PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrzej Antoni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hanz Zehetmayer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Antoni
vs
Zehetmayer

210 cm
22
271 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

210 cm
23
270 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andrzej Antoni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hanz Zehetmayer!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zehetmayer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Zehetmayer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zehetmayer throws a right hand that Antoni ducks under and follows up with a left that Antoni also avoids with ease.
Zehetmayer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Antoni shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Zehetmayer pinned against the cage. Zehetmayer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Antoni shoots in but Zehetmayer avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Antoni tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zehetmayer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Antoni showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zehetmayer.
Zehetmayer misses with a series of wild punches.
Zehetmayer misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Antoni throws a series of punches but Zehetmayer moves out of range.
Antoni tries for a takedown but Zehetmayer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrzej Antoni. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Antoni showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zehetmayer.
Antoni misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zehetmayer avoids the body shot from Antoni.
Zehetmayer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Zehetmayer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Antoni.
Antoni pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zehetmayer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Some wild striking there from Zehetmayer.
Zehetmayer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Antoni tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Zehetmayer swivels and escapes.
Antoni tries to clinch but Zehetmayer moves out of range.
Zehetmayer misses with a wild combination.
Hanz Zehetmayer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zehetmayer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Antoni counters by clinching up.
Antoni keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Zehetmayer's efforts to push away.
Antoni tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Antoni tries to pull guard but Zehetmayer won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A hook to the body from Antoni.

Zehetmayer manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from Zehetmayer.
Antoni checks a leg kick.
Zehetmayer misses with a wild combination.
Zehetmayer looks gassed!
Zehetmayer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Antoni checks a leg kick.
Antoni dives in and grabs Zehetmayer's left leg, looking for a takedown. Zehetmayer pushes down on Antoni's head and hops out.
Antoni showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zehetmayer.
Antoni wants to clinch.

Antoni clinches up with Zehetmayer and pushes him back against the cage.
Zehetmayer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Zehetmayer tries to circle away but Antoni has him pinned against the cage.
Zehetmayer tries to break free but Antoni pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Zehetmayer's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antoni tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A frustrated look appears on Zehetmayer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Zehetmayer is trying to break the clinch but Antoni is controlling him.
Zehetmayer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Zehetmayer tries to break the clinch but Antoni is controlling the position.
Zehetmayer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Antoni tries to pull guard but Zehetmayer holds him up against the cage and eventually Antoni drops back down to his feet.
Zehetmayer working hard to break the clinch.
Antoni tries to score a body lock takedown but Zehetmayer shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Zehetmayer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Antoni has him pressed against the cage.
Antoni wants a takedown but no success here.
Zehetmayer tries to circle away but Antoni has him pinned against the cage.
Antoni fails to pull guard.
Antoni taking a breather.
Antoni tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Zehetmayer just stands there and leans against the cage.
Zehetmayer is trying to break the clinch but Antoni has him pressed against the cage.
Antoni tries to pull guard but Zehetmayer won't allow it.
Zehetmayer has had enough of the clinch but Antoni keeps him there for the moment.
Antoni tries to pull guard but Zehetmayer holds him up against the cage and eventually Antoni drops back down to his feet.

Zehetmayer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Antoni dodges the punch combination from Zehetmayer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zehetmayer misses with a double jab.
Zehetmayer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A head kick misses from Zehetmayer.
Antoni looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Zehetmayer is fending him off so far but Antoni persists. Nope, Zehetmayer circles away and we're back to standing.
Antoni is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Antoni throws a shot to the body.
Antoni lands a head kick!
Antoni tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Zehetmayer swivels and escapes.
Antoni throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Zehetmayer scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Andrzej Antoni has been cut.

Antoni gets the takedown into side control.
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!
Antoni lands some shots froms side control.

Antoni decides to take the fight back to the feet.
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 Andrzej Antoni will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Andrzej Antoni'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.

Antoni forces Zehetmayer back against the cage and clinches.

Antoni breaks from the clinch.
Antoni fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zehetmayer looks to land a combination but Antoni avoids it well.
Antoni tries to clinch up.
Antoni misses with a two punch combination.
Zehetmayer lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Antoni backs up against the cage.
Nice sprawl there from Zehetmayer as Antoni shoots in.
Zehetmayer throws a right and a left that Antoni avoids nicely.
Zehetmayer works over Antoni's head and body with a nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Antoni shoots in looking for a takedown. Zehetmayer tries to sprawl out of it but Antoni keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Zehetmayer manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Zehetmayer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zehetmayer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Antoni was well out of range. Poor timing from Zehetmayer.

Antoni closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Antoni is looking to control Zehetmayer's arms but Zehetmayer gets an underhook and turns him. Now Antoni has his back to the cage.
Zehetmayer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Zehetmayer is trying to break the clinch but Antoni has him pressed against the cage.
Antoni goes for a takedown attempt but Zehetmayer pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrzej Antoni. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zehetmayer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Antoni.

Antoni rushes Zehetmayer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Antoni has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Zehetmayer is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Antoni has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Zehetmayer is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Antoni fails to pull guard.

Zehetmayer manages to break the clinch.
Zehetmayer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Zehetmayer misses.
Zehetmayer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Antoni fails with an attempt to clinch.

Antoni closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Antoni working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antoni tries to advance to mount but can't.

Antoni decides to stand back up.
Zehetmayer misses with the combination.
Antoni tries to clinch but Zehetmayer moves out of range.
Zehetmayer misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antoni throws a leg kick which misses Zehetmayer's front leg but catches the back leg as Zehetmayer tries to avoid it.
Zehetmayer swinging wildly here.
Hanz Zehetmayer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Antoni.

Antoni rushes Zehetmayer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Zehetmayer has had enough of the clinch but Antoni keeps him there for the moment.

Antoni breaks from the clinch.
Antoni misses with a takedown attempt - Zehetmayer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Antoni tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zehetmayer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Antoni looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Zehetmayer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Antoni circles away quickly and effectively.
Zehetmayer throws a series of punches but Antoni avoids them all with ease.
Zehetmayer throws a right hand that Antoni ducks under and follows up with a left that Antoni also avoids with ease.

Zehetmayer gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zehetmayer wants to get back to his feet but Antoni is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Zehetmayer is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Antoni showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Zehetmayer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hanz Zehetmayer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Andrzej Antoni's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Antoni tries for a takedown but Zehetmayer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Zehetmayer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A combination from Zehetmayer does no damage.
Zehetmayer misses with a series of wild punches.
A nice combination there by Zehetmayer.
Horrible takedown by Antoni or perhaps it was just good defense by Zehetmayer which made him look bad.
Zehetmayer stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrzej Antoni. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zehetmayer throws a left and a right that both miss

and Antoni counters with a takedown into side control.
Zehetmayer takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

Antoni is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Zehetmayer has escaped the position, nice work there.
Antoni tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zehetmayer is not content to let Antoni control the position.
Antoni creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Zehetmayer sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Zehetmayer is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Antoni is controlling him well.
Antoni trying to control the action but Zehetmayer is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Zehetmayer pushes Antoni away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Antoni gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Antoni controls the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A punch combination from Antoni misses.
Antoni will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Zehetmayer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No luck for Antoni with that takedown attempt.
Zehetmayer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Antoni scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antoni has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Zehetmayer!
Zehetmayer is trying to stand.
Antoni punishing his opponent with strikes.
Antoni sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Zehetmayer is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Antoni can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Zehetmayer is looking to escape.
Antoni tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Antoni looking to control but Zehetmayer is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Antoni is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Zehetmayer is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Zehetmayer's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Antoni looking to control and managing it successfully.
Antoni throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Zehetmayer because Antoni loaded up on that one.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andrzej Antoni showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Antoni 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrzej Antoni!