PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aydine Antona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antona's entrance music is Grind Time by Chamillionaire. A fine choice. Souza is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: X Gon Give it to Ya-DMX. Antonio Souza struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 146.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. 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.

Antona
vs
Souza

167 cm
18
149 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

179 cm
18
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aydine Antona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Souza!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Antona instigates a clinch.
Souza tries to pull guard but Antona holds him up against the cage and eventually Souza drops back down to his feet.

Antona breaks the clinch.

Antona drives through and clinches with Souza against the cage.

Antona breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Antona.
Antona in side control lands a decent elbow.
Antona wants to lay and pray for a moment but Souza keeps working.
Souza tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Souza is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Antona's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Souza gets full guard.
Antona trying to control the position from guard on top but Souza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Souza looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Antona stopping the sweep attempt from Souza.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Souza working for a triangle but Antona defends it easily.
Souza looks gassed!
Souza looking for a sweep. Not yet Souza, not yet.
Antona pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Souza is keeping the position for now.

Souza throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Souza keeping moving, preventing Antona from controlling successfully.

Souza looking for a guillotine here but Antona defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antona working some strikes from top position.

Souza working for a triangle but Antona defends it easily.

Souza is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Antona is posturing up here but Souza has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Antona tries to roll out but it's too tight and Antona has to tap! Slick submission there by Souza!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Antonio Souza!