PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aydine Antona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antona comes to the cage accompanied by Grind Time by Chamillionaire. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Marco Santana enters the cage!

Antona
vs
Santana

167 cm
19
149 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

186 cm
18
154 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 3 - 1 - 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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marco Santana!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antona shoots in and drives through. Santana sprawls well.
Santana tries to close the distance and clinch but Antona swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Antona looks for a takedown but Santana sprawls well.
Antona throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Santana's waist but Santana gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Antona off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aydine Antona. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santana misses with a double jab.

Antona shoots in and bounces Santana off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Antona trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Santana really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Antona. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Antona postures up in Santana's guard and throws a big left but Santana blocks it.
Antona passes Santana's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Santana pushes Antona off looking to stand but Antona dives back in and keeps control.
Santana moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Antona tries to free his leg and advance position but Santana is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Antona passes Santana's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Antona is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Santana defends it well.
Santana wants to get back to his feet.
Antona works his way into full mount!
Antona is breathing heavily.

Antona jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Santana manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Santana throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.

Antona is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Santana knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santana misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Santana is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Antona is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Antona fails to land a wild elbow strike.

Antona tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Antona has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Santana is trying to buck Antona off.
Santana struggling a bit here.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Santana misses with a takedown

and Antona counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Santana!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santana is looking to improve his position but Antona isn't that keen on the idea.
Santana is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Antona goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Santana is on top in guard.
Santana would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Antona has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Santana can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Antona has a closed guard, preventing Santana from standing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Santana avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Santana must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Santana tries to free his leg and advance position but Antona is retaining full guard.

Antona is looking for a triangle but Santana pushes his legs off easily.
Santana working some strikes from top position.
Santana working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Santana gets to his feet - Antona follows without any prompting.
Santana throws a head kick but Antona moves out of range.
Antona has his takedown stuffed
and Santana counters with a nice kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aydine Antona dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Santana fails with the takedown

so Antona counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Antona stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Santana swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Antona pushes down on Santana's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Antona looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Antona thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Antona wants to work for an arm triangle but Santana is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Santana wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Antona wants to pass the guard but Santana is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santana looks like he's trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Antona looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Santana pushes Antona off looking to stand but Antona dives back in and keeps control.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Antona uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Santana.
Antona with a poor takedown
and Santana counters with a low kick, right behind Antona 's knee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Antona tries for a takedown but Santana circles away easily
and Santana counters with a leg kick.
Antona tries for a takedown but Santana circles away easily
and Santana counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aydine Antona. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santana cracks the inside of Antona's front leg.
Santana feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Antona's calf.
Santana misses with a takedown attempt - Antona sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Antona misses with a takedown attempt
and Santana counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Antona thinking.

Antona gets caught flat footed, as Santana shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santana would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Santana wants to pass the guard but Antona is keeping the position.
Santana wanted to stand there but Antona had control of the position.

Antona looking for a guillotine here but Santana defends easily.
Antona wants to sweep here but Santana controlling him for the moment.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Antona isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Santana stacks Antona on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Santana!
Antona might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Antona looking for a sweep but Santana has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Antona tries to reverse the position but Santana maintains control.
Antona is squirming around, avoiding Santana's attempts to control the action.
Antona keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Santana looking to control and managing it successfully.
Santana looking to control but Antona is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Santana shoots and misses

and Antona counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Antona wants to pass the guard but Santana is defending well.
Santana is trying to stand.

Antona is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Santana is defending against the submission attempts here by Antona.

Antona is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Santana is just riding it out for now. Antona eventually gives up the hold.
Antona thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Antona looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Santana keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Santana tries to kick Antona off but Antona keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Antona is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Santana doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Antona.

Santana kicks off Antona and gets to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Antona shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Santana counters with a good low kick that Antona was not able to check.
Antona shoots and misses

and Santana holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Santana.
Antona on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Antona tries to pull guard but Santana holds him up against the cage and eventually Antona drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aydine Antona. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Antona jumps guard but Santana stands there with Antona around his waist. Antona gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Antona jumps guard but Santana stands there with Antona around his waist. Antona gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Santana.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antona tries to pull guard but Santana holds him up against the cage and eventually Antona drops back down to his feet.
Santana lands a left hand that snaps the head of Antona backwards.

Antona has picked Santana up - he's going for a ride! Antona dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Antona is thwarting Santana's attempts to control the position.

Antona looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Santana blocking the ground and pound attempt from Antona.

Antona is looking for a kimura here.
Antona looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Marco Santana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santana pushes Antona off looking to stand but Antona dives back in and keeps control.
Santana is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Antona not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Antona is looking for a kimura but Santana is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Antona to get the leverage.
Antona is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

Antona wants to finish this one by submission but Santana is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Antona.

Antona is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Santana is surviving well by controlling Antona's body position as best he can.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aydine Antona showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Antona, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aydine Antona!