PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eugenio Antonio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abbe Faria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abbe Faria has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Antonio
vs
Faria

195 cm
22
275 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

195 cm
34
265 lbs
28 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eugenio Antonio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Abbe Faria!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antonio gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Antonio's corner calls for a 1-2. Antonio obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Faria takes the fight into the clinch.
Antonio has a couple of punches blocked by Faria.
Antonio throws a punch but it's blocked by Faria.
A head punch on the inside from Antonio fails to land.
Antonio misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Antonio.
Faria misses with some punches.
Antonio working aggressively here.
Faria fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Faria lands a right hand.
Faria blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Antonio lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Faria swings wildly with an uppercut but Antonio uses good head movement to avoid it.
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!
Faria is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Antonio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Faria tries to land a knee to the head but Antonio blocks with his arms.
Antonio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Faria's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faria tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Antonio avoids it.
Faria stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Faria lands a good knee to the midsection. Antonio won't want to take too many of those.
Faria slowing the pace effectively.
Faria scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Faria lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Faria tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Antonio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Faria utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Antonio lands a shoulder strike.
Faria blocks an uppercut.
Faria throws a knee to the head but misses.
Antonio misses with a punch to the body.
Faria misses with some punches.
Antonio throws a punch but it's blocked by Faria.
Faria throws a punch but it's blocked by Antonio.
Antonio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Faria tries to land knees in the clinch but Antonio avoids the damage to the body.
Antonio lands with a left to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Antonio misses with a punch to the body.
Antonio avoiding damage as Faria throws knees to the body.
A short right from Antonio on the inside.
A short left from Antonio.
Faria can't find room to land a body shot as Antonio controls the action.
Faria blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Faria.
Faria lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Antonio.
Antonio has a couple of punches blocked by Faria.
Antonio throws a head punch that misses.
Antonio misses with a punch to the body.
Faria is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Antonio is defending well for now.
Antonio misses with a body punch.
Faria with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Antonio lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Antonio lands with a light punch inside.
Antonio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Faria misses with a knee to the head.
Antonio misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antonio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Antonio lands with a short shot to the head.
Antonio blocking some punches.
Antonio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Antonio misses with a body punch.
Faria misses with a hook to the ribs.
Antonio cracks Faria with a nice body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Antonio creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Antonio lands with a right to the head.

It looks like Abbe Faria has been cut.
Faria is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Faria working aggressively here.
Faria blocks an uppercut.
Faria misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Antonio.
Faria tries a knee to the head but Antonio blocks it.
Antonio lands with a short shot to the head.
Antonio lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Faria.
Faria looks winded!
Antonio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Antonio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Faria tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Antonio avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antonio lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short uppercut from Antonio.
Antonio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Antonio lands a right hand that snaps the head of Faria backwards.
Faria blocking some punches.
Antonio lands a body punch.
Antonio scores with a shoulder strike.
Antonio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hand to the body from Antonio.
Antonio lands with a short shot to the head.
Antonio works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Antonio lands a shoulder strike.
Antonio lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Antonio.
Antonio lands a left hand that snaps the head of Faria backwards.

Faria is rocked!

That has opened up Abbe Faria's cut even more.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Antonio on the inside.
Faria is still on wobbly legs! Can Antonio finish him?
Antonio lands a body shot in the clinch.
Faria blocks an uppercut.
Faria seems to have recovered his senses.
A short left from Antonio.
Antonio working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eugenio Antonio dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Abbe Faria's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Antonio lands a really nice looking cross but Faria seems unphased.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Faria in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.

Faria closes the distance and pushes Antonio back into the cage.
Faria blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Antonio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Antonio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Antonio lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Faria tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Faria lands a nice knee to the body.
Faria throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Antonio blocks it with crossed arms.
Antonio has a couple of punches blocked by Faria.
Antonio struggles to land a body shot inside as Faria controls his hands.
Antonio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A hook to the body from Antonio.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Faria goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Antonio throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Farias head.
Antonio managing to block the knees to the body from Faria.
Faria is breathing heavily.
A short left from Antonio.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Antonio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Faria.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Antonio works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Antonio.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Faria.
Antonio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Antonio lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Antonio misses with a body punch.
Antonio managing to block the knees to the body from Faria.
Antonio scores with a hook to the body.
Faria blocks a body shot from Antonio.
Antonio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Antonio lands a hook that snaps the head of Faria backwards.
Faria misses with a punch to the body.
Antonio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Antonio lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Antonio lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Antonio lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Faria backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Faria throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Antonio.
Faria blocks a body shot from Antonio.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Antonio.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Faria.

Antonio drops Faria onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Faria is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Antonio has a couple of punches blocked by Faria.
Antonio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Faria can do to turn this around?

Antonio drops Faria onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Faria is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
A right handed body shot lands from Antonio.
Antonio throws a head punch that misses.
Eugenio Antonio has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Antonio creates a little bit of space and unloads with a massive uppercut! Faria drops to the mat, out cold! Wow, that was brutal! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Eugenio Antonio!