PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Entoni Shmetis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Ettorei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antonio Ettorei will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Shmetis
vs
Ettorei

168 cm
25
175 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
21
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Entoni Shmetis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Antonio Ettorei!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Sandra Marshall and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shmetis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ettorei is fending him off so far but Shmetis persists. Nope, Ettorei circles away and we're back to standing.
Shmetis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ettorei's waist but Ettorei gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Shmetis off to one side.
Shmetis misses with a two punch combination.
Ettorei throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Ettorei as Shmetis shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Entoni Shmetis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ettorei is looking to slow Shmetis down with leg kicks.
Ettorei has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ettorei there as he acknowledges the shot.
Shmetis takes a swing at Ettorei's ribcage but misses.
Shmetis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ettorei manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Ettorei.

Ettorei closes the distance and pushes Shmetis back into the cage.
Ettorei lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Entoni Shmetis has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Ettorei breaks from the clinch.
Ettorei turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Shmetis has his takedown stuffed
and Ettorei counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Shmetis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shmetis takes a kick to the side of the head.
Shmetis with a poor takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Shmetis looks for a takedown but Ettorei sprawls well.
Shmetis is breathing heavily.
Shmetis misses with a takedown
and Ettorei counters with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ettorei goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Shmetis lands a glancing blow to the side of Ettorei's head.
Ettorei thows a body kick. Shmetis tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Shmetis doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ettorei counters with a head kick. That will keep Shmetis thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A slapping body kick lands there for Ettorei.

Ettorei has Shmetis up against the cage in a clinch.
Ettorei gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Shmetis.

Ettorei manages to break the clinch.
A head kick from Ettorei lands but Shmetis takes it in his stride.
Ettorei stuffs the takedown.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shmetis misses with an uppercut.
Entoni Shmetis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shmetis misses with a two punch combination.
Shmetis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shmetis lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shmetis looks for a takedown but Ettorei sprawls well.

Ettorei gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Ettorei breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ettorei dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shmetis. That did some damage!
Shmetis dives in and grabs Ettorei's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ettorei pushes down on Shmetis's head and hops out.
Ettorei lands with a slapping head kick.
Shmetis misses with a few strikes there.
Shmetis looks for a takedown but Ettorei sprawls well.
Ettorei throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ettorei scores with a nice body kick.
Ettorei scoring well with a low kick there.

Ettorei closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Shmetis wants to take the fight to the mat but Ettorei manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Ettorei lands a knee to the head.
Shmetis tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shmetis is trying to break the clinch but Ettorei is controlling him.
Shmetis has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ettorei is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Ettorei breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shmetis takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ettorei delivers a nice body kick.
Ettorei scores with a head kick. Shmetis tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Antonio Ettorei is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice body kick from Ettorei.
Ettorei connects with a high kick.
Ettorei throws a head kick that misses.
Shmetis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Shmetis shoots in for a double leg but Ettorei sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Shmetis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shmetis misses with a takedown attempt
and Ettorei counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ettorei lands with a kick to the temple. Shmetis shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Horrible takedown by Shmetis or perhaps it was just good defense by Ettorei which made him look bad.
Ettorei slips under a jab from Shmetis.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ettorei explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shmetis shoots and misses
and Ettorei counters with a low kick, right behind Shmetis 's knee.
Ettorei displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shmetis throws out the jab.
Ettorei connects with an inside leg kick.
Ettorei moves out of range of the strikes.
Shmetis shoots in but Ettorei avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Shmetis takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Shmetis shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ettorei makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Shmetis really felt that one!
Ettorei lands a head kick!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shmetis shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ettorei sprawls well. Ettorei wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Shmetis gets slowly back to his feet.
Ettorei lands a leg kick that knocks Shmetis off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Ettorei dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Entoni Shmetis's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Shmetis tries to bum rush Ettorei with a series of wild strikes but Ettorei uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ettorei with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Shmetis with a poor takedown
and Ettorei counters with a head kick.
Shmetis takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ettorei lands a high kick!
Shmetis tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ettorei defends well and Shmetis ends up having to push Ettorei into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Ettorei is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Entoni Shmetis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shmetis is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Ettorei breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ettorei scores with a nice body kick.
Shmetis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Ettorei takes the fight into the clinch.
Ettorei with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ettorei.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!

Ettorei breaks the clinch.
Ettorei lands a high kick!
Ettorei throws a head kick that Shmetis semi-blocks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ettorei chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ettorei scores with a head kick. Shmetis tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Shmetis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Shmetis lands with a nice combination. Ettorei backs away looking to recover.

Ettorei pushes Shmetis up against the cage in a clinch.
Shmetis tries to break free but Ettorei pushes him back against the cage.
Shmetis is trying to drag Ettorei to the mat but Ettorei just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Ettorei breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ettorei chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Entoni Shmetis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A cross from Shmetis lands.
Ettorei connects with a high kick.
Shmetis shoots in looking for a takedown. Ettorei tries to sprawl out of it but Shmetis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ettorei manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Ettorei has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shmetis has Ettorei pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ettorei manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Ettorei breaks from the clinch.

Ettorei gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Shmetis. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Shmetis goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ettorei prevents it.

Ettorei breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shmetis will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Shmetis misses with a takedown attempt
and Ettorei counters with a nice low kick that buckles Shmetis's knee momentarily.
Shmetis is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ettorei sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ettorei.
Ettorei throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

Ettorei clinches.
Ettorei gets underhooks to prevent Shmetis's takedown attempt.

Ettorei breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shmetis shoots in but no luck this time.
Ettorei scoring well with a low kick there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shmetis closes the distance and clinches up with Ettorei, looking for a takedown. Shmetis pushes Ettorei against the cage but Ettorei circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Ettorei has Shmetis up against the cage in a clinch.
Ettorei connects with a knee to the head.
Ettorei scores with a knee to the head.

Ettorei escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shmetis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ettorei slips a jab and a cross from Shmetis.
Ettorei lands a head kick. Shmetis smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Shmetis throws a good cross that connects.
Shmetis tries for a takedown but Ettorei circles away easily

and Ettorei counters with a single leg into guard. Shmetis didn't expect that.
Shmetis wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shmetis is looking to stand up but Ettorei isn't so interested in that idea.

Shmetis is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ettorei is aware though and is defending well.
Shmetis is trying to keep Ettorei in close.
Shmetis trying to strike off his back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shmetis looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Ettorei showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Entoni Shmetis's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

A combination from Shmetis does no damage.
Ettorei scores with a head kick. Shmetis tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Shmetis throws a right and a left that Ettorei avoids nicely.
Shmetis shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ettorei sprawls well. Ettorei wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Shmetis gets slowly back to his feet.
Horrible takedown by Shmetis or perhaps it was just good defense by Ettorei which made him look bad.
Shmetis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ettorei counters with a low kick, right behind Shmetis 's knee.
Shmetis takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ettorei, right into the meat.
Shmetis is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Shmetis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ettorei is fending him off so far but Shmetis persists. Nope, Ettorei circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Entoni Shmetis. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Ettorei clinches up with Shmetis and pushes him back against the cage.
Ettorei scores with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Ettorei manages to break the clinch.
Ettorei throws a nice outside leg kick.

Ettorei clinches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ettorei obliges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shmetis tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ettorei smiles and moves away.
Ettorei buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Shmetis misses with a series of wild punches.

Ettorei takes the fight into the clinch.
Ettorei landing knees to the head.
Shmetis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Shmetis goes for a takedown attempt but Ettorei pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Antonio Ettorei seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick from Ettorei lands but Shmetis takes it in his stride.

Ettorei moves into the clinch.
Ettorei putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Shmetis in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ettorei lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shmetis is looking to take this one to the mat.
Shmetis is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Ettorei pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shmetis lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Shmetis.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ettorei throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Shmetis slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Ettorei moves into range and clinches up with Shmetis.

Ettorei breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Shmetis is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Shmetis fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Ettorei breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ettorei stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ettorei wants it to stay on the feet.

Ettorei closes the distance and pushes Shmetis back into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shmetis tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ettorei smiles and moves away.
Ettorei feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Shmetis's calf.
Ettorei takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Shmetis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ettorei scores with a head kick.
Shmetis misses with a series of wild punches.
Ettorei defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Shmetis.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ettorei - that will leave a mark!
Ettorei lets loose with a powerful body kick. Shmetis will feel that in the morning.
Shmetis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Ettorei gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Antonio Ettorei is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shmetis is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ettorei is defending well.

Ettorei breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shmetis takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ettorei showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shmetis.
Shmetis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ettorei.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shmetis misses with a takedown attempt
and Ettorei counters with a nice body kick.
Shmetis tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Shmetis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ettorei is fending him off so far but Shmetis persists. Nope, Ettorei circles away and we're back to standing.
Ettorei lands with a kick to the temple. Shmetis shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shmetis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ettorei. Ettorei obviously looking to wear him down.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Shmetis drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Ettorei comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ettorei winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight for Antonio Ettorei!
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight for Antonio Ettorei!
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight for Antonio Ettorei!

Antonio Ettorei wins by unanimous decision!
Antonio Ettorei decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.