PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Antonio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iskender Onder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antonio's entrance music is I'm Coming. A fine choice. Iskender Onder has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Antonio
vs
Onder

170 cm
22
141 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

179 cm
21
147 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Likes ground

Cage Wars: Rocha Nutrition

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jorge Antonio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Iskender Onder!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Antonio shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Onder working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Antonio doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Antonio manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Onder is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Antonio throwing strikes but missing.

Onder is looking for a triangle but Antonio pushes his legs off easily.
Antonio postures up in Onder's guard and throws a big left but Onder blocks it.
Antonio trying to stand up but can't free himself from Onder's guard.
Antonio throws a big right hand that misses.
Antonio trying to control but Onder is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Onder is looking for a triangle but Antonio pushes his legs off easily.

Onder working for a triangle but Antonio defends it easily.
Antonio postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Antonio wanted to stand there but Onder had control of the position.

Onder had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Antonio is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Onder Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Antonio's back instead.
Onder looks gassed!
Antonio tries to roll but Onder sticks to his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antonio looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Onder not allowing Antonio to control his hands.
Antonio is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.

Onder looking for the choke from the back.
Antonio trying to control the hands but Onder won't let him.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Antonio manages to stand up with Onder still on his back. Eventually Onder drops to his feet and we're back in the standing position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Antonio looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Antonio avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Antonio chips away with some ground and pound.
Antonio knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Onder on the ground.
Antonio trying to control but Onder is working from the bottom.
Antonio postures up and lands a big shot to Onder's brow.

Onder is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antonio trying to stand up but can't free himself from Onder's guard.
Antonio trying to control but Onder is working from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Onder has momentary wrist control but Antonio slips an elbow through the middle.
Antonio trying to stand up but can't free himself from Onder's guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Onder stuffs the takedown attempt from Antonio. Antonio gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Onder keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Iskender Onder dominated that round.
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.

Decent striking displayed by Antonio there.

Antonio looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Onder looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Antonio seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Onder avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Antonio.
Antonio controlling the action here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Antonio tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Onder.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Antonio decides to stand up.
Antonio tries to clinch but Onder moves out of range.
Antonio shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Onder as he jumps to the side.
Onder fails with the takedown
and Antonio counters with a left and a right that stings Onder.

Antonio gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Onder tries to pull guard but Antonio won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antonio lands a nice knee to the body.

Onder gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Antonio trying to control here.

Onder is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Antonio is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Iskender Onder!