PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brian Fantana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adriano Cezar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cezar has chosen Racionais Mcs - A Vida E Desafio as his entrance music. Brian Fantana has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Fantana
vs
Cezar

168 cm
22
142 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

171 cm
22
143 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brian Fantana!
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, Adriano Cezar!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fantana lands a right hook to the body.
Fantana throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cezar has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fantana swings for the body but Cezar moves out of range.
Fantana lands a two punch combo.
Fantana fails in his attempt to clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Fantana.
Fantana misses with a double jab.
Nice uppercut there from Fantana.

Fantana shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Fantana was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Cezar is trying to escape the mount.
Fantana takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fantana looking to finish Cezar with some ground and pound. This is bad for Cezar!
Cezar sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Cezar is not content to let Fantana control the position.
Cezar wants to improve his position but Fantana is controlling well.
Fantana tries to stand but can't do so whilst Cezar controls his leg.
Cezar is pressing down on Fantana's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Fantana stays in close to Cezar's body and controls the position.
Fantana stopping the sweep attempt from Cezar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantana postures up.

Fantana gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Fantana fails to land with a series of punches.
Fantana throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cezar.
Fantana misses the shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Fantana.
Fantana throws a right hand that Cezar ducks under and follows up with a left that Cezar also avoids with ease.
Fantana avoids the head kick by Cezar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fantana misses with a few strikes there.
Cezar shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Fantana counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cezar thinking.
Fantana swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Fantana moves into the clinch.
Cezar looking for a takedown.
Fantana wants to get back to striking at distance but Cezar won't allow it.

Cezar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fantana tries to clinch there but Cezar circles away.
Fantana misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fantana is looking to clinch but Cezar is avoiding it.
Fantana just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Fantana misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fantana jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fantana swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fantana moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fantana tries to clinch but Cezar is having none of it.
Donk. Fantana catches Cezar right on the button with a cross.
Fantana rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cezar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cezar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cezar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fantana swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fantana doesn't manage to clinch there - Cezar circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Fantana dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Cezar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Cezar drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Fantana keeping moving, preventing Cezar from controlling successfully.
Cezar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cezar content to stall in guard here.
Cezar trying to control the position from guard on top but Fantana is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cezar throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cezar stops Fantana from standing up.
Fantana trying to control the position here.
Cezar trying to control but Fantana is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Fantana scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fantana cracks Cezar with an open hand slap.
Cezar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cezar misses with a takedown attempt
and Fantana counters with a two punch combo.
Fantana swings for the body but Cezar moves out of range.
Fantana misses with a combination

and Cezar counters with a nice double leg into side control. Fantana won't be happy with that.
Cezar tries to advance to mount but can't.
Cezar taking a break here but Fantana is having none of it and regains half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cezar is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Cezar is breathing heavily.

Fantana makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Fantana.
Cezar sneaks back into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cezar trying to hold on to Fantana's head to control him but Fantana postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fantana throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cezar is trying to get back to full guard.

Cezar looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cezar wants to sweep but Fantana has passed to side control!

Fantana stands up.
Fantana with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fantana throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fantana rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cezar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Fantana throws a nice looking combination but Cezar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fantana fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fantana doesn't manage to clinch there - Cezar circles away.
Cezar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fantana misses with a double jab

and Cezar counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Cezar slips nicely into half guard.

Cezar is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Cezar is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adriano Cezar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Fantana lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cezar at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Fantana.

Cezar closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Cezar decides to stand up, so the ref orders Fantana to his feet.

Cezar shoots in and bounces Fantana off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Cezar pushes down on Fantana's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cezar is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cezar prevents Fantana from improving his position.
Fantana is staying active underneath Cezar, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Cezar is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Cezar trying to pass the guard but Fantana defending well.
Cezar is thwarting Fantana's attempts to control the position.
Cezar is trying to control the action in half guard but Fantana is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Cezar is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Fantana has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Fantana is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fantana digs a good body shot into Cezar's ribs.
Fantana getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fantana closes the distance and clinches up with Cezar, looking for a takedown. Fantana pushes Cezar against the cage but Cezar circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cezar slips a jab and a cross from Fantana.
Cezar with a poor takedown
and Fantana counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fantana tries to clinch up
and Cezar counters with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fantana misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fantana throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fantana throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Cezar counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Cezar.
Cezar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cezar looking to sit in guard and control but Fantana gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Cezar throws his legs up looking for a submission but Fantana uses it to pass to side control.

Fantana stands up and beckons Cezar to his feet.
A combination from Fantana does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantana throws a right and a left that both miss.

Fantana gets caught flat footed, as Cezar shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Cezar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cezar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fantana is keeping the position for now.
Cezar wants to control from the top but Fantana keeps moving.
Cezar is pushing down on Fantana's leg trying to pass to half guard. Fantana is fighting to maintain full guard but Cezar has managed to sneak the leg through.
Cezar not doing much here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fantana keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cezar wants to take a breather but Fantana is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Adriano Cezar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cezar has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adriano Cezar!