PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aydine Antona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Antona might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Laid to Rest by Lamb of God. James has chosen W32.Mydoom.AU@mm as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Antona
vs
James

170 cm
24
159 lbs
14 - 3 - 0

185 cm
22
155 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Conviction

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 14 - 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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Richard James!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antona moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
James throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Antona fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Antona.
James throws a big shot that misses.
James takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
James stuffs the takedown attempt from Antona. Antona gets slowly back to his feet.
Antona tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but James was well out of range. Poor timing from Antona.
James scores with a jab to the body.
James throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Antona uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from James.
Antona throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Antona tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James misses with a body punch
and Antona counters with a good, hard body kick but James shrugs it off.
Nice body punch from James.
Antona throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
James tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Antona swivels and escapes.
James misses the shot to the body.
Antona goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
James thows a body shot but no joy.
James misses with a hook to the body
and Antona counters with a nice body shot.
James with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Antona keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
James misses with a few strikes there.
Antona uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from James.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antona comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
James throws a predictable looking body shot
and Antona counters with a big head kick but James shrugs it off.
James is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Antona just misses with a punch to the body.
James pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Antona throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Antona connects with a high kick.
Antona takes one to the side of the head.
Richard James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Antona. That one must have hurt.
James misses with a body shot

and Antona counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Antona's corner is telling him to maintain position.
James wants to sweep here but Antona controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antona wants to control from the top but James keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Antona seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Antona wants to pass the guard but James is keeping the position.

Aydine Antona has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Antona walks into a stiff left hand from James.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nice body kick there by Antona.
James 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.
Antona tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but James was well out of range. Poor timing from Antona.
Antona throws a shot to the body.
Antona thumps James with a low kick.
James swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Antona counters with a good, hard body kick but James shrugs it off.
James misses with a shot to the body
and Antona counters with a nice kick to the body.
James misses with a body punch
and Antona counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Antona throws a nice outside leg kick.
James throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Antona thows a body kick. James tries to catch it but that hurt him.
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!

James looks to throw the jab but Antona is out of range.
Antona avoids the body shot from James.
James checks a low kick from Antona.
James jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Antona throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent James stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
James blocks a head kick by Antona.
Antona fails to land with a series of punches.
Antona is looking to wear down James with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
James tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Antona was well out of range. Poor timing from James.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Antona throws a quick inside leg kick.
Antona throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Antona moves out of range of the strikes.
Aydine Antona is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James connects with a body shot that sends Antona's belly button to the back.
James misses with an uppercut. Antona saw that one coming.
James has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Antona.
James misses with a hook.
A shot to the body from James misses
and Antona makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. James really felt that one!
Antona slips a jab and a cross from James.
Antona dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on James. That did some damage!
James misses with a hook to the body
and Antona counters with a body kick.
James keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
James misses with a body shot
and Antona counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Antona ducks under a wild hook from James.
James throws a predictable looking body shot
and Antona counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
James is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antona looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
James swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Antona counters with a good low kick that James was not able to check.
Nice body kick from Antona.
Antona lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Antona avoids the body shot from James.
Antona misses with a kick to the body.
Antona throws a sloppy head kick and James moves out of range easily.
James scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Antona fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt James.
Antona with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling James to score with a decent uppercut.
James takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antona takes a swing at James's ribcage but misses.
James misses with a hook to the body
and Antona counters with a low kick, right behind James 's knee.
Antona avoids the body shot from James.
James looks to land a right hand but Antona moved out of range.
Antona connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
James swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Antona counters with a nice leg kick.
James chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Antona can pounce on him.
James blocks a head kick by Antona.
Antona throws a front kick that sends James stumbling back into the cage.
A nice combination there by Antona.
Antona lands with a slapping head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antona scores with a spinning back kick!
James has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Antona.
Antona tries a head kick but it misses.
James misses with a looping right.
Antona uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from James.
Antona scores with a push kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Antona throws a wild body kick that James sees coming a mile off.
James takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
James swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Antona counters with a head kick.
James throws a sloppy body shot
and Antona counters with a good low kick that James was not able to check.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

James has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Antona.
Antona swings for the body but James moves out of range.
James misses the body punch
and Antona counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Antona works over James's head and body with a nice combination.
James fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Antona manages to avoid it.
Antona throws the kick towards the body but James avoids it.
A good leg kick by Antona.
Antona ducks under a wild hook from James.
James's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A shot to the body from James misses
and Antona counters with a low kick, right behind James 's knee.
James takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by James.

Antona feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Antona looking to pass the guard.
James being controlled here, momentarily.
Antona trying to control the position from guard on top but James is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Antona slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
James wants to sweep here but Antona controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Aydine Antona wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Antona slips under a jab.
James swings away with a body shot that misses
and Antona counters with a nice low kick that buckles James's knee momentarily.
A swing and a miss from James.
James rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Antona moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
James throws a sloppy body shot
and Antona counters with an outside leg kick.
James misses with a hook. Antona ducked under it nicely.
Antona throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
James scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Antona doesn't seem bothered though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James throws a sloppy body shot
and Antona counters with a nice low kick that buckles James's knee momentarily.
James keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Antona ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Antona throws a solid leg kick but James takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Antona.
Antona wants to slow James down by chopping away at his legs.
James throws a jab when Antona was well out of range.
James misses with a body punch
and Antona counters with a slapping leg kick.
James dips to his left and cracks Antona with an uppercut!
James is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Antona.
Antona displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as James throws out the jab.
A big left from James misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Antona throws a right hand that James ducks under and follows up with a left that James also avoids with ease.
Antona connects with a body shot.
Antona jabs at James's body.
James moves into range and connects with a jab.
James rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Antona moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Antona takes one on the button.
James lands with a shot to the body.
James misses with a hook.
James misses with a shot to the body
enabling Antona to counter with a crisp jab.
James misses with a hook to the body
and Antona counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aydine Antona clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Antona cracks the inside of James's front leg.
Antona misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from James.
James throws a sloppy body shot
and Antona counters with a leg kick.
Antona keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
James throws a sloppy body shot
and Antona counters with a big head kick but James shrugs it off.
Antona tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Antona is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that James can do to turn this around?
Antona scores with a leg kick.
Antona avoids the body shot from James.
James throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A right-left combo lands from Antona.
James jabs Antona to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from James misses
and Antona counters with a solid body kick.
James misses with a shot to the body
and Antona counters with a flying knee. Nice.
James is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
James misses the body punch
and Antona counters with a nice low kick that buckles James's knee momentarily.
A shot to the body from James misses
and Antona counters with a good low kick that James was not able to check.
James is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Antona throws a series of punches but James moves out of range.
James misses with a body shot
and Antona counters with a head kick.
James lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by James.
James shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Antona as he jumps to the side.
James misses with a hook to the body
and Antona counters with a body kick that stops James in his tracks momentarily.
James takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antona throws a head kick that misses.
A shot to the body from James misses
and Antona counters with a low kick, right behind James 's knee.
A nice leg kick lands there from Antona.
Antona throws a head kick that misses.
James takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Antona throws a nice outside leg kick.
Antona throws a right hand that James ducks under and follows up with a left that James also avoids with ease.
James lands a jab to Antona's midsection.
Antona pushes James away with a front kick.
Antona scores with a head kick. James tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Antona. Antona obviously looking to wear him down.
James fails to land with a series of punches.
Antona dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on James. That did some damage!
Antona fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Antona with a nice cross.
James misses the body punch
and Antona counters with an outside leg kick.
James throws a body punch but Antona moves out of range.
Antona scoring well with a low kick there.
Antona misses with a body kick.
James misses with a body shot
and Antona makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
James throws a predictable looking body shot
and Antona counters with an inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Antona can pounce on him.
James tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Antona was well out of range. Poor timing from James.
Antona lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
James misses with a body punch
and Antona counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Nice shot by Antona.
Antona is looking to slow James down with leg kicks.
That kick from Antona tenderised James's leg. James is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Antona connects with the punch.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Antona - that will leave a mark!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Antona - that will leave a mark!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aydine Antona had his way with Richard James in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Antona fakes the leg kick and cracks James in the body.
James takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
James misses with a body punch
and Antona counters with a nice body kick.
James waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Antona.
A nice leg kick lands there from Antona.
Antona throws a front kick that sends James stumbling back into the cage.
Antona throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and James counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Antona lands a nice leg kick that just misses James's sensitive parts.
James steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Antona. That one must have hurt.
James is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Antona scores with a nice body kick.
James on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Antona. Antona obviously looking to wear him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James throws a predictable looking body shot
and Antona counters with a nice low kick that buckles James's knee momentarily.
James tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Antona throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
James throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Antona sees it coming and avoids it easily.
James on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Antona. Antona obviously looking to wear him down.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Antona. James shrugs it off though.
Antona scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Antona goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
James throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
James misses with a hook to the body
and Antona counters with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antona moves out of range of the strikes.
James on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Antona. Antona obviously looking to wear him down.
James throws a predictable looking body shot
and Antona counters with a low kick, right behind James 's knee.
Antona throws a sloppy head kick and James moves out of range easily.
Antona throws a head kick that misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Antona darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Antona slips a jab and a cross from James.
James misses the body punch
and Antona counters with a left to the body.
James throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Antona counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Antona with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James misses with a hook to the body
letting Antona counter with a right hand.
A head kick misses from Antona.
Antona throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
James is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Antona.
James has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Antona.
James swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Antona counters with an inside leg kick.
James throws out a loose jab but Antona uses good head movement to avoid it.
James misses with a combination
and Antona counters with a thumping low kick.
Aydine Antona is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A jab lands there for Antona.
Antona is looking to land body kicks.
Richard James has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James throws a predictable looking body shot
and Antona counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps James thinking.
Antona looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Antona dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
James misses the body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Antona tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Antona.
A solid body kick from Antona.
Antona thuds his shin into the meat of James's side.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
James throws a predictable looking body shot
and Antona counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A head kick from Antona lands but James takes it in his stride.

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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 50:44
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 50:44
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 50:44

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aydine Antona!
Aydine Antona retains his featherweight title!