PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hilajoen Antti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bocks Rguy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antti comes into the arena with Tulin minä kaapista ulos blaring out of the sound system. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Antti
vs
Rguy

168 cm
23
163 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

186 cm
28
163 lbs
11 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hilajoen Antti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bocks Rguy!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Rguy enables Antti to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Rguy manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Rguy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Antti's guard.
Rguy wanted to stand there but Antti had control of the position.
Rguy won't allow Antti to sweep him here.
Rguy wanted to stand there but Antti had control of the position.
Rguy is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Antti trying to keep a closed guard but Rguy is proving a slippery customer.
Antti might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Antti throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rguy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Rguy misses its intended target.
Antti keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Antti misses with a straight right.
Antti checks the leg kick.
Antti checks a leg kick.
Rguy scores with a body shot.
Rguy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rguy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bocks Rguy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Antti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rguy misses with a body punch

and Antti holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Antti avoiding damage.
Antti stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Antti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rguy misses with a low kick.

Antti is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Rguy's half guard.
Rguy tries to get to full guard but Antti has control of the leg.
Antti working Rguy over with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antti throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Antti not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Antti sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rguy defending well though.
Rguy is looking for a sweep. Antti is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Antti is controlling the pace.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rguy can do anything to dispel that myth.
Antti is thwarting Rguy's attempts to control the position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Antti in particular looking to stall.
Antti has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rguy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Antti.
Nice strikes from Antti there.
Antti lands strikes from half guard.
Antti thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Rguy to regain full guard.
Rguy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Antti preventing the sweep.
Antti lands a couple of digs.
Rguy keeping moving, preventing Antti from controlling successfully.
Antti content to stall in guard here.
Antti lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antti throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Antti connects with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Antti chips away with some ground and pound.
Rguy can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Antti controls the pace.
Rguy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Antti regains full guard. Nicely done.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Rguy decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Antti, up you get!
Bocks Rguy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rguy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Antti throws out the jab.
Rguy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hilajoen Antti dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Rguy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rguy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rguy thows a leg kick but Antti checks it
and Antti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Antti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rguy.

Antti shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Rguy napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Antti in side control lands a decent elbow.
Antti throwing strikes but Rguy manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Rguy wants to stand but Antti is controlling his arm.

Rguy decides to stand back up.
Antti misses the shot to the body.
Rguy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Antti.
Rguy staying out of range there.
Antti misses with a hook.
Rguy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Antti swings widly with a right hand
and Rguy counters with an outside leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Antti darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Antti ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rguy shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Antti eats them both and turns towards Rguy to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rguy falls off balance throwing a combination

and Antti counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Rguy trying to control here.
Antti is nestled in close to Rguy, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Rguy tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Antti not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Still in half guard, Antti seems content to control.
Antti scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rguy is looking to improve his position.
Antti controlling the action here.
Antti is nestled in close to Rguy, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antti controlling the pace.
Antti landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rguy has hold of Antti's hands but Antti slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Antti trying to mount his opponent but Rguy defends it.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Antti connects with a nice short shot to Rguy's temple.
Antti is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Antti 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 fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Antti thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rguy has hold of Antti's hands but Antti slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antti moves nicely into side control.
Antti is looking to take a break and control but Rguy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rguy managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Antti.
Antti working the body and head with strikes.
Rguy sneaks back into half guard.
Antti is keen to just control but Rguy is a slippery customer.
Antti throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rguy is looking to control Antti's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rguy avoid being mounted?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antti throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hilajoen Antti overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Antti controlling the pace.
Rguy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Antti works his foot free and advances to mount.
Antti wants to control the pace but Rguy is squirming around nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Antti fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Antti wants to control the pace but Rguy is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hilajoen Antti dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Antti misses with a straight left.
Rguy tried to score with a low kick but Antti checks it.
Antti scores with a jab to the head.
Rguy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Antti.
Rguy does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rguy tries to move into range but Antti moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rguy throws a leg kick but Antti moved away.
Antti throws a hook but Rguy avoids it easily.
Rguy misses with a left hand
and Antti counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Antti takes a swing at Rguy's ribcage but misses.
Antti fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rguy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Antti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Antti's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rguy under the eye.
Antti lands the left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Antti misses the target.
Rguy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Antti comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rguy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Antti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rguy moves away.
Antti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rguy moves away.
Antti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rguy manages to avoid it.
Nice straight punches there by Antti. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Antti.
Rguy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Antti.
Rguy throws a series of punches but Antti moves out of range.
Antti connects with a body shot.
An inside leg kick from Rguy misses.
Rguy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Antti, as that shot connected.
Antti lands a jab.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Antti lands a body shot in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Antti.
Antti throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rguy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rguy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Antti's elbow.
Nice body punch from Antti.
Rguy can't find room to land a body shot as Antti controls the action.
Rguy can't find room to land a body shot as Antti controls the action.
Antti makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Antti.
Antti effectively controlling the action here.
Antti lands a right hand.
A left hand lands to the body for Antti.
Rguy scores with a hook to the body.
Rguy struggles to land a body shot inside as Antti controls his hands.
Antti lands with a left to the head.

Rguy breaks from the clinch.
Antti keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rguy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Some bone on bone action there as Antti checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rguy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Antti clinches up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antti lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rguy backwards.
Nice body punch from Antti.
Rguy scores with a hook to the body.
Antti lands with a short shot to the head.
Antti stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Rguy breaks the clinch.
Antti fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Antti thows a body shot but no joy.
Antti scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rguy in his tracks.
Hilajoen Antti is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Antti fails with a takedown attempt.
Rguy throws a poor cross that misses
and Antti counters with a one-two to the body.
Antti connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rguy takes a swing at Antti's ribcage but misses.
Antti blocks a low kick nicely.
Antti checks the leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Rguy.
Bocks Rguy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Antti jabs Rguy to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antti fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rguy takes one to the side of the head.
Rguy tries to score with a low kick but Antti moves his leg out of the way.
Antti looks to land a left hand but Rguy moved out of range nicely.
Rguy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Antti.
Rguy falls off balance throwing a combination

and Antti counters with a single leg into guard. Rguy didn't expect that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Antti slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Antti pushing down on Rguy's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Antti missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Antti lands strikes from half guard.
Bocks Rguy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rguy wants to control but Antti is keeping busy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hilajoen Antti showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Antti has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hilajoen Antti!