PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Felipe Antunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Buffon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Antunes
vs
Buffon

195 cm
22
210 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Felipe Antunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Max Buffon!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Edson Gomes and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antunes throws a series of punches but Buffon avoids them all with ease.
Antunes lets loose with a powerful body kick. Buffon will feel that in the morning.
Buffon throws a front kick aimed at Antunes's knee but Antunes avoids it well.
Antunes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Antunes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Antunes throws a wild body kick that Buffon sees coming a mile off.
Buffon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Antunes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Buffon thumps Antunes with a low kick.
Antunes misses with a double jab
letting Buffon counter with a right hand.
Antunes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Antunes lands a jab to Buffon's midsection.
Buffon misses with a wild combination.
Antunes cracks Buffon with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An inside leg kick lands from Buffon.
Both fighters circling a little - Buffon finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Buffon misses with a few strikes there.
Buffon throws a right hand that Antunes ducks under and follows up with a left that Antunes also avoids with ease.
Buffon ducks under a wild hook from Antunes.
Antunes closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Antunes fails to land with a series of punches.
Antunes is breathing heavily.
Buffon lands a nice looking kick to the body. Antunes takes a step back to recover.
Max Buffon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Buffon.
Buffon throws a series of punches but Antunes avoids them all with ease.
Buffon moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Buffon throws a push kick but Antunes slaps the foot to one side.
Antunes throws a sloppy head kick
and Buffon counters with a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Antunes.
Buffon throws a nice inside leg kick.
Buffon moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Buffon tries to bum rush Antunes with a series of wild strikes but Antunes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Buffon displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Buffon scores with a one two! Antunes had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buffon's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Buffon duly obliges.
Buffon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Antunes on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Buffon misses with a two punch combination.
Buffon listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buffon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Buffon throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Buffon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Antunes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Buffon explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Buffon misses with the combination.
Buffon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Buffon looks to land a combination. Antunes sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Buffon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Buffon cracks Antunes with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Buffon lands with a kick to the ribs.
Buffon lands a two punch combo.
Buffon throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Buffon lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nice body kick from Buffon.
Buffon thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Antunes if he has to take too many more of those.
Antunes has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Buffon moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antunes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Buffon.
No joy there for Buffon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Buffon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Antunes counters with a head kick.
Buffon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Buffon. Antunes shrugs it off though.
Buffon misses with the combination.
Antunes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Buffon.
Antunes takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Buffon goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Antunes will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nice body kick from Buffon.
Buffon closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Buffon is working the combinations to good effect here.
Buffon throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Antunes takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Antunes throws a lazy head kick
and Buffon counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Antunes is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buffon feints and then cracks Antunes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Antunes down.
Buffon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Antunes.
Buffon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Buffon works Antunes's body with a nice hook.
Buffon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Buffon misses with a jab, cross combination.
A nice inside leg kick there by Buffon. That's going to slow Antunes down.
Buffon throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Antunes takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Buffon throws a head kick that half lands.
Buffon scores with a kick to the body.
Buffon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Buffon scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body kick from Buffon.
Buffon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Antunes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Antunes crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Buffon - the referee stops the clock and Antunes gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Buffon. Antunes manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Antunes dodges the punch combination from Buffon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Buffon dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Buffon looks to land a combination but Antunes avoids it well.
Antunes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Antunes misses with a double jab
and Buffon makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Buffon lands a nice looking body kick.
Crunch! Buffon slams his shin into Antunes's torso.
Antunes steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Buffon. That one must have hurt.
Buffon misses with a few strikes there.
Buffon throws a front kick that sends Antunes stumbling back into the cage.
Left hook, right uppercut from Buffon.
Buffon throws a series of punches but Antunes moves out of range.
Buffon thows a body kick. Antunes tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A head kick misses from Buffon.
Felipe Antunes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Buffon scores with a kick to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Buffon.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Antunes sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Buffon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Buffon scores with a three punch combo!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Buffon.
A head kick from Buffon lands but Antunes takes it in his stride.
Antunes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Buffon works over Antunes's head and body with a nice combination.
Buffon is looking to slow Antunes down with leg kicks.
A head kick from Buffon lands but Antunes takes it in his stride.
Antunes is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Buffon misses with a series of wild punches.
Buffon swinging wilding here.
Buffon scores with a leg kick.
Antunes looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Buffon closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Max Buffon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Buffon scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Buffon displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Buffon throws a series of punches but Antunes avoids them all with ease.
Buffon misses with a head kick.
Buffon throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Antunes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Antunes slips a jab and a cross from Buffon.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Buffon. Antunes shrugs it off though.
Antunes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Buffon bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Buffon fails to land with a series of punches.
A right-left combo lands from Buffon.
Buffon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Antunes looks to throw a body kick
and Buffon counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Nice body kick there by Buffon.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Antunes might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Buffon lands with a shot to the body.
Buffon throws a front kick that sends Antunes stumbling back into the cage.
Buffon misses with a combination
and Antunes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Buffon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Buffon misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buffon lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Buffon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Antunes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Antunes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Buffon can pounce on him.
Buffon slips a jab and a cross from Antunes.
Antunes looks to land a body kick but Buffon moved away.
Buffon scores with a kick to the body.
Buffon throws a one two combo.
Antunes avoids the head kick by Buffon.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Buffon - that will leave a mark!
A jab from Buffon does it's job there.
Antunes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Buffon throws a head kick that Antunes semi-blocks.
Left hook, right uppercut from Buffon.
A left and a right from Buffon both land. Nice combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Buffon!
Buffon throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Buffon scores with a four punch combination!
Buffon throws the kick towards the body but Antunes avoids it.
Buffon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Antunes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Buffon counters with a one-two to the body.
Buffon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Antunes throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Buffon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A combination from Buffon does no damage.
Antunes throws a combination that misses
and Buffon counters with a good, hard body kick but Antunes shrugs it off.
A nice inside leg kick there by Buffon. That's going to slow Antunes down.
Buffon connects with a jab.
Buffon lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Buffon misses with a few strikes there.
Buffon pushes Antunes away with a front kick.
Buffon throws a series of strikes that have Antunes backpedaling.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Buffon throws a sloppy head kick and Antunes moves out of range easily.
Buffon lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Antunes backs up against the cage.
Buffon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Antunes. That did some damage!
Antunes takes a head kick and keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Buffon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Buffon scores with a three punch combo!
Antunes tries to land a body kick
and Buffon counters with a three punch combo that has Antunes backing up. Antunes nods at Buffon to acknowledge the strikes.
Antunes swinging wilding here.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Buffon!
Antunes steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Buffon. That one must have hurt.
Buffon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Antunes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Buffon misses with a combination
and Antunes counters with a good low kick that Buffon was not able to check.
No joy there for Buffon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Buffon.
Buffon moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Buffon.
Antunes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Buffon lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Buffon lands a lovely overhand right.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Buffon goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Antunes walks forward, straight into a front kick from Buffon.
Buffon looks to land a body kick but Antunes moved away.
Buffon throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Buffon throws a right and a left that Antunes avoids nicely.
Buffon fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Buffon lands with a kick to the temple. Antunes shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Antunes takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Buffon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Buffon lands a two punch combo.
Buffon fakes the leg kick and cracks Antunes in the body.
Buffon throws a head kick that half lands.
A combination from Buffon does no damage.
Buffon throws a sloppy head kick and Antunes moves out of range easily.
Buffon throws a head kick that Antunes semi-blocks.
Buffon scores with a push kick.
Buffon stalks Antunes and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Antunes's face. Antunes staggers backwards, shaken.
Buffon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Buffon.
Buffon throws a nice looking combination but Antunes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Buffon closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Buffon lands a jab-cross combination.
Buffon scores with a jab to the head.
Antunes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Buffon lands a nice looking body kick.
Antunes walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Buffon slips a jab and a cross from Antunes.
Antunes avoids the head kick by Buffon.
Buffon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Buffon - that will leave a mark!
Buffon misses with a double jab.
Antunes walks into a straight right hand from Buffon.
Buffon feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Antunes's calf.
Buffon lets loose with a powerful body kick. Antunes will feel that in the morning.
Buffon lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buffon scoring well with a low kick there.
Antunes misses with a body punch
and Buffon counters with a two punch combo.
Buffon lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A combination from Buffon does no damage.
Buffon misses with a few strikes there.
Antunes blocks the body kick.
Antunes throws a lazy body kick
and Buffon counters with a three punch combo that has Antunes backing up. Antunes nods at Buffon to acknowledge the strikes.
Buffon feints and then cracks Antunes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Antunes down.
Buffon lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Antunes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Buffon to counter with a crisp jab.
Buffon explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Buffon's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Buffon duly obliges.
Buffon scores with a decent looking hook.
Antunes ducks right into an uppercut from Buffon.
Buffon displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Buffon misses with a double jab.
Buffon closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buffon misses with a few strikes there.
Buffon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Antunes blocks the body kick.
Antunes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Crunch! Buffon slams his shin into Antunes's torso.
Antunes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Buffon.
Buffon displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Antunes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Buffon counters with a two punch combo.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Antunes crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Buffon - the referee stops the clock and Antunes gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Buffon. Antunes manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Antunes misses with a body kick.
Felipe Antunes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A punch combination from Antunes misses.
Buffon throws a one two combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Antunes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Buffon counters with a good, hard body kick but Antunes shrugs it off.
Max Buffon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Buffon!
Buffon lands a nice looking body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Max Buffon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Buffon has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 25:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 25:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Buffon!