PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aydine Antona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazuyuki Takimoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antona comes to the cage accompanied by Laid to Rest by Lamb of God. Takimoto is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Instrumental. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Kazuyuki Takimoto was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Antona
vs
Takimoto

170 cm
24
159 lbs
15 - 3 - 0

175 cm
24
157 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Hades ®
Balco Boys - Hilo

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aydine Antona!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kazuyuki Takimoto!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takimoto throws a sloppy body shot
and Takimoto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Takimoto jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Takimoto throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Antona to counter with a crisp jab.
Takimoto changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Antona tries to avoid it but Takimoto manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Antona to the ground. Antona escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Antona throws a leg kick that misses.
Antona is looking to slow Takimoto down with leg kicks.
Takimoto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Takimoto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Antona manages to avoid it.
Takimoto throws a right hand that misses
and Antona counters with a nice body kick.
Antona looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Takimoto misses with a hook
and Antona counters with a low kick, right behind Takimoto 's knee.
Takimoto has his takedown stuffed
and Antona cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takimoto throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Antona lands a nice hook to Takimoto's body. Takimoto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Antona ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takimoto moves away.
Antona fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Takimoto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Takimoto avoids the head kick by Antona.
Takimoto on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Takimoto misses with an uppercut
and Antona makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Takimoto misses with a hook
enabling Antona to counter with a crisp jab.
Antona misses with a leg kick
and Takimoto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Antona throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antona pivots, looking for a leg kick but Takimoto is out of range and Antona settles back down.
Antona throws a sloppy head kick and Takimoto moves out of range easily.
Antona lands with a kick to the temple. Takimoto shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Antona throws a nice inside leg kick.
Takimoto throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Antona counters with a left to the body.
Takimoto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Antona tries to land a front kick but Takimoto steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Takimoto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Takimoto blocks a low kick nicely.
Antona ducks right into an uppercut from Takimoto.
Antona pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antona throws a head kick that misses
and Takimoto counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Antona just misses with a punch to the body.
Takimoto misses with a left hand
and Antona counters with a nice leg kick.
Takimoto misses with a straight right.
Takimoto throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Antona on the side of the head.
Antona misses with a body shot
and Takimoto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Takimoto thows a body shot but no joy.
Takimoto misses the body punch
and Antona makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Takimoto takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Takimoto looks to land a left hand but Antona moved out of range nicely.
Antona is looking to wear down Takimoto with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takimoto will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Aydine Antona has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kazuyuki Takimoto.
Takimoto lands a right hook to the body.
Takimoto checks a leg kick.
Takimoto misses with a left hand
and Antona counters with a leg kick.
Takimoto throws an off balance right hand
and Antona connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Takimoto misses with a hook
and Antona counters with a good, hard body kick but Takimoto shrugs it off.
Takimoto misses with an uppercut
and Antona counters with a nice kick to the body.
Takimoto blocks a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Antona misses with a body shot.
Antona scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Takimoto has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Antona.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aydine Antona dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Takimoto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Takimoto takes a kick to the side of the head.
Takimoto misses with a body shot
and Antona counters with a head kick.
Antona lets loose with a powerful body kick. Takimoto will feel that in the morning.
Takimoto tries to clinch up
and Antona counters with a leg kick.
Antona throws a head kick that misses.
Antona throws a half hearted mid kick.
Takimoto misses with a shot to the body
and Antona counters with a big head kick but Takimoto shrugs it off.
Antona looks to land a body kick but Takimoto moved away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takimoto takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Takimoto misses with a right hand
and Antona counters with a big head kick but Takimoto shrugs it off.
Takimoto tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A jab lands there for Antona.
Takimoto throws a poor cross that misses
and Antona counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Takimoto is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Takimoto's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Takimoto misses the shot to the body.
Takimoto misses with a double jab
and Antona finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Takimoto throws out a powerful jab.
Takimoto throws a right hand that misses
and Antona counters with a nice uppercut.
Takimoto misses with a jab to the body
and Antona counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takimoto misses with an uppercut
and Antona counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Takimoto falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Takimoto is breathing heavily.
Takimoto blocks a head kick by Antona.
Takimoto takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Takimoto takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Antona misses with a kick to the body.
Aydine Antona is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Antona lands a nice leg kick that just misses Takimoto's sensitive parts.
Antona throws a wild body kick that Takimoto sees coming a mile off.
Antona ducks under a wild hook from Takimoto.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takimoto tries to clinch up
and Antona counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Antona throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Takimoto's head.
Antona connects with an inside leg kick.
Takimoto swings widly with a right hand
and Antona makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Takimoto really felt that one!
A thudding body kick lands there by Antona!
Antona throws a nice head kick!
Takimoto avoids the head kick by Antona.
Takimoto throws a lazy uppercut
and Antona counters with a nice body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takimoto misses with a wild combination.
Takimoto misses with a lunging right hand
and Antona counters with a nice body kick.
Takimoto checks a leg kick nicely.
Antona tries a head kick but it misses.
Takimoto throws an off balance right hand
and Antona counters with a slapping leg kick.
Takimoto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Antona throws a nice inside leg kick.
Takimoto avoids the head kick by Antona.
Antona getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Takimoto chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Antona can pounce on him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aydine Antona dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Antona works over Takimoto's head and body with a nice combination.
Takimoto tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Antona lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Takimoto chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Antona can pounce on him.
Antona misses with a kick to the body.
Takimoto swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Antona counters with a nice leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Antona!
Takimoto has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Antona.
Antona showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Takimoto.
Antona stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Antona wants it to stay on the feet.
Takimoto takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Antona throws a sloppy head kick and Takimoto moves out of range easily.
Takimoto stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Antona.
Antona lands a leg kick that knocks Takimoto off balance momentarily.
Antona throws a nice outside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Antona there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Antona throws a head kick but Takimoto moves out of range.
Antona throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Antona fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Takimoto manages to avoid it.
Takimoto has a takedown stuffed.
Takimoto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Antona tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takimoto misses with a hook
and Antona counters with a right hand to the body.
Antona lands with a nice body kick.
Antona throws a head kick that Takimoto semi-blocks.
Takimoto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Antona tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Takimoto misses with a lunging right hand
and Antona counters with a nice body shot.
Takimoto blocks a head kick by Antona.
Antona lands with a thumping leg kick.
Takimoto shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Antona counters with a right hand to the body.
Aydine Antona has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kazuyuki Takimoto.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takimoto misses with a takedown attempt
and Antona makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Antona buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Takimoto takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Antona tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick by Antona misses
and Takimoto counters with a nice uppercut.
Takimoto falls off balance throwing a combination
and Antona counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Takimoto is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A nice leg kick lands there from Antona.
Antona throws a low kick, looking for Takimoto's leg but Takimoto calmly moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takimoto swinging wildly here.
Takimoto misses with a shot to the body
and Antona counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Takimoto thinking.
Takimoto throws a lazy uppercut
and Antona counters with a nice kick to the body.
Takimoto takes a kick to the side of the head.
Takimoto avoids the body shot from Antona.
Antona throws a half hearted mid kick.
Antona turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Antona throws a quick inside leg kick.
Takimoto rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Antona counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Takimoto is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A slapping body kick lands there for Antona.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aydine Antona clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Antona misses the shot to the body.
Takimoto throws a sloppy body shot
and Antona counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A slapping leg kick lands for Antona.
Takimoto stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Antona.
Antona bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Takimoto's head backwards.
Takimoto misses with a right hand
and Antona counters with a right hand to the body.
Antona slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takimoto wants to clinch but Antona slips to the side
and Antona counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Takimoto has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Antona tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takimoto tries to clinch but Antona moves out of range.
Takimoto misses with an uppercut
and Antona counters with a straight right hand.
Takimoto blocks a head kick by Antona.
Antona scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Takimoto throws a combination that misses
and Antona counters with a good low kick that Takimoto was not able to check.
A slapping leg kick lands for Antona.
Takimoto throws an off balance right hand
and Antona counters with a nice kick to the body.
Takimoto is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Good standup being displayed there by Antona as he connects with a hook.
Takimoto swings widly with a right hand
and Antona counters with a thumping low kick.
Takimoto closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antona thuds his shin into the meat of Takimoto's side.
Takimoto misses with an uppercut
and Antona counters with a thumping low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Antona. That's going to slow Takimoto down.
Antona is looking to land body kicks.
Antona looks for the body kick but Takimoto saw that one coming.
Aydine Antona is winning the standup battle so far.
Takimoto has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Antona.
Antona throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Antona with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A chopping leg kick lands by Antona.
Antona thows a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takimoto looks for a takedown but Antona sprawls well.
Antona feints and then cracks Takimoto's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Takimoto down.
Takimoto on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Takimoto has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Antona.
Takimoto misses with a left hand
and Antona makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Antona plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Antona takes a swing at Takimoto's ribcage but misses.
Takimoto misses with a hook
and Antona counters with a big head kick but Takimoto shrugs it off.
Antona looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takimoto throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Antona counters with a low kick, right behind Takimoto 's knee.
Takimoto steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Antona. That one must have hurt.
A leg kick checked by Takimoto.
Antona throws a sloppy head kick and Takimoto moves out of range easily.
Takimoto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crunch! Antona slams his shin into Takimoto's torso.
Antona throws a sloppy head kick and Takimoto moves out of range easily.
Antona is looking to slow Takimoto down with leg kicks.
Takimoto misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Takimoto throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Antona counters with a nice low kick that buckles Takimoto's knee momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aydine Antona had his way with Kazuyuki Takimoto in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Takimoto misses with a body shot
and Antona counters with a good low kick that Takimoto was not able to check.
Antona attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Takimoto misses with a lunging right hand
and Antona counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Antona lands a head kick!
Takimoto misses with a hook
and Antona counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Antona lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A jab from Antona does it's job there.
Takimoto misses with a left hand
and Antona counters with a thumping low kick.
Takimoto is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That kick from Antona tenderised Takimoto's leg. Takimoto is trying to keep his angry face on.
Antona pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Antona misses with a leg kick.
Takimoto misses with a hook
and Antona counters with a slapping leg kick.
Takimoto misses with a left hand
enabling Antona to counter with a crisp jab.
Antona throws a front kick that sends Takimoto stumbling back into the cage.
Takimoto tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Antona lands with a thumping leg kick.
Takimoto rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Antona counters with a body kick.
Takimoto throws a sloppy body shot
and Antona counters with a nice body kick.
Antona is looking to slow Takimoto down with leg kicks.
Takimoto has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Antona lands with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takimoto misses with a wild body shot.
Antona swings away with a body shot that misses
and Antona takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Takimoto moves out of range of the body kick from Antona.
Antona swats away the attempt to clinch by Takimoto.
Takimoto shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Antona counters with an inside leg kick.
Antona with a nice cross.
Takimoto steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Antona. That one must have hurt.
Antona fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Antona.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antona throws a head kick that Takimoto semi-blocks.
Takimoto misses with a wild body shot.
Antona throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Takimoto misses with the combination.
A head kick from Antona lands but Takimoto takes it in his stride.
Takimoto throws a right hand that misses
and Antona makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Takimoto swings away with a body shot that misses
and Antona counters with a head kick.
Aydine Antona is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A head kick misses from Antona.
Takimoto misses with a body punch
and Antona counters with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antona tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Takimoto is able to avoid easily.
Antona throws a chopping leg kick but Takimoto manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Antona looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Antona with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Takimoto fails with the takedown
and Antona finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Takimoto on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kazuyuki Takimoto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fight stays on the outside here - Takimoto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Antona misses with a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aydine Antona showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Antona 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 50:44
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 50:45
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aydine Antona!
Aydine Antona is the new featherweight champion!