PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Nti (ranked 166 p4p, 323 weight class) and Mario Rossi (ranked 26 p4p, 48 weight class). Rossi is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Mr Rossi. Samuel Nti could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mario Rossi's chin.

Nti
vs
Rossi

172 cm
36
171
33 - 13 - 0

180 cm
31
186
21 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 33 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Samuel Nti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mario Rossi!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Ben Watson and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rossi manages to avoid it.

Rossi pushes Nti up against the cage in a clinch.
Rossi misses with some punches.
Rossi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ntis head.
Nti scores with a shot to the side of Rossi's head.
Nti misses with the head strike.
Nti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nti tries to throw a body punch but Rossi avoids it by throwing Nti back against the cage.
Rossi tries a knee to the head but Nti blocks it.
Nti is trying to break the clinch but Rossi has him pressed against the cage.
Rossi lands a right hand.
Nti has a couple of punches blocked by Rossi.
Nti lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nti lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nti works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rossi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nti blocks an uppercut.
Nti blocking some punches.
Nti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rossi blocks an uppercut.
Rossi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nti lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Nti fails to land.
Nti lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rossi misses with a punch to the body.
Nti throws a head punch that misses.
Rossi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rossi lands a right hand.
Nti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Rossi.
Nti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rossi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
I was talking to Nti's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A short left from Rossi.
Rossi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rossi working aggressively here.
Rossi misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch on the inside from Nti fails to land.
Rossi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rossi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rossi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nti tries to throw a body punch but Rossi avoids it by throwing Nti back against the cage.
Nti misses with a punch on the inside.
Rossi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Rossi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nti lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Nti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rossi throws a lazy head kick

and Nti moves into the clinch.
Rossi throws a head punch that misses.
Rossi has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Nti seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Rossi can turn it around.
Rossi lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nti.
Rossi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rossi takes a shot to the head.
Nti's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rossi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nti blocks it with crossed arms.
Nti struggles to land a body shot inside as Rossi controls his hands.
Nti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rossi throws a head punch that misses.
Nti blocks an elbow strike.
Nti blocks an uppercut.
Nti lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rossi backwards.
Rossi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rossi blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nti.
Nti softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rossi lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Samuel Nti has been cut.
Nti digs a right hand into Rossi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rossi's gas tank.
Rossi blocks an uppercut.
Rossi tries to land knees in the clinch but Nti avoids the damage to the body.
Nti takes a shot to the head.
Nti swings wildly with an uppercut but Rossi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rossi lands a right hand.
Nti can't find room to land a body shot as Rossi controls the action.
Nti working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nti lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rossi backwards.
Nti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Nti scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nti blocking some punches.
Nti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rossi throws a punch but it's blocked by Nti.
Rossi lands a right hand.
Rossi blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nti.
A hook to the body from Nti.
Rossi blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Nti.
Nti's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rossi lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rossi.
A short uppercut from Nti.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nti.
Rossi tries to land a knee to the head but Nti blocks with his arms.

Nti manages to break the clinch.
Nti scores with a jab. Rossi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nti listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rossi throws an overhand right that lands on Nti's shoulder, as Nti tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nti throws a lazy uppercut
and Nti takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Rossi finds it's way through Nti's defenses.

Rossi rushes Nti and presses him up against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mario Rossi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Samuel Nti's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Rossi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nti lands a jab to Rossi's midsection.
Nti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rossi moves away.
Nti throws a shot from downtown. Rossi moves away and avoids it.
Rossi tests Nti's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nti connects with a crisp jab.
Nti throws a lazy uppercut
and Rossi counters with a right hand to the body.
Nti blocks a head kick by Rossi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nti throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rossi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Samuel Nti is winning the standup battle so far.
Nti lands with a good body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nti sizes up Rossi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Nti misses.
Rossi defending well as Nti loads up on a big left hand.
Rossi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nti is looking to counter punch.
Nti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rossi.
Rossi slips under a jab from Nti.
Rossi ducks under a wild hook from Nti.
Rossi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rossi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nti avoids the head kick by Rossi.
Nti is looking to counter punch.
Nti moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rossi misses with a right hand
and Nti counters with a stiff right hand.
Nti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rossi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rossi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nti scores with a jab to the body.
Rossi connects with a solid leg kick.
Rossi misses with a head kick.
Nti throws out a loose jab but Rossi uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rossi misses with a series of wild punches.
Nti misses with a wild body shot.
Nti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rossi moves away.
Rossi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nti moves away from the strike by Rossi.
Nti appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nti throws out a loose jab but Rossi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rossi tries a head kick but it misses.
Nti dodges the punch combination from Rossi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rossi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Nti misses the target.
Nti misses with a right hand
and Rossi counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Nti closes the distance and clinches.
Rossi lands with a left to the head.
A shot in the inside from Nti.
Nti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rossi.
Rossi misses with some punches.
Nti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nti prevents a body shot from Rossi.
Rossi misses with a knee to the head.
A short right from Rossi on the inside.
Nti scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rossi misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nti.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nti gets through Rossi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nti blocks a body shot from Rossi.
Rossi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nti.
Nti scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rossi misses with the head strike.
Nti scores with a shot to the side of Rossi's head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rossi.
Nti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rossi blocks an uppercut.
Rossi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nti lands a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Nti.
Rossi is breathing heavily.
Rossi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Rossi fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rossi.
Rossi throws a punch but it's blocked by Nti.
Rossi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nti throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rossis head.
Nti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nti working aggressively here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Samuel Nti will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Samuel Nti's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Nti feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rossis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Rossi takes the fight into the clinch.
Rossi lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Nti.
Nti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nti working aggressively here.
Nti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rossi blocking some punches.
Nti lands a left hand.
Nti misses with the head strike.
Nti is leaning against Rossi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nti throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Samuel Nti has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nti.
Rossi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nti.
Rossi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rossi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rossi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nti lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rossi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nti lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rossi backwards.
Rossi swings wildly with an uppercut but Nti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nti lands a left hand.
Rossi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nti avoids it.
Rossi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rossi misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nti.

Nti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rossi throws a jab when Nti was well out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Nti misses the target.

Nti drives through and clinches with Rossi against the cage.
Rossi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nti has a couple of punches blocked by Rossi.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nti.
A head punch on the inside from Nti fails to land.
Rossi tries to work over Nti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rossi swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rossi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nti lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short left from Nti.
Rossi misses with some punches.
Rossi misses with a knee to the head.
Nti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rossi blocking some punches.

Nti breaks from the clinch.
A head kick misses from Rossi.
Nti tries to close the distance and clinch but Rossi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Rossi clinches with his opponent.
Rossi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rossi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nti lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nti gets through Rossi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rossi blocks an uppercut.
Rossi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nti working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nti misses with some punches.
Nti presses Rossi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rossi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rossi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nti struggles to land a body shot inside as Rossi controls his hands.
Rossi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Nti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rossi thows a leg kick but Nti checks it
and Nti counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Rossi is rocked!
Nti lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rossi is still on wobbly legs! Can Nti finish him?
Nti throws a jab but it's blocked by Rossi.
Rossi moves out of range as Nti strikes.
Nti shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Rossi takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Nti sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Rossi bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Samuel Nti!