PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Spinbob Cantrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gui Saint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cantrell comes to the cage accompanied by Dio - Holy Diver. Saint has chosen The Haunted - 99 as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cantrell
vs
Saint

177 cm
21
179 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

178 cm
24
182 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Spinbob Cantrell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gui Saint!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cantrell throws a sloppy head kick and Saint moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Cantrell.
Saint blocks a head kick by Cantrell.
Cantrell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saint manages to avoid it.
Saint dives in and grabs Cantrell's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cantrell pushes down on Saint's head and hops out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cantrell tried to score with a low kick but Saint checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cantrell tries to avoid it but Saint manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cantrell to the ground. Cantrell escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Spinbob Cantrell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cantrell. That's going to slow Saint down.
Cantrell throws a head kick but Saint moves out of range.
Saint misses the jab.
Cantrell connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cantrell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A head kick misses from Cantrell.
Saint staying out of range there.
Saint blocks a head kick by Cantrell.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cantrell tries to close the distance and clinch but Saint swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Saint avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Saint misses the target.
Spinbob Cantrell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cantrell attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Saint fails with a takedown attempt.
Spinbob Cantrell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gui Saint.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cantrell lands with a kick to the temple. Saint shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Cantrell looks to land a combination but Saint avoids it well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cantrell throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Cantrell looks to land a combination but Saint avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Spinbob Cantrell 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.

Cantrell throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Saint avoids the head kick by Cantrell.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cantrell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cantrell tries to land a front kick but Saint steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cantrell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Saint avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Saint waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cantrell.
Saint on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cantrell misses with a low kick as Saint jumps back.

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.
Cantrell tries a head kick but it misses.
Cantrell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cantrell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Saint throws a looping overhand right but Cantrell ducks down to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint blocks a head kick by Cantrell.
Saint circles away from the clinch attempt.
Saint throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cantrell moves away from the strike by Saint.
Cantrell misses with the combination.

That's four 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.
Saint takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cantrell tries a head kick but it misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cantrell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Saint throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Spinbob Cantrell dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Cantrell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cantrell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Saint throws a lazy right hand but Cantrell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cantrell with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saint uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cantrell.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint staying out of range there.
Saint blocks a head kick by Cantrell.
Saint blocks a head kick by Cantrell.
Cantrell pivots, looking for a leg kick but Saint is out of range and Cantrell settles back down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cantrell is looking to clinch but Saint is avoiding it.
Cantrell defending well as Saint loads up on a big left hand.
Cantrell misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Cantrell.
Cantrell misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cantrell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cantrell throws a head kick but Saint moves out of range.
Cantrell tries to clinch but Saint is having none of it.
Cantrell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Saint looks for a takedown but Cantrell sprawls well.
Saint blocks a head kick by Cantrell.
Gui Saint has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cantrell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cantrell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Spinbob Cantrell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cantrell has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Spinbob Cantrell!