PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Victor Stoic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorn Anthriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jorn Anthriel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Stoic
vs
Anthriel

182 cm
37
135 lbs
14 - 14 - 0

175 cm
43
141 lbs
41 - 17 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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 14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Victor Stoic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 41 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorn Anthriel!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stoic misses with a takedown
and Anthriel counters with a straight right hand.
Stoic slips under a jab from Anthriel.
Stoic fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A little jabbing left from Anthriel on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Stoic has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Blackstar Striking Academy in the buildup to the fight.

Stoic decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Anthriel is trying to get back to full guard.
Anthriel keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stoic thows a huge punch but Anthriel dodges it nicely.
Anthriel is looking for a sweep. Stoic is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anthriel is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoic trying to control the action but Anthriel is working from the bottom.
Stoic throwing shots but Anthriel is blocking nicely.
Anthriel avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stoic.
Ground and pound from Stoic.
Stoic missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Stoic thows a huge punch but Anthriel dodges it nicely.
Stoic seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Anthriel is not content to let Stoic control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoic thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Anthriel's head.
Ground and pound from Stoic.
Stoic content to control rather than advance.
Stoic is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Stoic is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Ground and pound from Stoic.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoic missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Stoic thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Anthriel's head.
Anthriel is controlling Stoic's trapped leg to prevent Stoic from advancing to side control.
Stoic throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Anthriel avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stoic.
Stoic is nestled in close to Anthriel, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Stoic moves into full mount! Anthriel won't be happy about that!
Anthriel is squirming around, avoiding Stoic's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stoic with shots to the head and body - Anthriel looks very uncomfortable down there.
Stoic punishing his opponent with strikes.
Anthriel takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Stoic really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Stoic can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Anthriel is looking to escape.
Anthriel in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

Anthriel is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stoic cracks Anthriel with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Anthriel is still in real trouble! Can Stoic finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice elbow there by Stoic.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Stoic! Anthriel is hurt baaadly! Stoic is firing away with more strikes - Anthriel is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Victor Stoic!
A less than humble Victor Stoic misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.