PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Fadden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Antonise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fadden's entrance music is God Of Thunder by KISS. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Fadden
vs
Antonise

170 cm
27
149 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

173 cm
27
160 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Fadden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Simon Antonise!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Alyssa Summers and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fadden throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

Fadden moves into the clinch.

Fadden manages to break the clinch.
John Fadden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fadden looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fadden jabs at Antonise's body.
Fadden throws out a leg kick but Antonise moves out of range and Fadden only half commits.
Antonise throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fadden connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Antonise momentarily.
Fadden dodges the punch combination from Antonise.

Fadden has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fadden.

Fadden manages to break the clinch.

Fadden takes the fight into the clinch.
Antonise is looking to control Fadden's arms but Fadden gets an underhook and turns him. Now Antonise has his back to the cage.
Antonise seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Antonise wants to break free but Fadden has control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fadden pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the liver by Fadden. Beautiful body shot.
Antonise walks into a stiff left hand from Fadden.
Fadden misses with a series of wild punches.

Fadden instigates a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Antonise.
Antonise throws a head punch that misses.
Antonise managing to block the knees to the body from Fadden.
Antonise goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Antonise working aggressively here.
Fadden tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Antonise's elbow.

Fadden escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fadden tries to bum rush Antonise with a series of wild strikes but Antonise uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Antonise takes a swing at Fadden's ribcage but misses.
A jab lands there for Fadden.
Antonise throws a lazy right hand but Fadden sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fadden with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fadden has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Antonise finds it's way round the side to connect with Fadden's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fadden lands a nice looking body shot.
Fadden throws a combination that misses
and Antonise connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fadden looks to land a combination but Antonise avoids it well.

Fadden fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Antonise, pushing him back against the cage.
Fadden just leaning against Antonise, taking a breather.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Antonise creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Antonise struggles to land a body shot inside as Fadden controls his hands.
Antonise taking a breather.
Antonise is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Antonise managing to block the knees to the body from Fadden.
Fadden's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Antonise is struggling to control the position.
Fadden lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fadden scores with a nice hook to the head.
Antonise tries to work over Fadden's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fadden tries to land knees in the clinch but Antonise avoids the damage to the body.
Fadden misses with a knee strike.
Antonise goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Fadden manages to break the clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Antonise.
Fadden throws a lazy right hand but Antonise sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Antonise lands a nice looking body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Antonise checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Fadden throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fadden lands a nice leg kick that just misses Antonise's sensitive parts.
Fadden looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fadden misses with an uppercut.
Fadden tries to clinch
and Antonise makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
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!
Antonise wants to clinch.
Fadden moves in looking to clinch but Antonise pushes him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fadden does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Fadden ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Antonise moves away.
Fadden takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fadden misses with an uppercut. Antonise saw that one coming.
Fadden throws a series of punches but Antonise moves out of range.
Fadden throws a low kick but Antonise avoids it.
Antonise checks a leg kick.
Antonise checks a leg kick.
Antonise looks to score with a jab to the body but Fadden is just out of range.
Fadden misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fadden showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Antonise.
Fadden takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Antonise 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.

John Fadden dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Antonise looks to land a right hand but Fadden moved out of range.
Antonise throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fadden sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fadden swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fadden displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Antonise throws out the jab.
Antonise lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fadden circles away quickly and effectively.
Fadden misses with a wild body shot.
Fadden misses with a wild body shot.
Antonise takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Antonise connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fadden momentarily.
Antonise walks into a jab.
Fadden scores with a jab. Antonise acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Antonise ducks under a wild hook from Fadden.
Sloppy strikes from Fadden. Those never looked like landing.
A punch combination from Fadden misses.
Fadden swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Antonise throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Antonise bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fadden walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fadden walks into a left hand.
Fadden misses with a low kick.
Fadden lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Antonise circles away quickly and effectively.
Fadden tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Antonise manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fadden just misses with a punch to the body.

Fadden has managed to clinch.
Antonise lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Antonise's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fadden thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fadden tries to clinch up.
John Fadden is winning the standup battle so far.
Antonise dips to his left and cracks Fadden with an uppercut!
Antonise's corner calls for a 1-2. Antonise obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fadden fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fadden feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Antonise's calf.
Antonise ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fadden tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Antonise has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Fadden misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fadden is looking to clinch but Antonise is avoiding it.
Fadden misses with the combination.
Fadden throws a right and a left that both miss.
Antonise works Fadden's body with a nice hook.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fadden throws a front kick aimed at Antonise's knee but Antonise avoids it well.
Fadden on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fadden is looking to score with low kicks.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Fadden here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Fadden showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Antonise.
Antonise fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fadden manages to avoid it.
John Fadden is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antonise is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fadden defending well as Antonise loads up on a big left hand.
Fadden throws a leg kick but Antonise checks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fadden. Antonise does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fadden throws a series of punches but Antonise moves out of range.
Fadden tries to clinch there but Antonise circles away.
Fadden scores with a jab.
Fadden misses with a low kick.
Fadden is looking to clinch.
Fadden swats away the attempt to clinch by Antonise.
Fadden is looking to clinch.
Fadden walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fadden jabs Antonise to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fadden is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fadden avoids the body shot from Antonise.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fadden lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Antonise avoiding damage as Fadden throws knees to the body.
Fadden creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fadden is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Antonise is defending well for now.
Fadden struggles to land a body shot inside as Antonise controls his hands.
Fadden lands a body punch in the clinch.
Antonise looking to stall.
John Fadden has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fadden misses with a body punch.
Antonise tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fadden's elbow.
A short right from Antonise on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fadden stalls.
Fadden doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Simon Antonise will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Antonise connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fadden momentarily.
Antonise tries to clinch up but Fadden circles away and keeps his distance.
Antonise throws a combination that misses
and Fadden counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fadden looks to clinch
and Fadden takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fadden slips under a jab from Antonise.

Fadden forces Antonise back against the cage and clinches.
Fadden lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Antonise throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Antonise is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Fadden throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fadden tries to land knees in the clinch but Antonise avoids the damage to the body.
Antonise doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Fadden.
Fadden prevents a body shot from Antonise.
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!
Fadden misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Antonise.
Antonise misses with a punch on the inside.
Fadden tries to land a knee to the head but Antonise blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fadden blocks an uppercut.
Antonise avoiding damage as Fadden throws knees to the body.
Fadden lands a nice knee to the body.
Fadden tries to land knees in the clinch but Antonise avoids the damage to the body.
Antonise misses with the head strike.
Antonise on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Antonise misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fadden.
Fadden keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Antonise's efforts to push away.
A nice left hand lands by Antonise.
Fadden throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fadden with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Antonise wants to stall.
Fadden misses with an elbow strike.
Antonise tries to work over Fadden's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Antonise tries a body shot but Fadden blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fadden lands a shot to the body.
Antonise is looking to control Fadden's arms but Fadden gets an underhook and turns him. Now Antonise has his back to the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fadden just leaning against Antonise, taking a breather.
Fadden tries to work over Antonise's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Fadden is looking to take this one to the mat.
Antonise looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short right from Antonise on the inside.
Antonise tries to work over Fadden's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fadden fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fadden makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Antonise scores with a shot to the side of Fadden's head.
Fadden lands a right hand.
Antonise blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Antonise has a couple of punches blocked by Fadden.
Fadden tries to land knees in the clinch but Antonise avoids the damage to the body.
Knees to the body from Fadden.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fadden lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antonise looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Antonise tries a body shot but Fadden blocks it.
A short left from Fadden.
Fadden lands a body punch.
Antonise wants to get back to striking at distance but Fadden won't allow it.
Antonise goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fadden is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Antonise pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Fadden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Antonise misses with a punch on the inside.
Antonise has a couple of punches blocked by Fadden.
Fadden throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Antonise blocks it with crossed arms.
Antonise blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Antonise wants to break free but Fadden has control.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fadden.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Antonise.
Fadden misses with a hook to the ribs.
Antonise is trying to force a seperation but Fadden has the dominant position.
Antonise tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Fadden jumps into guard, dragging Antonise to the mat.
Fadden looking to control.
Fadden wants to sweep here but Antonise controlling him for the moment.
Antonise trying to control but Fadden is working from the bottom.
Antonise preventing the sweep.
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!
Fadden being controlled here, momentarily.
Antonise wants to control from the top but Fadden keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

OK we're going to have a standup here. Simon Antonise hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Nice shot lands for Antonise.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to John Fadden.
I think Fadden has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Fadden!
John Fadden made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Thanks to everyone here at Valhalla for such a warm welcome, I really truly thank each and every one of you. '.