PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Spinbob Cantrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ireneo Requina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cantrell comes to the cage accompanied by Scorpions - Winds of Change. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Cantrell
vs
Requina

177 cm
23
179 lbs
12 - 2 - 1

182 cm
21
185 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very quick

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Shorts a [JMFC] Joint

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 12 - 2 - 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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ireneo Requina!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Edson Gomes and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Requina misses with a few strikes there.
Cantrell bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cantrell throws a leg kick
and Requina counters with a right hand to the body.
Spinbob Cantrell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Requina thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cantrell moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

Cantrell takes the fight into the clinch.
Requina misses with a knee to the head.
Cantrell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Requina managing to block the knees to the body from Cantrell.
Cantrell misses with an elbow strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Requina dodges an elbow strike from Cantrell.
Requina tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Requina avoiding damage as Cantrell throws knees to the body.
Requina tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Requina blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Requina tries to throw a body punch but Cantrell avoids it by throwing Requina back against the cage.
Requina misses with a punch on the inside.
Cantrell lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Requina has a couple of punches blocked by Cantrell.
Requina slows down the pace here.
Cantrell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cantrell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Requina jumps guard but Cantrell stands there with Requina around his waist. Requina gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cantrell.
Requina blocks an elbow strike from Cantrell.
Cantrell lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Ireneo Requina has been cut.
Requina takes an elbow to the forehead.
Requina doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Requina swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Requina working aggressively here.
Requina throws a head punch that misses.
Cantrell dodges an elbow strike from Requina.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cantrell.
Requina lands a body shot.
Requina is trying to drag Cantrell to the mat but Cantrell just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Requina tries to work over Cantrell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cantrell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cantrell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cantrell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Requina's defenses.

Requina is rocked!
Requina tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Requina is still on wobbly legs! Can Cantrell finish him?
Cantrell lands an elbow inside that Requina shrugs off.
Cantrell has Requina pressed against the cage.
Cantrell has Requina pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Requina is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Cantrell - that's hurt Requina badly! Oh, another knee lands and Requina is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Requina doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Spinbob Cantrell!
Spinbob Cantrell retains his welterweight title!