PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Levi Antero (ranked 3572 p4p, 2096 weight class) and Vidar Engberg (ranked 386 p4p, 257 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.

Antero
vs
Engberg

191 cm
21
195
5 - 1 - 0

186 cm
20
187
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Bloodbath MMA Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Levi Antero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vidar Engberg!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antero throws a solid leg kick but Engberg takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Antero.
Antero avoids the body shot from Engberg.
Antero misses with an uppercut
letting Engberg counter with a right hand.
Antero throws a lazy right hand but Engberg sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Antero closes the distance and pushes Engberg back into the cage.
Antero misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Antero.
Engberg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Engberg is looking to break free of the clinch but Antero has double underhooks.
Antero scores with a shot to the side of Engberg's head.
Engberg lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Antero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Engberg can't break the clinch.
Engberg lands a shoulder strike.
Antero lands a right hand that snaps the head of Engberg backwards.
Still in the clinch, Antero scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Antero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Engberg misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Antero.
Antero swings wildly with an uppercut but Engberg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Antero lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Engberg blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Antero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Engberg.
I was talking to Antero's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Engberg misses with some punches.
Antero swings wildly with an uppercut but Engberg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Antero misses with the head strike.
Engberg tries to work over Antero's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Antero has a couple of punches blocked by Engberg.
Engberg wants to break free but Antero has control.

Engberg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Antero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Antero tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Antero missing with a left hand there. Engberg was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Engberg is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Antero with a body shot.
Engberg scores with a jab. Antero acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Antero misses the target.
Antero uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Engberg has time to react.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Engberg ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Antero scores with a punch to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Engberg blocks a low kick nicely.
Engberg cracks Antero with a right hand to the side of the head.
Engberg throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Antero sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antero throws a body shot but no joy.

Antero darts in and clinches Engberg up against the cage.

Engberg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Engberg blocks a jab.
Engberg takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Engberg avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Engberg is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Antero misses with a looping left.
Antero 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.
Antero jabs at Engberg's body.
Engberg wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Antero tries to clinch but Engberg moves out of range.
Antero throws a jab but it's blocked by Engberg.
Antero fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Antero misses with a looping left.
Antero misses with an uppercut. Engberg saw that one coming.
Engberg moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Antero getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Engberg takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Antero ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Antero's jab looks to have found its range, popping Engberg under the eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antero misses with a low kick.
Engberg jabs Antero right on the nose. Antero blinks but takes it well.
Engberg throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Engberg staying out of range there.
Antero misses with a hook to the body
and Engberg counters with a two punch combo.
Nice uppercut there from Engberg.

Antero is rocked!
Engberg pounces like a tiger and cracks Antero with a vicious hook! Antero is down but not out! Engberg follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Vidar Engberg!