PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Utter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ari Antenni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Ari Antenni will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Utter
vs
Antenni

175 cm
26
177 lbs
13 - 11 - 0

190 cm
26
211 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charlie Utter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ari Antenni!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antenni moves away from the strike by Utter.
Utter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Antenni wants to clinch.
Antenni looks to clinch

and Utter counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Antenni's guard now.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Utter is looking to work some ground and pound but Antenni has wrist control.
Utter cracks Antenni with a solid left hand.
Utter throws a big elbow that misses.
Utter throwing strikes from guard but Antenni blocks nicely.
Utter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Utter in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Utter cracks Antenni with a solid left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Utter connects with a couple of short punches.
Utter throwing strikes from guard but Antenni blocks nicely.
Utter wants to control from the top but Antenni keeps moving.
Antenni really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Utter. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Utter keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Antenni's head.
Utter scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Utter might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Antenni has momentary wrist control but Utter slips an elbow through the middle.
Utter is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Utter is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Utter controlling from the top position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Antenni can do anything to dispel that myth.
Antenni looks gassed!
Utter passes Antenni's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Utter has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ground and pound from Utter.
Antenni blocking the ground and pound attempt from Utter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Utter thows a huge punch but Antenni dodges it nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Utter is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Antenni has hold of Utter's hands but Utter slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Utter lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Utter is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Nice strikes from Utter there.
Utter is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Utter scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Well, if Utter is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Utter takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

And that's the end of the fight!
Charlie Utter showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Utter 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight for Charlie Utter!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Charlie Utter!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Charlie Utter!

Charlie Utter wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Charlie Utter made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.