PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between TJ Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nuka Antiman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). TJ Brown looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Brown
vs
Antiman

175 cm
20
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

187 cm
18
166 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, TJ Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nuka Antiman!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Bruno Hogan and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown with a poor takedown
and Antiman counters with a straight right hand.
Some wild striking there from Antiman.
Brown with a lazy takedown attempt
and Antiman counters with a three punch combo that has Brown backing up. Brown nods at Antiman to acknowledge the strikes.
Brown misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No joy there for Antiman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brown looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Antiman is fending him off so far but Brown persists. Nope, Antiman circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for TJ Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Antiman tries to avoid it but Brown manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Antiman to the ground. Antiman escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Brown dodges the punch combination from Antiman.
Antiman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brown.
Brown fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Brown's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Antiman connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Brown scrambles back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Brown or perhaps it was just good defense by Antiman which made him look bad.
Horrible takedown by Brown or perhaps it was just good defense by Antiman which made him look bad.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Brown misses with a few strikes there.
A cross from Antiman lands.
Antiman throws a right hand that Brown ducks under and follows up with a left that Brown also avoids with ease.
Brown shoots in and drives through. Antiman sprawls well.
Antiman moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Brown shoots in for a takedown but Antiman shows good takedown defense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antiman slaps away a takedown attempt from Brown, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Antiman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Antiman is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Antiman tries to work over Brown's front leg with a kick but Brown checks it.
TJ Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Antiman misses with a kick to the body.
Brown takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Antiman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Antiman looks to land a combination. Brown sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Brown shoots for a double leg takedown but Antiman sprawls well. He's pushed Brown's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antiman throws a right and a left that both miss.
A punch combination from Antiman misses.
Antiman throws a right hand that Brown ducks under and follows up with a left that Brown also avoids with ease.
Antiman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Brown's calf.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Antiman.
Antiman throws a right hand that Brown ducks under and follows up with a left that Brown also avoids with ease.
Brown on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Antiman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brown moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brown tries for a takedown but Antiman circles away easily
and Antiman counters with a one-two to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Antiman throws a leg kick but Brown checks it.
Brown gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Antiman counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Brown fails to land the takedown.
Nuka Antiman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brown has a takedown stuffed.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Antiman moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nuka Antiman dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Antiman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Brown.
Antiman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brown circles away quickly and effectively.
Antiman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brown gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Antiman counters with a stiff right hand.
Brown throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Brown closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Antiman is trying to control Brown's posture but Brown avoids it.
Antiman is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Brown is staying active.
Antiman tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Brown easily slips into full mount!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Antiman controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brown working for a submission but Antiman is keeping him at bay.
Antiman regains half guard.
Brown is controlling the pace.
Antiman is looking to improve his position.
Brown stops Antiman from getting back to his feet.
Antiman makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Antiman.

Brown avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antiman controls Brown momentarily but Brown frees himself.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Antiman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Antiman is pulling down on Brown's head. It's preventing any offense from Brown, at least for the moment.
Brown preventing the sweep.
Brown sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Brown might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Antiman looking to control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

TJ Brown has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Antiman throws a low kick, looking for Brown's leg but Brown calmly moves out of range.
Antiman swinging wildly here.
Antiman misses with a wild combination.
Brown misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Brown clinches up with Antiman and pushes him back against the cage.
Brown jumps guard but Antiman turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for TJ Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short body shot lands from Antiman as the two fighters clinch.

Antiman breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with a takedown attempt
and Antiman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice sprawl there from Antiman as Brown shoots in.
Nuka Antiman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Antiman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brown checks a leg kick.
Antiman misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice sprawl there from Antiman as Brown shoots in.
A right-left combo lands from Antiman.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A combination from Antiman does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nuka Antiman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

A lazy left from Antiman finds it's target.
Brown tries to clinch up.
Brown changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Antiman tries to avoid it but Brown manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Antiman to the ground. Antiman escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Antiman slaps away a takedown attempt from Brown, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Antiman throws a nice inside leg kick.
Brown shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Antiman pinned against the cage. Antiman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for TJ Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Antiman scores with a one two! Brown had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A jab lands there for Antiman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Antiman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brown shoots in but Antiman avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Antiman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A left and a right from Antiman both land. Nice combination.
Antiman circles away from the clinch attempt
and Antiman counters with a two punch combo.
Brown throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nuka Antiman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antiman throws a series of punches but Brown moves out of range.
Antiman lands a jab-cross combination.
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Antiman manages to avoid it.
Antiman scores with a one two! Brown had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Brown shoots in for a takedown but Antiman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Antiman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brown circles away quickly and effectively.
Antiman has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Brown takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Antiman throws a one two combo.
TJ Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Antiman slips a jab and a cross from Brown.
Antiman throws a series of strikes that have Brown backpedaling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Brown closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Antiman did well to prevent Brown getting side control.
Antiman controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Antiman is looking to control Brown's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Antiman avoid being mounted?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown trying to pass the guard but Antiman defending well.
Antiman gets full guard.
Brown trying to control but Antiman is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antiman seems keen to control Brown's posture.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Antiman is on top in guard.
Antiman is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Brown looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Antiman is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Antiman wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nuka Antiman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Antiman has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nuka Antiman!