PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Antonio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demian Almeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Antonio might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to I'm Coming. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Antonio
vs
Almeida

170 cm
26
141 lbs
6 - 9 - 0

167 cm
25
138 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jorge Antonio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Demian Almeida!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antonio throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Antonio looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Almeida tries to close the distance and clinch up but Antonio swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Antonio keeps the fight on the outside.
Antonio clinches but Almeida breaks the clinch
and Almeida counters with a body kick.
Antonio throws a leg kick that is checked

and Almeida counters by moving into the clinch.
Almeida throws a knee to the head but misses.
Antonio tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Antonio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Antonio looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Antonio not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Antonio decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Almeida looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Antonio clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Almeida misses with a knee to the head.
Almeida using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Antonio has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Almeida blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Antonio lands with a left to the head.
Antonio drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Antonio misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Almeida.
Almeida prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorge Antonio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Almeida misses with a knee to the head.
Almeida misses with a knee to the head.
Antonio with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Almeida with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Antonio managing to block the knees to the body from Almeida.

Antonio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Antonio swats away the attempt to clinch by Almeida.
Antonio throws a quick inside leg kick.
Almeida stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Antonio.
Almeida looks gassed!
A chopping leg kick lands by Antonio.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antonio misses with a double jab.
Almeida slips a jab and a cross from Antonio.
Antonio explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

Antonio clinches.

Antonio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Antonio lands with a thumping leg kick.
Antonio fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Almeida.
Antonio will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Antonio connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Almeida takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Antonio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Antonio throws a nice outside leg kick.
Almeida takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antonio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Antonio with a lazy takedown attempt

and Almeida counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Antonio breaks from the clinch.
Horrible takedown by Antonio or perhaps it was just good defense by Almeida which made him look bad.
Antonio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Almeida wants to clinch but Antonio slips to the side

and Antonio counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Antonio lands a nice short elbow.
Antonio missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Antonio working over Almeida with some ground and pound. Almeida looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Antonio stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Almeida to get to his feet.
Almeida's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antonio thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Almeida if he has to take too many more of those.
No luck for Antonio with that takedown attempt.
Antonio tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Almeida is able to avoid easily.
Almeida tries to clinch but Antonio is having none of it.
Antonio throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Almeida moves into the clinch.
Antonio landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Almeida tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Antonio landing knees to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Almeida tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Antonio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Almeida tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Antonio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorge Antonio dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A bone on bone clash there as Almeida blocks the leg kick.
Antonio thows a leg kick but Almeida checks it

and Almeida counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Almeida.
Antonio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Antonio can't get the takedown.

Antonio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Antonio falls off balance throwing a combination

and Almeida counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Antonio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Antonio rushes Almeida and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Antonio jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Almeida walks away with a smile on his face. Antonio gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Almeida clinches.
Almeida tries a knee to the head but Antonio blocks it.
Antonio tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Antonio scores with a nice hook to the head.
Almeida takes an elbow to the forehead.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Antonio breaks from the clinch.
Antonio throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Almeida moves into the clinch.
Almeida throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Antonio blocks it with crossed arms.
Antonio goes for a takedown attempt but Almeida pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorge Antonio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Antonio throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Almeida counters by moving into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Antonio lands a good knee to the midsection. Almeida won't want to take too many of those.
Almeida lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Almeida is trying to maintain a safe position but Antonio gets an underhook and turns Almeida into the cage.
Almeida with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Antonio looking to throw knees to the head but Almeida is blocking nicely.
Almeida trying to stall but Antonio improves his position.
Almeida using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Antonio has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Antonio using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Antonio misses with an elbow over the top.

Antonio manages to break the clinch.
Almeida clinches but Antonio breaks the clinch

and Antonio counters by clinching up.
Almeida throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Antonio blocks it with crossed arms.
Antonio scores with a shot to the side of Almeida's head.

Antonio breaks from the clinch.
Antonio throws a quick inside leg kick.
Antonio closes the distance and clinches up with Almeida, looking for a takedown. Antonio pushes Almeida against the cage but Almeida circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Antonio thows a leg kick but Almeida checks it

and Almeida counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almeida with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Antonio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Almeida tries a head kick but it misses.
Almeida takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jorge Antonio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Almeida showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Antonio.
Antonio avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Almeida wants to clinch.
Almeida takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Some wild striking there from Antonio.
Antonio throws a leg kick

and Almeida counters with a single leg into guard. Antonio didn't expect that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antonio doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Antonio wants to get back to his feet but Almeida is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Antonio wriggles free and stands up.
Antonio rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Almeida moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Antonio throws a leg kick that is checked

and Almeida holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Antonio breaks the clinch.
Antonio throws a body kick the misses

and Almeida counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almeida misses with a knee to the head.
Almeida looking to throw knees to the head but Antonio is blocking nicely.

Antonio breaks the clinch.
Antonio swinging wildly here.
Antonio throws a body kick that misses.
Antonio wants to clinch but Almeida slips to the side

and Almeida counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Antonio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Antonio throws a combination that misses

and Almeida counters by moving into the clinch.
Almeida with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Antonio with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Antonio jumps guard and drags Almeida to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Antonio wants to stand and escape but Almeida is having none of it.
Almeida wants to get up but he can't break Antonio's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Demian Almeida showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Antonio's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Antonio fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Antonio lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Almeida circles away quickly and effectively.
Almeida checks a low kick from Antonio.
Almeida checks a low kick from Antonio.
Almeida is looking to clinch but Antonio is avoiding it.

Antonio looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Antonio working the head and body with strikes.

Antonio gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Almeida tries to clinch there but Antonio circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida wants to clinch.
Antonio scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Almeida fails in his attempt to clinch.
Antonio swats away the attempt to clinch by Almeida.
Antonio lands a two punch combo.

Antonio gets a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Antonio.
Antonio has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Almeida is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Antonio connects with a knee to the head.
Antonio stalling in the clinch.
Antonio lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Almeida.
Almeida prevents the takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almeida scores with a knee to the head.

Antonio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Antonio falls off balance throwing a combination

and Almeida counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Antonio is looking to stand up but Almeida isn't so interested in that idea.

Antonio manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Antonio closes the distance and clinches up with Almeida, looking for a takedown. Antonio pushes Almeida against the cage but Almeida circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorge Antonio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Antonio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Almeida tries to clinch
and Antonio counters with a leg kick.
Almeida fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antonio wants to clinch

and Almeida moves into the clinch.
Almeida throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Antonio blocks it with crossed arms.
Almeida tries to land a knee to the head but Antonio blocks with his arms.
Antonio lands a knee to the body.
Almeida tries a knee to the head but Antonio blocks it.
A bit of stalling here from Antonio.

Antonio pulls guard successfully.
Antonio is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Antonio is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Almeida gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almeida tries to clinch but Antonio moves away
and Antonio counters with a good low kick that Almeida was not able to check.
Almeida shoots in for a takedown but Antonio shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Antonio scores with a one two! Almeida had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Antonio closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Antonio lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Antonio.
Almeida tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Antonio avoids it.

Antonio breaks the clinch.
Almeida stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Antonio.
Antonio scores with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Antonio scores with a takedown into Almeida's guard.
Antonio throws and elbow that misses. Almeida uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Antonio's guard. Nice move by Almeida!

And that's the end of the fight!
Jorge Antonio showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Antonio 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jorge Antonio!