PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dirk Ante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and george st nkoi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ante comes to the cage accompanied by Lil' Wayne ft. Eminem - Drop the World. st nkoi has chosen number one as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ante
vs
st nkoi

188 cm
25
176 lbs
15 - 10 - 1

178 cm
24
185 lbs
9 - 11 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Broken Halo Pride Nutrition

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 15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dirk Ante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, george st nkoi!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Seu Braga and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ante throws a series of punches but st nkoi moves out of range.
Ante misses with a jab, cross combination.
st nkoi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

st nkoi scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Ante can't do much from the bottom here.
st nkoi trying to control the position but Ante is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sloppy strikes there by st nkoi.
st nkoi in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Ante dodges the ground and pound from st nkoi.
st nkoi is trying to ground and pound but Ante uses the momentary lack of control by st nkoi to regain half guard.
st nkoi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ante's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
st nkoi thows a huge punch but Ante dodges it nicely.
st nkoi lands with a punch from half guard.
st nkoi looks to land a strike but Ante avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Ante keeping moving, preventing st nkoi from controlling successfully.
st nkoi controls from within his opponent's guard.
st nkoi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
st nkoi scoring with punches to the head and body.
st nkoi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
st nkoi throws a big right hand that misses.
st nkoi pushing down on Ante's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ante is not content to let st nkoi control the position.
st nkoi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ante's head.
Ante blocking the ground and pound attempt from st nkoi.
st nkoi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
st nkoi with the ground and pound but Ante uses the opportunity to regain guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
st nkoi throwing strikes from guard but Ante blocks nicely.
st nkoi trying to control but Ante is working from the bottom.
st nkoi lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ante utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
st nkoi throws and elbow that misses. Ante uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in st nkoi's guard. Nice move by Ante!
Ante won't allow st nkoi to sweep him here.
st nkoi is trying to keep Ante in close.
st nkoi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

st nkoi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ante is aware though and is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

st nkoi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ante defends well.
Ante is looking to stand up but st nkoi won't let him.
Ante postures up.
st nkoi looking for a sweep. Not yet st nkoi, not yet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
st nkoi working a defensive guard here.
Ante trying to control the position from guard on top but st nkoi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ante has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of st nkoi is proving hard to escape from.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
st nkoi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
st nkoi looks gassed!

st nkoi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ante, pushing him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

st nkoi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ante sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten st nkoi somewhat.
Ante tries to clinch

and st nkoi counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Ante!

st nkoi jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Ante is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Ante and st nkoi has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
An elbow from st nkoi crashes against the mat.
st nkoi working the strikes but Ante uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Ante is refusing to be controlled, as st nkoi sits in half guard.
st nkoi is just content to waste time from the top position. Ante takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
st nkoi throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
st nkoi wants to control from the top but Ante keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as st nkoi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
st nkoi wants to control from the top but Ante keeps moving.
st nkoi looking to sit in guard and control but Ante gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
st nkoi is pulling down on Ante's head. It's preventing any offense from Ante, at least for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

st nkoi is looking for a triangle but Ante pushes his legs off easily.

Ante stands up and waves to st nkoi to follow him.
st nkoi tries to clinch but Ante is having none of it.
Ante throws a series of punches but st nkoi moves out of range.
Ante leaves st nkoi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
st nkoi is breathing heavily.
Ante throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ante stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ante wants it to stay on the feet.
Dirk Ante has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of george st nkoi.

Ante clinches.
st nkoi changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ante fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Some wild striking there from Ante.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ante looks to throw a body kick

and st nkoi counters with a nice double leg into guard.
st nkoi throwing strikes from guard but Ante blocks nicely.
st nkoi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
st nkoi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
st nkoi engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Ante utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ante seems keen to control st nkoi's posture.
st nkoi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
st nkoi working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ante's head.
Ante working a defensive guard here.
Ante keeping moving, preventing st nkoi from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

george st nkoi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

st nkoi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ante but Ante pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ante tries to close the distance and clinch up but st nkoi swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Ante lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends st nkoi sprawling to the canvas. Ante follows him down, looking for the kill. Can st nkoi hang on?

st nkoi is rocked!

It looks like george st nkoi has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ante lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked st nkoi! More strikes land and this one is all over! Ante jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dirk Ante!