PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Antony (ranked 2651 p4p, 2886 weight class) and Johnny Puma (ranked 359 p4p, 377 weight class). Mark Antony has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Antony
vs
Puma

194 cm
30
220
15 - 15 - 0

190 cm
25
215
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Fast

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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 15 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mark Antony!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Puma!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antony swings widly with a right hand
and Puma counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Mark Antony has been cut.
Antony throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Antony looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Puma swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Antony.
Antony takes one to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Puma.
Puma shoots in but no luck this time.
Puma shoots in for a takedown but Antony shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Good leg kick by Antony.
Antony throws a big shot that misses.
Puma scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Puma fails with the takedown
and Antony counters with a nice uppercut.
Mark Antony has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Puma.
Puma throws a hook but Antony avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Antony swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Puma darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A slow jab from Puma misses its intended target.
It looked like Antony wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
No luck for Puma with that takedown attempt.
Puma misses with a takedown attempt

and Antony counters with a nice right hand that sends Puma toppling to the canvas! Puma scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Antony finish him?!

Puma is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puma uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Antony.
Antony misses with an uppercut. Puma saw that one coming.
Antony throws a nice outside leg kick.
Antony rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Puma cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Antony walks into a straight right hand from Puma.
Puma fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Antony avoids it really well and circles away.
Nice body kick there by Antony.

Puma gets a double leg takedown into Antony's guard.
Antony wants to stand but Puma is controlling the position.
Antony keeping full guard, as Puma tries to pass.
Antony wants to stand but Puma is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Puma gets to his feet - Antony follows without any prompting.
Antony thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Puma if he has to take too many more of those.
Puma looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Antony misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Antony throws a shot from downtown. Puma moves away and avoids it.
Antony misses with a wild body shot.
Puma throws a jab when Antony was well out of range.
Antony tries a head kick but it misses.
Antony misses with a hook. Puma ducked under it nicely.
Puma misses the jab.
Nice body punch from Puma.
Puma moves away from the strike by Antony.
Antony throws a hook to the side of Puma's head but Puma sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Puma scores with a crisp jab that stopped Antony in his tracks.
Antony ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Puma moves away.
Puma might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Antony throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puma throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Puma ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Antony misses the target.
Puma goes for a double leg but Antony avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Antony continues to drive forward.
Puma moves away from the strike by Antony.
Nice sprawl there from Antony as Puma shoots in.
Puma misses with an uppercut. Antony saw that one coming.
Antony scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice body kick there by Antony.
Antony lands a nice looking body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Antony 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Puma, as that shot connected.
Puma has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Antony with the inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Antony takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Puma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Antony manages to avoid it.
Antony throws an overhand right that has Puma reeling! Antony follows up with more punches and Puma is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mark Antony!
A very excited looking Mark Antony made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.