PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ice Cube (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Le Grand Antonio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cube comes to the cage accompanied by Bow Down. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Le Grand Antonio was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Cube
vs
Grand Antonio

185 cm
23
220 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

169 cm
23
206 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Good gas tank

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 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ice Cube!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Le Grand Antonio!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cube works over Antonio's head and body with a nice combination.
Antonio doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cube counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Le Grand Antonio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cube swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Antonio throws a quick inside leg kick.
Antonio thows a body shot but no joy.
Antonio has a takedown stuffed.
Antonio on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cube looks to land a combination but Antonio avoids it well.
Cube misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cube keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Antonio.
Cube thows a body shot but no joy.
Cube lands with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Cube. Antonio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ice Cube is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Antonio throws a nice inside leg kick.
Antonio will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ice Cube has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Le Grand Antonio.
Cube misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Antonio.
Cube misses with a series of wild punches.
Cube with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cube takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cube misses with a double jab.
Antonio throws a leg kick but Cube sees it coming and checks it nicely.

Antonio dives in and scores a takedown into Cube's guard.
Antonio prevents Cube from getting back to his feet.
Antonio would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Cube is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Antonio is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cube looking to hit a scissor sweep but Antonio is one step ahead there.
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!
Antonio would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Antonio thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cube is on top in guard.
Cube has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Antonio is proving hard to escape from.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antonio looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Antonio keeping moving, preventing Cube from controlling successfully.

Cube stands and steps away. Antonio gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Antonio misses with a takedown
and Cube counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Antonio attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Antonio shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cube but Cube pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cube slaps away a takedown attempt from Antonio, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cube swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Antonio shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cube as he jumps to the side.
Cube avoids a punch combination nicely.
Antonio fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cube checks it well.
Antonio misses with a low kick.
Cube misses the shot to the body.
Cube digs a good body shot into Antonio's ribs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cube misses with a few strikes there.
Cube smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cube slaps away a takedown attempt from Antonio, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ice Cube dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Antonio closes the distance and clinches up with Cube, looking for a takedown. Antonio pushes Cube against the cage but Cube circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Antonio feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Cube is looking to stand up but Antonio isn't so interested in that idea.

Cube has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Antonio off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Antonio tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cube sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Antonio somewhat.
Antonio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cube missing with a left hand there. Antonio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cube is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Antonio misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cube scores with a jab to the body.
Antonio takes a swing at Cube's ribcage but misses.
Antonio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Antonio is looking to land body kicks.
Antonio fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ice Cube has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Le Grand Antonio.
Cube throws the left hand but Antonio avoids the punch easily.
Cube misses with an uppercut. Antonio saw that one coming.
Antonio shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cube as he avoids it easily.
Ice Cube is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Antonio tries a low kick but Cube avoids it.
Antonio takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cube throws a body punch but Antonio moves out of range.
Antonio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cube throws out the jab.
Cube misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antonio shoots in looking for a takedown. Cube tries to sprawl out of it but Antonio keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cube manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Antonio shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cube pinned against the cage. Cube gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Antonio on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
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!
Cube lands with a right hand.
Ice Cube is winning the standup battle so far.
Cube lands with a cross.
Antonio fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Antonio.
Antonio closes the distance and clinches up with Cube, looking for a takedown. Antonio pushes Cube against the cage but Cube circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cube cracks Antonio with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Antonio looks to land a body kick but Cube moved away.
A leg kick checked by Cube.
Antonio turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cube will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cube throws a right and a left that Antonio avoids nicely.
Antonio will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Some wild striking there from Cube.
Antonio tries to score with a low kick but Cube moves his leg out of the way.

Antonio scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Antonio decides to take the fight back to the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antonio looks to land a body kick but Cube moved away.
Cube lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Antonio throws a right and a left that Cube avoids nicely.
Antonio misses with a kick to the body.
Cube misses the jab.
Decent striking displayed by Cube there.
Antonio tries to land a front kick but Cube steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cube takes a swing at Antonio's ribcage but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Left hook, right uppercut from Cube.
Cube looks to score with a jab to the body but Antonio is just out of range.
Cube blocks the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ice Cube dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Antonio shoots and misses
and Cube connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Antonio takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cube lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Antonio at a distance.
No luck for Antonio with that takedown attempt.
Cube misses with a looping left.
Cube connects with a jab.
Antonio moves out of range of the strikes.
Cube lands a right hook to the body.
Cube's jab looks to have found its range, popping Antonio under the eye.
Antonio scores with a spinning back kick!
Nice shot by Cube.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cube scores with a nice strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Antonio scores a takedown into full mount!
Cube is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cube slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Antonio is looking to take a break and control but Cube is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cube keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cube is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Antonio is pressing down on Cube's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cube is holding on for now.
Cube is trying to maintain the position but Antonio is very close to passing his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antonio prevents Cube from standing back up.
Cube is staying active underneath Antonio, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Cube wants to control but Antonio is keeping busy and won't allow it.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ice Cube wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Jab by Cube.
Antonio avoids the body shot from Cube.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Antonio shoots in for a takedown but Cube shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ice Cube has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Le Grand Antonio.
Cube blocks a leg kick.
Cube throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Antonio fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cube is out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Cube. No joy for Antonio on that attempt.
Antonio ducks under a wild hook from Cube.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antonio will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Antonio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Antonio looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Antonio throws a body kick that misses.
Antonio throws a sloppy head kick and Cube moves out of range easily.
Antonio with a lazy takedown attempt
and Antonio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cube takes a swing at Antonio's ribcage but misses.
Cube misses with a wild body shot.
Cube scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cube misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Antonio.
Cube is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cube scores with a body shot.
Antonio gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Le Grand Antonio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cube looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cube avoids the head kick by Antonio.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Antonio.
Antonio fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ice Cube is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cube jabs Antonio right on the nose. Antonio blinks but takes it well.
Cube jabs Antonio right on the nose. Antonio blinks but takes it well.
Antonio takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Antonio. Cube does a little dance to reset his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cube connects with a looping right hand.
Cube tests Antonio's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jab, jab by Cube - just one landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ice Cube showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cube, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ice Cube!