PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aydine Antona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicolai Grigorev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antona comes to the cage accompanied by Laid to Rest by Lamb of God. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Antona
vs
Grigorev

170 cm
29
156 lbs
21 - 10 - 0

168 cm
24
155 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q

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 21 - 10 - 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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nicolai Grigorev!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antona takes a kick to the side of the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Antona.
Grigorev misses with a body kick.
Antona fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Grigorev has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Antona on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Good exchange - Antona coming out on top.
Antona misses with a leg kick
and Grigorev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grigorev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A head kick by Grigorev misses
enabling Antona to counter with a crisp jab.
Grigorev blocks a jab.
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.
A solid leg kick lands there for Antona.
Grigorev takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Antona, right into the meat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Antona scores with a spinning back kick!
Grigorev rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Antona moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Grigorev misses with an uppercut. Antona saw that one coming.
Grigorev misses with a combination
and Antona counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Grigorev thinking.
Antona tries to move into range but Grigorev moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Grigorev takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Grigorev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Antona.
Donk. Antona catches Grigorev right on the button with a cross.
Grigorev misses with a body kick.
Antona pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antona is looking to score with low kicks.
Antona throws a head kick that half lands.
Grigorev walks forward, straight into a front kick from Antona.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Antona fails to land with a series of punches.
Grigorev loads up on a big right hand but Antona slips the punch.
Grigorev blocks a leg kick.
Antona checks a leg kick.
Grigorev looks to land a combination but Antona avoids it well.
Antona misses with a head kick.
Grigorev throws a wild body kick that Antona sees coming a mile off.
Grigorev fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Antona.
Antona throws a lazy head kick
and Grigorev counters with a two punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grigorev takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Grigorev tries a head kick but it misses.
Antona takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Antona slips under a jab from Grigorev.
Antona throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Grigorev loads up on a big right hand but Antona slips the punch.
Grigorev misses with an uppercut.
Grigorev throws a right hand that Antona ducks under and follows up with a left that Antona also avoids with ease.
Antona pushes Grigorev away with a front kick.
Antona misses with a low kick.
Grigorev looks to land a combination but Antona avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antona misses with a head kick.
Antona lands a nice leg kick that just misses Grigorev's sensitive parts.
A bone on bone clash there as Antona blocks the leg kick.
Antona wants to land a leg kick but Grigorev is out of range.
Antona throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Grigorev checks a leg kick.
Grigorev avoids the head kick by Antona.
Antona lands with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grigorev throws a left and a right that both miss
and Antona makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Grigorev really felt that one!
Antona throws a sloppy head kick and Grigorev moves out of range easily.
Grigorev goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aydine Antona dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Grigorev is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Antona.
Antona tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick from Antona lands but Grigorev takes it in his stride.
Grigorev lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Antona circles away quickly and effectively.
Grigorev throws a leg kick
and Antona counters with an inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Grigorev misses its intended target.
Grigorev rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Antona moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Grigorev lands a nice shot that snaps Antona's head back.
Grigorev misses with a few strikes there.
Antona swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Grigorev throws a combination that misses
and Antona counters with a nice uppercut.
A head kick misses from Antona.
Aydine Antona is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Antona throws a head kick that misses.
Antona throws a low kick but it's checked well by Grigorev.
A shot to the liver by Grigorev. Beautiful body shot.
Grigorev fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Grigorev blocks a head kick by Antona.
Grigorev lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Grigorev.
Grigorev throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circling - Grigorev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sloppy strikes from Antona. Those never looked like landing.
A head kick from Antona lands but Grigorev takes it in his stride.
Grigorev's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Antona connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Grigorev scrambles back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antona swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Grigorev misses with an uppercut.
Grigorev falls off balance throwing a combination
and Antona counters with a nice body kick.
Grigorev misses with a wild combination.
Antona misses with a body kick.
Grigorev slips under a jab.
Grigorev misses with a hook.
Grigorev throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Antona.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Grigorev. Those never looked like landing.
Grigorev takes a swing at Antona's ribcage but misses.
Grigorev takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Grigorev throws a series of punches but Antona avoids them all with ease.
Antona lands an overhand right.
Grigorev thuds his shin into the meat of Antona's side.
Grigorev moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A right-left combo lands from Grigorev.
Grigorev chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Antona can pounce on him.
Grigorev tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Grigorev has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Antona.
Grigorev moves out of range of the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grigorev throws a series of punches but Antona moves out of range.
Antona lands with a nice body kick.
Grigorev blocks the body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Grigorev.
A low kick from Antona misses
and Grigorev counters with a one-two to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grigorev misses with the combination.
Antona displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grigorev throws out the jab.
Grigorev takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
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.
Grigorev misses with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aydine Antona dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Antona misses with a head kick.
Antona misses with a leg kick
and Grigorev counters with a good, hard body kick but Antona shrugs it off.
Antona tries to land a front kick but Grigorev steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Antona looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Antona sizes up Grigorev with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Antona throws a nice head kick!
Sloppy strikes from Grigorev. Those never looked like landing.
Grigorev misses with a looping right.
Grigorev throws a body kick that misses.
Grigorev with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Antona to score with a decent uppercut.
Grigorev moves out of range of the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grigorev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grigorev throws a series of punches but Antona moves out of range.
Antona throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A jab from Grigorev misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Grigorev. That snapped Antona's head back.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Grigorev!
Antona throws a sloppy head kick
and Grigorev counters with a one-two to the body.
Antona blocks a head kick by Grigorev.
A punch combination from Grigorev misses.
Grigorev takes one to the side of the head.
Antona throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Grigorev's head.
Nicolai Grigorev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antona lands a head kick!

Grigorev is rocked!
Antona goes for a small jab and connects. Now Antona goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Grigorev stumbles back but Antona runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Grigorev to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Grigorev will ever be the same after a knockout like that.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Aydine Antona!
A victorious Aydine Antona thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.