PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Loren Spahr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aydine Antona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antona is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Grind Time by Chamillionaire. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Spahr
vs
Antona

169 cm
19
145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

167 cm
18
149 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Boondock Fightwear

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Loren Spahr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aydine Antona!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spahr shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Antona pinned against the cage. Antona gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Spahr fails to land with a series of punches.
Antona shoots and misses
and Spahr counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Spahr lunges at Antona with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Antona's hand.

It looks like Aydine Antona has been cut.
Antona shoots in but Spahr avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Antona uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spahr.
Antona doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Spahr counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Loren Spahr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aydine Antona.
Spahr trying to control from half guard but Antona is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Spahr is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Antona looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Antona looks gassed!
Spahr is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spahr uses his free foot to push down on Antona's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Antona.
Antona tries to reverse the position but Spahr maintains control.
Spahr lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Antona hang on?

Spahr has hold of Antona's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Antona manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Spahr controlling the position easily from mount.
Spahr knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Antona on the ground.
Spahr has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Antona's face.
Spahr sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Antona is looking to get to half guard.
Antona is squirming around, avoiding Spahr's attempts to control the action.

That's two 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.
Antona is wriggling around trying to escape.
Spahr raining down shots from the mount!
Spahr landing shots from mount.
A nice elbow there by Spahr.

Spahr looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Antona is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Spahr tries to control but Antona wriggling away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Antona regains half guard.

Antona is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Spahr pulls his head out easily.
Antona misses with some strikes from the bottom.

Antona looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antona is looking to improve his position.
Spahr trying to control the action but Antona is working from the bottom.
Well, if Spahr is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Spahr has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Antona is looking to improve his position.
Spahr is keen to just control but Antona is a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Antona looking for submissions off his back.
Antona is trying to get back to full guard.
Spahr wants to stand but Antona has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Antona tries to roll over but Spahr keeps him under control.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Antona drops his hands momentarily and Spahr takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Spahr throws a combination. Antona tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Spahr misses with a head kick.
Spahr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Antona shoots and misses
and Spahr counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Antona shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Antona needs to keep his hands up - Spahr had a free shot at his head there.
Spahr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Spahr misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Loren Spahr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aydine Antona's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Spahr connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A clash of legs there as Antona blocks the low kick.
Spahr throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Antona shoots in but Spahr avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Spahr looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Spahr gets to his feet - Antona follows without any prompting.
Antona slips a jab and a cross from Spahr.
Antona takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Loren Spahr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Spahr clinches up against the cage.

Antona pulls guard successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Antona wants to sweep here but Spahr controlling him for the moment.
Antona keeping moving, preventing Spahr from controlling successfully.
Spahr loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Antona working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Spahr doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Spahr manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Antona looking for a guillotine here but Spahr defends easily.
Aydine Antona has got the better of the ground game so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Antona is on top in guard.
Antona works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Antona works his way into side control.
Spahr taking a bit of punishment here - Antona scoring with strikes.
Spahr is trying to get back to half guard.

Antona is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Spahr has escaped the position, nice work there.
Spahr tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antona works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

It looks like Loren Spahr has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spahr is trying to control Antona's posture but Antona avoids it.
Antona connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Spahr some visible discomfort.
Antona on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Antona tries to get out of the position.
The strikes coming from Antona are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Antona fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Spahr is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Spahr wants to control but Antona postures up.
Spahr tries to improve position but can't.
Spahr struggling a bit here.

Antona has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Spahr is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Antona yanks on the arm and Spahr is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Antona.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Aydine Antona!