PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eugenio Antonio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Holly Stackhouse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stackhouse has chosen Tool - Jambi as his entrance music. Holly Stackhouse has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Antonio
vs
Stackhouse

195 cm
22
275 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

225 cm
28
300 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
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 3 - 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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Holly Stackhouse!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antonio thuds a left hand into Stackhouse's body.
Antonio misses the shot to the body.
Antonio throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Antonio throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Antonio throws a hook but Stackhouse avoids it easily.
We've been told by Antonio's head coaches at Brazilian Elite Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Antonio loads up on a big right hand but Stackhouse slips the punch.
Stackhouse swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Antonio misses with a low kick.
Antonio throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Stackhouse on the side of the head.
Stackhouse throws a series of punches but Antonio moves out of range.
Antonio jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stackhouse misses with a wild combination.
Sloppy strikes from Antonio. Those never looked like landing.
Stackhouse looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

Antonio clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Antonio.
With the fighters up against the cage, Stackhouse throws an elbow but misses.
Stackhouse lands an elbow inside.
Antonio throws a head punch that misses.
Antonio keeps control of Stackhouse as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Antonio.
Stackhouse tries to break free but Antonio pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Antonio.
Stackhouse looks winded!
A short body shot lands from Antonio as the two fighters clinch.
Antonio lands a body punch in the clinch.
Antonio working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Antonio cracks Stackhouse with a nice body shot.
Antonio lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short body shot lands from Antonio as the two fighters clinch.
Antonio throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Antonio digs a right hand into Stackhouse's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Stackhouse's gas tank.
Antonio working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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!
Good body shot from Antonio.
Antonio scores with a shoulder strike.
A short left from Antonio.
Antonio lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stackhouse backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Antonio.
Antonio digs a right hand into Stackhouse's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Stackhouse's gas tank.
Antonio is leaning against Stackhouse and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Antonio.
A right hand to the body from Antonio.
Nice body punch from Antonio.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Antonio.
A nice right hand lands inside from Antonio.
Antonio softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Antonio lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Antonio.
A nice right hand lands inside from Antonio.

Stackhouse is rocked!
Antonio creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Stackhouse's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Stackhouse drops to his knees and Antonio pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eugenio Antonio!