PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bela Rakosi (ranked 1940 p4p, 2235 weight class) and Mark Antony (ranked 272 p4p, 301 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rakosi
vs
Antony

190 cm
27
222
4 - 1 - 0

194 cm
19
210
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Knock Out Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bela Rakosi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Antony!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rakosi darts in and clinches Antony up against the cage.
Rakosi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rakosi pushes Antony back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Antony blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rakosi lands a nice uppercut.
Antony misses with a short punch on the inside.
Antony swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Antony misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rakosi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rakosi.
Antony wants to get back to striking at distance but Rakosi won't allow it.
Antony can't break the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Rakosi.
Rakosi working aggressively here.
Antony blocks an uppercut.
Antony swings wildly with an uppercut but Rakosi uses good head movement to avoid it.
I was talking to Rakosi's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rakosi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rakosi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Antony backwards.
Antony lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Antony tries to circle away but Rakosi has him pinned against the cage.
Antony has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Rakosi seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Antony can turn it around.

Antony breaks from the clinch.
Rakosi misses the shot to the body.
And Antony responds with a good body kick, but Rakosi manages to step out the way in time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Antony defending well as Rakosi loads up on a big left hand.
Antony takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

It looks like Mark Antony has been cut.
Nice shot lands for Antony.
Antony pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rakosi misses with a wild body shot.
Antony throws a counter combo.
Rakosi looks to throw the jab but Antony is out of range.
Antony steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Antony lands a front kick.
Antony looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rakosi misses with a looping left.
Rakosi misses with a left hand
and Antony counters with a solid body kick.
Antony blocks a jab.
Bela Rakosi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antony throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Antony keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Rakosi misses the target.
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!
A head kick from Antony lands but Rakosi takes it in his stride.
Antony throws a body kick that misses
and Antony takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rakosi wants to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Rakosi misses the target.
Antony defending well as Rakosi loads up on a big left hand.
Rakosi misses with an uppercut
and Antony counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rakosi takes the fight into the clinch.
Rakosi gets through Antony's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Antony tries a body shot but Rakosi blocks it.
Antony misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Antony.
Antony swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rakosi blocks an uppercut.
Antony has a couple of punches blocked by Rakosi.
Rakosi scores with a shoulder strike.
Antony scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Antony tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Antony.
Rakosi is leaning against Antony and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Antony wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rakosi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Antony breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Antony drops his hands momentarily and Rakosi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Rakosi closes the distance and pushes Antony back into the cage.
Rakosi lands a hook that snaps the head of Antony backwards.
Rakosi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Antony has a couple of punches blocked by Rakosi.
Antony misses with a hook from the clinch.
Antony misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rakosi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Antony wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rakosi digs a right hand underneath Antony's ribcage. Antony let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Antony looks winded!
A short right from Rakosi.
Antony working aggressively here.
Antony misses with a hook from the clinch.
Antony has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rakosi lands a hook that snaps the head of Antony backwards.

That has opened up Mark Antony's cut even more.
A short left from Rakosi.
Rakosi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Antony's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rakosi lands with a right to the head.
Antony misses with a punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bela Rakosi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Antony's cut.
That's time! Rakosi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Rakosi scores with a punch to the head.
Rakosi moves in looking to clinch but Antony pushes him off.
Rakosi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rakosi looks to land a left hand but Antony moved out of range nicely.
Rakosi moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromAntony.

Rakosi lands a big right hand that sends Antony crashing to the mat! Rakosi stays standing though and waves Antony back to his feet!
Rakosi avoids the head kick by Antony.
A shot to the liver by Rakosi. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Antony takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Antony is breathing heavily.
Rakosi misses with a looping left.
Rakosi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

The cut above Mark Antony's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Rakosi scores with a body shot.
Rakosi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Antony can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rakosi clinches up against the cage.
Rakosi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Rakosi.
Rakosi digs a right hand underneath Antony's ribcage. Antony let out a lung full of air as it connected.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rakosi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rakosi scores with a shot to the side of Antony's head.
Rakosi lands a right hand.

Mark Antony's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Antony has a couple of punches blocked by Rakosi.
Antony takes a shot to the head.
Rakosi digs a right hand underneath Antony's ribcage. Antony let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rakosi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rakosi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rakosi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rakosi pushes Antony back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Antony is rocked!
Rakosi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Antony is still on wobbly legs! Can Rakosi finish him?

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mark Antony's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bela Rakosi!
An out of breath Bela Rakosi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.