PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nicholas Antipas (ranked 3778 p4p, 4300 weight class) and Savio Filho (ranked 425 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Nicholas Antipas has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Antipas
vs
Filho

190 cm
25
190
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
190
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nicholas Antipas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Savio Filho!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Francis DeMontford and Ron Honeybunn.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antipas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Antipas falls off balance throwing a combination

and Filho counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Filho is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Antipas is just riding it out for now. Filho eventually gives up the hold.

Filho is working for a submission of some sort.

Filho seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Antipas is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Savio Filho!