PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jerome Bruny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aydine Antona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Antona's choice of entrance music: Laid to Rest by Lamb of God. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Bruny
vs
Antona

163 cm
27
155 lbs
11 - 3 - 1

170 cm
46
156 lbs
45 - 36 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jerome Bruny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 45 - 36 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aydine Antona!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Matheus Silva and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antona keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bruny misses with an uppercut
and Antona counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bruny shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Antona but Antona pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Antona scores with a hook.
Bruny fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jerome Bruny. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Bruny with that takedown attempt.
Antona doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruny fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Antona's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Antona duly obliges.
Antona takes a swing at Bruny's ribcage but misses.
Antona scores with a punch to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bruny shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Antona manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Antona manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Antona fails to pull guard.
Antona tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bruny smiles and moves away.
Bruny takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bruny dives in and grabs Antona's left leg, looking for a takedown. Antona pushes down on Bruny's head and hops out.
Antona throws a counter combo.
Jerome Bruny seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bruny is defended easily by Antona.
Bruny tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Antona swivels and escapes.
Bruny fails with the takedown
letting Antona counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bruny will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bruny is breathing heavily.
Antona lands a really nice looking cross but Bruny seems unphased.
Bruny displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Antona throws out the jab.
Bruny misses with a takedown attempt
and Antona counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bruny shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Antona connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Antona feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Brunys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Antona looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bruny takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Antona fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bruny looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Antona looking to land some kicks to the body here.
An inside leg kick lands from Antona.
Antona lands an overhand right.

Bruny fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Antona sprawls well initially but Bruny persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Antona slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antona manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bruny manages to get himself to full guard.

Antona tries to stand but Bruny is controlling from the bottom.
Antona engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Antona tries to stand but Bruny is controlling from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bruny looking to hit a scissor sweep but Antona is one step ahead there.
Bruny keeping moving, preventing Antona from controlling successfully.
Bruny is trying to control the position but Antona postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Antona stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Antona lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bruny circles away quickly and effectively.
Bruny tries to counter with a takedown but Antona is quick to defend against it.
Bruny with a lazy takedown attempt
and Antona counters with a straight right hand.
Antona tried to score with a low kick but Bruny checks it.
Antona looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bruny shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Antona as he jumps to the side.
Antona misses with a head kick.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bruny or perhaps it was just good defense by Antona, which made it look bad.
Bruny takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Antona dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Antona defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bruny.
Antona flicks out a counter leg kick but Bruny steps away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aydine Antona dominated that round.
That's time! Bruny's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Antona stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bruny misses with a takedown attempt - Antona sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
It seemed like Antona was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

Bruny shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Antona trying to control but Bruny postures up.
Antona is trying to stand back up but Bruny is controlling him
Antona wants to improve his position but Bruny is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Antona is trying to stand back up but Bruny is controlling him
Bruny missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Antona is looking to escape.
Bruny seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruny not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bruny not doing much here.
Antona moves into full guard.
Bruny preventing the sweep.
Antona is adopting a defensive guard.
Bruny stands up over Antona, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bruny controlling from the top position.
Antona has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

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.
Bruny works over Antona with some ground and pound from guard.
Antona wants to get back to his feet but Bruny is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bruny is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bruny 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.
Bruny lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bruny won't allow Antona to sweep him here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Antona holds on and takes a little breather.
Bruny throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antona wants to sweep here but Bruny controlling him for the moment.
Antona not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bruny shoots in looking for a takedown but Antona manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bruny's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Antona! But no joy.
Antona misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Antona tries to score with a low kick but Bruny moves his leg out of the way.
Antona slaps away a takedown attempt from Bruny, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jerome Bruny. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bruny takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Antona lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bruny has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bruny and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The crowd cheers as Antona lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bruny doesn't seem phased though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bruny shoots in and bounces Antona off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Antona has his feet on Bruny's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bruny blocks a head kick by Antona.

Bruny looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bruny wants to pass to mount but Antona is defending the position.

Antona manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Bruny misses with a series of wild punches.
Antona is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bruny with a body shot.
Bruny doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Antona counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aydine Antona 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!

Bruny walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bruny shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Antona pinned against the cage. Antona gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
It seemed like Antona was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Antona catches Bruny with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bruny fails with the takedown.

Bruny shoots in and gets a takedown into Antona's guard.

Antona pushes Bruny off and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Antona lands a leg kick that knocks Bruny off balance momentarily.
Antona has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Antona works the jab nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruny dives in for a single leg takedown but Antona sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jerome Bruny. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bruny fails to land the takedown.
Antona has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bruny takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bruny takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Antona cracks the inside of Bruny's front leg.
Bruny shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Antona but Antona pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Antona takes a swing at Bruny's ribcage but misses.
Bruny will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bruny moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A head kick misses from Antona.
Jerome Bruny has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruny takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Antona scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Antona scores with a shot to the body.
Antona throws a right and a left that Bruny avoids nicely.
Bruny changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Bruny tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Antona was well out of range. Poor timing from Bruny.
Bruny looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bruny takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Antona tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bruny was well out of range. Poor timing from Antona.
Bruny half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bruny takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Antona does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

Bruny fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Antona to the ground. Bruny is now in Antona's guard.
Bruny preventing the sweep.
Bruny stops Antona from standing up.
Bruny tries to free his leg and advance position but Antona is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antona working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bruny.
Bruny throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Antona works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Antona controls Bruny momentarily but Bruny frees himself.
Antona is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Antona wants to stand up but Bruny is controlling him.
Antona is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Bruny lands a jab to Antona's midsection.
Aydine Antona is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Antona misses with a body shot.
Bruny moves forwards but Antona connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruny has his takedown stuffed
and Antona counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bruny is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Antona works the jab nicely.
Bruny shoots in for a takedown but Antona shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bruny showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Antona.
Bruny tries to counter with a takedown but Antona is quick to defend against it.
Bruny lunges at Antona with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Antona's hand.
Bruny looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Antona looks to land a combination. Bruny sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bruny shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Antona defends it nicely.
Antona blocks a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aydine Antona comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Antona winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aydine Antona!
A very excited looking Aydine Antona made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.