PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brian Fantana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ten Twentyfive (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fantana comes into the arena with The Sex Panther Is Out Tonight - Barry White feat. Brian Fantana blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Fantana
vs
Twentyfive

165 cm
21
144 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

165 cm
21
153 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Sex Panther! (160q recovery $149)

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 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brian Fantana!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ten Twentyfive!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Twentyfive throws a nice outside leg kick.
Twentyfive has his takedown stuffed

and Fantana counters with a takedown into side control.
Fantana fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Twentyfive is trying to improve his position.
Fantana is staying tight to Twentyfive's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Fantana lands some shots froms side control.
Fantana scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Twentyfive to see if he's OK.
You can see the frustration on Twentyfive's face as Fantana controls the position.
Twentyfive has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Twentyfive taking a bit of punishment here - Fantana scoring with strikes.
Fantana tries to score with some ground and pound. Twentyfive controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fantana scoring with punches and elbows.
Twentyfive is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Twentyfive trying to remain calm as Fantana controls from the top position.
Fantana is chipping away with strikes.
Twentyfive is being controlled here.
Fantana lands some shots froms side control.
Fantana in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Twentyfive struggling a bit here.
Fantana wants to lay and pray for a moment but Twentyfive keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Twentyfive tries to buck Fantana off but Fantana is having none of it.
Fantana lands a nice forearm strike.
Twentyfive takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fantana taking a breather here.
Fantana creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
An elbow from Fantana crashes against the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Twentyfive is looking to regain half guard here but Fantana keeps moving and retains side control.
Fantana landing strikes.
Fantana cracks Twentyfive with a big elbow.
Twentyfive is looking to reverse the position.
Fantana throws a strike aimed at the side of Twentyfive's head but Twentyfive avoids it well.
Fantana throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Twentyfive is looking for a sweep.
Fantana in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Twentyfive takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Twentyfive tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Fantana wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The strikes coming from Fantana are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Twentyfive is looking for a sweep.
Fantana working the head with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Twentyfive tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Fantana wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Fantana taking a break here but Twentyfive is having none of it and regains half guard.
Fantana seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fantana lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Twentyfive tries to roll over but Fantana keeps him under control.
Fantana scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Fantana dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Fantana checks a low kick from Twentyfive.
A cross from Fantana lands.

Twentyfive shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Fantana wants to control but Twentyfive is keeping busy.
Fantana works his way to full guard. Good work.
Twentyfive connects with a couple of short punches.
Fantana controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Twentyfive in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fantana looking to hit a scissor sweep but Twentyfive is one step ahead there.

Twentyfive postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Fantana is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Twentyfive, into his guard.
Fantana throwing strikes but missing.
Fantana controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantana is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fantana is pushing down on Twentyfive's leg trying to pass to half guard. Twentyfive is fighting to maintain full guard but Fantana has managed to sneak the leg through.
Fantana winds up and cracks Twentyfive with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Fantana looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Twentyfive with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fantana is pressing down on Twentyfive's thigh, looking to free his foot. Twentyfive is holding on for now.
Fantana is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantana controlling the action here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fantana lands strikes from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fantana sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Twentyfive defending well though.
Fantana lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Twentyfive is pressing down on Fantana's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Twentyfive escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fantana gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Twentyfive keeping moving, preventing Fantana from controlling successfully.
Fantana's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantana seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Twentyfive for as long as he can get away with.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Twentyfive is trying to keep Fantana in close.
Twentyfive looking for a sweep. Not yet Twentyfive, not yet.
Brian Fantana overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Fantana avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fantana sitting in guard, not really doing much.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Twentyfive keeping moving, preventing Fantana from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Fantana dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Twentyfive tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Twentyfive misses with a kick to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Twentyfive.
Fantana is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Twentyfive.
Twentyfive with a poor takedown

and Fantana counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fantana postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Twentyfive looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fantana trying to move into half guard but instead Twentyfive has managed to sweep!
Twentyfive stopping the sweep attempt from Fantana.
Twentyfive must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fantana is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Fantana slips a nice elbow through Twentyfive's hands, connecting with Twentyfive's forehead.
The fighters are battling for position here. Twentyfive manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Fantana throwing strikes from guard but Twentyfive blocks nicely.
Twentyfive utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Twentyfive controls Fantana momentarily but Fantana frees himself.

Twentyfive throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fantana has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Twentyfive avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fantana throws a big elbow that misses.
Fantana slips nicely into half guard.
Fantana missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fantana performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Twentyfive is refusing to be controlled, as Fantana sits in half guard.
Twentyfive regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fantana seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Fantana slips nicely into half guard.
Fantana trying to control the action but Twentyfive is working from the bottom.
Fantana scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Twentyfive is not content to let Fantana control the position.
Fantana lands with a punch from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantana is keen to just control but Twentyfive is a slippery customer.
Twentyfive keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Twentyfive trying to control here.
Fantana is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Twentyfive can do to turn this around?
Fantana wants to take a breather but Twentyfive is having none of it.
Twentyfive keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fantana is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Twentyfive tries to hold on but Fantana pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Fantana clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Fantana fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Twentyfive manages to avoid it.
Twentyfive swings widly with a right hand

and Fantana counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Fantana.
Fantana loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Twentyfive keeping moving, preventing Fantana from controlling successfully.
Fantana makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fantana content to stall in guard here.
Fantana working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Twentyfive's head.
Twentyfive wants to sweep but no luck.
Fantana throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Twentyfive works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Twentyfive is on top in guard.
Fantana utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Twentyfive throws a big right hand that misses.
Twentyfive throws an elbow that misses. Fantana uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Twentyfive's guard. Nice move by Fantana!
Fantana content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Twentyfive avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Twentyfive looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Fantana puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Fantana working Twentyfive over with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fantana lands a nice short elbow.

Twentyfive looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Fantana is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Twentyfive actively working from the bottom here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fantana looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Fantana uses his free foot to push down on Twentyfive's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Twentyfive.
Fantana scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fantana avoids the attempt from Twentyfive to control.
Fantana looking to control but Twentyfive is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The referee warns Twentyfive that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Fantana lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Fantana controlling the pace for now.
Fantana trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantana looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Twentyfive sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fantana lands a nice short elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fantana working over Twentyfive with some ground and pound. Twentyfive looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Fantana lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Fantana lands strikes from half guard.

Twentyfive is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fantana winds up and cracks Twentyfive with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Twentyfive is still in real trouble! Can Fantana finish him?
Still in half guard, Fantana seems content to control.
Fantana's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Fantana lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Fantana had his way with Ten Twentyfive in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Fantana avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Twentyfive misses with a leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Fantana lands an impressive looking overhand right. Twentyfive doesn't seem phased though.

Fantana shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Fantana was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
A big shot lands for Fantana! That's hurt Twentyfive! Will he recover? Fantana fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brian Fantana!
Brian Fantana retains his featherweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Brian Fantana thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.