PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jose Luis Cantero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Svensson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cantero comes to the cage accompanied by La mandanga. Svensson has chosen Flickorna på TV2 as his entrance music. Jose Luis Cantero has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Luis Cantero
vs
Svensson

183 cm
26
183 lbs
17 - 15 - 1

200 cm
23
190 lbs
9 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jose Luis Cantero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Michael Svensson!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cantero displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Svensson.
Svensson connects with a body shot.
Cantero fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Svensson cracks Cantero with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Svensson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cantero throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Svensson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cantero has his takedown stuffed
enabling Svensson to counter with a crisp jab.
Cantero lands with a nice body punch.
Svensson tests Cantero's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cantero shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Svensson defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Luis Cantero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Svensson thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Svensson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cantero moves away.
Cantero is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Svensson.
Svensson loads up on a big right hand but Cantero slips the punch.
Svensson lunges at Cantero with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cantero's hand.
Cantero avoids the body shot from Svensson.
Cantero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Svensson.
Cantero shoots and misses
and Cantero takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cantero fails with a takedown attempt.
Svensson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Svensson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cantero with a poor takedown
and Svensson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cantero has his takedown stuffed
and Svensson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Svensson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cantero fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Svensson manages to avoid it.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Cantero. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Svensson moves away from the strike by Cantero.
Svensson tests Cantero's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Svensson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cantero had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Cantero takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cantero is breathing heavily.
A lazy left from Svensson finds it's target.
Jose Luis Cantero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Svensson throws a nice looking combination but Cantero bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A jab from Svensson misses.
A shot to the liver by Svensson. Beautiful body shot.
Cantero gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Svensson to counter with a crisp jab.
Svensson scores with a nice strike.
Svensson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Svensson misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svensson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Svensson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cantero has a takedown stuffed.
Svensson lands a nice hook to Cantero's body. Cantero takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cantero misses the shot to the body.
Svensson lands a nice hook to Cantero's body. Cantero takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cantero takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cantero throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Svensson's waist but Svensson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cantero off to one side.
Svensson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cantero.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Svensson cracks Cantero with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Svensson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Cantero napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Svensson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Svensson scores with punches from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Svensson decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Cantero throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Svensson stuns Cantero with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cantero looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cantero gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Svensson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Svensson lands with an overhand left.
Svensson cracks Cantero with a good jab.
Svensson catches Cantero with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Svensson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cantero takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Svensson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cantero. Cantero circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Svensson digs a good hook to Cantero's body.

Svensson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Cantero's guard.
Svensson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cantero swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Svensson trying to control but Cantero is working from the bottom.
Svensson throws a big right hand that misses.
Cantero looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cantero might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Svensson wants to control from the top but Cantero keeps moving.
Svensson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cantero swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Svensson trying to control but Cantero is working from the bottom.

That's six minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Michael Svensson.
Svensson scores with a sloppy right hand. Cantero should have avoided that one.
Cantero fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Svensson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cantero under the eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cantero doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Svensson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cantero thinking.
Svensson lands a nice shot to the body.
Svensson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Svensson throws a shot to the body.
Cantero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Svensson.
Svensson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cantero needs to keep his hands up - Svensson had a free shot at his head there.
Svensson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cantero at a distance.
Cantero tries to move into range but Svensson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cantero misses with a takedown
and Svensson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Svensson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cantero on the side of the head.
Svensson scores with a three punch combo!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Svensson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cantero looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A looping hook to the body misses from Svensson. Cantero does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cantero fails with a takedown attempt.
Svensson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Svensson throws a shot to the body.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

Svensson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Svensson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Cantero utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Svensson throwing strikes from guard but Cantero blocks nicely.

Svensson stands up from Cantero's guard - Svensson perhaps looking for a knockout.
A shot to the liver by Svensson. Beautiful body shot.
Cantero takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cantero ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Svensson thows a body shot but no joy.
Cantero throws a hook to the side of Svensson's head but Svensson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Svensson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Svensson lands with a nice body punch.
Cantero dives in and grabs Svensson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Svensson pushes down on Cantero's head and hops out.
Svensson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Svensson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cantero blocks a head kick by Svensson.
Svensson lands with a straight right. Cantero didn't see that one coming.
Svensson throws a series of strikes that have Cantero backpedaling.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Svensson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Svensson just misses with a punch to the body.
Cantero on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Svensson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Svensson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Svensson scores with a jab to the body.
Svensson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Svensson lands the left hand.
Svensson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Svensson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Svensson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Svensson throws a body punch but Cantero moves out of range.
Cantero walks into a stiff left hand from Svensson.
Svensson thows a body shot but no joy.
Cantero keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Michael Svensson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cantero thows a body shot but no joy.
Svensson lands a jab-cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Svensson.
Svensson stuns Cantero with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cantero needs to keep his hands up - Svensson had a free shot at his head there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Svensson.
Cantero takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cantero.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cantero takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cantero fails with the takedown
and Svensson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cantero shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Svensson lands a right hook to the body.
Cantero shoots and misses
and Svensson counters with a left and a right that stings Cantero.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Luis Cantero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Svensson connects with a looping right hand.

Cantero is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svensson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Oh Cantero is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Svensson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cantero seems to have got his legs back now.
Jab by Svensson.
Svensson with a jab.
Svensson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Svensson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Svensson throws an overhand right that lands on Cantero's shoulder, as Cantero tries to avoid the shot.
Cantero takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A lazy left from Svensson finds it's target.
Cantero shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Svensson counters with a nice uppercut.
Svensson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svensson throws a series of punches but Cantero moves out of range.
Svensson thuds a left hand into Cantero's body.
Cantero on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Svensson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Svensson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Svensson dips to his left and cracks Cantero with an uppercut!
Svensson scores with a shot to the body.
Cantero misses with a takedown
and Svensson counters with a right hand to the body.
Svensson swings for the body but Cantero moves out of range.
Svensson scores with a jab to the body.
Svensson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Svensson takes a swing at Cantero's ribcage but misses.
Cantero shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Svensson defends it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cantero shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Svensson counter with a right hand.
Nice takedown defense from Svensson. No joy for Cantero on that attempt.
Svensson lands a body shot.

Svensson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Cantero takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The strikes coming from Svensson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Svensson has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Svensson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Svensson landing shots from mount.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Svensson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Cantero hang on?
Svensson with good strikes from the mount here!
Svensson trying to control but Cantero is having none of it.
Cantero is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Svensson working the ground and pound effectively.
Svensson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Michael Svensson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Svensson thowing shots but they're missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Svensson breaks from Cantero's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Cantero is looking to improve his position but Svensson isn't that keen on the idea.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cantero tries to hold on but Svensson pushes him away.
Svensson unloading with bombs!
Svensson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The referee warns Cantero that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Svensson raining down hammerfists from mount.
Svensson loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Cantero scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Svensson land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Svensson stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Svensson!
Michael Svensson decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.