PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chad Raymond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Antunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Raymond
vs
Antunes

165 cm
21
175 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

169 cm
22
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

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 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chad Raymond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mario Antunes!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antunes wants to clinch.
Raymond shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Antunes as he jumps to the side.
Raymond fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Raymond shoots in for a takedown but Antunes shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chad Raymond. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Antunes shoots in and gets a takedown into Raymond's guard.
Antunes wants to control from the top but Raymond keeps moving.
Antunes is looking to work some ground and pound but Raymond has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raymond utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Antunes showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Antunes trying to control but Raymond is working from the bottom.
Raymond trying to strike off his back.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Mario Antunes was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Raymond tries to sprawl but Antunes drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Raymond looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Antunes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raymond tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Raymond is doing well to control the position and prevent Antunes from advancing to side control.
Raymond is refusing to be controlled, as Antunes sits in half guard.
Raymond controlling the position well.
Raymond on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Raymond tries to get out of the position.
Antunes seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Raymond does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raymond is looking to control Antunes's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Raymond avoid being mounted?

OK we're going to have a standup here. Mario Antunes hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Raymond tries to clinch but Antunes is having none of it.
Antunes attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Antunes tries to clinch up.
Antunes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Antunes stuffs the takedown.
Raymond takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Antunes shoots in and bounces Raymond off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antunes wanted to stand there but Raymond had control of the position.
Antunes tries to free his leg and advance position but Raymond is retaining full guard.
Antunes wants to stand but Raymond is controlling his posture from full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Raymond is on top in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Antunes is looking to stand up but Raymond isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mario Antunes dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Raymond scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Raymond is trying to control. Antunes wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Raymond lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Raymond looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Antunes with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Raymond winds up and cracks Antunes with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Antunes avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Raymond.
Mario Antunes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Raymond lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Raymond throwing shots but Antunes is blocking nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Antunes tries to get to full guard but Raymond has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raymond thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Antunes's head.
Raymond lands with a punch from half guard.
Raymond wants to control but Antunes is keeping him busy.
Raymond throwing shots but Antunes is blocking nicely.
Antunes keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Raymond sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Antunes defending well though.
Antunes pushes Raymond off looking to stand but Raymond dives back in and keeps control.
Raymond lands with a punch from half guard.
Raymond throwing shots but Antunes is blocking nicely.
Antunes is breathing heavily.
Antunes is trying to control but can't.
Raymond is looking to take a break and control but Antunes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Raymond lands strikes from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raymond sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Antunes defending well though.
Raymond is trying to control. Antunes wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Raymond lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raymond is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Raymond working the head and body with strikes.
Antunes regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Raymond.
Antunes keeping moving, preventing Raymond from controlling successfully.
Raymond missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raymond pushes down on Antunes's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Raymond working over Antunes with some ground and pound. Antunes looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Raymond not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Raymond looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Raymond throwing shots but Antunes is blocking nicely.
Raymond lands strikes from half guard.
Raymond has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Raymond thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Antunes moves into full guard.
Raymond keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Antunes's head.
Raymond advances position into side control!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raymond working the ground and pound from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raymond creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Raymond working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Raymond lands a nice forearm strike.
Raymond scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Antunes to see if he's OK.

Raymond stands up and beckons Antunes to his feet.

Raymond fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Antunes, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Raymond is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Antunes can't fight it off and eventually Raymond manages to take the fight to the floor. Antunes looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Raymond lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chad Raymond dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Antunes throws a leg kick that misses.
Raymond misses with a wild combination.
Raymond closes the distance and clinches up with Antunes, looking for a takedown. Raymond pushes Antunes against the cage but Antunes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Antunes doesn't manage to clinch there - Raymond circles away.

Antunes drives through with a takedown into guard.
Antunes showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Raymond wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raymond working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Antunes.
Raymond keeping moving, preventing Antunes from controlling successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Raymond holds on and takes a little breather.

Mario Antunes has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Antunes shoots in and bounces Raymond off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Antunes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Antunes looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Raymond is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Antunes is aware though and is defending well.
Antunes trying to control but Raymond is working from the bottom.

Antunes avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raymond throws a couple of heel strikes.
Raymond is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Antunes is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Raymond wants to sweep here but Antunes controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raymond is trying to keep Antunes in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Raymond looking for a guillotine here but Antunes defends easily.

Antunes got a little sloppy there for a moment and Raymond has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Antunes has managed to get both his arms back between Raymond's legs - danger averted.
Antunes has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Raymond is proving hard to escape from.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mario Antunes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Antunes has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a draw!