PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Simon Antonise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herb Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Herb Dean acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Antonise
vs
Dean

173 cm
27
160 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

165 cm
27
167 lbs
9 - 10 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Solid Muay Thai
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 New York, Simon Antonise!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Herb Dean!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Franklyn Lucas and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antonise works the jab nicely.
Dean looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dean tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Antonise swivels and escapes.
Antonise takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Antonise scores with a jab to the jaw.
Antonise stalks Dean and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dean's face. Dean staggers backwards, shaken.
Antonise avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A jab from Dean misses.
Dean shoots for a double leg takedown but Antonise sprawls well. He's pushed Dean's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Simon Antonise has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Herb Dean.
Dean tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Antonise swivels and escapes.
Antonise scores with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dean takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Antonise fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dean on the side of the head.

Dean is rocked!
Antonise loads up on a big right hand but Dean slips the punch.
Dean throws a lazy right hand but Antonise sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Antonise thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dean misses with a body shot.
A jab from Antonise misses.
Dean walks into a stiff left hand from Antonise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean goes for a double leg but Antonise avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Antonise continues to drive forward.

Antonise breaks the clinch.
Antonise fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dean looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Antonise throws out a powerful jab.
Dean is still on wobbly legs! Can Antonise finish him?
Antonise bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dean seems to have recovered his senses.
Dean moves away from the strike by Antonise.
Dean steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Antonise.
Dean ducks right into an uppercut from Antonise.
Antonise works Dean's body with a nice hook.
Dean steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Antonise.
Antonise jabs Dean to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Antonise looks to score with a jab to the body but Dean is just out of range.
Dean uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Antonise.
Dean takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Antonise is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dean pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dean uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Antonise.
Antonise scores with a nice strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Antonise ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Antonise throws a body punch but Dean moves out of range.
Dean throws a right hand that misses
and Antonise connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Antonise avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Antonise lands a jab to the head.
A swing and a miss from Dean.
Dean is trying desperately to land a takedown but Antonise is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Dean.
Antonise throws a body shot but no joy.
Dean avoids the body shot from Antonise.
Antonise is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Dean wants to clinch.
Antonise keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dean.

Dean moves into the clinch.
Antonise lands a nice uppercut.
Antonise misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antonise lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dean or not.
Antonise lands with a short shot to the head.
Antonise stops a takedown attempt from Dean.

Antonise breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Antonise scores with a jab to the body.
Antonise uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dean.
Antonise stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Antonise wants it to stay on the feet.
Dean throws a jab but it's blocked by Antonise.
Dean just misses with a punch to the body.
Antonise throws an overhand right that lands on Dean's shoulder, as Dean tries to avoid the shot.
Antonise keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dean shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Antonise but Antonise pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dean misses the jab.
Dean throws a hook to the side of Antonise's head but Antonise sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Antonise is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dean is looking to clinch but Antonise is avoiding it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean lands with a nice body punch.
Antonise misses with a hook.
A lazy left from Antonise finds it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dean walks into a jab.
Dean misses with an uppercut. Antonise saw that one coming.
Antonise lands a glancing blow to the side of Dean's head.
Dean throws a hook but Antonise avoids it easily.
Dean throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Antonise cracks Dean with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Antonise looks to score with a jab to the body but Dean is just out of range.
Antonise throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Antonise uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dean.
Antonise throws out a loose jab but Dean uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Antonise throws a hook but Dean blocks it.
Antonise slips a jab from Dean.
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.
Dean closes the distance looking to clinch
and Antonise connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simon Antonise dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Antonise swats away the attempt to clinch by Dean.
Dean walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Antonise lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Dean falls backwards - clearly groggy! Antonise dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Simon Antonise!
After winning the bout, Simon Antonise thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.