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blood Cell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Anto drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anto makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Anto chips away with some ground and pound.
Anto wants to control from the top but Blood Cell keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Anto accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Blood Cell wants to sweep here but Anto controlling him for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Anto accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Anto trying to control the position from guard on top but Blood Cell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anto works over Blood Cell with some ground and pound from guard.
Anto wants to pass the guard but Blood Cell is keeping the position.
Anto preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood Cell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anto controls from within his opponent's guard.

Blood Cell is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Anto defends well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Blood Cell wants to sweep but no luck.
Anto engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Anto trying to control but Blood Cell is working from the bottom.
Anto with a flurry of punches that miss.
Anto wants to control from the top but Blood Cell keeps moving.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Anto wants to stand but Blood Cell has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Anto shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Blood Cell sprawls well. Blood Cell wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Anto gets slowly back to his feet.
Blood Cell just misses with a punch to the body.
Blood Cell lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Anto fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Blood Cell has Anto up against the cage in a clinch.
Anto throws a head punch that misses.
Blood Cell misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Blood Cell fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blood Cell.
Anto tries to throw a body punch but Blood Cell avoids it by throwing Anto back against the cage.
Blood Cell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anto is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Blood Cell is defending well.
Blood Cell lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Anto.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but White Blood Cell will probably get the nod.
That's time! Anto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Anto checks the leg kick.
Anto is looking to counter punch.
Anto closes this distance looking for a takedown but Blood Cell circles away.
Blood Cell connects with a jab.
Blood Cell lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A big left from Blood Cell misses.
Blood Cell lands a glancing blow to the side of Anto's head.
Blood Cell scores with a head kick. Anto tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Good work by Blood Cell as he checks the leg kick.
Blood Cell with the counter takedown but Anto avoids it easily.
Anto lands a jab to the head.
Blood Cell looks to land a combination but Anto avoids it well.
Blood Cell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Anto's jab looks to have found its range, popping Blood Cell under the eye.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Blood Cell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice body punch from Blood Cell.
Blood Cell throws a body kick that misses.
Anto throws a big shot that misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Anto.
Anto tests Blood Cell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Anto is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Blood Cell lands with a straight right. Anto didn't see that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Blood Cell gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Blood Cell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Anto trying to control but Blood Cell is working from the bottom.
Anto is working Blood Cell over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Anto works over Blood Cell with some ground and pound from guard.
Blood Cell bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Anto's guard.

Anto is looking for a triangle but Blood Cell pushes his legs off easily.

Anto had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Blood Cell defends it easily.
Blood Cell trying to control but Anto is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Anto working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Blood Cell has passed into half guard!
Anto wants to get back to full guard.

Blood Cell is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Anto has a hand on Blood Cell's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Blood Cell takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Anto is wriggling around trying to escape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blood Cell looking to finish Anto with some ground and pound. This is bad for Anto!
Anto is looking to improve his position but Blood Cell isn't that keen on the idea.
Anto has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood Cell takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Anto tries to reverse the position but Blood Cell maintains control.
Anto sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

Anto looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Blood Cell is looking to take a break and control but Anto is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Anto looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Blood Cell pushes past his half guard into mount!
Anto regains half guard.
Blood Cell passes the guard and advances to mount!
Anto keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blood Cell takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Anto regains half guard.
Blood Cell is keen to just control but Anto is a slippery customer.

Blood Cell is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Anto wants to control but Blood Cell passes into side.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

White Blood Cell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Anto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blood Cell manages to avoid it.

Anto scores with a takedown into Blood Cell's guard.

Blood Cell working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Anto doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Anto manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Anto is looking to work some ground and pound but Blood Cell has wrist control.
Anto trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Anto postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Blood Cell keeping full guard, as Anto tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blood Cell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Blood Cell pulls Anto in close to his closed guard and prevents Anto from doing any damage or advancing position.
Anto landing some decent shots from guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anto controls from within his opponent's guard.
Blood Cell looking for a sweep. Not yet Blood Cell, not yet.
Anto with a nice head shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anto postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Anto lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Blood Cell is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Anto lands a couple of elbows.

Blood Cell working for a triangle but Anto defends it easily.

Anto has gone for a leg lock! Blood Cell slips out almost immediately though and dives into Anto's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Blood Cell got a little sloppy there for a moment and Anto has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Blood Cell has managed to get both his arms back between Anto's legs - danger averted.

Anto is looking for a triangle but Blood Cell pushes his legs off easily.
Ameqran Anto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Blood Cell trying to control but Anto is working from the bottom.
Anto preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Anto throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Blood Cell escapes and throws Anto's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Anto is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Blood Cell tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Blood Cell has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Blood Cell wants to control but Anto is keeping him busy.
Anto tries to buck Blood Cell off but Blood Cell is having none of it.
Anto manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Blood Cell wants to free his trapped foot but Anto is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Anto slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anto manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Blood Cell manages to get himself to full guard.

Anto distracts Blood Cell with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ameqran Anto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anto landing with the ground and pound.
Anto scoring with some ground and pound.
Blood Cell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Anto with a nice head shot there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Anto throwing strikes from guard but Blood Cell blocks nicely.
Blood Cell trying to keep a closed guard but Anto is proving a slippery customer.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ameqran Anto showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Blood Cell has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... White Blood Cell!
White Blood Cell was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.