PBP Commentary

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

Antonio
vs
Spillane

195 cm
23
275 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

190 cm
33
262 lbs
24 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Aspire Nutrition

Sully's Bar & Grill

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 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 24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nickey Spillane!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Thiago Cunha and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spillane looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed 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.

Spillane scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Spillane is looking to take a break and control but Antonio is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Antonio pushes Spillane off looking to stand but Spillane dives back in and keeps control.
Antonio wants to control but Spillane is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spillane scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spillane with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Antonio wants to control but Spillane is keeping busy.
Spillane throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spillane is trying to control the action in half guard but Antonio is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Spillane is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Spillane missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Antonio tries to roll over but Spillane keeps him under control.
Antonio has hold of Spillane's hands but Spillane slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Antonio avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Spillane.
Antonio is staying active underneath Spillane, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Antonio gets back to full guard.
Antonio wants to sweep here but Spillane controlling him for the moment.
Spillane is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spillane landing some decent shots from guard.
Spillane wants to pass the guard but Antonio is keeping the position.
Spillane advances to half guard.
Spillane winds up and cracks Antonio with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Antonio trying to control from the bottom.
Spillane is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Antonio is trying to stand back up but Spillane is controlling him
Antonio tries to get to full guard but Spillane has control of the leg.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antonio tries to kick Spillane off but Spillane keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Spillane has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Spillane sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Antonio defending well though.
Spillane tries to pass to full mount but Antonio defends it.
Spillane frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Spillane trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Antonio is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Spillane with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Spillane can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Antonio is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antonio tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Spillane trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Spillane working the ground and pound effectively.
Spillane content just to control the position here.
Antonio prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Antonio is bucking up trying to escape but Spillane cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Spillane sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nickey Spillane 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.

Spillane with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Antonio to score with a decent uppercut.
A shot to the liver by Antonio. Beautiful body shot.
Nickey Spillane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Antonio closes the distance and pushes Spillane back into the cage.
Spillane pushes Antonio back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Spillane lands with a right to the head.
Spillane is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Antonio working aggressively here.
Antonio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Antonio stops a takedown attempt from Spillane.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spillane changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Antonio fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Eugenio Antonio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nickey Spillane.
Spillane on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Spillane shoots in for a takedown but Antonio shows good takedown defense.
Eugenio Antonio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Antonio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little jabbing left from Spillane on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Spillane shoots in for a double leg but Antonio sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Spillane.
Antonio is looking to counter the offense by Spillane and move into the clinch.
Spillane misses with a body kick.
Spillane is looking to clinch but Antonio is avoiding it.
Spillane fails with an attempt to clinch.
A big right from Antonio misses.
Antonio misses the jab.
Spillane looks for a takedown but Antonio sprawls well.
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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antonio throws a body shot but no joy.
Antonio throws a lazy body kick
and Spillane counters with a two punch combo.
Antonio cracks Spillane with a right hand to the side of the head.
Spillane has his takedown stuffed
and Antonio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Antonio defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Spillane.
Eugenio Antonio is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Antonio is looking to clinch.
Spillane let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Spillane needs to keep his hands up - Antonio had a free shot at his head there.
Spillane lands a nice looking body shot.
Antonio lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Spillane is rocked!
Horrible takedown attempt by Spillane or perhaps it was just good defense by Antonio, which made it look bad.
Antonio is looking to counter the offense by Spillane and move into the clinch.
Spillane fails with the takedown
letting Antonio counter with a right hand.
Spillane is still on wobbly legs! Can Antonio finish him?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antonio lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Spillane seems to have recovered his senses.
Antonio stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Antonio wants it to stay on the feet.
Spillane fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Spillane shoots in looking for a takedown. Antonio tries to sprawl out of it but Spillane keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Antonio manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Antonio is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Spillane fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Spillane.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antonio drops Spillane with a big left hand! Spillane is injured, injured bad! Antonio jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eugenio Antonio!
Nickey Spillane spoke after the fight, saying 'Please relase me from contract'.