PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Petr Antos (ranked 4461 p4p, 6083 weight class) and Bruna Faria (ranked 385 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruna Faria looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Antos
vs
Faria

182 cm
18
150
0 - 0 - 0

176 cm
23
140
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Petr Antos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bruna Faria!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Antos drives through and clinches with Faria against the cage.
Faria looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Antos is trying to break the clinch but Faria has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Antos's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Antos has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Faria uses from the top position.
Faria trying to control but Antos is working from the bottom.

Faria gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Antos looks to land a combination. Faria sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Bruna Faria has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Antos rushes Faria and presses him up against the cage.
Antos working hard to break the clinch.
Antos can't break the clinch.
Antos is trying to pull guard but Faria has him pressed against the cage.
Faria keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Antos's efforts to push away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Antos is looking to break free of the clinch but Faria has double underhooks.
Antos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Faria has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Antos is trying to keep an underhook but Faria manages to get the takedown into half guard.

Antos kicks Faria off and gets back to his feet.

Antos clinches up against the cage.
Antos jumps guard but Faria turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Antos tries to pull guard but Faria won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Petr Antos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Antos jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Faria walks away with a smile on his face. Antos gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Antos fails with a takedown attempt.
Antos shoots in looking for a takedown. Faria tries to sprawl out of it but Antos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Faria manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Antos rushes Faria and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Antos is trying to break the clinch but Faria is controlling him.

Faria breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Antos with a poor takedown

and Faria counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Faria.
Faria trying to control the position from guard on top but Antos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Faria looking to pass the guard.
Faria forces his way into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faria wants to pass the guard but Antos is defending well.

Faria looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Antos pushes Faria off and gets back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antos looks for a takedown but Faria sprawls well.

Antos clinches.

Faria pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Antos clinches up against the cage.
Faria taking a breather.

Faria manages to break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Petr Antos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruna Faria's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Antos forces Faria back against the cage and clinches.

Faria pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Antos shoots in and drives through. Faria sprawls well.
Faria is looking for the big counter here.
Antos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Faria swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've been informed that Faria has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Faria misses with a takedown attempt - Antos sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Faria clinches up against the cage.

Antos decides to pull guard.

Antos manages to escape and get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Faria swats away the attempt to clinch by Antos.
Faria keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Antos darts in and clinches Faria up against the cage.
Faria is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Antos tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Faria just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Petr Antos. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Antos pulls guard successfully.
Faria trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Antos knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Faria on the ground.
Antos working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Faria.
Faria wants to pass the guard but Antos is keeping the position.
Antos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Faria can do to turn this around?
Antos keeping moving, preventing Faria from controlling successfully.

Faria gets to his feet. Antos looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Antos takes the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Antos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Antos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Antos is trying to pull guard but Faria turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Faria is looking to take this one to the mat.
Antos creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Antos with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Faria is trying to pull guard but Antos has him pressed against the cage.
Antos tries to pull guard but Faria forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Antos jumps guard.
Antos is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Faria is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Faria decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Antos shoots in for a double leg but Faria sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Faria rushes Antos and presses him up against the cage.
Antos tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Faria just stands there and leans against the cage.

Faria pulls guard.
Antos throws a strike but Faria rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Faria drops back, looking for a kneebar! Antos looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Antos looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Antos!

Antos has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Antos enables Faria to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Antos manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Faria wants to control from the top but Antos keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Faria throws a big elbow that misses.
Faria sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Antos's guard.
Faria has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Faria trying to control but Antos is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Petr Antos will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bruna Faria's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Antos fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Faria avoids it really well and circles away.
Antos is looking to clinch.
Antos really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Faria drives through with a takedown into Antos's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Antos has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Faria is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Antos fails to pull guard.
Antos tries to pull guard but Faria holds him up against the cage and eventually Antos drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Petr Antos. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Antos decides to pull guard.
Faria passes Antos's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Faria is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Faria stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

Antos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Antos tries to pull guard but Faria holds him up against the cage and eventually Antos drops back down to his feet.

Faria pulls guard.
Faria is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Antos controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faria working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Antos.
Antos sitting in guard here, content to control.

Antos gets to his feet - Faria follows without any prompting.

Antos has taken the fight to the clinch.
Antos throws an elbow but it misses.
Antos is trying to push Faria away but Faria has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Faria manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Faria is trying to keep Antos in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Faria is working an open guard so Antos takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Petr Antos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Antos closes the distance and clinches.
Antos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Faria backwards.
Antos tries to pull guard but Faria holds him up against the cage and eventually Antos drops back down to his feet.
Antos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Faria keeps control of Antos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Petr Antos has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Antos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Antos fails to pull guard.

Faria gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.

Antos is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Faria presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antos is trying to pull guard but Faria has him pressed against the cage.
Antos jumps guard but Faria turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Antos tries to pull guard but Faria forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Antos is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Faria to keep the fight standing.

Faria escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Antos shoots and misses
and Faria counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Faria scores with a takedown into Antos's guard.

Antos kicks Faria off and gets to his feet.

Antos moves into range and clinches up with Faria.
Bruna Faria has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Petr Antos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Faria misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Antos.

And that's the end of the fight!
Petr Antos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Antos, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Petr Antos!
After winning the bout, Petr Antos thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.