PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aydine Antona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerome Bruny (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 Laid to Rest by Lamb of God. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Antona
vs
Bruny

170 cm
44
156 lbs
41 - 32 - 0

163 cm
25
155 lbs
9 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

GREEN!160

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 41 - 32 - 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 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jerome Bruny!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruny lands a jab to the head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bruny.
A decent looking cross lands there for Antona.
Antona swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bruny is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Antona pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Bruny. Those never looked like landing.
Antona lands with a shot to the body.
Bruny lands with an overhand left.
Bruny fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Antona.
Antona leaves Bruny with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A big left from Antona misses.
Bruny swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A slow jab from Bruny misses its intended target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bruny scores with a jab to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Antona keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Antona walks into a straight right hand from Bruny.
Bruny dodges the punch combination from Antona.
Bruny rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Antona moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Antona just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheers as Antona lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bruny doesn't seem phased though.
Bruny throws a big shot that misses.
Antona appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bruny uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Antona.
Bruny shoots in and drives through. Antona sprawls well.
Aydine Antona has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jerome Bruny.
Antona swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bruny makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A jab from Antona misses.
As Antona backs off Bruny throws a huge counter combo but Antona manages to avoid it all.
Antona motions for Bruny to come forward. Antona throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And Bruny tries to counter it with a takedown but Antona pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bruny just misses with a punch to the body.
Antona throws a head kick that misses.
And Bruny tries to counter it with a takedown but Antona pushes his down on his head and steps out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruny scores with the left hand. Antona knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bruny shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Antona but Antona pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bruny lands a glancing blow to the side of Antona's head.
Bruny tries to land a leg kick but Antona saw it coming and moves away.
Bruny has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Antona scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bruny lands a slapping body shot.

Antona gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Antona looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bruny throwing strikes from guard but Antona blocks nicely.
Bruny postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antona seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Bruny lands a couple of digs.
Bruny trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bruny trying to control the position from guard on top but Antona is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bruny throwing strikes but missing.
Antona seems keen to control Bruny's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Antona has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Antona wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bruny landing with the ground and pound.
Bruny stopping the sweep attempt from Antona.
Bruny stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Antona swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bruny won't allow Antona to get back to his feet.
Antona looking for a sweep. Not yet Antona, not yet.
Bruny stands up over Antona, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Bruny drops back looking for a leg! Antona is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Antona manages to kick Bruny off! Bruny jumps back into Antona's guard.
Bruny missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Antona wriggles free and stands up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jerome Bruny will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bruny misses the shot to the body.
Antona is looking for a counter combo.
Jerome Bruny seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bruny's corner calls for a 1-2. Bruny obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Antona avoids a kick to the body.
Antona takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bruny has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bruny looks to land a left hand but Antona moved out of range nicely.
Antona throws a low kick but Bruny moves out of range easily.
Bruny scores with a shot to the body.
Antona takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bruny loads up on a big right hand but Antona slips the punch.
Bruny misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Antona takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Antona takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bruny misses with a straight right.
A shot to the liver by Bruny. Beautiful body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bruny tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruny scores with a hook to the body. Antona takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bruny throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A combination from Bruny does no damage.
Bruny motions for Antona to come forward. Bruny throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bruny shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Antona sprawls well. Antona wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bruny gets slowly back to his feet.
Bruny looks to land a right hand but Antona moved out of range.
Aydine Antona is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bruny misses with a head kick.
Aydine Antona is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bruny on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Antona. Antona obviously looking to wear him down.
Bruny scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jab, jab by Bruny - just one landing.
Bruny lands a head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antona tries a head kick but it misses.
Antona lands with a kick to the temple. Bruny shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bruny is defended easily by Antona.
Bruny swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bruny stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Antona tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bruny was well out of range. Poor timing from Antona.
Bruny's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Antona connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bruny scrambles back to his feet.
Antona dodges the punch combination from Bruny.
Bruny blocks a jab.
Bruny lands a jab-cross combination.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruny landing with the ground and pound.
Bruny sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Antona's guard.
Antona is trying to control but can't.

Bruny is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Antona pushes Bruny off looking to stand but Bruny dives back in and keeps control.

Antona kicks Bruny off and gets back to his feet.
Antona throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Antona throws out a loose jab but Bruny uses good head movement to avoid it.
And Bruny tries to counter it with a takedown but Antona pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bruny throws a combination that misses
and Antona counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruny takes a swing at Antona's ribcage but misses.
Bruny throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A head kick misses from Bruny.
Bruny has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Antona.
Bruny throws a body punch but Antona moves out of range.
Bruny fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jerome Bruny seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Antona works over Bruny's head and body with a nice combination.
Bruny fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bruny swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Antona counters with a one-two to the body.
Bruny scores with a crisp jab that stopped Antona in his tracks.
Antona connects with a solid leg kick.
Bruny scores with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Antona throws an overhand right that lands on Bruny's shoulder, as Bruny tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jerome Bruny showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Antona will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bruny connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Antona is rocked!
Bruny scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Antona doesn't seem bothered though.
Oh Antona is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Bruny shoots in for a takedown. SLAM! Brutal! Antona is out cold and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Jerome Bruny!
An out of breath Jerome Bruny thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.