PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alpha Three (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kauko Antero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Three
vs
Antero

180 cm
25
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

150 cm
18
130 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alpha Three!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kauko Antero!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antero is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Antero defending well as Three loads up on a big left hand.

Three closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Antero quickly recovers to half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Three sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Three lands strikes from half guard.
Antero is looking to get back to is feet but Three passes into side control.
Three advances nicely into full mount.
Three scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Antero?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Three landing shots from mount.
Three fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Antero is rocked!
Three controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Three get's back to his feet.

Three feints and as Antero raises his hands in defense, Three changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Three postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Three's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Three has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Alpha Three wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Three drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Three postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Three's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Alpha Three wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Antero fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Three avoids a punch combination nicely.

Three closes the distance and pushes Antero back into the cage.
Antero should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Three has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Antero is trying to keep an underhook but Three manages to get the takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Three takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Antero tries to kick Three off but Three keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Three drops an elbow to the side of Antero's head.
Three is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Three is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Antero defends it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Three seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alpha Three dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Three misses with a head kick.
Antero shoots in looking for a takedown but Three manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Antero's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Antero tries to clinch but Three moves out of range.
Three slips a jab and a cross from Antero.
Antero blocks a head kick by Three.
Antero is looking to clinch.
Antero looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Antero tries to clinch up.
Three tries to clinch but Antero moves out of range.
Antero tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Three counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Three stands up out of the half guard.
Three slips a jab and a cross from Antero.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Antero is looking to clinch but Three is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Antero throws a right and a left that Three avoids nicely.
Antero tries to clinch up but Three circles away and keeps his distance.
A combination from Antero does no damage.
Antero tries to clinch but Three is having none of it.
Antero tries to work over Three's front leg with a kick but Three checks it.
Antero misses with a series of wild punches.
A combination from Antero does no damage.
Antero throws a right and a left that Three avoids nicely.

Three shoots in and bounces Antero off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Three sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Antero's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Three decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Good standup being displayed there by Antero as he connects with a hook.

Three scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Three lands a decent elbow from side control.
Antero trying to remain calm as Three controls from the top position.
Antero tries to bench press Three off him but Three keeps the position.
Alpha Three overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Antero seems a little lost for a moment, as Three dominates the positioning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Three's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Three 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.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Alpha Three has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Antero wants to clinch up but Three keeps it at a distance.
Kauko Antero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Three closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Antero's guard.
Antero really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Three. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Three gets to his feet. Antero looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Antero throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Three gets a double leg takedown into Antero's guard.
Three controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Three is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Antero can do to turn this around?

Alpha Three has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Antero lands a nice looking body shot.

Three closes the distance and clinches.
Three stalling in the clinch but Antero improves position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Three breaks the clinch.
Antero moves in looking to clinch but Three pushes him off.
Antero throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alpha Three dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Antero thumps Three with a low kick.
A lazy body kick from Antero

and Three counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Three stands up from Antero's guard - Three perhaps looking for a knockout.

Three shoots in and bounces Antero off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Three advances position into side control!
Three creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Three has knee on belly and moves into mount.

Antero tries to improve his position but Three has taken his back! Three has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Antero tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Three pushes Antero away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Alpha Three!