PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Antetokounmpo (ranked 6548 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ed Erickson (ranked 7954 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan Antetokounmpo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Antetokounmpo
vs
Erickson

183 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

181 cm
25
154 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Antetokounmpo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ed Erickson!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Erickson shoots in and drives through. Antetokounmpo sprawls well.
Antetokounmpo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Antetokounmpo shoots for a takedown but Erickson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Erickson shoots in but Antetokounmpo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Antetokounmpo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Antetokounmpo shoots and misses
and Erickson counters with a two punch combo.
Antetokounmpo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Erickson pinned against the cage. Erickson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
As Antetokounmpo backs off Erickson throws a huge counter combo but Antetokounmpo manages to avoid it all.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Antetokounmpo. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Erickson shoots in and gets a takedown into Antetokounmpo's guard.

Erickson stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Antetokounmpo throws up his legs and catches Erickson in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Erickson tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Antetokounmpo! That came out of nowhere!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Ryan Antetokounmpo!