PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cesare Borgia (ranked 310 p4p, 346 weight class) and Samuel Nti (ranked 51 p4p, 60 weight class). Borgia comes to the cage accompanied by Eye Of The Tiger. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Borgia
vs
Nti

175 cm
27
178
16 - 5 - 0

172 cm
41
171
42 - 20 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cesare Borgia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 42 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Samuel Nti!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Bruno Hogan and Ron Honeybunn.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borgia throws a body punch but Nti moves out of range.
Borgia ducks under a wild hook from Nti.
Nti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Borgia.
Nice defenses there by Borgia.

Borgia shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Borgia showed some decent athleticism there.
Borgia not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nti keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Borgia trying to control the action but Nti is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Borgia.
Borgia stalling.
Borgia has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Borgia throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Well, if Borgia is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Borgia throws a strike but Nti avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Borgia trying to control but Nti is working from the bottom.
Nti has momentary wrist control but Borgia slips an elbow through the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nti keeping moving, preventing Borgia from controlling successfully.
Nti pulls Borgia in close to his closed guard and prevents Borgia from doing any damage or advancing position.
Borgia working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Borgia postures up in Nti's guard and throws a big left but Nti blocks it.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Borgia misses with a hook.
Borgia shoots in for a takedown but Nti shows good takedown defense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nti throws a jab but it's blocked by Borgia.
Borgia moves forwards but Nti connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Borgia thuds a left hand into Nti's body.
Borgia looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Borgia fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nti avoids it really well and circles away.
Nti misses with a wild body shot.
Borgia connects with a nice looking jab.
Borgia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nti.
A shot to the liver by Nti. Beautiful body shot.
Nti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Borgia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Borgia uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Borgia takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Nti misses its intended target.
Borgia cracks Nti with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nti scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Nti.
Borgia takes a swing at Nti's ribcage but misses.
Nti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Borgia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nti throws a jab but it's blocked by Borgia.
Borgia fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cesare Borgia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Borgia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Borgia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nti was well out of range. Poor timing from Borgia.
Nti throws out a loose jab but Borgia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nti slips under a jab.
Borgia slips a straight right by Nti.
It looked like Borgia wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Borgia looks to score with a jab to the body but Nti is just out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Cesare Borgia will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Nti bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nti on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Nti gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Borgia to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Borgia loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Borgia trying to control but Nti is working from the bottom.
Nti is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borgia lands a couple of digs.
Borgia throws a strike but Nti rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Nti slips nicely into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Borgia tries to get to full guard but Nti has control of the leg.
Borgia trying to control but Nti postures up.
Borgia is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Borgia manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Borgia not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nti controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nti trying to control the position from guard on top but Borgia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Borgia wants to sweep but no luck.
Borgia pulls Nti in close to his closed guard and prevents Nti from doing any damage or advancing position.

Borgia is looking for a triangle but Nti pushes his legs off easily.
Nti won't allow Borgia to sweep him here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Borgia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nti throws out a counter right but Borgia avoids it with no problem.
Borgia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nti.
Nti throws a low kick but Borgia moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borgia swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Nti counter with a right hand.
Samuel Nti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Borgia throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nti stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Borgia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nti.
Borgia shoots in but no luck this time.
Nti slips a straight right by Borgia.
Nti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Borgia.
Nti takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Borgia slips under a jab.
Borgia swings for the body but Nti moves out of range.
Borgia throws a hook to the side of Nti's head but Nti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Nti gets caught flat footed, as Borgia shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Borgia in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Borgia accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Borgia landing with the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borgia is in close to Nti's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Borgia in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Borgia postures up in Nti's guard and throws a big left but Nti blocks it.
Borgia working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Borgia pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nti is keeping the position for now.
Nti working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Borgia.
Borgia stays in close to Nti's body and controls the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Borgia trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Borgia postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Cesare Borgia dominated that second 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Borgia misses with a body shot.
Nti shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Borgia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nti was well out of range. Poor timing from Borgia.
Nti slips a jab from Borgia.
Borgia backing away here, and Nti unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Nti throws a jab but it's blocked by Borgia.
A telegraphed right hand from Borgia misses the target.
Nti swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Borgia throws a hook to the side of Nti's head but Nti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nti lands with a shot to the body.
Nti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Borgia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nti scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Borgia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nti moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nti swings for the body but Borgia moves out of range.
Borgia throwing a counter right hand but Nti manages to avoid it.
Good shot there by Nti.
Borgia wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Borgia misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nti misses with a wild body shot.
Nti staying out of range there.
Nti jabs Borgia to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Borgia. Nti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nti misses the shot to the body.
Borgia swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Borgia fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nti looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Borgia slips a jab from Nti.
Borgia misses with a looping left.
Borgia shoots for a takedown but Nti saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nti avoids the body shot from Borgia.
Nti moves forwards but Borgia connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Samuel Nti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab lands there for Nti.
Borgia takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Borgia lands a nice looking body shot.
A jab from Borgia misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Nti.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Nti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Borgia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nti moves away.
Borgia looks to score with a jab to the body but Nti is just out of range.
Nti misses with a series of wild punches.
Nti turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A left and a right from Nti both land. Nice combination.
Borgia swings for the body but Nti moves out of range.
Nti looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Borgia is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nti sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nti lands a nice shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Borgia as he connects with a hook.
Nti fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Borgia on the side of the head.
Nti digs a good hook to Borgia's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borgia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A shot to the liver by Nti. Beautiful body shot.

Borgia scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Borgia connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Nti some visible discomfort.
Borgia working the ground and pound but Nti is defending the strikes.
Cesare Borgia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Borgia wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nti keeps working.
Borgia is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Nti is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Borgia wants to take a breather but Nti manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Borgia.
Borgia sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nti keeping moving, preventing Borgia from controlling successfully.
Cesare Borgia overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Borgia sitting in guard here, content to control.
Nti tries to land a sweep but no joy.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Samuel Nti.
I think Borgia has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Darius Henderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cesare Borgia!
After winning the bout, Cesare Borgia thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.