PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Darryl Fitzpatrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Antonew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fitzpatrick comes to the ring accompanied by Enter Sandman . The key to victory for Darryl Fitzpatrick has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Fitzpatrick
vs
Antonew

186 cm
27
173 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

177 cm
20
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Voodoo Nutrition
Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darryl Fitzpatrick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyler Antonew!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Fitzpatrick. No joy for Antonew on that attempt.
Fitzpatrick connects with a body shot.

Antonew drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Antonew landing strikes.
Fitzpatrick can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Fitzpatrick is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Antonew lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Fitzpatrick is looking to reverse the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick wants to control but Antonew postures up.
Antonew wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fitzpatrick keeps working.
Fitzpatrick wants to control but Antonew postures up.
Antonew has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The ground and pound from Antonew seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Antonew throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Antonew in side control lands a decent elbow.
Antonew trying to control the position but Fitzpatrick is working away.
Antonew throws a strike aimed at the side of Fitzpatrick's head but Fitzpatrick avoids it well.
Antonew postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antonew working the head and body with strikes.
Antonew working away.
Antonew lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Antonew lands a decent elbow from side control.
The ground and pound from Antonew seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Antonew tries to score with some ground and pound. Fitzpatrick controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Antonew working away.
Antonew connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Fitzpatrick some visible discomfort.
Fitzpatrick tries to bench press Antonew off him but Antonew keeps the position.
Antonew working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Fitzpatrick taking punishment in the form of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antonew connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Fitzpatrick some visible discomfort.
Fitzpatrick takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Fitzpatrick defending against the ground and pound.
Antonew throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
My spies in LOD - Slaughterhouse inform me that Antonew has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Fitzpatrick takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Antonew lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Fitzpatrick down.
Antonew wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fitzpatrick keeps working.
Antonew throws a strike aimed at the side of Fitzpatrick's head but Fitzpatrick avoids it well.
Antonew working the ground and pound but Fitzpatrick is defending the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Antonew's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Antonew postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Antonew scoring with punches from side control.
Antonew looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Fitzpatrick is avoiding damage well.
Antonew sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Fitzpatrick is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Antonew working the head and body with strikes.
Antonew in side control, throwing shots but Fitzpatrick defends.
Antonew is looking to take a break and control but Fitzpatrick is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Antonew scores with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Antonew 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.

Antonew darts in trying to clinch
and Fitzpatrick counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Antonew misses with a takedown attempt
and Fitzpatrick counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Antonew thinking.
Antonew misses with a double jab
and Fitzpatrick counters with a left and a right that stings Antonew.
Antonew with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fitzpatrick counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Antonew misses with a takedown
enabling Fitzpatrick to counter with a crisp jab.
Darryl Fitzpatrick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyler Antonew.

Antonew shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Antonew was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The strikes coming from Antonew are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick is looking for a sweep.
Antonew cracks Fitzpatrick with a big right hand but Fitzpatrick just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Antonew throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Antonew working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Antonew has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Antonew cracks Fitzpatrick with a big elbow.
Fitzpatrick tries to buck Antonew off but Antonew is having none of it.
Tyler Antonew has got the better of the ground game so far.
Antonew working the body and head with strikes.
Antonew postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Antonew scores with a couple of short elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick parries the strikes from Antonew easily there. Antonew is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Fitzpatrick to escape.
Fitzpatrick knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Antonew on the ground.
Fitzpatrick struggling a bit here.
Antonew working the ground and pound.
Antonew trying to control the position but Fitzpatrick is working away.
Antonew throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Antonew scoring with punches and elbows.
Antonew landing a few strikes.
Antonew in side control lands a decent elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick wants to control but Antonew postures up.
Fitzpatrick defending against the ground and pound.
Fitzpatrick tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Antonew wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Fitzpatrick takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Antonew landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Antonew is chipping away with strikes.
Antonew throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Antonew cracks Fitzpatrick with a big right hand but Fitzpatrick just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

Fitzpatrick is rocked!
Antonew working the ground and pound.
Oh Fitzpatrick is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antonew lands a decent elbow from side control.
Antonew lands a huge shot from side control! Fitzpatrick is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tyler Antonew!
Darryl Fitzpatrick spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll take my loss as a man... congratulations...'.