PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Ebbitt (ranked 4586 p4p, 504 weight class) and Mike Antouro (ranked 4027 p4p, 465 weight class). Ebbitt comes to the cage accompanied by DMX-Ain't No Sunshine. Tommy Ebbitt had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 171.6lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Mike Antouro has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tommy Ebbitt's chin.

Ebbitt
vs
Antouro

175 cm
25
185 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

183 cm
27
180 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Ebbitt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Antouro!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antouro moves out of range of the body kick.
Antouro throws a sloppy head kick and Ebbitt moves out of range easily.
Ebbitt misses with a looping left.
Ebbitt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Antouro.
Antouro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ebbitt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ebbitt.
Antouro throws a head kick but Ebbitt moves out of range.
Antouro drops his hands momentarily and Ebbitt takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ebbitt looks to land a right hand but Antouro moved out of range.
Antouro throws a head kick but Ebbitt moves out of range.
Antouro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ebbitt avoids the head kick by Antouro.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Antouro with a nice cross.
Antouro blocks a head kick by Ebbitt.
Mike Antouro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ebbitt takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ebbitt feints a jab promting Antouro to slip. Ebbitt then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Antouro slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Antouro throws a head kick that misses.
It looked like Ebbitt was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Antouro misses with a head kick.
Ebbitt was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ebbitt swings for the body but Antouro moves out of range.
Antouro throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Ebbitt colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Antouro as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Ebbitt is left battered and dazed whilst Antouro and his camp cheer!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Antouro!
As Mike Antouro got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I want to thank my family and my coaching team for all the support and help they have given me leading up to this fight, I can't do this without you guys, thank you!'.
The defeated Tommy Ebbitt had this to say: 'i'll be back, we all win, We all lose. Its how you respond that matters...I need to spend time with my kids, get wasted and get in the gym'.