PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Rocksteady (ranked 2917 p4p, 2391 weight class) and Mark Antony (ranked 367 p4p, 303 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rocksteady might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Red Right Hand. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rocksteady
vs
Antony

170 cm
21
205
6 - 3 - 0

194 cm
21
210
5 - 4 - 0

Great wrestler
Counter fighter
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Barry Bonds Performance Enhancers $110 160q Rec&St

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Rocksteady!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Antony!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antony lands with a hook. Rocksteady tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Antony tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rocksteady dives in and grabs Antony's left leg, looking for a takedown. Antony pushes down on Rocksteady's head and hops out.
Antony is looking for the big counter here.
We've been hearing reports that Rocksteady has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.

Rocksteady moves into range and clinches up with Antony.
Antony tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Antony swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Antony misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Antony fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Antony working aggressively here.
Antony tries to break free but Rocksteady pushes him back against the cage.
Antony fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Antony misses with a body punch.
Antony is trying to break the clinch but Rocksteady has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Antony creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocksteady tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Antony swings wildly with an uppercut but Rocksteady uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Antony fails to land.
Rocksteady goes for a takedown in the clinch but Antony prevents it.
Rocksteady has Antony pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Antony manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Rocksteady. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rocksteady goes for a takedown in the clinch but Antony prevents it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Antony.
Antony misses with a punch to the body.
Rocksteady blocking some punches.
Antony misses with the head strike.
Antony tries a body shot but Rocksteady blocks it.
Rocksteady keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Antony's efforts to push away.
Rocksteady blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rocksteady blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antony scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Antony has a couple of punches blocked by Rocksteady.
A head punch on the inside from Antony fails to land.
Rocksteady changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Antony fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mark Antony is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Rocksteady moves into range and clinches up with Antony.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Antony.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rocksteady.
Antony wants to get back to striking at distance but Rocksteady won't allow it.
Rocksteady has Antony pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Antony manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A left hand lands to the body for Antony.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocksteady tries a body shot but Antony blocks it.
Antony misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rocksteady blocking some punches.
Rocksteady lands a left hand that snaps the head of Antony backwards.

It looks like Mark Antony has been cut.
Antony misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rocksteady cracks Antony with a nice body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Antony.
Antony misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rocksteady has Antony pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Antony manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Antony lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rocksteady cracks Antony with a nice body shot.
Rocksteady scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Rocksteady.
Antony misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rocksteady.
Rocksteady has a couple of punches blocked by Antony.

Rocksteady gets a trip takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Antony blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rocksteady.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rocksteady missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rocksteady has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rocksteady lands strikes from half guard.
Rocksteady is pressing down on Antony's thigh, looking to free his foot. Antony is holding on for now.
Antony is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rocksteady wants to pass the guard but Antony is defending well.
Antony is trying to control but can't.
Antony is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Rocksteady's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Rocksteady's back!
Rocksteady is in bad spot here.
Rocksteady is working hard here to advance position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Antony dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Antony's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Rocksteady moves into the clinch successfully.
Antony working aggressively here.
A short left from Antony.
Rocksteady tries a body shot but Antony blocks it.
Antony misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rocksteady.

Rocksteady gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Antony regains guard.
Rocksteady chips away with some ground and pound.
Rocksteady stops Antony from standing up.
Antony looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rocksteady is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Antony is still trying to improve position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocksteady content to stall in guard here.
Rocksteady sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Antony's guard.
Antony felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Rocksteady thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nice strikes from Rocksteady there.
Rocksteady is keen to just control but Antony is a slippery customer.

Rocksteady seems to be looking for submissions.
Antony trying to control here.
Antony keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Rocksteady is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Antony is just riding it out for now. Rocksteady eventually gives up the hold.
Antony wants to improve his position but Rocksteady is controlling well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rocksteady seems to be looking for submissions.
Antony tries to roll over but Rocksteady keeps him under control.
Antony keeping control of the position.
Antony is staying active underneath Rocksteady, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocksteady sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Antony defending well though.
Antony is not content to let Rocksteady control the position.
Rocksteady prevents Antony from improving his position.
Antony keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Rocksteady scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That has opened up Mark Antony's cut even more.
Antony is trying to get back to full guard.
Rocksteady trying to mount his opponent but Antony defends it.
Rocksteady is nestled in close to Antony, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rocksteady prevents Antony from improving his position.
Rocksteady is trying to control. Antony wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Antony pushes Rocksteady off looking to stand but Rocksteady dives back in and keeps control.

Rocksteady is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Rocksteady trying to control from half guard but Antony is working away.
Rocksteady thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rocksteady scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rocksteady lands with a punch from half guard.
Nice strikes from Rocksteady there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

James Rocksteady dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mark Antony's cut.
That's time! Rocksteady's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Rocksteady missing with a left hand there. Antony was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Antony shapes to counter with a head kick.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mark Antony's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). James Rocksteady!
James Rocksteady seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.