PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Noel Spektor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Papip Antioquia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Noel Spektor had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Spektor
vs
Antioquia

180 cm
19
154 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

178 cm
20
155 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good in bed

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Intelligent

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Noel Spektor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Papip Antioquia!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antioquia misses with a takedown attempt - Spektor sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Spektor shoots for a double leg takedown but Antioquia sprawls well. He's pushed Spektor's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Spektor is trying hard to land a takedown here. Antioquia sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Antioquia throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Spektor tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Antioquia is in Spektor's guard.

Spektor has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Antioquia can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Spektor has control of Antioquia's left arm, preventing Antioquia from doing any damage.
Antioquia throwing strikes but missing.
Antioquia working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Spektor's head.
Spektor is trying to keep Antioquia in close.
Antioquia has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Antioquia scoring with punches to the head and body.
Antioquia missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Spektor controls Antioquia momentarily but Antioquia frees himself.
Antioquia working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Antioquia lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Spektor knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Antioquia on the ground.
Spektor is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Antioquia is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
Antioquia throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Antioquia throws a big right hand that misses.
Antioquia with a flurry of punches that miss.
Antioquia thows a big elbow that misses.
Antioquia missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Spektor is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Antioquia throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Spektor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Spektor utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Spektor has his foot on Antioquia's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Antioquia works his way back into a safe position though.
Spektor is breathing heavily.
Spektor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Antioquia's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Antioquia keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Spektor's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Antioquia working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Antioquia is looking to work some ground and pound but Spektor has wrist control.
Antioquia keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Spektor's head.

Spektor is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Antioquia is aware though and is defending well.
Spektor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Antioquia.
Antioquia trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Antioquia cracks Spektor with a solid left hand.
Antioquia postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Antioquia throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Antioquia accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Antioquia scoring with punches to the head and body.
Antioquia lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Spektor is looking for a triangle but Antioquia pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antioquia working some strikes from top position.
Antioquia chips away with some ground and pound.
Antioquia is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Spektor is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Antioquia is controlling him.
Antioquia thows a big elbow that misses.
Antioquia keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Spektor's head.
Antioquia is working Spektor over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Spektor trying to keep a closed guard but Antioquia is proving a slippery customer.
Antioquia working some strikes from top position.
Antioquia stands up over Spektor, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Antioquia postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spektor looking to control.
Antioquia stopping the sweep attempt from Spektor.
Antioquia throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Antioquia landing with the ground and pound.
Antioquia stands up over Spektor, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Spektor is looking for a triangle but Antioquia pushes his legs off easily.
Spektor is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Antioquia missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Papip Antioquia dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Antioquia shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Spektor napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Antioquia lands a decent elbow from side control.
Spektor is trying to get back to his feet.
Spektor parries the strikes from Antioquia easily there. Antioquia is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Spektor to escape.
Spektor tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Antioquia wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Spektor's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sloppy strikes there by Antioquia.
Antioquia scores with a couple of short elbows.
Antioquia grinds an elbow into Spektor's temple.
Spektor dodges the ground and pound from Antioquia.
The strikes coming from Antioquia are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Antioquia lands a decent elbow from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Antioquia working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Antioquia with the ground and pound but Spektor regains half guard under the barage of strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Antioquia scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Spektor is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Antioquia scores with a couple of nice shots.
Spektor trying to hold on to Antioquia's head to control him but Antioquia postures up.
Antioquia prevents Spektor from improving his position.
Spektor regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Antioquia.
Antioquia missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Antioquia stops Spektor from standing up.
Antioquia working some strikes from top position.
Antioquia throwing strikes from guard but Spektor blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Antioquia accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antioquia is looking to work some ground and pound but Spektor has wrist control.
Antioquia in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Antioquia lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Antioquia landing with the ground and pound.
Spektor controls Antioquia momentarily but Antioquia frees himself.
Antioquia is working Spektor over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Antioquia thows a big elbow that misses.
Spektor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Antioquia.
Antioquia throwing strikes from guard but Spektor blocks nicely.
Antioquia connects with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spektor has momentary wrist control but Antioquia slips an elbow through the middle.
Antioquia lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Spektor looking for a sweep. Not yet Spektor, not yet.

Antioquia got a little sloppy there for a moment and Spektor has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Antioquia has managed to get both his arms back between Spektor's legs - danger averted.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Antioquia accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Spektor looking to hit a scissor sweep but Antioquia is one step ahead there.
Antioquia with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Antioquia makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Antioquia throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Spektor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Antioquia throwing strikes but missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spektor wants to stand and escape but Antioquia is having none of it.
Antioquia postures up and lands a big shot to Spektor's brow.
Antioquia preventing the sweep.
Spektor avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Spektor wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Antioquia lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Antioquia landing some decent shots from guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Antioquia throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Antioquia won't allow Spektor to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Papip Antioquia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Antioquia shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Spektor pinned against the cage. Spektor gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Spektor looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Antioquia is fending him off so far but Spektor persists. Nope, Antioquia circles away and we're back to standing.
Antioquia with a lazy takedown attempt
and Spektor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Spektor stuffs the takedown attempt from Antioquia. Antioquia gets slowly back to his feet.
Noel Spektor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Papip Antioquia.
Spektor tries to close the distance and clinch but Antioquia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Spektor stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Spektor wants it to stay on the feet.
Antioquia shoots in but Spektor avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Antioquia looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Spektor is fending him off so far but Antioquia persists. Nope, Spektor circles away and we're back to standing.
Spektor fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Antioquia avoids it really well and circles away.
Noel Spektor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Spektor fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Antioquia gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Spektor counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Spektor moves into the clinch.
Spektor prevents a takedown attempt there.

Spektor breaks from the clinch.
Spektor doesn't manage to clinch there - Antioquia circles away.

Spektor has taken the fight to the clinch.

Spektor jumps into guard, dragging Antioquia to the mat.
Antioquia working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Antioquia stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Spektor has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Antioquia manages to get his head free but now Spektor has transitioned to an armbar! Antioquia grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Spektor! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Noel Spektor!