PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mads Nielsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Antoine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nielsen
vs
Antoine

180 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

172 cm
27
158 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mads Nielsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pablo Antoine!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antoine misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Antoine takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Antoine is defended easily by Nielsen.

Nielsen closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Antoine to the mat! Antoine manages to get full guard.
Antoine looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nielsen landing some decent shots from guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Antoine looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nielsen throws a big elbow that misses.
Nielsen controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nielsen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Antoine wants to sweep here but Nielsen controlling him for the moment.
Antoine working a defensive guard here.
Nielsen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Antoine swivels though and keeps the full guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Nielsen bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Antoine's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nielsen looking to control but instead Antoine has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Nielsen is looking to advance position but Antoine won't allow it.
Antoine is staying active underneath Nielsen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Antoine wants to improve his position but Nielsen is controlling well.
Nielsen trying to control the action but Antoine is working from the bottom.
Nielsen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nielsen controlling the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antoine avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nielsen.
Nielsen with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Antoine shoots in but no luck this time.

Nielsen looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Antoine!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Antoine can't do much from the bottom here.

Nielsen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Nielsen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Antoine wants to control but Nielsen postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antoine gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Antoine is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nielsen scores with a couple of nice shots.
Antoine pushes Nielsen off looking to stand but Nielsen dives back in and keeps control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nielsen lands a nice short elbow.
Nielsen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Antoine on the ground.
Nielsen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Antoine wants to control but Nielsen is keeping busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Antoine moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mads Nielsen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nielsen avoids the head kick by Antoine.
Antoine has a takedown stuffed.

Nielsen closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Nielsen wants to control but Antoine is keeping him busy.
Antoine dodges the ground and pound from Nielsen.
Nielsen slows the pace down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Antoine is trying to get back to his feet.
Mads Nielsen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Antoine tries to improve position but can't.
Antoine wants to control but Nielsen postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Antoine might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Nielsen haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Antoine is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Nielsen shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Antoine is trying to defend but Nielsen finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Nielsen is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Antoine doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Nielsen.
Antoine is looking to improve his position.
Nielsen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Antoine can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antoine wants to control but Nielsen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Antoine is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Nielsen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Nielsen's back!
Nielsen wants to control his opponent's hands but Antoine gets his hands free.
Antoine wants to control but Nielsen is keeping busy.
Antoine has Nielsen flattened out and is raining down punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antoine is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Nielsen up.
Nielsen is keeping busy.
Antoine not allowing Nielsen to control his hands.
Nielsen is trying to get back to his feet but Antoine has full control of the position and if anything, Nielsen has just worked his way into a worse spot.

Antoine is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Nielsen is defending well though. Antoine let's go of the attempt for now.

Nielsen defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antoine has Nielsen flattened out and is raining down punches.
Nielsen just trying to survive but Antoine is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.

Antoine has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Antoine is working the ground and pound. Can Nielsen escape?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Antoine is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Nielsen has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Antoine keeps control of the position as Nielsen tries to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Pablo Antoine will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Antoine blocks a head kick by Nielsen.
Antoine shoots in looking for a takedown but Nielsen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Antoine's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Nielsen scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Antoine is staying active underneath Nielsen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Antoine wants to control but Nielsen is keeping busy.
Antoine is trying to stand up here but Nielsen is controlling him well.
Antoine is looking for a sweep. Nielsen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Antoine trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Antoine gets back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nielsen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Antoine is trying to keep Nielsen in close.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nielsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Antoine.

Antoine gets caught flat footed, as Nielsen shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Nielsen looking to sit in guard and control but Antoine gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Antoine trying to control but Nielsen is working from the bottom.
Nielsen on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nielsen tries to get out of the position.
Antoine pushes down on Nielsen's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antoine trying to control the action but Nielsen is working from the bottom.
Nielsen tries to kick Antoine off but Antoine keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Antoine is looking for a kimura but Nielsen is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Antoine to get the leverage.
Nielsen trying to get back to full guard but Antoine takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Nielsen tries to hold on but Antoine pushes him away.
Antoine lands with some strikes.
Nielsen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nielsen tries to lock up and control but Antoine gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Nielsen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Nielsen is trying to stand up.

Antoine is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Nielsen to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Nielsen shrugs it off.
Nielsen working to try and regain half guard.

Antoine looking to isolate an arm here. Nielsen doesn't see it coming and as Antoine extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Antoine!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pablo Antoine!