PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Simon Antonise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Goat Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Boy's choice of entrance music: Bill Hicks - Goatboy. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Antonise
vs
Boy

173 cm
26
160 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

177 cm
26
162 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Intelligent

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Simon Antonise!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Goat Boy!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boy misses with a jab to the body
and Antonise counters with a straight right hand.
Boy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Antonise with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Boy to score with a decent uppercut.
Antonise scores with a nice head shot.
Boy wants to land a leg kick but Antonise is out of range.
Boy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Antonise connects with a looping right hand.
Antonise throws a looping overhand right but Boy ducks down to avoid it.
Boy misses the body punch
letting Antonise counter with a right hand.
Boy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Antonise rather than just go for the knockout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Antonise misses with a looping right.
Boy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Antonise counters with a nice body shot.
Boy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Antonise on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Antonise takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Antonise throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boy misses with an uppercut
and Antonise counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Boy thinking.
Boy lands a jab.
Boy misses with a looping left.
Antonise throws a big shot that misses.
Boy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Antonise was well out of range. Poor timing from Boy.
Boy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Antonise takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice defenses there by Boy.
Antonise lands a head shot.
Antonise throws a body punch but Boy moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antonise throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Boy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Boy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Boy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Boy can't find room to land a body shot as Antonise controls the action.
Antonise cracks Boy with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Antonise goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boy blocks an uppercut.
Boy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Antonise is trying to break the clinch but Boy has him pressed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Boy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Antonise tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Boy just stands there and leans against the cage.
A short right from Boy on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Boy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Antonise misses with some punches.
Antonise swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boy misses with a punch on the inside.
Antonise misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Antonise goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Boy.
Antonise pushes Boy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Boy lands a nice uppercut.
Boy lands a shoulder strike.
Boy blocking some punches.
Boy scores with a shoulder strike.
Antonise misses with a hook to the ribs.
Antonise has a couple of punches blocked by Boy.
Antonise misses with the head strike.
Antonise definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Antonise working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Boy blocking some punches.
Boy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Boy looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Antonise prevents a body shot from Boy.
Boy has Antonise pushed against the cage.
Antonise tries to throw a body punch but Boy avoids it by throwing Antonise back against the cage.
Boy pushes Antonise back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Antonise misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antonise tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boy lands a left hand.
Antonise blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Antonise prevents a body shot from Boy.
Antonise takes a shot to the head.
Boy lands a right hand.
Boy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Boy tries to work over Antonise's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Antonise's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Antonise swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Antonises head.
Boy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Antonise misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Boy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Boy.
Boy scores with a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Boy scores with a nice short uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Goat Boy dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Boy swings for the body but Antonise moves out of range.
Boy lands with a cross.
Boy scores with the left hand. Antonise knows he should have avoided that one.
Boy moves out of range as Antonise strikes.
The fighters circling - Boy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boy wants to clinch up but Antonise keeps it at a distance.
Antonise slips under a jab.
Boy throws out a loose jab but Antonise uses good head movement to avoid it.
Antonise missing with a left hand there. Boy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Goat Boy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Antonise gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Boy misses with an uppercut. Antonise saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Antonise connects with a right hand. Boy shakes it off.
Antonise throws the left hand but Boy avoids the punch easily.
Antonise throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Boy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Antonise doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Boy fails to land.
Boy lands with a short shot to the head.
Boy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Antonise takes a shot to the head.
Antonise blocks a body shot from Boy.
Boy blocks an uppercut.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Antonise can't find room to land a body shot as Boy controls the action.
Antonise swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Antonise tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boy's elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Antonise backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antonise struggles to land a body shot inside as Boy controls his hands.
Boy throws a punch but it's blocked by Antonise.
Boy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Boy.
Antonise gets through Boy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Boy has a couple of punches blocked by Antonise.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Antonise throws a head punch that misses.
Antonise misses with a hook to the ribs.
Antonise tries to work over Boy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Antonise swings wildly with an uppercut but Boy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Antonise lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Antonise has a couple of punches blocked by Boy.
Goat Boy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Antonise lands with a left to the head.
Antonise works on Boy's body with a couple of short punches.
Boy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antonise tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boy trying to stall but Antonise improves his position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Boy.
Boy is working Antonise over against the cage.
Antonise misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boy lands a shoulder strike.
Antonise working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Boy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boy tries to throw a body punch but Antonise avoids it by throwing Boy back against the cage.
Boy is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Boy lands a right hand.
Boy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boy swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Antonise manages to break the clinch.
Boy scores with a jab to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boy tries to move into range but Antonise moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antonise lands with an overhand left.
Antonise ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boy moves away.
Antonise throws a right hand that misses

and Boy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Boy takes a shot to the head.

Boy is rocked!
Antonise blocking some punches.
Boy is still on wobbly legs! Can Antonise finish him?
Boy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boy seems to have recovered his senses.
Antonise goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boy.
Boy stalls.
The crowd are getting on Boy's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Boy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boy effectively controlling the action here.
Boy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Antonise's elbow.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Goat Boy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Antonise throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Boy's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Antonise dives in looking to finish as Boy flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Antonise's strikes! Antonise is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Boy's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Boy was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Simon Antonise!
A relieved looking Simon Antonise thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Goat Boy was interviewed post fight and said 'Goatboy was here to please you!'.