PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Antonio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and How Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antonio comes to the ring accompanied by I'm Coming. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Antonio
vs
Long

170 cm
25
141 lbs
6 - 8 - 0

166 cm
25
150 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jorge Antonio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, How Long!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antonio tries to clinch up but Long circles away and keeps his distance.
Antonio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Long paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Antonio misses with an uppercut.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Antonio.
Long attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Antonio thows a leg kick but Long checks it

and Long counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Long is trying to control the action in half guard but Antonio is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Antonio avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Long.
Antonio gets back to full guard.
Antonio wants to get back to his feet but Long is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Antonio pushes Long off and gets back to his feet.

Antonio fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Long, pushing him back against the ropes.
Antonio can't break the clinch.
Long lands a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Long lands a nice elbow.
Long creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Antonio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Antonio thows a leg kick but Long checks it

and Long counters with a takedown into side control.
Long is chipping away with strikes.
Long has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Long connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Antonio some visible discomfort.
Long working the ground and pound.
Long landing a few strikes.

Antonio is rocked!
Long in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Oh Antonio is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big shot lands for Long! That's hurt Antonio! Will he recover? Long fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). How Long!