PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bless Lionheart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Antosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Travis Antosh told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Lionheart
vs
Antosh

176 cm
19
145 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

175 cm
23
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

Crimson Supplements($50 159 Recovery)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bless Lionheart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Travis Antosh!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antosh tries for a takedown but Lionheart sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Antosh falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lionheart counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Antosh changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lionheart tries to avoid it but Antosh manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lionheart to the ground. Lionheart escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Antosh misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bless Lionheart has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Travis Antosh.
Antosh tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lionheart manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Antosh falls off balance throwing a combination
and Antosh takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Antosh wants to clinch
and Lionheart counters with a stiff right hand.
Antosh misses with a body shot
and Lionheart counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lionheart moves in looking to clinch but Antosh pushes him off.
Antosh tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Lionheart counters by clinching up.
Lionheart managing to block the knees to the body from Antosh.
Antosh looking to slow down the pace here.
Lionheart unloads a knee to the mid-section. Antosh lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Antosh has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lionheart avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Antosh wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lionheart keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Antosh's efforts to push away.
Antosh tries to pull guard but Lionheart holds him up against the cage and eventually Antosh drops back down to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Antosh wants a takedown but no success here.
Antosh is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lionheart is defending well for now.
Lionheart landing knees to the body.
Antosh drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lionheart landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Antosh is trying to break the clinch but Lionheart has him pressed against the cage.
Lionheart is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lionheart crunches a lovely knee into Antosh's ribcage.
Antosh taking a breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Lionheart.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Antosh using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lionheart has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lionheart keeps control of Antosh as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lionheart tries to stall but Antosh uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lionheart taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bless Lionheart.
Antosh misses with a combination

and Lionheart holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lionheart blocks the elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Antosh tries for a takedown. No joy.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lionheart landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Antosh changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lionheart fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Antosh is looking to clinch.
Antosh misses with a takedown

and Lionheart counters by clinching up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Antosh fails to pull guard.
Lionheart working Antosh over with knees to the body.
Antosh looking for a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bless Lionheart dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Lionheart tries to close the distance and clinch up but Antosh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick by Antosh misses

and Lionheart holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Antosh has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lionheart is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Antosh is working for takedown but Lionheart is calmly controlling the position for now.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lionheart putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Antosh in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Lionheart.
Antosh wants a takedown.
Bless Lionheart has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Travis Antosh.
Antosh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lionheart is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lionheart landing knees to the body.
Lionheart lands a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lionheart utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Lionheart here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Antosh wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lionheart working Antosh over with knees to the body.
Antosh tries to score a body lock takedown but Lionheart shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lionheart scores a nice knee to the body.
Lionheart landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Antosh is breathing heavily.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lionheart.
Antosh tries to stall but Lionheart uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Antosh tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lionheart just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lionheart using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Antosh working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lionheart.
Antosh tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Antosh jumps guard but Lionheart stands there with Antosh around his waist. Antosh gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lionheart unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lionheart working Antosh over with knees to the body.
Antosh is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Antosh looking for a takedown.
Antosh wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lionheart prevents a body shot from Antosh.
Antosh struggles to land a body shot inside as Lionheart controls his hands.
Lionheart trying to stall but Antosh improves his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antosh takes a knee to the side of the body.
Antosh wants to break free but Lionheart has control.
Lionheart will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Antosh up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Antosh goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lionheart prevents it.
Lionheart putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Antosh in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Antosh changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lionheart fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Antosh keeps the fight on the outside.
Travis Antosh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lionheart fails in his attempt to clinch.
Antosh swings away with a body shot that misses

and Lionheart counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lionheart looking to stall.
Antosh tries to score a body lock takedown but Lionheart shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Antosh is trying to drag Lionheart to the mat but Lionheart just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Antosh has had enough of the clinch but Lionheart keeps him there for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Antosh wants to get back to striking at distance but Lionheart won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bless Lionheart dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Lionheart wants to clinch.
Lionheart tries to clinch up.
Antosh shoots in for a takedown but Lionheart shows good takedown defense.
Lionheart tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lionheart tries to close the distance and clinch but Antosh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Antosh misses with a takedown

and Lionheart counters by clinching up.
Lionheart landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lionheart wants to stall.
Antosh looking to stall.
Lionheart crunches a lovely knee into Antosh's ribcage.
Antosh fails to pull guard.
Bless Lionheart has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Travis Antosh.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lionheart as Antosh tries to tie him up.
Antosh takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lionheart avoiding damage as Antosh throws knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Lionheart.
Lionheart utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Antosh is trying to push Lionheart away but Lionheart has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Antosh tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lionheart just stands there and leans against the cage.
Antosh using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lionheart has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lionheart using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lionheart.
Lionheart unloads a knee to the mid-section. Antosh lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lionheart working Antosh over with knees to the body.
Lionheart unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Antosh misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lionheart.
Antosh has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lionheart is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Antosh tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lionheart just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lionheart putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Antosh in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lionheart lands a good knee to the midsection. Antosh won't want to take too many of those.
Lionheart using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lionheart trying to stall but Antosh improves his position.
Antosh has had enough of the clinch but Lionheart keeps him there for the moment.
Antosh trying to stall but Lionheart improves his position.
Knees to the body from Lionheart.
Lionheart stalling in the clinch but Antosh improves position.
Antosh fails to pull guard.
Lionheart lands a knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Antosh tries to pull guard but Lionheart holds him up against the cage and eventually Antosh drops back down to his feet.
Knees to the body from Lionheart.
Antosh wants to break free but Lionheart has control.
Antosh tries to pull guard but Lionheart holds him up against the cage and eventually Antosh drops back down to his feet.
Lionheart landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Antosh wants to break free but Lionheart has control.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lionheart.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Antosh tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Antosh goes for a takedown attempt but Lionheart pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Travis Antosh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bless Lionheart is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lionheart tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bless Lionheart showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lionheart has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bless Lionheart!