PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jorn Anthriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luana Peroba Filgueiras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Anthriel
vs
Peroba Filgueiras

175 cm
40
141 lbs
38 - 14 - 1

167 cm
39
140 lbs
17 - 26 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 38 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorn Anthriel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 26 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Luana Peroba Filgueiras!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filgueiras gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Anthriel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Filgueiras has his takedown stuffed
and Anthriel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Anthriel. Those never looked like landing.
Filgueiras wants to clinch
and Anthriel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Filgueiras avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Filgueiras has his takedown stuffed
and Anthriel makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jorn Anthriel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luana Peroba Filgueiras.

Anthriel drops Filgueiras with a beautiful combination! Filgueiras stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Anthriel is looking for the KO!

Filgueiras is rocked!

It looks like Luana Peroba Filgueiras has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Filgueiras tries to clinch up
enabling Anthriel to counter with a crisp jab.
Filgueiras is still on wobbly legs! Can Anthriel finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Filgueiras misses with a takedown
and Anthriel counters with a huge left! Filgueiras is in big trouble! He's backing up but Anthriel isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Filgueiras from any more damage. A dominating finish by Anthriel!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jorn Anthriel!
Jorn Anthriel got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'