|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Simon Antonise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flowyn Waters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
 |
|
 |
| 173 cm
25
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
|
161 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
|
Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin |
|
| |
|
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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Simon Antonise!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Flowyn Waters!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antonise looks to throw the jab but Waters is out of range.
Waters ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Antonise moves away.
Waters shoots in but Antonise avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Waters looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Antonise is fending him off so far but Waters persists. Nope, Antonise circles away and we're back to standing.
Jab, jab by Antonise - just one landing.
Antonise misses with a body shot.
Antonise misses the jab.
Antonise slaps away a takedown attempt from Waters, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Simon Antonise has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Flowyn Waters.
Antonise lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Waters 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.
Waters staying out of range there.
Antonise displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Waters.
Antonise avoids the head kick by Waters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antonise scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Waters fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Antonise is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Antonise throws a big shot that misses.
Waters throws a poor cross that misses
and Antonise counters with a left to the body.
Waters throws a jab when Antonise was well out of range.
Antonise misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Waters dives in and scores a takedown into Antonise's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Waters stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Antonise swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Antonise tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Waters pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Antonise is keeping the position for now.
Waters passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waters looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
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!
Waters looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Waters is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Antonise knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Waters goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Antonise rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Waters's guard! Nice work there by Antonise!
Antonise wants to control from the top but Waters keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waters looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Antonise trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Antonise looking to sit in guard and control but Waters gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Waters trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Waters is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Antonise is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Antonise has escaped and now he's on top!
Waters looking to control but Antonise passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waters has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Antonise is working away from the top position though.
Antonise will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Waters is looking to improve his position.
Waters trying to hold on to Antonise's head to control him but Antonise postures up.
Antonise is pressing down on Waters's thigh, looking to free his foot. Waters is holding on for now.
Waters trying to control from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Waters actively working from the bottom here.
We've been informed that Waters has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Antonise stalling away here and it's allowed Waters to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Simon Antonise will probably get the nod.
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.
Antonise misses the shot to the body.
Antonise darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Waters takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A telegraphed right hand from Antonise misses the target.
Antonise avoids the head kick by Waters.
Waters shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Waters is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Antonise doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Waters.
Waters seems to be looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antonise trying to hold on to Waters's head to control him but Waters postures up.
Waters is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Waters prevents Antonise from improving his position.
Waters is trying to work for a kimura but Antonise is defending well.
Waters seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waters wants to work for an arm triangle but Antonise is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Antonise moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Antonise is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Waters defends well.
Antonise wants to sweep here but Waters controlling him for the moment.
Waters forces his way into half guard.
Antonise is looking to control Waters's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Antonise avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waters is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Antonise has managed to free his arm - good work.
Waters is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Antonise is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Waters is trying to work for a kimura but Antonise is defending well.
Waters is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Antonise has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waters is trying to work for a kimura but Antonise is defending well.
Waters is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Antonise is just riding it out for now. Waters eventually gives up the hold.
Waters is looking for a kimura here.
Antonise works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Flowyn Waters will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!
Antonise cracks Waters with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Waters throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab by Antonise.
Waters shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Antonise sprawls well. Antonise wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Waters gets slowly back to his feet.
Waters fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Waters shoots in looking for a takedown. Antonise tries to sprawl out of it but Waters keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Antonise manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Simon Antonise has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Flowyn Waters.
Antonise throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Waters.
Simon Antonise is winning the standup battle so far.
Antonise works Waters's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antonise lands a jab to the nose.
Waters defending well as Antonise loads up on a big left hand.
Waters looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Waters is working for a kimura here but Antonise manages to reverse the position and he's now in Waters's guard.
Waters takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Antonise advances position into side control!
Antonise goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Waters has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Antonise but great work by Waters.
Waters tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
You can see the frustration on Antonise's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waters thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Waters is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Antonise knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Waters goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Antonise has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Waters but great work by Antonise.
You can see the frustration on Waters's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Antonise advances to full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antonise is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Waters has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Waters!
Waters stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Antonise swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Waters drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Antonise dives on top into guard.
Waters keeping moving, preventing Antonise from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Antonise looking to pass the guard.
Antonise slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Antonise has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Antonise looking to sit in guard and control but Waters gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Waters passes Antonise's left leg - he's now in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Simon Antonise showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Antonise has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Simon Antonise!
A victorious Simon Antonise thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
57% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
