PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Victor Antunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Antunes
vs
Smith

180 cm
25
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

178 cm
19
175 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Victor Antunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, John Smith!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antunes throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
Antunes ducks right into an uppercut from Smith.
Antunes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Antunes throws a poor cross that misses
and Smith makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Antunes really felt that one!

Antunes throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Smith tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Antunes is in Smith's guard.
Smith avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Antunes from controlling successfully.
Smith lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Antunes!
Antunes is squirming around, avoiding Smith's attempts to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith avoids the attempt from Antunes to control.
Antunes is trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Smith trying to control but Antunes is having none of it.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up. John Smith was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Antunes scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Smith is pressing down on Antunes's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Antunes wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Antunes throwing strikes from guard but Smith blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antunes connects with a couple of short punches.
Antunes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Antunes prevents Smith from getting back to his feet.
Antunes chips away with some ground and pound.
Antunes is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.
Antunes connects with a couple of short punches.
Antunes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Smith works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Smith is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Antunes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antunes scoring with some ground and pound.
Antunes is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Smith looking for a sweep. Not yet Smith, not yet.
Antunes advances position into side control!
Antunes misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Antunes is putting a hurting on Smith here, landing some big shots from side control.
Antunes is putting a hurting on Smith here, landing some big shots from side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Antunes throwing strikes but Smith manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Antunes is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Smith has just dragged him back down to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Antunes dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Smith feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Antunes's calf.
Antunes works over Smith's head and body with a nice combination.
Antunes lands with a right hand.

Antunes shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Smith moves into full guard.
Antunes preventing the sweep.
Antunes prevents Smith from getting back to his feet.
Antunes throwing strikes but missing.
Antunes postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Antunes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Antunes landing with the ground and pound.
Antunes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Smith utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Antunes throws and elbow that misses. Smith uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Antunes's guard. Nice move by Smith!

Antunes wriggles free and stands up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antunes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Antunes tries to move into range but Smith moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Antunes closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Smith to the mat! Smith manages to get full guard.
Antunes has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Antunes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Antunes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Antunes cracks Smith with a solid left hand.
Antunes lands a couple of elbows.
Antunes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Antunes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Antunes wants to pass the guard but Smith is keeping the position.
Smith utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antunes throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Antunes not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Antunes landing some decent shots from guard.
Antunes won't allow Smith to sweep him here.
Smith is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Antunes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

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.
Antunes cracks Smith with a solid left hand.
Antunes tries to free his leg and advance position but Smith is retaining full guard.
Antunes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Smith works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Antunes lands a couple of digs.

Smith working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Antunes doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Antunes manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Antunes makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Antunes looking to sit in guard and control but Smith gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Antunes pushes Smith off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Antunes dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Antunes drives through with a takedown into guard.
Smith is trying to keep Antunes in close.
Antunes lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Antunes trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Antunes slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Smith trying to control the position.
Antunes trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Smith misses with a left hand

and Antunes counters with a single leg into guard. Smith didn't expect that.
Smith wants to get back to his feet but Antunes is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Victor Antunes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Smith working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Antunes.
Antunes chips away with some ground and pound.
Smith working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Antunes.
Antunes trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Antunes throws a big right hand that misses.
Smith is trying to control the position but Antunes postures up.
Antunes not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Antunes prevents Smith from getting back to his feet.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Antunes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Smith preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Antunes is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Antunes postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Smith can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Antunes controls the pace.
Antunes is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Antunes preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Antunes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Antunes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Antunes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Antunes forces his way into half guard.
Antunes perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Antunes slips a nice elbow through Smith's hands, connecting with Smith's forehead.
Antunes not doing much here.

Antunes is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Smith doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Antunes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying to get back to full guard.
Antunes seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Smith does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Antunes looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Smith with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Antunes connects with a nice short shot to Smith's temple.
John Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Victor Antunes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smith blocking the ground and pound attempt from Antunes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Antunes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Antunes, 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Victor Antunes!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Victor Antunes!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Victor Antunes!

Victor Antunes wins by unanimous decision!