PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andelko Antun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lonje Moco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antun's entrance music is Your Decision. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Antun
vs
Moco

170 cm
36
165 lbs
13 - 11 - 0

198 cm
34
142 lbs
9 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andelko Antun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lonje Moco!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Antun clinches up against the cage.
Moco is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Antun tries to land a knee to the head but Moco blocks with his arms.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Antun as Moco tries to tie him up.
Antun tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Antun tries a knee to the head but Moco blocks it.
Moco is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Antun tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Antun throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Moco blocks it with crossed arms.
Antun with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Antun is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Moco is defending well for now.
Antun connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Lonje Moco has been cut.
Moco avoiding damage as Antun throws knees to the body.
Moco tries to stall but Antun uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Antun throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Moco blocks it with crossed arms.
Antun landing knees to the head.
Antun tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Antun throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moco tries to throw a body punch but Antun avoids it by throwing Moco back against the cage.
Antun throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Moco blocks it with crossed arms.
Antun tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Antun misses with a knee strike.
Antun tries to land a knee to the head but Moco blocks with his arms.
Antun is breathing heavily.
Antun misses with a knee strike.
Antun misses with a knee to the head.
Antun tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Moco lands a right hand that snaps the head of Antun backwards.
Antun throws a knee to the head but misses.
Antun throws a knee to the head but misses.
Moco scores with a shoulder strike.
Antun misses with a knee to the head.
Moco avoiding damage as Antun throws knees to the body.
Antun throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Moco blocks it with crossed arms.
Antun tries to land a knee to the head but Moco blocks with his arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moco stalling in the clinch.
Moco drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Antun gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Moco tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Antun's elbow.
Antun tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Moco is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Antun to keep the fight standing.
Andelko Antun has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lonje Moco.
Moco is trying to force a seperation but Antun has the dominant position.
Antun with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Antun lands a good knee to the midsection. Moco won't want to take too many of those.
Antun with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
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!
Antun misses with a knee to the head.
Moco tries for a takedown. No joy.
Antun tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antun throws a knee to the head but misses.
Moco on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Antun landing knees to the body.
Antun lands a good knee to the midsection. Moco won't want to take too many of those.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Antun with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Antun working Moco over with knees to the body.
Antun looking to throw knees to the head but Moco is blocking nicely.
Antun throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Moco blocks it with crossed arms.
Antun throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Moco blocks it with crossed arms.
Moco is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Antun pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Antun trying to land knees to the body.
Antun tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Moco is working for takedown but Antun is calmly controlling the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moco lands with a right to the head.
Antun using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Moco has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Antun misses with a knee strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Moco.
Antun managing to block the knees to the body from Moco.
Antun tries a knee to the head but Moco blocks it.
Antun misses with a knee to the head.
Moco gets through Antun's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Antun landing knees to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moco wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Antun has him pressed against the cage.
Moco throws a punch but it's blocked by Antun.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Moco manages to pull guard.
Moco keeping moving, preventing Antun from controlling successfully.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Antun controlling from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andelko Antun dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lonje Moco's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Antun gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Antun looking to throw knees to the head but Moco is blocking nicely.
Antun tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Antun tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Antun misses with a knee strike.
Antun throws a knee to the head but misses.
Antun using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Moco has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Antun landing knees to the head.
Antun misses with a knee strike.
Moco lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Antun is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Moco is defending well for now.
Moco can't find room to land a body shot as Antun controls the action.
Moco on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Moco lands with a left to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Antun tries to land a knee to the head but Moco blocks with his arms.
Antun misses with a knee to the head.
Antun looking to throw knees to the head but Moco is blocking nicely.
Moco is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Antun misses with a knee to the head.
Moco is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Moco is trying to trip Antun. He has hold of a leg but Antun is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Moco persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Moco trying to control the position from guard on top but Antun is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Antun controlling Moco's posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Antun keeping moving, preventing Moco from controlling successfully.

Lonje Moco has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Antun connects with a high kick.

Antun moves into range and clinches up with Moco.
Moco lands a hook that snaps the head of Antun backwards.
Andelko Antun has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Moco has Antun pushed against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Antun scores a nice knee to the body.
Moco takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moco has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Antun wants the takedown. Moco is fighting it off but Antun persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Moco's guard against the cage.
Antun trying to control but Moco is working from the bottom.
Moco wants to sweep but no luck.
Antun sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Moco can do anything to dispel that myth.
Antun wants to control from the top but Moco keeps moving.
Antun looking to pass the guard.
Antun throws a big right hand that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antun pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Moco is keeping the position for now.
Moco keeping moving, preventing Antun from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Andelko Antun just wasn't active enough.

Antun fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Moco, pushing him back against the cage.
Antun looking to throw knees to the head but Moco is blocking nicely.
Antun using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moco takes a knee right on the jaw!
Moco swings wildly with an uppercut but Antun uses good head movement to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Antun tries a knee to the head but Moco blocks it.
Moco is struggling to control the position.
Antun tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andelko Antun dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lonje Moco's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Antun. Moco shrugs it off though.
Moco moves out of range of the body kick from Antun.

Antun rushes Moco and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Antun with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Antun tries a knee to the head but Moco blocks it.
Antun using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Moco has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Antun gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Moco.
Antun prevents a takedown attempt there.
Moco misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Moco - that landed with a thud.
Antun trying to land knees to the body.
Antun misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moco digs a right hand into Antun's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Antun's gas tank.
Moco on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Moco is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Antun to keep the fight standing.
Andelko Antun has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lonje Moco.
Antun with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Antun tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Antun with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Moco creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Antun tries to land a knee to the head but Moco blocks with his arms.
Moco stalling in the clinch.
Antun misses with a knee to the head.
Moco tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Antun just stands there and leans against the cage.
Antun misses with a knee to the head.
Antun throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Moco blocks it with crossed arms.
Moco misses with a hook to the ribs.
Antun prevents a takedown attempt there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antun tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Moco works on Antun's body with a couple of short punches.
Antun tries to land a knee to the head but Moco blocks with his arms.
Antun tries to land a knee to the head but Moco blocks with his arms.
Antun prevents a takedown attempt there.
Antun throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Moco blocks it with crossed arms.
Moco is leaning against Antun and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Antun gets underhooks to prevent Moco's takedown attempt.
Antun throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Moco blocks it with crossed arms.
Antun with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moco is working for takedown but Antun is calmly controlling the position for now.
Antun tries to land a knee to the head but Moco blocks with his arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moco is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Andelko Antun is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Moco is looking to break free of the clinch but Antun has double underhooks.
Come on Moco - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Antun looking to throw knees to the head but Moco is blocking nicely.
Moco goes for a takedown attempt but Antun pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Antun clinches up with Moco and pushes him back against the cage.
Antun misses with a knee strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antun misses with a knee strike.
Moco tries to pull guard but Antun holds him up against the cage and eventually Moco drops back down to his feet.
Antun misses with a knee to the head.
Antun with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Moco tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Moco is trying to stall.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Antun tries a knee to the head but Moco blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andelko Antun showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Antun 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andelko Antun!
Andelko Antun decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.