PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Beaumont McHale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ari Antenni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

McHale
vs
Antenni

182 cm
26
215 lbs
18 - 7 - 0

190 cm
26
211 lbs
14 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Beaumont McHale!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ari Antenni!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antenni misses the shot to the body.
Antenni tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and McHale counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
McHale in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
McHale loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
McHale stays in close to Antenni's body and controls the position.
McHale keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Antenni's head.
McHale throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McHale is fighting to break Antenni's control of his arms but Antenni is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
McHale seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McHale with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McHale wants to control from the top but Antenni keeps moving.
McHale landing with the ground and pound.
McHale throws a big right hand that misses.
McHale is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
McHale postures up in Antenni's guard and throws a big left but Antenni blocks it.
McHale distracts Antenni with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
McHale 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.
McHale advances to half guard.
McHale lands with a punch from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antenni wants to control but McHale is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Antenni tries to get to full guard but McHale has control of the leg.
McHale drops an elbow to the side of Antenni's head.
Antenni has hold of McHale's hands but McHale slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
McHale missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. McHale lands a nice short elbow.
McHale thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
McHale seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
McHale is trying to control. Antenni wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McHale takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nice strikes from McHale there.
Ari Antenni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Antenni really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McHale. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Antenni tries to get to full guard but McHale has control of the leg.

And that's the end of the fight!
Beaumont McHale showed his dominance in that final round.
I think McHale 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Beaumont McHale!
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Beaumont McHale!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Beaumont McHale!

Beaumont McHale wins by unanimous decision!
Beaumont McHale retains his super heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Beaumont McHale thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.