PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Asko Vilenius (ranked 1578 p4p, 216 weight class) and Petr Antonovich (ranked 1650 p4p, 227 weight class). Petr Antonovich has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Vilenius
vs
Antonovich

190 cm
23
217 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

190 cm
24
213 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Asko Vilenius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Petr Antonovich!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antonovich uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vilenius.
Vilenius tries to bum rush Antonovich with a series of wild strikes but Antonovich uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vilenius has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hilo Hit Squad in the buildup to the fight.
Antonovich misses with a body shot.
A lazy left from Vilenius finds it's target.
Vilenius throws a predictable looking body shot
and Antonovich counters with a straight right hand.
Antonovich misses with a looping right.
Antonovich throws a jab when Vilenius was well out of range.
Vilenius throws a right hand that misses
and Antonovich connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A swing and a miss from Vilenius.
Vilenius lands with an overhand left.
Vilenius getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Vilenius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vilenius shoots and misses
and Antonovich counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Antonovich displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vilenius throws out the jab.
Antonovich ducks under a wild hook from Vilenius.
Antonovich lands a right hook to the body.
Antonovich catches Vilenius with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice uppercut lands for Antonovich. That snapped Vilenius's head back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vilenius misses with a straight right.
A big left from Vilenius misses.
Antonovich checks a low kick from Vilenius.
Antonovich throws out a counter right but Vilenius avoids it with no problem.
Vilenius scores with a punch to the head.
Antonovich lands a really nice looking cross but Vilenius seems unphased.

It looks like Asko Vilenius has been cut.
Petr Antonovich is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Antonovich moves out of range as Vilenius strikes.
A nice combination there by Vilenius.
Antonovich throws a leg kick
and Antonovich takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Antonovich throws a shot from downtown. Vilenius moves away and avoids it.
Vilenius throws a lazy uppercut
and Antonovich cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vilenius takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Antonovich connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vilenius momentarily.
Antonovich is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Vilenius had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Antonovich looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Vilenius attempts a counter takedown but Antonovich avoids it well and moves away.
Antonovich misses with a hook. Vilenius ducked under it nicely.
Vilenius throws out a loose jab but Antonovich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Antonovich looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Antonovich missing with a left hand there. Vilenius was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Antonovich misses with a left hand
and Vilenius counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vilenius throws a right hand that misses
and Antonovich counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Antonovich with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Vilenius misses with an uppercut.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Antonovich! But no joy.
Sloppy strikes from Vilenius. Those never looked like landing.
Vilenius uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Vilenius gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Antonovich lands a slapping body shot.
Antonovich jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vilenius swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Vilenius misses with a right hand
and Antonovich counters with a right hand to the body.
Vilenius moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Antonovich scores with a jab to the body.
Vilenius is breathing heavily.
Vilenius tries to clinch but Antonovich moves away
letting Antonovich counter with a right hand.
Antonovich scores with a leg kick.
Asko Vilenius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Antonovich misses with a body shot.
Vilenius appears to be looking for a big counter.
Vilenius is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Vilenius steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Antonovich.
Vilenius stalks Antonovich and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Antonovich's face. Antonovich staggers backwards, shaken.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Vilenius. Those never looked like landing.
Antonovich lands a nice shot to the body.
Vilenius throws a jab when Antonovich was well out of range.
Antonovich uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vilenius.
Antonovich scores with a nice right hand.
Nice defenses there by Vilenius.
Vilenius with a poor takedown
and Vilenius takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Antonovich lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vilenius keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Vilenius slips a jab from Antonovich.
Antonovich connects with a crisp jab.
Antonovich scores with a hook to the body. Vilenius takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Antonovich is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vilenius.
Vilenius avoids the body shot from Antonovich.
Antonovich throws a hook to the side of Vilenius's head but Vilenius sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Antonovich moves out of range as Vilenius strikes.
Vilenius has his takedown stuffed
and Antonovich counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Asko Vilenius. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vilenius misses with a right hand
and Antonovich makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Vilenius ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Vilenius blocks a jab.
Vilenius appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Vilenius checks a low kick from Antonovich.
Vilenius takes a swing at Antonovich's ribcage but misses.
Antonovich cracks the inside of Vilenius's front leg.
Antonovich misses with a lunging right hand
and Vilenius counters with a stiff right hand.
Vilenius misses with a body shot.
Vilenius loads up on a big right hand but Antonovich slips the punch.
Antonovich throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vilenius throws a series of punches but Antonovich avoids them all with ease.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Antonovich just misses with a punch to the body.
Vilenius was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Vilenius misses with a two punch combination.
A punch lands to the side of Vilenius 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Vilenius is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Petr Antonovich dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Asko Vilenius's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A shot to the body from Vilenius misses
and Antonovich counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vilenius connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Vilenius throws out a powerful jab.
Antonovich throws a poor cross that misses
letting Vilenius counter with a right hand.
Vilenius throws a hook to the side of Antonovich's head but Antonovich sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Antonovich thuds his right hand into Vilenius's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A swing and a miss from Antonovich.
Vilenius dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vilenius tries to clinch
and Antonovich counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vilenius lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Antonovich circles away quickly and effectively.
Vilenius ducks under a wild hook from Antonovich.
Vilenius defending well as Antonovich loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vilenius has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Antonovich.
A telegraphed right hand from Antonovich misses the target.
Vilenius misses with a wild combination.
The crowd cheers as Antonovich lands an impressive looking overhand right. Vilenius doesn't seem phased though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Antonovich fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vilenius.
Vilenius looks to land a right hand but Antonovich moved out of range.
Antonovich digs a good hook to Vilenius's body.
Antonovich fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vilenius looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Antonovich ducks under a wild hook from Vilenius.
Antonovich throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vilenius slips a jab from Antonovich.
Antonovich works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice shot lands for Antonovich.
Vilenius throws a body shot but no joy.
Vilenius looks to land a left hand but Antonovich moved out of range nicely.
Antonovich misses with a hook.
Vilenius moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Vilenius cracks a nice hook into Antonovich's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donk. Antonovich catches Vilenius right on the button with a cross.

Asko Vilenius's cut is getting worse.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vilenius rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Antonovich counter with a right hand.

Vilenius is rocked!
Antonovich stuns Vilenius with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Oh Vilenius is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vilenius slips a jab from Antonovich.
A nice leg kick lands there from Antonovich.
Vilenius seems to have got his legs back now.
A jab from Antonovich finds it's way through Vilenius's defenses.
A slow jab from Vilenius misses its intended target.
Antonovich blocks a jab.
Antonovich connects with a crisp jab.
Antonovich cracks Vilenius with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Vilenius misses with a right hand
and Antonovich counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Petr Antonovich!
A victorious Petr Antonovich thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.