PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Simon Antonise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Dungheap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simon Antonise has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Antonise
vs
Dungheap

173 cm
26
160 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

175 cm
26
165 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 5 - 2 - 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dick Dungheap!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dungheap thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dungheap scores with a hook to the body. Antonise takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dungheap misses with a right hand
and Antonise counters with a right hand to the body.
Dungheap's coach down at Island Premium 20x CT's was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Dungheap's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Antonise lands an overhand right.
Dungheap lands with an uppercut that bounces Antonise off the cage and back into range.
Dungheap misses with a shot to the body
and Antonise counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dungheap throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Antonise uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dungheap.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dungheap. Antonise does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dick Dungheap seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dungheap waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Antonise.
Dungheap displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Antonise throws out the jab.
Antonise fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dungheap ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Antonise moves away.
Antonise with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dungheap to score with a decent uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Antonise fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dungheap on the side of the head.
Dungheap misses the jab.
Dungheap pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Antonise looks to throw the jab but Dungheap is out of range.
Dungheap thuds his right hand into Antonise's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Antonise throws a jab but it's blocked by Dungheap.
Dungheap throws a hook but Antonise blocks it.
Dungheap is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dungheap throws out a loose jab but Antonise uses good head movement to avoid it.
Antonise slips a jab from Dungheap.
Dungheap throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Antonise counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dungheap tries to close the distance and clinch but Antonise swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Antonise has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dungheap finds it's way round the side to connect with Antonise's head.
Antonise avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Dungheap clinches up against the cage.

Dungheap breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Dungheap fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Antonise, pushing him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antonise swings wildly with an uppercut but Dungheap uses good head movement to avoid it.
Antonise tries to throw a body punch but Dungheap avoids it by throwing Antonise back against the cage.
Dungheap misses with a punch on the inside.
Dungheap stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Antonise tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dungheap misses with the head strike.
Dungheap scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dungheap has Antonise pressed against the cage, preventing Antonise from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Antonise blocking some punches.
Dungheap scores with a nice hook to the head.
Antonise tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dungheap's elbow.
Antonise lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Antonise tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Antonise can't find room to land a body shot as Dungheap controls the action.
Antonise wants a takedown but no success here.
Antonise misses with the head strike.

Dungheap escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Dungheap.
Dungheap scores with a punch to the head.
Antonise is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Antonise throws a looping overhand right but Dungheap ducks down to avoid it.
Antonise misses with a looping right.
Antonise displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dungheap throws out the jab.
Antonise throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Dungheap instigates a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dungheap.
Antonise misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dungheap digs a right hand into Antonise's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Antonise's gas tank.
Dungheap lands a right hand that snaps the head of Antonise backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Antonise goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dungheap prevents it.
Antonise tries to work over Dungheap's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Antonise is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simon Antonise. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dungheap lands a nice uppercut.

Dungheap breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dungheap tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Antonise was well out of range. Poor timing from Dungheap.
Antonise connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dungheap's hands.
Antonise moves out of range as Dungheap strikes.

Dungheap pushes Antonise up against the cage in a clinch.
Dungheap lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Dungheap fails to land.
Dungheap digs a right hand underneath Antonise's ribcage. Antonise let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Antonise misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Dungheap.
Dungheap tries a body shot but Antonise blocks it.
Antonise swings wildly with an uppercut but Dungheap uses good head movement to avoid it.
Antonise throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Antonise blocks an uppercut.
Antonise can't find room to land a body shot as Dungheap controls the action.
Antonise tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dungheap just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dungheap blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dick Dungheap 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.

Dungheap misses with a body shot.
Antonise ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Antonise takes one to the side of the head.
Dungheap swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Antonise throws a lazy right hand but Dungheap sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dungheap tries to clinch up.
Dungheap swings for the body but Antonise moves out of range.

Dungheap drives through and clinches with Antonise against the cage.
Dungheap blocks an uppercut.
Dungheap blocks an uppercut.
Antonise tries to break free but Dungheap pushes him back against the cage.
Dungheap can't find room to land a body shot as Antonise controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Dungheap fails to land.
Antonise can't break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dungheap.
Antonise throws a punch but it's blocked by Dungheap.
Dungheap blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dungheap throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Antonise doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dungheap lands with a light punch inside.
Antonise misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dungheap.
Antonise blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Dungheap.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A nice left hand lands by Dungheap.
Antonise misses with some punches.
Dungheap lands with a short shot to the head.
Dungheap lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Antonise backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dungheap.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dungheap creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dungheap makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dungheap scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dungheap lands with a short shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Dungheap scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dungheap works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antonise tries to score a body lock takedown but Dungheap shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dungheap scores with a shot to the side of Antonise's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dungheap.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dungheap creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dungheap lands a left hand that snaps the head of Antonise backwards.

Antonise is rocked!
Antonise misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oh Antonise is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dungheap tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Antonise seems to have got his legs back now.
Dungheap lands with a light punch inside.
Dungheap lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Dungheap on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dungheap.
Dungheap softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Antonise blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good body shot from Dungheap.
Antonise tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dungheap's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dungheap creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Antonise can't find room to land a body shot as Dungheap controls the action.
Dungheap lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dungheap tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dungheap.
Dungheap misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dungheap has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Antonise wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short uppercut from Dungheap.
Dungheap tries to throw a body punch but Antonise avoids it by throwing Dungheap back against the cage.
Dungheap lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dungheap lands with a light punch inside.
Dungheap lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dungheap can't find room to land a body shot as Antonise controls the action.
Dungheap working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Antonise goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dungheap works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Antonise swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dungheap cracks Antonise with a nice body shot.
Dungheap misses with the head strike.
Dungheap prevents a body shot from Antonise.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Antonise.
Antonise wants to get back to striking at distance but Dungheap won't allow it.
A short right from Dungheap.
Dungheap lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dungheap working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dungheap lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dungheap lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Antonise.
Still in the clinch, Dungheap scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dungheap lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dungheap lands a left hand.
Dungheap throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Antonises head.
Dungheap scores with a shoulder strike.
Antonise's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dungheap lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Antonise backwards.

Dungheap breaks from the clinch.
Dungheap misses the jab.
Antonise throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dungheap sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dick Dungheap showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Dungheap misses with an uppercut.
Antonise keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dungheap.
Antonise scores with a hook.
Dungheap swings for the body but Antonise moves out of range.
Dungheap throws a jab but it's blocked by Antonise.
Dungheap uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Antonise.
Antonise slips under a jab.
Antonise steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dungheap.
Antonise thows a left - swing and a miss!
No joy there for Antonise, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dungheap throws a looping overhand right but Antonise ducks down to avoid it.

Antonise gets tackled into the cage by Dungheap. Dungheap maintains the clinch.
Antonise's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Antonise is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dungheap gets through Antonise's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Dungheap.
Dungheap lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Antonise backwards.
Antonise tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Antonise fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dungheap.
Antonise misses with a body punch.
Dungheap lands with a left to the head.
Antonise throws a punch but it's blocked by Dungheap.

Dungheap manages to break the clinch.
Antonise blocks a jab.
Antonise misses with an uppercut.

Dungheap rushes Antonise and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dungheap lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dungheap misses with a punch on the inside.
Dungheap working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Dungheap.
Dungheap lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dungheap working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Antonise misses with some punches.
Dungheap blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dungheap lands a shoulder strike.

Dungheap escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Dungheap closes the distance and pushes Antonise back into the cage.
A short right from Dungheap.
Antonise swings wildly with an uppercut but Dungheap uses good head movement to avoid it.

Dungheap manages to break the clinch.
Dungheap fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Antonise looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dungheap looks to score with a jab to the body but Antonise is just out of range.
Dungheap just misses with a punch to the body.
Dungheap slips a jab from Antonise.
Good exchange - Dungheap coming out on top.
Dungheap misses with a hook to the body
and Antonise counters with a left to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dungheap moves away from the strike by Antonise.
Dungheap lands a nice shot to the body.
Dungheap tests Antonise's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dungheap misses with a hook.
Dungheap throws a lazy uppercut
and Antonise counters with a straight right hand.
Dungheap misses with an uppercut
and Antonise counters with a straight right hand.
Dungheap throws a poor cross that misses
and Antonise counters with a two punch combo.
Dungheap defending well as Antonise loads up on a big left hand.
Dungheap dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Antonise avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big right from Dungheap misses.
Antonise misses with a straight right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dungheap throws a shot from downtown. Antonise moves away and avoids it.
Antonise ducks under a wild hook from Dungheap.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dungheap scores with a crisp jab that stopped Antonise in his tracks.
Antonise takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dungheap throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Antonise ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Antonise avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Simon Antonise has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Antonise steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dungheap.
Jab, jab by Dungheap - just one landing.
Antonise keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Antonise takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Antonise throws a looping overhand right but Dungheap ducks down to avoid it.
Antonise lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dungheap circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd cheers as Dungheap lands an impressive looking overhand right. Antonise doesn't seem phased though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dick Dungheap comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dungheap 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dick Dungheap!
A victorious Dick Dungheap thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.