PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aydine Antona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Zamarano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antona kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Grind Time by Chamillionaire. Ivan Zamarano told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Antona
vs
Zamarano

167 cm
20
149 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

170 cm
22
151 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very confident

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aydine Antona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ivan Zamarano!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Antona gets caught flat footed, as Zamarano shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Antona has momentary wrist control but Zamarano slips an elbow through the middle.
Zamarano distracts Antona with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Zamarano tries to free his leg and advance position but Antona is retaining full guard.

Antona is looking for a triangle but Zamarano pushes his legs off easily.

Antona is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Zamarano stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Antona swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Antona keeping moving, preventing Zamarano from controlling successfully.
Antona tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Antona has momentary wrist control but Zamarano slips an elbow through the middle.
Zamarano advances to half guard.

Antona actively working from the bottom here.
Antona tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Zamarano is controlling the pace.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zamarano is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Antona is looking to improve his position.
Zamarano looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Zamarano lands with a punch from half guard.
Antona is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Zamarano moves into full mount! Antona won't be happy about that!
Antona can't escape the position.
Zamarano lands a big elbow.
Antona sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Antona taking some punishment here, with Zamarano in his half guard.
Antona moves into full guard.
Antona is breathing heavily.
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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zamarano stands up over Antona, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Zamarano showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Zamarano postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Antona throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Antona looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Zamarano trying to control the position from guard on top but Antona is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Antona working for a triangle but Zamarano defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zamarano stands up over Antona, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antona trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Antona being controlled here, momentarily.

Antona working for a triangle but Zamarano defends it easily.
Antona keeping moving, preventing Zamarano from controlling successfully.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Zamarano looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Zamarano wants to control from the top but Antona keeps moving.
Zamarano trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zamarano is in close to Antona's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Zamarano sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Antona throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Antona can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Zamarano controls the pace.
Zamarano content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Zamarano tries to free his leg and advance position but Antona is retaining full guard.

Antona has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Zamarano can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Zamarano pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Antona is keeping the position for now.

Antona escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Zamarano gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Zamarano content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Zamarano 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.

Zamarano shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Zamarano was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Zamarano is landing with some decent strikes but Antona is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Zamarano connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Antona is bucking up trying to escape but Zamarano cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Antona in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Zamarano prevents Antona from getting the reversal.
Zamarano working Antona over with strikes here.
Zamarano is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Zamarano breaks from Antona's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Zamarano lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Zamarano lands a big shot there that rocks Antona but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Antona is looking to improve his position but Zamarano isn't that keen on the idea.
Zamarano lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Antona hang on?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zamarano scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zamarano trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Antona is in a horrible position here. Zamarano smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Antona can't escape the position.
Ivan Zamarano has got the better of the ground game so far.
Antona is working hard here to advance position.
Zamarano punishing his opponent with strikes.
Antona keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Zamarano.
Antona is in a horrible position here. Zamarano smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
A nice elbow there by Zamarano.
Zamarano putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Antona is trying desperately to improve position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zamarano blocks Antona's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Zamarano scoring with strikes but Antona is staying in there.
BOOM! Zamarano connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Zamarano landing shots from mount.
Antona manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Zamarano is nestled in close to Antona, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Zamarano prevents Antona from improving his position.

Antona is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Zamarano pulls his head out easily.
Zamarano is trying to control the action in half guard but Antona is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Zamarano looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nice strikes from Zamarano there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antona wants to get back to full guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Zamarano closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Antona is pressing down on Zamarano's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
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 looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Zamarano scoring with punches to the head and body.
Zamarano must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Antona is looking for a triangle but Zamarano pushes his legs off easily.
Zamarano with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Zamarano not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Antona has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Zamarano can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Antona is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Zamarano slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Antona is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Antona looking for subs off his back but Zamarano has passed one foot through into half guard.
Antona taking some punishment here, with Zamarano in his half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zamarano lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nice strikes from Zamarano there.
Antona wants to improve his position but Zamarano is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Zamarano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Antona shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Antona was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Antona raining down shots from the mount!
Zamarano is looking to improve his position but Antona isn't that keen on the idea.
Zamarano is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Zamarano prevents Antona from taking his back.
Antona blocks Zamarano's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Zamarano flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Antona throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Antona lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Zamarano wants to control but Antona is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Antona working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zamarano tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Antona working for a guillotine from mount but Zamarano is in no mood to give up.
Zamarano can't escape the position.
Zamarano wants to hold on but Antona pushes him away.

Antona is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Zamarano has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Zamarano!
Zamarano is in close to Antona's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Zamarano avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Zamarano keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Antona's head.

That's two 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.
Zamarano advances position into side control!
Zamarano is chipping away with strikes.
Zamarano landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Antona is looking for a sweep.
Zamarano scoring with punches and elbows.
Antona is looking for a sweep.
Zamarano grinds an elbow into Antona's temple.
Antona striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Antona throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Zamarano shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Antona's guard.
Zamarano is working Antona over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antona manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Zamarano is wriggling around trying to escape.
Antona throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Zamarano stops Antona from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Zamarano sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

Antona is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Zamarano has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Antona is working away from the top position though.
Zamarano blocking the ground and pound attempt from Antona.

Antona is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Zamarano defends it well.
Zamarano flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Zamarano is looking to improve his position.

Antona is trying for a kimura here. Zamarano looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Antona wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Aydine Antona!