PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anton Antorio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryu Hoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antorio's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I Stand Alone. Ryu Hoshi has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Antorio
vs
Hoshi

189 cm
23
203 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

183 cm
24
199 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anton Antorio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryu Hoshi!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoshi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Antorio keeps the fight on the outside.
Antorio circles away from the clinch attempt.

Hoshi gets caught flat footed, as Antorio shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Antorio throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Antorio stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hoshi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hoshi is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Antorio postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Antorio working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hoshi's head.
Antorio is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Antorio stops Hoshi from standing up.
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.
Antorio throwing strikes from guard but Hoshi blocks nicely.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hoshi can do anything to dispel that myth.
Antorio is in close to Hoshi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hoshi wants to get back to his feet but Antorio is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Antorio missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Antorio landing some decent shots from guard.
Hoshi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Antorio makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Antorio with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Antorio postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Antorio working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hoshi's head.
Hoshi has momentary wrist control but Antorio slips an elbow through the middle.
Antorio prevents Hoshi from getting back to his feet.
Antorio postures up in Hoshi's guard and throws a big left but Hoshi blocks it.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Antorio keeps the fight on the outside.
Hoshi tries to clinch but Antorio is having none of it.
Hoshi doesn't manage to clinch there - Antorio circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoshi is looking to clinch.
Antorio is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hoshi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hoshi tries to clinch up but Antorio circles away and keeps his distance.
Antorio swats away the attempt to clinch by Hoshi.
Hoshi tries to clinch there but Antorio circles away.
Hoshi leaves Antorio with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hoshi moves in looking to clinch but Antorio pushes him off.
Hoshi wants to clinch up but Antorio keeps it at a distance.
Hoshi fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antorio swats away the attempt to clinch by Hoshi.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hoshi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hoshi tries to close the distance and clinch but Antorio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hoshi wants to clinch.
Hoshi doesn't manage to clinch there - Antorio circles away.
Antorio circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hoshi moves in looking to clinch but Antorio pushes him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Antorio circles away from the clinch attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Antorio is defended easily by Hoshi.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anton Antorio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hoshi doesn't manage to clinch there - Antorio circles away.
Hoshi wants to clinch.
Hoshi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hoshi tries to clinch up.
Antorio circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ryu Hoshi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hoshi wants to clinch up but Antorio keeps it at a distance.
Hoshi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Antorio is defended easily by Hoshi.
Ryu Hoshi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hoshi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hoshi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hoshi tries to clinch up but Antorio circles away and keeps his distance.
Antorio circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hoshi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hoshi is looking to clinch but Antorio is avoiding it.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Antorio shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hoshi sprawls well. Hoshi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Antorio gets slowly back to his feet.
Antorio avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Antorio swats away the attempt to clinch by Hoshi.

Hoshi takes the fight into the clinch.
Antorio drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hoshi pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hoshi wants to clinch.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hoshi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hoshi tries to close the distance and clinch but Antorio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Antorio shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hoshi as he jumps to the side.
Hoshi is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hoshi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hoshi tries to clinch there but Antorio circles away.
Hoshi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hoshi is looking to clinch but Antorio is avoiding it.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hoshi stuffs the takedown attempt from Antorio. Antorio gets slowly back to his feet.
Antorio shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hoshi sprawls well. Hoshi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Antorio gets slowly back to his feet.
Hoshi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Antorio swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hoshi tries to clinch there but Antorio circles away.
Hoshi slaps away a takedown attempt from Antorio, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hoshi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hoshi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Antorio paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Antorio avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hoshi tries to clinch up but Antorio circles away and keeps his distance.
Hoshi stuffs the takedown attempt from Antorio. Antorio gets slowly back to his feet.
Hoshi tries to close the distance and clinch but Antorio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hoshi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hoshi is looking to clinch but Antorio is avoiding it.
Antorio avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Hoshi clinches up against the ropes.
Hoshi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Antorio can't get the takedown.
Hoshi throws an elbow but it misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anton Antorio showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Antorio has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 10:9
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 10:9
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 10:9

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anton Antorio!