PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dave Anton (ranked 5516 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robbie Lowler (ranked 7469 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Anton
vs
Lowler

182 cm
25
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dave Anton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robbie Lowler!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Dean Styles and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lowler.
Lowler swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Anton counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Anton not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Anton pushing down on Lowler's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Lowler has hold of Anton's hands but Anton slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Anton is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Anton seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lowler is trying to stand back up but Anton is controlling him
Anton lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lowler is looking to control Anton's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lowler avoid being mounted?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anton lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Anton seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lowler wants to get back to his feet.
Anton stalling.
Lowler has hold of Anton's hands but Anton slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anton slips a nice elbow through Lowler's hands, connecting with Lowler's forehead.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Anton lands a nice short elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lowler is trying to stand.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Anton in particular looking to stall.
Lowler wants to control but Anton is keeping busy.
Nice strikes from Anton there.
Lowler scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Anton manages to mount him!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Anton is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Lowler is surviving well by controlling Anton's body position as best he can.
Anton dominating with strikes here.
Anton with the ground and pound from mount.

Anton working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Anton scoring with strikes but Lowler is staying in there.
Anton controlling the position easily from mount.
Lowler is in a horrible position here. Anton smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anton dominating with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anton controlling from the full mount.
Anton raining down hammerfists from mount.
Lowler wants to hold on but Anton pushes him away.
Anton controlling from the full mount.
Anton with good strikes from the mount here!
Lowler in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Anton lands a nice shot to the head.
Anton sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Anton lands with some strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Anton dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Anton misses with a wild combination.
Lowler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anton.
Jab from Lowler.

It looks like Dave Anton has been cut.
Lowler misses with the body kick

and Anton counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Lowler really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Anton. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Anton works his way into full mount!
Anton with the ground and pound from mount.
Anton has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Anton cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
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!
Anton lands a heavy elbow.
Anton raining down shots from the mount!
BOOM! Anton connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anton raining down shots from the mount!
Anton lands a heavy elbow.
Anton lands a couple of good shots and Lowler has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Anton landing with strikes.
Dave Anton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lowler is trapped and Anton is scoring with shots to the head and body.

Anton working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Lowler is doing well to defend. Anton seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Lowler is forced to tap and this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dave Anton!