PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Spinbob Cantrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Britt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cantrell comes to the cage accompanied by Dio - Holy Diver. Spinbob Cantrell could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Eric Britt's chin.

Cantrell
vs
Britt

177 cm
22
179 lbs
8 - 1 - 1

175 cm
21
185 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Spinbob Cantrell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eric Britt!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cantrell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Britt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cantrell tries to clinch up.
Britt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cantrell manages to avoid it.
Britt misses with a body shot.
Cantrell avoids the body shot from Britt.
Britt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cantrell throws the kick towards the body but Britt avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Britt. Cantrell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Britt just misses with a punch to the body.
Cantrell doesn't manage to clinch there - Britt circles away.
Britt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Britt ducks under a wild hook from Cantrell.
Cantrell throws a push kick but Britt slaps the foot to one side.
Britt throws a series of punches but Cantrell moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cantrell. Britt does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Britt connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Britt misses with a jab to the body
and Cantrell counters with a stiff right hand.
Britt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cantrell lands a lovely overhand right.
Britt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Britt throws a body punch but Cantrell moves out of range.
Britt walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cantrell takes one on the button.
Britt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cantrell tests Britt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Britt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cantrell moves away.
Britt ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cantrell thows a body shot but no joy.

Cantrell has managed to clinch.
Cantrell looking to throw knees to the head but Britt is blocking nicely.
Cantrell stalling in the clinch.
Cantrell using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Cantrell.
Cantrell lands an elbow that stopped Britt in his tracks for a moment.
A short body shot lands from Britt as the two fighters clinch.
Britt is trying to break the clinch but Cantrell is controlling him.
Britt tries a body shot but Cantrell blocks it.
Britt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cantrell has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cantrell pushes off an throws an elbow but Britt leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Britt wants to break free but Cantrell has control.

Britt breaks from the clinch.
Cantrell throws a head kick that misses.
Cantrell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Britt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Britt on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Cantrell lands a leg kick that knocks Britt off balance momentarily.
Cantrell bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Britt's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cantrell getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cantrell throws a right hand that Britt ducks under and follows up with a left that Britt also avoids with ease.
Spinbob Cantrell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick lands from Cantrell.

Cantrell closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cantrell throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cantrell throws an elbow that misses.
Cantrell avoiding damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Britt pushes Cantrell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cantrell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Britt's brow.
Cantrell throws an elbow but it misses.
Britt blocks an elbow strike.
Britt looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Britt stalling in the clinch but Cantrell improves position.
Britt wants to break free but Cantrell has control.
Britt wants to get back to striking at distance but Cantrell won't allow it.
Cantrell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cantrell as Britt tries to tie him up.
Cantrell landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Britt is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cantrell just leaning against Britt, taking a breather.
Britt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

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.
Cantrell keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Britt's efforts to push away.
Britt avoids the elbow strike from Cantrell, against the cage.
Britt stalling in the clinch.
Cantrell pushes off an throws an elbow but Britt leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cantrell pushes off an throws an elbow but Britt leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cantrell throws an elbow but misses.
Cantrell throws an elbow but it misses.
Cantrell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Britt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Britt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cantrell misses with an elbow strike.
Britt takes an elbow to the forehead.
Britt is stalling here.

Britt manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Spinbob Cantrell dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Britt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cantrell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Britt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fighters circling - Cantrell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Britt ducks right into an uppercut from Cantrell.
Cantrell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cantrell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cantrell misses with a hook. Britt ducked under it nicely.
Cantrell tries a head kick but it misses.
A slow jab from Britt misses its intended target.
Cantrell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Britt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cantrell misses with the combination.
Britt works over Cantrell's head and body with a nice combination.
Britt looks to throw the jab but Cantrell is out of range.
Cantrell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Britt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Britt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cantrell was well out of range. Poor timing from Britt.
Britt falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cantrell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A punch lands to the side of Britt 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cantrell has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Britt throws a sloppy body shot
and Cantrell counters with a straight right hand.

Britt is rocked!
A big left from Cantrell misses.
Britt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cantrell moves away.
Cantrell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Britt lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Cantrell lands an overhand right.
Britt throws a shot from downtown. Cantrell moves away and avoids it.
Britt takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A shot to the body from Britt misses

and Cantrell counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Cantrell lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knees to the body from Cantrell.
Britt is breathing heavily.
Britt managing to block the knees to the body from Cantrell.
Britt taking a breather.
Britt wants to get back to striking at distance but Cantrell won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Cantrell keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Britt's efforts to push away.
Cantrell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cantrell tries to land knees in the clinch but Britt avoids the damage to the body.
Britt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Britt stalling in the clinch.
Cantrell blocks an uppercut.

Britt breaks the clinch.
Cantrell lands a high kick!
Britt is still on wobbly legs! Can Cantrell finish him?
Cantrell tries to clinch up but Britt circles away and keeps his distance.
Britt seems to have recovered his senses.
Cantrell tries to close the distance and clinch but Britt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Some bone on bone action there as Britt checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cantrell tries to clinch up.

Cantrell closes the distance and clinches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cantrell.

It looks like Eric Britt has been cut.
Cantrell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Britt avoids a wild elbow strike from Cantrell.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cantrell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Britt's brow.
Cantrell putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Britt in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Britt avoids the elbow strike from Cantrell, against the cage.
Britt wants to break the clinch but can't.
Britt tries to break free but Cantrell pushes him back against the cage.
Cantrell throws an elbow that misses.
Britt wants to break the clinch but can't.
Britt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Come on Cantrell - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cantrell.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Britt works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Britt breaks the clinch.
Britt slips a straight right by Cantrell.
Decent striking displayed by Cantrell there.
Cantrell chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Britt is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cantrell rather than just go for the knockout.
Cantrell tries to clinch but Britt is having none of it.
Cantrell connects with a single shot there.
Spinbob Cantrell is winning the standup battle so far.
Cantrell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Britt.
Cantrell throws a half hearted mid kick.
Britt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cantrell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Britt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Britt just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Britt thows a body shot but no joy.

Cantrell clinches.

Britt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cantrell throws a sloppy head kick and Britt moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Spinbob Cantrell dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Eric Britt's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Cantrell misses with an uppercut.
Nice shot by Britt.
Britt walks into a left hand.
Cantrell moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cantrell scores with a hook.
Britt swings for the body but Cantrell moves out of range.
Cantrell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cantrell attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cantrell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Britt.
Cantrell tries to land a leg kick but Britt saw it coming and moves away.
Cantrell throws a hook but Britt blocks it.
Britt lands a nice hook to Cantrell's body. Cantrell takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cantrell tries to clinch but Britt is having none of it.
Britt scores with the left hand. Cantrell knows he should have avoided that one.
Cantrell throws a sloppy body shot
and Britt counters with a series of strikes. Cantrell will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cantrell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cantrell throws a looping overhand right but Britt ducks down to avoid it.
Britt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cantrell throws out a leg kick but Britt moves out of range and Cantrell only half commits.
Britt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jab by Cantrell.
Cantrell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Britt misses with a body shot.
A big right from Cantrell misses.
Britt moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Britt misses.
Cantrell connects with a jab.
Britt thuds a left hand into Cantrell's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cantrell. Britt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Britt lands with a shot to the body.
Britt jabs at Cantrell's body.
Britt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cantrell manages to avoid it.
Britt lands a jab.
Britt takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice uppercut lands for Cantrell. That snapped Britt's head back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Britt circles away from the clinch attempt
and Britt counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cantrell thinking.
Good work by Britt as he checks the leg kick.
Cantrell misses with a looping right.
Nice body punch from Britt.
Britt throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cantrell stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cantrell throws a body punch but Britt moves out of range.

Britt tries to keep at a distance but Cantrell has taken the fight into the clinch.
Britt can't break the clinch.
Cantrell misses with an elbow over the top.
Cantrell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Britt trying to control the position but instead, Cantrell has worked for underhooks and has pushed Britt into the cage.
Cantrell pushes off an throws an elbow but Britt leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cantrell is struggling to control the position.
Cantrell is trying to stall.
Cantrell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cantrell.
Cantrell misses with an elbow over the top.
Britt is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Britt working hard to break the clinch.
Britt dodges an elbow strike from Cantrell.
Britt dodges an elbow strike from Cantrell.

Britt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

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.
Britt takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Britt scores with a jab to the body.
Britt throws a body punch but Cantrell moves out of range.
A big right from Cantrell misses.
Cantrell misses with a straight left.
Britt lands with a nice body punch.
Cantrell darts in trying to clinch
and Britt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Britt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cantrell.
Cantrell throws a chopping leg kick but Britt manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Britt shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sloppy strikes from Britt. Those never looked like landing.
Britt's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Britt duly obliges.
Britt blocks a head kick by Cantrell.
Cantrell is looking to clinch.
Cantrell on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Britt connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Spinbob Cantrell did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Eric Britt's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Britt avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Britt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cantrell moves away.
Cantrell scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A head kick misses from Cantrell.
Cantrell dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Britt. That did some damage!
Cantrell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cantrell tries to clinch there but Britt circles away.
Britt throws out a loose jab but Cantrell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cantrell tries to clinch up.
Cantrell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Britt counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cantrell throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Britt throws a nice looking combination but Cantrell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Britt. Cantrell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cantrell looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Britt changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Britt throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cantrell counters with a stiff right hand.
Britt scores with a nice strike.
Britt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cantrell slips a straight right by Britt.
Britt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cantrell.
Britt thows a body shot but no joy.
Cantrell closes the distance looking to clinch
and Britt counters with a nice uppercut.
Britt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cantrell moves away.
Britt keeps the fight on the outside.

Cantrell gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Britt manages to break the clinch.
Britt has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cantrell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Britt blocks the body kick.
Cantrell digs a good hook to Britt's body.
Britt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cantrell moves away.
Cantrell tries to clinch but Britt is having none of it.
Britt swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cantrell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Britt throws a right and a left that both miss.

Cantrell clinches.
Cantrell blocks a body shot from Britt.
Britt dodges an elbow strike from Cantrell.
Cantrell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cantrell with a knee to the head.
Britt looking to stall.
Cantrell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Britt backwards.
Britt looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cantrell throws a punch but it's blocked by Britt.
Britt wants to break free but Cantrell has control.
Britt is trying to stall.
Cantrell gets through Britt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cantrell throws an elbow that misses.
Cantrell pressing his opponent against the cage.
Britt tries to circle away but Cantrell has him pinned against the cage.
Britt tries to circle away but Cantrell has him pinned against the cage.
Britt dodges an elbow strike from Cantrell.
Cantrell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Come on Britt - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Britt is trying to break the clinch but Cantrell has him pressed against the cage.

Britt breaks from the clinch.
Cantrell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Britt.
Britt lands an overhand right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Britt. Cantrell does a little dance to reset his feet.

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.
Britt thows a body shot but no joy.
Cantrell tries to clinch but Britt moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Cantrell misses the target.
Britt slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cantrell tries a head kick but it misses.
Cantrell misses with a low kick.
Britt has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cantrell.
Britt is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
An inside leg kick lands from Cantrell.
Cantrell lands with a good body shot.
No joy there for Cantrell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Britt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cantrell avoids the body shot from Britt.
Cantrell closes the distance but Britt moves to the side
and Britt counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cantrell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Britt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cantrell tries to clinch there but Britt circles away.
Cantrell throws a hook but Britt avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Spinbob Cantrell had his way with Eric Britt in that round.
The cut man is working on Eric Britt's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Cantrell misses with a kick to the body.
Cantrell looks to score with a jab to the body but Britt is just out of range.
Cantrell throws a head kick that misses.
Britt closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Britt misses with a shot to the body
and Cantrell counters with a nice uppercut.
Cantrell chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Britt ducks under a wild hook from Cantrell.
Cantrell connects with a leg kick. Britt looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Some wild striking there from Britt.
Cantrell misses with a body shot.
Cantrell throws a leg kick which misses Britt's front leg but catches the back leg as Britt tries to avoid it.
Britt slips under a jab.
Cantrell lets loose with a powerful body kick. Britt will feel that in the morning.
Cantrell tries to clinch up
and Cantrell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Britt is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Cantrell. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cantrell.
Cantrell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cantrell paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Britt takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cantrell scores with a jab. Britt acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Britt keeps the fight on the outside.
Britt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cantrell.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cantrell.
Cantrell fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Britt looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cantrell cracks Britt with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Britt takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cantrell moves in looking to clinch but Britt pushes him off.
Britt blocks a head kick by Cantrell.
Britt's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cantrell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
An inside leg kick from Cantrell misses.
Cantrell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Eric Britt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Britt on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cantrell. Cantrell obviously looking to wear him down.
Cantrell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cantrell dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Britt. That did some damage!
Cantrell tries to clinch
and Britt counters with a stiff right hand.
Cantrell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Britt can do to turn this around?
Cantrell scores with a decent looking hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cantrell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Britt misses with a body shot.
Britt has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cantrell finds it's way round the side to connect with Britt's head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cantrell darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Britt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cantrell.
Cantrell scores with a push kick.
Cantrell tries to clinch up.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cantrell lands an elbow inside that Britt shrugs off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cantrell pushes off an throws an elbow but Britt leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cantrell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cantrell lands a knee to the body.
Britt tries to break free but Cantrell pushes him back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cantrell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Britt's brow.
Britt is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Britt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick from Cantrell lands but Britt takes it in his stride.
Cantrell slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cantrell. Britt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Britt 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.
Britt takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cantrell throws a solid leg kick but Britt takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cantrell.
Cantrell tries to clinch but Britt is having none of it.
Cantrell tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Britt counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cantrell lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
An inside leg kick lands from Cantrell.
Cantrell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Britt.
Cantrell displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Britt blocks a jab.
Nice defenses there by Cantrell.
Britt throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cantrell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Cantrell gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Britt misses with the head strike.
Spinbob Cantrell has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cantrell blocks a body shot from Britt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Britt dodges an elbow strike from Cantrell.
Cantrell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Britt takes an elbow to the forehead.
Britt misses with a hook to the ribs.

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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 50:44
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 50:44
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 50:44

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Spinbob Cantrell!
Spinbob Cantrell retains his welterweight title!