PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stefan Antonescu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Levi Farkas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stefan Antonescu has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Antonescu
vs
Farkas

185 cm
18
275 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

199 cm
18
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Intelligent

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stefan Antonescu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Levi Farkas!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antonescu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Antonescu wants to clinch.
Antonescu tries to close the distance and clinch but Farkas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Farkas circles away from the clinch attempt

and Farkas counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Antonescu really is a fat lump.
Farkas tries to free his leg and advance position but Antonescu is retaining full guard.
Farkas distracts Antonescu with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Farkas really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Antonescu. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Antonescu trying to control the position.
Farkas looking to sit in guard and control but Antonescu gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Antonescu is fighting to break Farkas's control of his arms but Farkas is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Antonescu drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Antonescu jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Farkas controlling Antonescu's posture.
Antonescu wants to control from the top but Farkas keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Antonescu tries to free his leg and advance position but Farkas is retaining full guard.
Farkas keeping moving, preventing Antonescu from controlling successfully.

Antonescu drops back looking for a leg! Farkas is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Farkas manages to kick Antonescu off! Antonescu jumps back into Farkas's guard.
Farkas keeping moving, preventing Antonescu from controlling successfully.
Antonescu might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Farkas tests Antonescu's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Antonescu gets caught napping as Farkas dives in and scores a takedown. Antonescu manages to retain guard.
Farkas must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Antonescu looking for a guillotine here but Farkas defends easily.

Antonescu has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Farkas can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Antonescu trying to keep a closed guard but Farkas is proving a slippery customer.
Farkas not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farkas chips away with some ground and pound.

Antonescu is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Farkas defends well.
Farkas landing some decent shots from guard.
Farkas distracts Antonescu with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Farkas avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Farkas sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Antonescu's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Levi Farkas dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Donk. Farkas catches Antonescu right on the button with a cross.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Farkas lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Antonescu has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Antonescu and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

Farkas instigates a clinch.
Antonescu is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Farkas gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Antonescu is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Farkas to keep the fight standing.
Antonescu is trying to pull guard but Farkas turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stefan Antonescu. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Farkas breaks from the clinch.

Farkas forces Antonescu back against the cage and clinches.
Farkas is stalling here.

Farkas turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Farkas working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Farkas working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farkas lands some shots froms side control.
Farkas connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Antonescu some visible discomfort.
Farkas working the head and body with strikes.
Farkas scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Antonescu is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Farkas can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Levi Farkas!