PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Antouro (ranked 3283 p4p, 398 weight class) and Sausage McGriddle (ranked 3976 p4p, 458 weight class). The key to victory for Mike Antouro has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Antouro
vs
McGriddle

183 cm
26
180 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

179 cm
28
180 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
KO power

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Knockout power

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Antouro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sausage McGriddle!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antouro misses with a head kick.
McGriddle tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.

McGriddle gets the takedown into side control.
Antouro is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but McGriddle has just dragged him back down to the mat.
McGriddle controls the position.
McGriddle landing strikes.
Antouro on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Antouro tries to get out of the position.
McGriddle cracks Antouro with a big right hand but Antouro just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
McGriddle looks up at the clock and then as Antouro takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, McGriddle smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McGriddle passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Antouro!
McGriddle has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
McGriddle takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Antouro really wants to buck McGriddle off and get back to his feet.

McGriddle looking to secure an arm triangle but Antouro defends it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGriddle cracks Antouro with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
McGriddle scoring with strikes but Antouro is staying in there.
McGriddle working the ground and pound effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGriddle lands a big shot there that rocks Antouro but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Antouro's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Antouro takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Antouro's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Antouro's coaches at Red Tri-Angle Gym. 15 Coaches/13 Elite have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
McGriddle takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
McGriddle scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Antouro?

McGriddle has hold of Antouro's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Antouro manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
A nice elbow there by McGriddle.
Antouro really wants to buck McGriddle off and get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGriddle controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, McGriddle cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGriddle controlling from the full mount.
McGriddle tries to control but Antouro wriggling away.

McGriddle looking for a guillotine from mount but Antouro is having none of it.
Antouro squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
McGriddle is in the full mount, landing strikes.
McGriddle landing strikes from the mount.
McGriddle tries to control but Antouro wriggling away.
Antouro squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGriddle trying to control but he's not successful this time.
McGriddle sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
McGriddle has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Lovelair Muay Thai/MMA. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.

McGriddle is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by McGriddle!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Sausage McGriddle!
In defeat, Mike Antouro stepped up to the mic, saying 'Losing is a part of life. I will learn from this and come back stronger then ever!'.