PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carter Antoine (ranked 2767 p4p, 110 weight class) and Expendable Crewman V (ranked 1857 p4p, 69 weight class). Crewman V has chosen The Warrior song as his entrance music. Expendable Crewman V has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Antoine
vs
Crewman V

185 cm
27
275 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

200 cm
26
286 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Carter Antoine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Expendable Crewman V!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crewman V throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Antoine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crewman V.
Antoine has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Crewman V enables Antoine to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Crewman V manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Crewman V pulls Antoine in close to prevent any damage.
Crewman V looking for a sweep. Not yet Crewman V, not yet.
Crewman V controlling Antoine's posture.
Crewman V looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crewman V managing to control the position.
Antoine wants to control from the top but Crewman V keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Antoine stands and steps away. Crewman V gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Crewman V with a jab.
Crewman V turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Antoine tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Crewman V swivels and escapes.
Crewman V has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Antoine is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Crewman V throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Carter Antoine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Crewman V forces Antoine back against the cage and clinches.
Antoine lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Crewman V backwards.
Crewman V keeps control of Antoine as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Antoine breaks from the clinch.
A nice combination there by Antoine.

It looks like Expendable Crewman V has been cut.
Crewman V scores with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Antoine pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Crewman V gets a clinch.
Crewman V misses with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Antoine's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antoine tries to break the clinch but Crewman V is controlling the position.
Crewman V fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Antoine working hard to break the clinch.

Antoine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Antoine moves out of range of the body kick.
Antoine feinted with a counter takedown.
Antoine gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

It looks like Carter Antoine has been cut.
Antoine moves out of range of the strikes.

Crewman V gets caught napping as Antoine dives in and scores a takedown. Crewman V manages to retain guard.

Antoine stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Expendable Crewman V is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Antoine fails to land the takedown.
Crewman V rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Antoine counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Crewman V is holding on to half guard well.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Antoine connects with a nice short shot to Crewman V's temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crewman V is looking for a sweep. Antoine is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Antoine prevents Crewman V from standing back up.
Crewman V tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Antoine has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Antoine throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Crewman V slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

Antoine decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Crewman V is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Antoine throws a shot from downtown. Crewman V moves away and avoids it.
Crewman V throws a hook to the side of Antoine's head but Antoine sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Antoine closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Antoine lands in his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crewman V wants to sweep here but Antoine controlling him for the moment.
Crewman V has Antoine pulled in close to control his posture.
Crewman V looking for a sweep. Not yet Crewman V, not yet.
Crewman V has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Crewman V wants to sweep but no luck.
Crewman V has Antoine pulled in close to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Carter Antoine will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A chopping leg kick lands by Crewman V.
Antoine shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Crewman V but Crewman V pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Antoine throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Antoine swings for the body but Crewman V moves out of range.
Antoine looks to land a right hand but Crewman V moved out of range.
Expendable Crewman V seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crewman V clobbers Antoine with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Crewman V tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Antoine throws a series of punches but Crewman V moves out of range.
Antoine doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Crewman V counters with a nice uppercut.
Crewman V scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Crewman V throws a leg kick that is checked

so Antoine counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crewman V seems keen to control Antoine's posture.
Let's hope that Crewman V has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Crewman V.
Crewman V is continuing to stall.
Crewman V manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Antoine manages to get himself to full guard.

Antoine has a closed guard, preventing Crewman V from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Crewman V is looking to work some ground and pound but Antoine has wrist control.
Crewman V throws a big elbow that misses.
Crewman V passes into half guard.
Crewman V looks to land a strike but Antoine avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Crewman V missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Antoine utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Crewman V loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Crewman V is looking to stand up but Antoine won't let him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Antoine keeping full guard, as Crewman V tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antoine avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Crewman V passes into half guard.
Crewman V not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Crewman V trying to pass the guard but Antoine defending well.
Antoine trying to hold on to Crewman V's head to control him but Crewman V postures up.
Crewman V not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Crewman V winds up and cracks Antoine with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Crewman V works his way into full mount!
Crewman V postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Antoine looks a forlorn figure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crewman V looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Crewman V looking to ground and pound but Antoine is blocking nicely.
Carter Antoine overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Crewman V sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Crewman V throwing strikes here but Antoine is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Antoine tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Crewman V thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Antoine is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Expendable Crewman V showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Antoine on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Antoine pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Crewman V back to the cage. Antoine follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Antoine takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Carter Antoine's cut is getting worse.
Antoine darts in looking for a takedown but Crewman V gets double underhooks and turns Antoine into the cage.
Antoine is trying hard to land a takedown here. Crewman V sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Crewman V lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Carter Antoine's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Crewman V drops Antoine with a naaaaasty hook - Antoine is in real trouble here! Crewman V dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Expendable Crewman V!
Expendable Crewman V very nearly forgot to thank KOMBAT KLOTHING amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.