PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Antunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Raw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Antunes
vs
Raw

186 cm
20
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marcos Antunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Matt Raw!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raw keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Antunes lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Antunes.
Antunes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice sprawl there from Antunes as Raw shoots in.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Raw.
Antunes lands a jab.
Horrible takedown by Raw or perhaps it was just good defense by Antunes which made him look bad.
Marcos Antunes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Raw.
Antunes connects with a nice looking jab.

It looks like Matt Raw has been cut.
Antunes stalks Raw and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Raw's face. Raw staggers backwards, shaken.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Raw takes the fight into the clinch.
Raw has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Antunes avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Raw struggles to land a body shot inside as Antunes controls his hands.
Antunes taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Raw pulls guard effortlessly.
Antunes slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Antunes tries to stand but Raw is controlling from the bottom.
Antunes controlling from the top position.
Raw bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Antunes's guard.
Antunes keeping full guard, as Raw tries to pass.
Antunes is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raw tries to free his leg and advance position but Antunes is retaining full guard.
Raw trying to control but Antunes is working from the bottom.
Raw looking to sit in guard and control but Antunes gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Antunes wants to stand but Raw has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Antunes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Raw wants to stand up but Antunes is controlling him.
Antunes is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Marcos Antunes.
Raw wants to clinch up but Antunes keeps it at a distance.
Raw shoots in looking for a takedown but Antunes manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Raw's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Antunes lands a body shot.
Raw looks winded!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Antunes.
Antunes scores with a shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Antunes. Those never looked like landing.
Raw throws a leg kick but Antunes moved away.
Antunes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Antunes throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raw fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Antunes's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Antunes duly obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Antunes connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Raw's hands.
Raw just misses with a punch to the body.
Raw takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Antunes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Antunes lands with a hook. Raw tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Raw fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Antunes lunges at Raw with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Raw's hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Antunes scores with a hook.
Marcos Antunes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Antunes scores with a punch to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcos Antunes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matt Raw's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Antunes closes the distance and pushes Raw back into the cage.
Antunes has had enough of the clinch but Raw keeps him there for the moment.
Antunes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Antunes has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Raw after a bit of a struggle.
Raw goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Raw tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Antunes just stands there and leans against the cage.
Raw prevents Antunes from breaking the clinch.
Antunes looking for a takedown.
Antunes is working for takedown but Raw is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcos Antunes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Antunes goes for a takedown in the clinch but Raw prevents it.
Raw has Antunes pressed against the cage, preventing Antunes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Raw has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Antunes after a bit of a struggle.
Antunes changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Raw fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Antunes misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raw shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Antunes but Antunes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Marcos Antunes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Raw is trying hard to land a takedown here. Antunes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Antunes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Antunes moves out of range as Raw throws a body kick.
Raw ducks right into an uppercut from Antunes.
A combination from Antunes does no damage.
No joy there for Raw, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Raw dodges the punch combination from Antunes.
Raw misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antunes wants to clinch.
Antunes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Antunes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Antunes. Those never looked like landing.
Raw takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A combination from Antunes does no damage.
Antunes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Raw manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Raw ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Antunes swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Raw closes the distance and clinches.
Raw keeps control of Antunes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Raw is working for takedown but Antunes is calmly controlling the position for now.

Raw manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Raw bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Antunes's guard.
Antunes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Raw gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Raw gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Raw uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Antunes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raw tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Antunes counter with a right hand.
Raw showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Antunes.
Antunes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Raw counters with a head kick. That will keep Antunes thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Raw shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Antunes defends it nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Antunes misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raw shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Antunes as he jumps to the side.
Sloppy strikes from Antunes. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Marcos Antunes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Matt Raw's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Raw fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Raw is defended easily by Antunes.
Antunes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Raw looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Antunes's jab looks to have found its range, popping Raw under the eye.
A combination from Antunes does no damage.
Raw goes for a double leg but Antunes avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Antunes continues to drive forward.
Marcos Antunes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Raw.
Antunes is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Raw gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Antunes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Raw fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Antunes is looking for a takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Antunes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Antunes is trying to break the clinch but Raw has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Raw breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marcos Antunes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Antunes lands a right hook to the body.
Antunes misses with a series of wild punches.
Antunes lands a glancing blow to the side of Raw's head.
Antunes misses with a wild body shot.
Raw takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Antunes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Raw.
Antunes slips a jab and a cross from Raw.
Raw shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Antunes defends it nicely.

Antunes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antunes drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Raw has Antunes pressed against the cage.

Raw manages to break the clinch.
Antunes leaves Raw with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Antunes feints a jab promting Raw to slip. Antunes then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Raw slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Antunes tries to close the distance and clinch but Raw swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Antunes punishes Raw's body with a nice straight punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raw on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Raw throws a right hand that misses
and Antunes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Raw has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Raw dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Antunes doesn't manage to clinch there - Raw circles away.
Antunes fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Raw on the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Antunes.
Marcos Antunes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Raw fails in his attempt to clinch.
Raw fails with a takedown attempt.
Antunes scores with a decent looking hook.
Antunes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Raw moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raw fails with an attempt to clinch.
Antunes throws a nice looking combination but Raw bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Raw has Antunes up against the cage in a clinch.
Antunes working hard to break the clinch.

Antunes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Raw steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Antunes.
A head kick misses from Raw.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raw shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Antunes as he jumps to the side.
Antunes scores with a three punch combo!

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcos 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcos Antunes!
Marcos Antunes tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.