PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Davol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirk Ante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davol comes to the cage accompanied by Rammstein - Links 2 3 4. Ante has chosen Da Mystery of Chessboxin' as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Davol
vs
Ante

180 cm
21
180 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

188 cm
22
176 lbs
10 - 5 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Win Nutritional - proof of quality
Win Nutritional - proof of quality

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Davol!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dirk Ante!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davol throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Davol lands a body shot.
Ante ducks under a wild hook from Davol.
Ante lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ante gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ante lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Davol at a distance.
Ante moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Bruno Davol has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davol swings for the body but Ante moves out of range.
Davol falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ante counters with a two punch combo.
Ante lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A jab lands there for Ante.
Ante misses with a double jab.
Ante throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Davol.
Davol scores with a hook to the body. Ante takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ante uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Davol.

Davol moves into the clinch successfully.
Davol misses with a hook to the ribs.
Davol prevents Ante from breaking the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davol is pushing Ante up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ante is trying to break free.
Davol goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Davol.
Ante has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ante misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Ante breaks the clinch.
Davol walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Davol fails to land the takedown.
An inside leg kick from Ante misses.
Ante throws a body punch but Davol moves out of range.
Ante throws a chopping leg kick but Davol manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ante doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Davol scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Davol misses with a hook to the body
and Ante cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Davol misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ante tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Davol was well out of range. Poor timing from Ante.
A left and a right from Davol both land. Nice combination.
Ante throws a combination that misses

and Davol counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ante wants to sweep but no luck.

Ante is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Davol has Ante pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Davol pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Ante tumbling to the mat - Davol dives into Ante's guard.
Ante looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ante keeping full guard, as Davol tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davol trying to control the position from guard on top but Ante is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Davol postures up and lands a big shot to Ante's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davol stands and throws Ante's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Ante is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Davol has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Davol tries to advance to mount but Ante denies him.
Ante manages to work his way to half guard, despite Davol's best efforts.
Ante slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ante wants to get back to his feet but Davol is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Davol stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ante swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ante wants to sweep here but Davol controlling him for the moment.
Davol stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ante swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Davol working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Davol postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Davol pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ante is keeping the position for now.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Davol shoots for a double leg takedown but Ante sprawls well. He's pushed Davol's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bruno Davol seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ante misses with the combination.
Ante throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Davol lands a jab to the nose.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ante misses with an uppercut.
Ante misses the shot to the body.
Ante moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Davol shoots and misses
and Ante makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dirk Ante dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruno Davol's cut.
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.

Davol fails in his attempt to clinch.
Davol works over Ante's head and body with a nice combination.
Ante leaves Davol with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Davol is looking to wear down Ante with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ante swinging wilding here.
Davol with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dirk Ante seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ante will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Davol thows a leg kick but Ante checks it
and Ante counters with a one-two to the body.
Good shot there by Ante.
Davol on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ante with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Davol to score with a decent uppercut.
Ante connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Some wild striking there from Ante.
Ante ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ante.
Ante finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ante punishes Davol's body with a nice straight punch.
Ante on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ante ducks under a wild hook from Davol.
Ante fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dirk Ante is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ante throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ante lands a slapping body shot.
Ante works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ante tries to clinch up but Davol circles away and keeps his distance.

Ante clinches up with Davol and pushes him back against the cage.

Ante breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Davol misses with a straight right.
Ante lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Davol at a distance.

Davol drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Ante can't do much from the bottom here.

Davol tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Davol has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ante pushes Davol away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Davol gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Davol looking to control but instead Ante has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Davol not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Davol prevents Ante from standing back up.
Davol is trying to control the action in half guard but Ante is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ante trying to control here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ante tries to close the distance and clinch but Davol swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ante throws a combination that misses
and Davol counters with a right hand to the body.
Ante has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ante scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Davol looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ante lands with a nice body punch.
Ante throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Davol counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ante misses with a body shot.
Ante lands with a cross.
Davol lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ante at a distance.
Ante scores with a hook to the body. Davol takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ante connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Davol momentarily.
A shot to the body from Davol misses
and Ante connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ante wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ante throws a series of punches but Davol avoids them all with ease.
Ante just misses with a punch to the body.
Davol throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ante counters with a nice uppercut.
Ante rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Davol moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Davol dives in and grabs Ante's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ante pushes down on Davol's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Davol. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ante lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Davol circles away quickly and effectively.
Ante throws a right hand that Davol ducks under and follows up with a left that Davol also avoids with ease.
Davol lands a jab-cross combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davol takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davol misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ante cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Davol goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Davol swings for the body but Ante moves out of range.
Ante lands a jab-cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dirk Ante showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bruno Davol's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Davol scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Davol advances to mount.
Ante keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ante bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Ante trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ante works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Davol looking for submissions off his back.
Ante is looking to take a break and control but Davol is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Davol is looking for a sweep. Ante is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ante is taking a breather. Davol says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Ante looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Davol with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ante wants to pass to mount but Davol is defending the position.
Ante stalling.
Ante tries to pass the half guard into mount. Davol knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Davol is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ante's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ante's back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Davol working for the choke.
Ante tries to escape but Davol has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Davol is trying to stick to Ante's back but Ante is turning into Davol. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Davol's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Ante.
Davol bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ante's guard.
Davol pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ante is keeping the position for now.
Ante wants to sweep here but Davol controlling him for the moment.
Davol trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Ante is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Davol misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davol fails to pull guard.
A right hook to the body lands for Davol.
Ante missing with knees to the body.
Davol wants to stall.

Ante breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dirk Ante is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Davol throws a right and a left that Ante avoids nicely.
Davol finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Davol throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A bone on bone clash there as Ante blocks the leg kick.
Davol shoots and misses
letting Ante counter with a right hand.
Ante moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Davol shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ante napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Ante pushes Davol away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Davol gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Ante gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ante is trying to stand up here but Davol is controlling him well.
Ante has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Davol is working away from the top position though.
Ante wants to get back to his feet.
Davol passes to full mount!
Davol fails to move to back control.
Davol can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ante is looking to escape.
Ante tries to lock up and control but Davol gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Bruno Davol did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Bruno Davol's cut.
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.

Davol takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Davol throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Davol misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Davol lands with an overhand left.
Davol looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Davol throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ante's waist but Ante gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Davol off to one side.
Davol slips a jab and a cross from Ante.
Davol fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ante avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Davol. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ante tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Davol was well out of range. Poor timing from Ante.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davol fails with a takedown attempt.
Ante lands a nice hook to Davol's body. Davol takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Ante throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davol tries to clinch up but Ante circles away and keeps his distance.
Ante lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Davol at a distance.
Ante throws a shot to the body.
Ante stalks Davol and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Davol's face. Davol staggers backwards, shaken.
Ante scores with a hook to the body. Davol takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ante lands a jab-cross combination.
Davol rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ante moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Davol uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ante.
Ante looks to land a combination but Davol avoids it well.
Davol misses the body punch
and Ante counters with a straight right hand.
Davol dodges the punch combination from Ante.
Ante misses with a few strikes there.
Ante throws a right and a left that Davol avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davol avoids a punch combination nicely.
Davol lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Davol misses the shot to the body.
Davol fails to land with a series of punches.
Davol shoots in for a double leg but Ante sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Davol misses with a body shot
and Ante counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ante throws a combination. Davol tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ante throws a series of strikes that have Davol backpedaling.
Ante pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Davol avoids the head kick by Ante.
Ante throws a hook but Davol avoids it easily.
Ante stuffs the takedown attempt from Davol. Davol gets slowly back to his feet.
Davol gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Ante does it's job there.
Davol throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ante counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ante misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ante scores with a jab to the body.
Davol swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ante counters with a thumping low kick.
Davol throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Davol shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ante pinned against the cage. Ante gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Good exchange - Ante coming out on top.
Ante takes a swing at Davol's ribcage but misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ante.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ante takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ante fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ante walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Davol checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Davol throws a combination that misses
and Ante counters with a nice uppercut.
Ante darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ante defending well as Davol loads up on a big left hand.
Ante misses with a shot to the body
and Davol counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ante throws a series of punches but Davol moves out of range.
Davol shoots in and drives through. Ante sprawls well.
Ante lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Davol backs up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davol lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ante at a distance.
Davol misses with a body shot
and Davol takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ante throws a nice looking combination but Davol bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Davol misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dirk Ante dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Bruno Davol's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Ante pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ante misses with a body punch
and Davol counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
No joy there for Ante, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Davol moves into the clinch.
Davol digs a right hand underneath Ante's ribcage. Ante let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ante prevents a takedown attempt there.
Davol tries to throw a body punch but Ante avoids it by throwing Davol back against the cage.
The referee calls for Ante to work.
Ante blocks a body shot from Davol.
Ante looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Davol can't get the takedown.
Ante misses with the head strike.
Davol tries to throw a body punch but Ante avoids it by throwing Davol back against the cage.

Ante breaks the clinch.
Ante throws a one two combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ante keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Ante takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Davol will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Davol. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ante misses the jab.
Ante misses with a double jab

and Davol counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ante won't be happy with that.

Davol is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ante knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Davol goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Ante rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Davol's guard! Nice work there by Ante!
Ante slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davol is trying to control the position but Ante postures up.
Ante pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Davol is keeping the position for now.
Ante is looking to work some ground and pound but Davol has wrist control.
Davol trying to keep a closed guard but Ante is proving a slippery customer.
Ante stands up over Davol, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Davol looking to control but Ante passes into half guard.
Ante not doing much here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ante wants to stand but Davol has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Davol tries to get to full guard but Ante has control of the leg.
Ante wants to stand up but Davol is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ante wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Davol uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Davol looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ante is one step ahead there.

Davol working for a triangle but Ante defends it easily.

Ante decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Bruno Davol has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dirk Ante is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ante throws a series of punches but Davol moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bruno Davol.
I think Ante 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 47:49
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 46:49
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dirk Ante!
Dirk Ante is the new welterweight champion!