PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gerson Antunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ference Gabor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antunes kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bully. Gabor has chosen Vendetta as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Gerson Antunes could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ference Gabor's chin.

Antunes
vs
Gabor

176 cm
24
153 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

175 cm
30
156 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gerson Antunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ference Gabor!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Antunes closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Antunes tries for a kimura but Gabor is defending well.
Gabor tries to buck Antunes off but Antunes is having none of it.
Gabor is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Antunes is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Gabor is looking to get to half guard.
Gabor regains half guard.

Antunes is working for a kimura but Gabor is defending it quite comfortably.

Gabor looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gabor looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gabor is refusing to be controlled, as Antunes sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gabor tries to get to full guard but Antunes has control of the leg.

Gabor looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Antunes passes to full mount!

Antunes wants to finish this one by submission but Gabor is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Antunes.
Antunes manages to capitalize on a mistake by Gabor to take his back!
Antunes trying to control momentarily.

Gabor defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Gabor is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Antunes has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Gabor is defending well but eventually Antunes manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Gabor has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Gerson Antunes!
An out of breath Gerson Antunes thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.