PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tonto Borneo (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. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Borneo
vs
Antona

173 cm
23
153 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

170 cm
25
159 lbs
16 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tonto Borneo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aydine Antona!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Borneo scores with a takedown into Antona's guard.
Borneo trying to control the position from guard on top but Antona is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Borneo throwing strikes from guard but Antona blocks nicely.
Antona is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Borneo keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
It looks like Antona is going to stand back up.

Antona stands up and beckons Borneo to join him on the feet.
Borneo connects with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Antona enables Borneo to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Antona manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Antona wants to stand up but Borneo is controlling him.
Borneo tries to free his leg and advance position but Antona is retaining full guard.
Borneo preventing the sweep.
Borneo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Antona works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Antona wants to get back to his feet but Borneo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Borneo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Antona keeping full guard, as Borneo tries to pass.
Borneo is looking to work some ground and pound but Antona has wrist control.
Borneo throwing strikes but missing.
Borneo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borneo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Borneo wants to control from the top but Antona keeps moving.
Antona trying to control the position.
Antona is looking to stand up but Borneo isn't so interested in that idea.
Antona is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Borneo wants to control from the top but Antona keeps moving.
Antona is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Aydine Antona wasn't active enough on the ground.
A punch lands to the side of Antona 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Borneo throws a leg kick but Antona sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borneo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Borneo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Antona can pounce on him.
Borneo tries a head kick but it misses.
Antona throws a solid leg kick but Borneo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Antona.
Borneo misses with a low kick.
Borneo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Antona pivots, looking for a leg kick but Borneo is out of range and Antona settles back down.
Antona defending well as Borneo loads up on a big left hand.
Antona tries a head kick but it misses.
Borneo throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Antona counters with a left to the body.
Antona tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Borneo is able to avoid easily.
Borneo thows a leg kick but Antona checks it
and Antona counters with a slapping leg kick.
Antona throws a body kick that misses.
Borneo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Borneo misses with a takedown
and Antona counters with a thumping low kick.

That's four 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.
Borneo tries to land a leg kick but Antona saw it coming and moves away.
Antona lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A thudding body kick lands there by Antona!
An inside leg kick from Antona misses.
Antona is looking to slow Borneo down with leg kicks.
Borneo misses with an uppercut.
Borneo misses with an uppercut. Antona saw that one coming.
Borneo throws a head kick that misses
and Antona counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Borneo throws a solid leg kick but Antona takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Borneo.
A head kick by Borneo misses
and Antona counters with a thumping low kick.
Antona walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Borneo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Antona wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Antona checks a leg kick nicely.
Borneo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Tonto Borneo will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Borneo shoots in for a takedown but Antona shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Borneo throws a sloppy head kick
and Antona counters with a low kick, right behind Borneo 's knee.
Borneo throws an off balance right hand
and Borneo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Antona throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Borneo.
Antona fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Borneo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Antona misses the shot to the body.
Borneo throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Antona to counter with a crisp jab.
Antona slips under a jab from Borneo.
Antona misses with a low kick as Borneo jumps back.
Borneo scores with a push kick.
Antona fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Borneo.
Borneo throws a sloppy head kick
and Antona counters with a leg kick.
Borneo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Borneo looks to land a left hand but Antona moved out of range nicely.
Borneo tries to land a front kick but Antona steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Borneo misses with a left hand
and Antona counters with a big head kick but Borneo shrugs it off.
Antona misses with a body kick.
Antona misses with a kick to the body

and Borneo counters with a takedown into side control.
Borneo working the ground and pound but Antona is defending the strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Borneo tries to move into full mount but can't pass Antona's legs.
Antona struggling a bit here.
Antona is looking to get back to his feet here but Borneo is keeping cool and he's managed to take Antona's back.
Antona looking very determined here, making life difficult for Borneo.
Antona looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Borneo is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Antona. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borneo throwing wild punches that miss their target.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Antona tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Antona wants to control but Borneo is having none of it.
Antona is squirming around, avoiding Borneo's attempts to control the action.
Borneo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Antona is trying to escape the mount.
Borneo landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Borneo with good strikes from the mount here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borneo lands a big elbow.
Antona tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Antona is breathing heavily.
Borneo tries to control but Antona wriggling away.
Borneo putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Borneo sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
You get the feeling that Antona really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Borneo trying to control but Antona is having none of it.
A nice elbow there by Borneo.
Borneo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Antona hang on?
Antona is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Tonto Borneo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antona is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Borneo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Borneo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Antona tries to reverse the position but Borneo maintains control.
Borneo landing strikes, looking to finish!
Borneo landing strikes from the mount and Antona is in trouble!
Borneo controlling from the full mount.
Antona is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Borneo postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Antona in real trouble here! The ref calls for Antona to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tonto Borneo!
Tonto Borneo is the new featherweight champion!