PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jokubas Antukis (ranked 556 p4p, 3313 weight class) and Grant Daws (ranked 80 p4p, 367 weight class). Antukis comes into the arena with "Terminator" - Sevendust blaring out of the sound system. The key to victory for Jokubas Antukis has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Antukis
vs
Daws

178 cm
26
170
11 - 4 - 0

177 cm
23
169
7 - 4 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined

NARCOS
Black Lab Clothing

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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jokubas Antukis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Grant Daws !
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Dean Styles and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antukis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Antukis scores with a nice right hand.
Daws lands an overhand right.
Daws tries to clinch but Antukis moves away
and Antukis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Antukis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Daws looks to score with a jab to the body but Antukis is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Antukis throws a series of punches but Daws avoids them all with ease.
A shot to the body from Daws misses
and Antukis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Antukis throws a series of punches but Daws moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daws clobbers Antukis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Daws misses the shot to the body.
Daws digs a good body shot into Antukis's ribs.
Daws throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Daws connects with a body shot.
Daws misses with a body shot.
Crunch! Antukis slams his shin into Daws 's torso.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Daws clinches.
Antukis has a couple of punches blocked by Daws .
Daws scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Antukis working aggressively here.
Daws misses with a body punch.
Antukis definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Daws lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Daws is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Antukis is keeping busy.
A head punch on the inside from Antukis fails to land.
Daws blocking some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Antukis misses with some punches.
Antukis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Daws stalling in the clinch but Antukis improves position.

Antukis breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antukis misses with a head kick.
Daws doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Daws misses with a right hand
and Daws takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Daws darts in trying to clinch
and Antukis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Daws swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Daws takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Daws moves in looking to clinch but Antukis pushes him off.
Daws jabs at Antukis's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daws checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Antukis tries a head kick but it misses.
Daws appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

Daws drives through and clinches with Antukis against the cage.
Antukis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Daws has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Antukis seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Daws can turn it around.
Daws is working Antukis over against the cage.
Daws is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Daws .
Daws doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Antukis fails to land.
Daws is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jokubas Antukis will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Antukis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Antukis lands a jab.
Daws wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Daws moves into the clinch successfully.
Daws has Antukis pushed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Antukis blocks a body shot from Daws .
Antukis misses with some punches.
Antukis is trying to push Daws away but Daws has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Antukis misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Antukis breaks the clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Daws in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Daws lands with a nice body punch.
Daws misses with a body punch
and Antukis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Daws swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Antukis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Antukis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Daws is out of range and Antukis settles back down.
Antukis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Daws .
Antukis half committed to a counter leg kick.
Daws thuds his right hand into Antukis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Daws digs a good body shot into Antukis's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antukis misses with a combination
and Daws counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A low kick from Antukis is predictable there
and Antukis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Antukis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Daws .
Antukis is looking for a counter combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daws digs a good hook to Antukis's body.
Daws avoids the body shot from Antukis.
Daws is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Antukis with a body shot.
Antukis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Antukis avoids the body shot from Daws .
Daws is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Antukis rather than just go for the knockout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antukis misses with a few strikes there.

Antukis tries to keep at a distance but Daws has taken the fight into the clinch.

Antukis breaks from the clinch.
Jokubas Antukis is winning the standup battle so far.
Daws swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Daws takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Daws misses with a body punch
and Antukis counters with a stiff right hand.
Antukis throws a sloppy head kick and Daws moves out of range easily.

Antukis gets tackled into the cage by Daws . Daws maintains the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antukis misses with a body punch.
Daws blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Antukis misses with some punches.
Daws prevents Antukis from breaking the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Antukis.

Antukis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Antukis misses with a low kick.
Daws misses with a body shot.
Antukis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A looping hook to the body misses from Antukis. Daws does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Daws . Antukis does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jokubas Antukis will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Daws wants to clinch up but Antukis keeps it at a distance.
Antukis wants to slow Daws down by chopping away at his legs.

Daws moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Daws .
Antukis tries to throw a body punch but Daws avoids it by throwing Antukis back against the cage.
Daws blocking some punches.
Antukis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Daws .
Daws is pushing Antukis up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Antukis tries a body shot but Daws blocks it.
Grant Daws seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Antukis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Antukis throws a punch but it's blocked by Daws .

Antukis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Antukis throws a big shot that misses.
Daws misses with a hook
and Antukis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Antukis wants to slow Daws down by chopping away at his legs.
Daws doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Daws pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As Daws looks to move away, Antukis throws a big counter combo but Daws just gets out of the way.

Daws clinches with his opponent.
Antukis working aggressively here.
Antukis blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Antukis.
Daws stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Antukis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Antukis blocks a body shot from Daws .
Antukis scores with a hook to the body.
Antukis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Daws blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Antukis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Daws .
Daws just leaning against Antukis, taking a breather.
Antukis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Antukis is looking to break free of the clinch but Daws has double underhooks.

Antukis breaks from the clinch.
Daws is looking to clinch but Antukis is avoiding it.
As Daws looks to move away, Antukis throws a big counter combo but Daws just gets out of the way.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daws blocks a head kick by Antukis.
Daws is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Antukis throws a poor cross that misses
and Daws counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Daws throws a body shot but no joy.
Antukis lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Daws scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Daws walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Daws lands a nice hook to Antukis's body. Antukis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daws throws a lazy uppercut
and Antukis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Daws misses with a jab to the body
enabling Antukis to counter with a crisp jab.
Daws looks to land a left hand but Antukis moved out of range nicely.
Antukis appears to be looking for a big counter.
Daws throws an off balance right hand
and Antukis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daws throws a jab when Antukis was well out of range.
Antukis throwing a counter right hand but Daws manages to avoid it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Daws swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Antukis seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Antukis cracks Daws with a good jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jokubas Antukis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Antukis, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jokubas Antukis!
Jokubas Antukis thanked the fans post fight for their support.