PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kwame Nti (ranked 805 p4p, 706 weight class) and Terry Tungsten (ranked 21 p4p, 15 weight class). Tungsten comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Cover of The Rolling Stone by Dr. Hook kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Nti
vs
Tungsten

172 cm
26
220
9 - 5 - 0

188 cm
26
220
9 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

PWNAGE™
Vegan Gains

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Kwame Nti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Terry Tungsten!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Chris Dean and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tungsten swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tungsten has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Tungsten throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nti closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tungsten slips a jab from Nti.
Tungsten ducks under a wild hook from Nti.
Tungsten misses with a looping left.
Nti misses with a hook.
Tungsten throws out a counter right but Nti avoids it with no problem.

Tungsten gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tungsten lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nti misses with a hook to the ribs.

Tungsten breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab from Tungsten does it's job there.

It looks like Kwame Nti has been cut.
Tungsten misses with a looping right.
Tungsten misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Nti misses.
Nti slips a straight right by Tungsten.
Nti definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nti showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tungsten.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nti misses with a hook. Tungsten ducked under it nicely.
Terry Tungsten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nti throws an off balance right hand
and Tungsten counters with a stiff right hand.
Nti lands with a nice body punch.
Tungsten works the jab nicely.
Tungsten connects with the punch.
Nti moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jab by Tungsten.
Nti loads up on a big right hand but Tungsten slips the punch.
Tungsten fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tungsten throws an overhand right that lands on Nti's shoulder, as Nti tries to avoid the shot.
Nti throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Tungsten counter with a right hand.
Nti moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tungsten throws a poor cross that misses
and Nti counters with a nice body shot.
Nti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tungsten walks into a left hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tungsten, as that shot connected.
Nti on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tungsten lands with a cross.
A telegraphed right hand from Tungsten misses the target.
Tungsten fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nti on the side of the head.
Nti fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tungsten moves out of range of the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tungsten! But no joy.
Tungsten closes the distance looking to clinch
and Nti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nti swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tungsten counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nti misses the shot to the body.
Tungsten moves out of range as Nti strikes.
Nti throws a poor cross that misses
and Tungsten counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tungsten cracks Nti with an open hand slap.
Tungsten misses with an uppercut. Nti saw that one coming.
Nti takes a swing at Tungsten's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Nti misses its intended target.
Tungsten swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tungsten throws a looping overhand right but Nti ducks down to avoid it.

Nti feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Nti is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Tungsten is pulling down on Nti's head. It's preventing any offense from Nti, at least for the moment.
Tungsten working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nti prevents Tungsten from getting back to his feet.

Tungsten throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tungsten wants to get back to his feet but Nti is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Nti wants to control from the top but Tungsten keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nti misses with a hook. Tungsten ducked under it nicely.
Tungsten throws a big shot that misses.
Nti fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nti needs to keep his hands up - Tungsten had a free shot at his head there.
Tungsten thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tungsten is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

Nti fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tungsten, pushing him back against the cage.
Nti lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Tungsten manages to break the clinch.
Nti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tungsten.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nti slips a straight right by Tungsten.
Nti lands a slapping body shot.
Nti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Terry Tungsten dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kwame Nti's cut.
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.

Nti throws a series of punches but Tungsten moves out of range.
Tungsten might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Tungsten connects with the punch.
Tungsten is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nti throwing a counter right hand but Tungsten manages to avoid it.
Nti throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tungsten cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tungsten throws a jab when Nti was well out of range.
Nti defending well as Tungsten loads up on a big left hand.
Tungsten misses with a wild combination.
Tungsten with a nice cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tungsten tries to clinch up.
Nti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tungsten manages to avoid it.
Tungsten lands a jab to the head.
Nti walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Kwame Nti's cut is getting worse.
Nti fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tungsten has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tungsten there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nti staying out of range there.
Tungsten uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nti.
Tungsten misses with a hook
and Nti counters with a nice body shot.
Nti lands a nice hook to Tungsten's body. Tungsten takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nti digs a good hook to Tungsten's body.
Tungsten moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Terry Tungsten seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tungsten tries to clinch
and Nti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Tungsten!
Tungsten looks to land a right hand but Nti moved out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Nti misses the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tungsten fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nti manages to avoid it.
Nti is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nti swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A countering left hand to the body from Tungsten misses.
Tungsten ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nti tests Tungsten's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tungsten throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nti.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tungsten swings for the body but Nti moves out of range.
Nti swings widly with a right hand
and Tungsten counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tungsten has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Tungsten connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tungsten misses the shot to the body.
Nti looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tungsten misses the jab.
Tungsten throws the left hand but Nti avoids the punch easily.
Nti throws a hook to the side of Tungsten's head but Tungsten sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tungsten looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tungsten wants to clinch up but Nti keeps it at a distance.

Nti rushes Tungsten and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tungsten tries to break free but Nti pushes him back against the cage.
Nti misses with some punches.
Nti lands a body punch.
Tungsten tries to throw a body punch but Nti avoids it by throwing Tungsten back against the cage.
Nti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tungsten blocks a body shot from Nti.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tungsten throws a punch but it's blocked by Nti.
A short body shot lands from Nti as the two fighters clinch.
Tungsten is breathing heavily.
Tungsten wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nti lands a body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nti.
Nti misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nti throws a punch but it's blocked by Tungsten.
A right handed body shot lands from Nti.
Nti lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tungsten or not.
A short right from Nti on the inside.
Nti struggles to land a body shot inside as Tungsten controls his hands.
Tungsten prevents a body shot from Nti.
Nti lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tungsten.
Nti lands with a left to the head.
Nti lands a body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tungsten.
Tungsten blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nti is looking to take this one to the mat.
Nti lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tungsten backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Tungsten's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nti throws out a loose jab but Tungsten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tungsten pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tungsten misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nti lands a head shot.
Nti tests Tungsten's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Donk. Nti catches Tungsten right on the button with a cross.

Nti has Tungsten up against the cage in a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Tungsten.
Tungsten tries to work over Nti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tungsten.
Nti tries to work over Tungsten's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tungsten.
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 Kwame Nti will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kwame Nti's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Nti throws the left hand but Tungsten avoids the punch easily.
Tungsten fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nti manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nti. Tungsten does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tungsten throws a hook but Nti blocks it.
Nti ducks right into an uppercut from Tungsten.
Nti throws a jab but it's blocked by Tungsten.
Tungsten misses with an uppercut.
Tungsten ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tungsten misses with a body shot.
Nti connects with a body shot.
Tungsten throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nti swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tungsten looks to score with a jab to the body but Nti is just out of range.
Nti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tungsten manages to avoid it.
Nti throws an off balance right hand
enabling Tungsten to counter with a crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Tungsten.
Nti is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nti misses with a wild body shot.
Good exchange - Nti coming out on top.
Tungsten ducks under a wild hook from Nti.

Tungsten clinches with his opponent.

Tungsten breaks the clinch.
Tungsten scores with a jab.
Nti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tungsten.
Nti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nti defending well as Tungsten loads up on a big left hand.
Nti is looking to counter punch.
Nti misses with a wild combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Nti misses the target.
Tungsten avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tungsten appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sloppy strikes from Tungsten. Those never looked like landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nti loads up on a big right hand but Tungsten slips the punch.
Nti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nti throws a hook but Tungsten blocks it.
Tungsten thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nti throws a lazy right hand but Tungsten sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A combination from Tungsten does no damage.
Nti throws a shot from downtown. Tungsten moves away and avoids it.
Tungsten moves away from the strike by Nti.
Tungsten swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tungsten tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nti was well out of range. Poor timing from Tungsten.
Nti throws out a loose jab but Tungsten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good exchange - Nti coming out on top.
Tungsten throws an overhand right that lands on Nti's shoulder, as Nti tries to avoid the shot.
Tungsten misses the jab.
Tungsten throws a hook to the side of Nti's head but Nti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nti slips a jab from Tungsten.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nti misses the shot to the body.
Nti walks into a left hand.
Tungsten tries to clinch but Nti is having none of it.
Tungsten sizes up Nti with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tungsten moves out of range as Nti strikes.
Nti throws a body shot but no joy.
Nti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice shot by Tungsten.
Tungsten throws an off balance right hand
and Nti counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tungsten takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tungsten throws a hook but Nti blocks it.
Nti was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

Tungsten moves into the clinch successfully.
Nti misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tungsten.

Tungsten escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tungsten dodges the punch combination from Nti.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tungsten misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donk. Tungsten catches Nti right on the button with a cross.
Nti listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tungsten misses with a series of wild punches.
Nti digs a good body shot into Tungsten's ribs.
Nti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tungsten.
An attempted straight right counter from Nti misses the target.
Tungsten tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nti swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nti throws a body punch but Tungsten moves out of range.
Tungsten cracks Nti with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tungsten bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nti takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nti ducks under a wild hook from Tungsten.
Nti swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tungsten uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nti.

And that's the end of the fight!
Terry Tungsten comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tungsten has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ben Watson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terry Tungsten!
Terry Tungsten seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.