PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Roberto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aydine Antona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antona has chosen Laid to Rest by Lamb of God as his entrance music. Aydine Antona is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Roberto
vs
Antona

180 cm
22
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
160 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

MMA's Best Nutrition

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pablo Roberto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aydine Antona!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Antona.

Antona decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Roberto trying to control but Antona postures up.
Antona looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Antona passes the guard and advances to mount!
Roberto is trying to stand up.

Antona looking to secure an arm triangle but Roberto defends it well.

Antona is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Roberto has managed to escape the submission attempt.

Antona working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Antona fails to move to back control.
Roberto wants to control but Antona is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberto swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

Roberto defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Antona.

Antona has control of Roberto's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Roberto regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Roberto wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Antona.

Antona jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Roberto manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Antona looks gassed!
Roberto sneaks back into half guard.
Roberto is trying to stand back up but Antona is controlling him
Antona moves into full mount! Roberto won't be happy about that!
Roberto is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antona mounts Roberto! Really nice guard pass there!

Roberto defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Antona.
Roberto sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

Antona seems to be working for a kimura but Roberto defends the submission attempt.
Roberto wants to control but Antona is keeping busy.
Roberto wants to get back to full guard.

Antona is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Antona is working for a kimura but Roberto is defending it quite comfortably.

Antona is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antona not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Antona throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Antona scores with a takedown into Roberto's guard.
Antona passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Antona is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Roberto knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Antona is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Roberto looks calm but he's in trouble here. Antona gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Roberto is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Antona lets go of the hold and Roberto can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Aydine Antona!