PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lars Hegg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Antoniopoulos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hegg comes to the cage accompanied by Deliver us - In Flames. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Hegg
vs
Antoniopoulos

175 cm
25
169 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Untouchable Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lars Hegg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gary Antoniopoulos!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Patrick Alders and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Antoniopoulos shoots in and gets a takedown into Hegg's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Antoniopoulos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hegg swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Antoniopoulos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Antoniopoulos trying to control but Hegg is working from the bottom.
Hegg has a closed guard, preventing Antoniopoulos from standing up.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Gary Antoniopoulos.

Hegg clinches up with Antoniopoulos and pushes him back against the cage.
Antoniopoulos drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hegg gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hegg throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Antoniopoulos jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hegg walks away with a smile on his face. Antoniopoulos gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Hegg clinches with his opponent.
Antoniopoulos fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lars Hegg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gary Antoniopoulos.
Hegg being controlled against the cage.
Hegg pushes off an throws an elbow but Antoniopoulos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hegg lands an elbow that stopped Antoniopoulos in his tracks for a moment.
Antoniopoulos trying to control the position but instead, Hegg has worked for underhooks and has pushed Antoniopoulos into the cage.
Hegg looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Antoniopoulos should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Antoniopoulos takes an elbow to the forehead.
Antoniopoulos tries to work over Hegg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hegg pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hegg crunches a lovely knee into Antoniopoulos's ribcage.
Antoniopoulos looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hegg working Antoniopoulos over with knees to the body.

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

Antoniopoulos tries to keep at a distance but Hegg has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nice elbow from Hegg.
Hegg lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Gary Antoniopoulos has been cut.
Nice elbow from Hegg.
Hegg lands an elbow that stopped Antoniopoulos in his tracks for a moment.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hegg lands an elbow just above Antoniopoulos 's eye.
Antoniopoulos takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hegg dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Antoniopoulos drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hegg gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hegg throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hegg unloads a knee to the mid-section. Antoniopoulos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hegg holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hegg lands an elbow inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hegg.
Hegg gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hegg unloads a knee to the mid-section. Antoniopoulos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hegg landing knees to the head.
Hegg holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hegg creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Antoniopoulos's defenses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hegg.
Hegg stalling the fight.
Hegg lands an elbow inside.
Hegg connects with a nasty looking knee right to Antoniopoulos's face.
Antoniopoulos takes an elbow to the temple.
Antoniopoulos being controlled against the cage.
Antoniopoulos takes an elbow to the forehead.

Hegg manages to break the clinch.
Hegg is looking to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Hegg darts in and clinches Antoniopoulos up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Hegg.
Hegg lands a good knee to the midsection. Antoniopoulos won't want to take too many of those.
Hegg lands an elbow inside that Antoniopoulos shrugs off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lars Hegg dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gary Antoniopoulos's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hegg forces Antoniopoulos back against the cage and clinches.
Hegg comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hegg is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Antoniopoulos is defending well for now.
Antoniopoulos tries to score a body lock takedown but Hegg shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hegg lands a nice elbow.
Antoniopoulos is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hegg gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Antoniopoulos is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hegg is defending well.
Lars Hegg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gary Antoniopoulos.
Hegg lands a knee to the body.
Hegg dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hegg looking to throw knees to the head but Antoniopoulos is blocking nicely.
Hegg throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hegg will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Antoniopoulos up against the cage.
Antoniopoulos is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Antoniopoulos is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hegg gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hegg comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hegg.
Hegg lands a knee to the body.
Antoniopoulos takes an elbow to the temple.
Hegg will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Antoniopoulos up against the cage.
Hegg misses with a knee strike.
Hegg connects with a nasty looking knee right to Antoniopoulos's face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hegg lands an elbow inside.
Hegg lands a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hegg lands a damaging elbow.
Hegg is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Antoniopoulos can do to turn this around?

Hegg's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hegg pushes Antoniopoulos away with a front kick.
Lars Hegg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hegg looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Hegg forces Antoniopoulos back against the cage and clinches.
Hegg lands an elbow inside that Antoniopoulos shrugs off.
Nice elbow from Hegg.
Hegg creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Antoniopoulos's defenses.
Hegg unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hegg is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hegg lands an elbow inside that Antoniopoulos shrugs off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hegg lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hegg is pushing Antoniopoulos up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hegg comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hegg lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Hegg breaks from the clinch.
Hegg tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Antoniopoulos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Antoniopoulos keeps the fight on the outside.
Hegg wants to clinch.
Antoniopoulos tries to clinch but Hegg is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Hegg misses.

Hegg gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hegg lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hegg lands a damaging elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hegg.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hegg scores a nice knee to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hegg unloads a knee to the mid-section. Antoniopoulos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hegg lands an elbow that stopped Antoniopoulos in his tracks for a moment.
Hegg lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hegg lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hegg lands an elbow that stopped Antoniopoulos in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lars Hegg dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gary Antoniopoulos's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Hegg has managed to clinch.
Hegg crunches a lovely knee into Antoniopoulos's ribcage.
Hegg lands an elbow inside that Antoniopoulos shrugs off.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hegg.
Hegg lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Hegg.

Antoniopoulos is rocked!
Hegg leaning his opponent against the cage.
Antoniopoulos is still on wobbly legs! Can Hegg finish him?
Hegg seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Antoniopoulos seems to have recovered his senses.
Hegg working Antoniopoulos over with knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hegg lands an elbow inside that Antoniopoulos shrugs off.
Antoniopoulos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hegg tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hegg lands a knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Hegg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hegg lands an elbow that stopped Antoniopoulos in his tracks for a moment.
Hegg unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hegg scores with a knee to the head.
Hegg scores with a knee to the head.
Hegg creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Antoniopoulos's defenses.
Hegg unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hegg landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Hegg breaks the clinch.
Lars Hegg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Hegg forces Antoniopoulos back against the cage and clinches.
Hegg lands a nice elbow.
Hegg lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hegg working the clinch nicely. Antoniopoulos is working for position but Hegg cracks him with a big knee to the head! Antoniopoulos crumples up against the cage and Hegg lands two more shots before the ref can save Antoniopoulos! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Lars Hegg!
Lars Hegg made sure to mention his sponsor, Untouchable Fight Gear in his post fight interview.