PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Antoski (ranked 174 p4p, 27 weight class) and Michael Cole (ranked 169 p4p, 26 weight class). Cole comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I Won't Back Down kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Antoski
vs
Cole

191 cm
28
220 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

175 cm
36
212 lbs
38 - 19 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shawn Antoski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Cole!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antoski throws a jab but it's blocked by Cole.
Antoski misses with a straight right.
Cole moves forwards but Antoski connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Antoski has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Guerrilla MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Cole defending well as Antoski loads up on a big left hand.
Cole gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cole jabs at Antoski's body.
Antoski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cole.
A little feinted left hand from Antoski on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Antoski lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cole backs up against the cage.

Cole darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Antoski is trying to stand up here but Cole is controlling him well.
Cole winds up and cracks Antoski with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Antoski is trying to stand back up but Cole is controlling him
Cole missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cole prevents Antoski from standing back up.
Cole thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Antoski's head.
Cole stops Antoski from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Antoski kicks Cole off and gets back to his feet.
Antoski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cole.
A little jabbing left from Cole on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Antoski misses with a body shot.
Antoski thuds his right hand into Cole's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Antoski takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Antoski lands with an overhand left.
Shawn Antoski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Antoski jabs Cole right on the nose. Cole blinks but takes it well.
Cole ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Antoski moves away.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Antoski - that will leave a mark!
Cole scores with a crisp jab that stopped Antoski in his tracks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Antoski swings for the body but Cole moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Antoski lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cole doesn't seem phased though.
Cole lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Antoski at a distance.
Antoski is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Antoski punishes Cole's body with a nice straight punch.
Antoski dodges the punch combination from Cole.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antoski thumps Cole with a low kick.
Cole darts in trying to clinch
and Antoski counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Antoski smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice jab there from Antoski.
Antoski does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Antoski lands with a hook. Cole tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Cole dives in and scores a takedown into Antoski's guard.

Antoski manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Cole.
Antoski struggles to land a body shot inside as Cole controls his hands.
Cole gets through Antoski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Cole lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole wants to lay and pray for a moment but Antoski keeps working.
Antoski is trying to stand up here but Cole is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cole throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Antoski avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cole.
Antoski is trying to stand up here but Cole is controlling him well.
Cole takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Cole trying to control the action but Antoski is working from the bottom.
Antoski looks like he's trying to stand up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Cole throws a low kick, looking for Antoski's leg but Antoski calmly moves out of range.
Cole moves out of range of the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cole! But no joy.
Cole shoots in but no luck this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antoski throws out a loose jab but Cole uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Antoski. Beautiful body shot.

Cole has closed the distance and engaged Antoski in a clinch.
Antoski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Antoski scores with a shoulder strike.
Cole goes for a takedown in the clinch but Antoski prevents it.
A short uppercut from Antoski.
A left hand lands to the body for Antoski.
Cole looks winded!
Antoski throws a punch but it's blocked by Cole.
Cole is working Antoski over against the cage.
Antoski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Antoski on the inside.
Antoski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Antoski lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cole.
Antoski throws a head punch that misses.
Cole tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Antoski avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shawn Antoski dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Antoski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Antoski throws a poor cross that misses
and Cole counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Antoski takes a swing at Cole's ribcage but misses.
Antoski connects with a leg kick. Cole looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Antoski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Antoski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cole shoots in but no luck this time.
Antoski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cole shoots and misses
letting Antoski counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cole uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Antoski.
Cole tries to land a front kick but Antoski steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Antoski lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cole throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cole with a lazy takedown attempt
and Antoski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shawn Antoski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Cole.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Antoski looks to land a right hand but Cole moved out of range.
Antoski misses with a body kick.
Cole staying out of range there.
A swing and a miss from Antoski.
Antoski is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Antoski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cole manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Antoski lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cole doesn't seem phased though.
Cole is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Antoski rather than just go for the knockout.
Antoski takes a swing at Cole's ribcage but misses.
A nice side step and Cole releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Shawn Antoski is winning the standup battle so far.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cole looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Antoski lands a head kick!
Cole misses with a hook.
Antoski misses with a wild body shot.
Antoski lands a head shot.
Cole slips under a jab from Antoski.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antoski throws a head kick but Cole moves out of range.
Antoski misses with a hook
and Cole counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Antoski thinking.
Cole misses with a wild body shot.
Antoski lands a head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Antoski walks into a left hand.
Antoski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cole can do to turn this around?
A jab from Cole does it's job there.
Antoski tries to land a body kick

and Cole counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Antoski kicks Cole off and gets back to his feet.
A punch lands to the side of Antoski 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Antoski lands a slapping body shot.
Cole takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cole drops his hands momentarily and Antoski takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Antoski throws out a loose jab but Cole uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cole attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cole swings for the body but Antoski moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antoski scores with a hook.
A good leg kick by Antoski.
Antoski throws a shot from downtown. Cole moves away and avoids it.
Antoski throws a leg kick that is checked

and Cole counters with a shoot takedown. Antoski fights it but they end up in guard.

Antoski is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Cole presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Cole misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cole stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Antoski tries to throw a body punch but Cole avoids it by throwing Antoski back against the cage.
Cole is trying to stall.
A short right from Antoski.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cole is trying to drag Antoski to the mat but Antoski just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Good body shot from Cole.
Cole lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Antoski backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Antoski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Cole rushes Antoski and presses him up against the cage.
Cole tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cole goes for a takedown attempt but Antoski pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Cole throws a big shot that misses.
Antoski fires out a quick counter leg kick but Cole just manages to avoid it.
Antoski throws the left hand but Cole avoids the punch easily.
Antoski with a nice cross.
Cole scores with a jab to the body.
A good leg kick by Antoski.
Horrible takedown attempt by Cole or perhaps it was just good defense by Antoski, which made it look bad.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cole with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Antoski to score with a decent uppercut.
Antoski misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shawn Antoski dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Antoski throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cole on the side of the head.
Cole shoots in but Antoski avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Antoski wants to slow Cole down by chopping away at his legs.
Cole throws out a counter right but Antoski avoids it with no problem.
Antoski just misses with a punch to the body.
Antoski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cole doesn't manage to clinch there - Antoski circles away.
Antoski misses with a hook. Cole ducked under it nicely.
Cole throws a big shot that misses.
Cole has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cole tries to close the distance and clinch up but Antoski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Antoski is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cole shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Antoski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Antoski throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cole's head.
Antoski uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cole has time to react.

Cole is rocked!
Antoski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cole sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cole thinks about the counter body kick.
Cole is still on wobbly legs! Can Antoski finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Antoski misses with a looping right.
Cole tries to clinch up.
Cole seems to have recovered his senses.
Antoski slips a jab from Cole.
Antoski lands with a hook. Cole tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Antoski misses the jab.
Cole drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Antoski defends it well.
Cole throws a jab but it's blocked by Antoski.
Antoski checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Antoski, as that shot connected.
Nice takedown defense from Antoski. No joy for Cole on that attempt.
Shawn Antoski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Cole.
Antoski misses with a looping right.
A shot to the body from Antoski misses
and Cole counters with a nice body shot.
Cole ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cole uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Antoski.
Cole throws out a counter right but Antoski avoids it with no problem.
A big left from Antoski misses.
Cole wants to counter the offense by Antoski and move into the clinch position.
Michael Cole has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antoski misses with a hook.
Antoski with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cole looks to score with a jab to the body but Antoski is just out of range.
Antoski looks to throw the jab but Cole is out of range.
Shawn Antoski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Antoski throws a hook but Cole blocks it.
Cole changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cole throws a low kick but Antoski moves out of range easily.
Antoski connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cole shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Antoski counters with a one-two to the body.
Cole throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Antoski's waist but Antoski gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cole off to one side.
Cole takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cole misses with a body punch
and Antoski counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Antoski. That snapped Cole's head back.
Antoski comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Antoski, right into the meat.
Cole thuds his right hand into Antoski's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cole lands a body shot.
Antoski throws a shot to the body.
Antoski jabs at Cole's body.
Antoski wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cole throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cole takes one to the chin there.
Antoski lands a jab.
Cole looks to land a left hand but Antoski moved out of range nicely.
Antoski is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Antoski staying out of range there.
Antoski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Antoski lands a big head kick that sends Cole tumbling to the mat! Antoski takes a step backwards and waves Cole back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Cole's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Antoski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cole's sensitive parts.
Antoski avoids the body shot from Cole.
Cole tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Antoski was well out of range. Poor timing from Cole.
Antoski swings for the body but Cole moves out of range.
Antoski throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

Antoski cracks Cole with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Cole looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Antoski finish him?
Cole scores with a crisp jab that stopped Antoski in his tracks.
Cole shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Antoski sprawls well. Antoski wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cole gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cole misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Antoski to counter with a crisp jab.
Antoski lands the left hand.
Antoski flashes Cole a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Cole's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Cole crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Antoski punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Shawn Antoski!
After winning the bout, Shawn Antoski thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.