PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ari Antenni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edgars Simans (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. Edgars Simans has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Antenni
vs
Simans

190 cm
26
211 lbs
21 - 16 - 0

150 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

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 21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ari Antenni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edgars Simans!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simans dives in and grabs Antenni's left leg, looking for a takedown. Antenni pushes down on Simans's head and hops out.
Antenni is breathing heavily.
Antenni digs a good body shot into Simans's ribs.

Antenni clinches.
Antenni unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Antenni connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Edgars Simans has been cut.
Antenni putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Simans in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Simans is looking to take this one to the mat.
Knees in the clinch landing for Antenni.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Antenni manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Antenni lands an elbow inside that Simans shrugs off.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Antenni obliges.
Antenni crunches a lovely knee into Simans's ribcage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Antenni lands an elbow just above Simans 's eye.
Antenni lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Antenni.
Antenni comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Antenni working Simans over with knees to the body.
Antenni connects with a knee to the head.
Antenni connects with a knee to the head.
Simans is trying to pull guard but Antenni turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Ari Antenni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edgars Simans.
Simans tries to pull guard but Antenni forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Antenni manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A knee to the head by Antenni.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Antenni - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Simans takes an elbow to the forehead.
Antenni leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Simans fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Simans is looking to break free of the clinch but Antenni has double underhooks.
Antenni crunches a lovely knee into Simans's ribcage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Antenni lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Antenni dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Simans wants to break the clinch but can't.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ari Antenni showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Antenni has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Ari Antenni!
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Ari Antenni!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Ari Antenni!

Ari Antenni wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Ari Antenni, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.