PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aydine Antona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Trace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antona comes to the cage accompanied by Laid to Rest by Lamb of God. 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 Jesus Trace was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Antona
vs
Trace

170 cm
24
159 lbs
13 - 2 - 0

176 cm
25
145 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Syndicate Drugs
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 13 - 2 - 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, Jesus Trace!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antona wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A head kick misses from Antona.
Trace shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Trace looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Antona swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Antona looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Trace throws a leg kick
and Antona counters with a nice low kick that buckles Trace's knee momentarily.
Antona throws a low kick but Trace avoids it.
A head kick misses from Antona.
Trace cracks Antona with a good jab.
Jesus Trace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trace pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Antona avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Trace misses with a hook.
Trace misses with a few strikes there.
Antona defending well as Trace loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Antona throws a hook but Trace blocks it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Antona.
Trace throws an overhand right that lands on Antona's shoulder, as Antona tries to avoid the shot.
Antona lands a nice shot to the body.
Trace doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Antona counters with a good, hard body kick but Trace shrugs it off.
Trace throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Antona sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Antona misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Trace moves forwards but Antona connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Trace jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Trace looks to land a left hand but Antona moved out of range nicely.

Antona looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Trace manages to get to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antona would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trace wants to control but Antona passes easily into half guard.
Antona wants to get back to his feet.
Antona is thwarting Trace's attempts to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trace tries to roll over but Antona keeps him under control.

Antona stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Trace to get to his feet.
Antona throws a head kick that Trace semi-blocks.
A telegraphed right hand from Trace misses the target.
Trace scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Trace throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Antona counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Trace throws a leg kick that is checked
and Antona counters with a left and a right that stings Trace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trace walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Trace bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Trace throws out a loose jab but Antona uses good head movement to avoid it.
Antona uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Trace.
Antona slaps away a takedown attempt from Trace, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Aydine Antona has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesus Trace.
Trace wants to clinch up but Antona keeps it at a distance.
A big right from Trace misses.
Trace throws a hook but Antona avoids it easily.
Antona throws the kick towards the body but Trace avoids it.
Trace takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Antona pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Antona moves away from the strike by Trace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aydine Antona dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Trace jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Trace connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Antona ducks under a wild hook from Trace.
Trace misses with a jab to the body
and Antona counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Trace shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Trace thows a huge punch but Antona dodges it nicely.
Trace thows a huge punch but Antona dodges it nicely.
Antona moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Antona holds on and takes a little breather.
Antona is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Trace is controlling him.
Antona avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Antona is pulling down on Trace's head to control his posture.
Trace postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Trace thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Trace trying to control but Antona is working from the bottom.
Trace prevents Antona from getting back to his feet.
Antona preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Antona wants to stand but Trace is controlling the position.
Trace postures up in Antona's guard and throws a big left but Antona blocks it.
Trace stays in close to Antona's body and controls the position.
Trace prevents Antona from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Trace throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Trace looks to land a left hand but Antona moved out of range nicely.
Trace scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A solid leg kick lands there for Antona.

Trace closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Trace throws a knee to the head but misses.
Trace tries to land a knee to the head but Antona blocks with his arms.
Antona wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Antona looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Antona manages to break the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Trace misses the target.
Trace doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Antona counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Trace lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Antona circles away quickly and effectively.

Antona bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Trace tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Antona wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Antona decides to stand back up.
Trace throws a lazy right hand but Antona sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Antona moves away from the strike by Trace.
Trace misses with a body punch
and Antona counters with an outside leg kick.
Antona misses with a head kick.
Trace misses with a double jab
and Antona counters with an inside leg kick.
Trace throws a hook but Antona avoids it easily.
Trace misses with a takedown
and Antona counters with a nice leg kick.
Trace scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Trace throws a shot from downtown. Antona moves away and avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antona blocks the body kick.
Trace dips to his left and cracks Antona with an uppercut!
Trace takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Trace misses with a takedown attempt
and Antona counters with a nice low kick that buckles Trace's knee momentarily.
Aydine Antona has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesus Trace.
Antona blocks a jab.
Antona throws a nice looking combination but Trace bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A swing and a miss from Antona.
Trace moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Trace moves out of range as Antona throws a body kick.
Antona moves out of range as Trace strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jesus Trace will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A head kick misses from Antona.
Trace jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Trace uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Antona has time to react.
Antona fails to land with a series of punches.
Trace throws a big shot that misses.
Antona fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A jab from Trace misses.
Antona moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Trace misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A clash of legs there as Trace blocks the low kick.
Trace has his takedown stuffed
and Antona counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trace connects with the punch.

Antona is rocked!

Trace has managed to clinch.
Oh Antona is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Trace has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Antona - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Trace, and another! Antona is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Jesus Trace!
Jesus Trace is the new featherweight champion!