PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brian Fantana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Grayson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fantana comes into the arena with You! Me! Dancing! blaring out of the sound system. Grayson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Crazy Train by Ozzy Osborne kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Fantana
vs
Grayson

168 cm
26
153 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

171 cm
21
156 lbs
6 - 0 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Nemesis Cage Clothing

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 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brian Fantana!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Marcus Grayson!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Bruno Lombardi and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grayson blocks a jab.
Grayson scores with a nice head shot.
Fantana takes a swing at Grayson's ribcage but misses.
Fantana throws a body punch but Grayson moves out of range.
Fantana slips a jab and a cross from Grayson.
Fantana misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grayson.
Grayson walks into a stiff left hand from Fantana.
Fantana comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Grayson lands a nice shot to the body.
Brian Fantana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantana takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Grayson takes a swing at Fantana's ribcage but misses.
Grayson throws a shot to the body.
Fantana takes a swing at Grayson's ribcage but misses.
Grayson throws a right hand that Fantana ducks under and follows up with a left that Fantana also avoids with ease.
Nice defenses there by Grayson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fantana swings for the body but Grayson moves out of range.
Fantana lands a jab to Grayson's midsection.
Grayson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fantana sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Grayson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fantana.
Fantana throws a jab when Grayson was well out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Grayson misses the target.
Grayson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fantana misses with a combination
and Grayson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fantana misses with a body shot.
Fantana moves out of range of the body kick.
Fantana misses the body punch
and Grayson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantana takes one on the button.

Fantana changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Grayson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grayson is trying to control Fantana's posture but Fantana avoids it.
Fantana is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Grayson will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Grayson is looking to reverse the position.
Fantana controlling the position from side mount.
Fantana trying to control the position but Grayson is working away.
Grayson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fantana looks up at the clock and then as Grayson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Fantana smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Fantana is working Grayson over with some ground and pound from side control.
Fantana staying calm.
Grayson 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 breather here.
Grayson managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Fantana.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantana is working Grayson over with some ground and pound from side control.
Grayson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Grayson wants to get back to full guard but Fantana has mounted him!
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.
Fantana working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Grayson is desperately trying to improve his position but Fantana has a good base and remains in mount.
Fantana with shots to the head and body - Grayson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Fantana lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Grayson hang on?
Grayson wants to hold on but Fantana pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fantana tries to control but Grayson wriggling away.
Fantana putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Fantana dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Fantana looks to land a combination but Grayson avoids it well.
Fantana fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grayson manages to avoid it.
Grayson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fantana throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grayson.
Grayson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Fantana counters with a series of strikes. Grayson will be more careful next time no doubt.

Grayson is rocked!
Fantana fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Grayson out cold! Brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Brian Fantana!
Brian Fantana retains his featherweight title!