PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fabio Cantarini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Jacobsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cantarini's entrance music is Ellens dritter Gesang. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cantarini
vs
Jacobsen

170 cm
23
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
27
183 lbs
15 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fabio Cantarini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Simon Jacobsen!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacobsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cantarini was well out of range. Poor timing from Jacobsen.
Jacobsen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cantarini swings for the body but Jacobsen moves out of range.
Cantarini throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jacobsen.
Cantarini uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jacobsen.
Jacobsen moves out of range as Cantarini strikes.

Cantarini throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Jacobsen was covering up waiting for the punch and Cantarini finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Cantarini looking to pass the guard.
Cantarini working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jacobsen thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Jacobsen controls Cantarini momentarily but Cantarini frees himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cantarini looking to sit in guard and control but Jacobsen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cantarini is controlling Jacobsen's posture.
Cantarini avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cantarini looking to control.
Jacobsen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cantarini might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cantarini is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Fabio Cantarini wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Jacobsen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cantarini swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jacobsen moves into range and clinches up with Cantarini.
Jacobsen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice elbow from Cantarini.

It looks like Simon Jacobsen has been cut.
Jacobsen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cantarini works on Jacobsen's body with a couple of short punches.
Cantarini avoids the elbow strike from Jacobsen, against the cage.
Cantarini scores with a shot to the side of Jacobsen's head.
Cantarini lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jacobsen backwards.
Jacobsen blocks the elbow strike.
Jacobsen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jacobsen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cantarini.

Cantarini's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cantarini ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jacobsen moves away.
Jacobsen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cantarini uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jacobsen.
Cantarini misses with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cantarini throws a body punch but Jacobsen moves out of range.
Jacobsen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cantarini chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cantarini fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jacobsen manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Jacobsen.
Jacobsen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jacobsen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cantarini.
Jacobsen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cantarini misses with a wild body shot.
Jacobsen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cantarini throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cantarini avoids the head kick by Jacobsen.
Jacobsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cantarini just misses with a punch to the body.
Jacobsen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cantarini throws a body punch but Jacobsen moves out of range.
Simon Jacobsen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jacobsen blocks a low kick nicely.
Cantarini throws a body punch but Jacobsen moves out of range.
Cantarini avoids the head kick by Jacobsen.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jacobsen throws an overhand right that lands on Cantarini's shoulder, as Cantarini tries to avoid the shot.
Cantarini misses with a right hand
and Jacobsen counters with a good, hard body kick but Cantarini shrugs it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cantarini moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cantarini misses with a left hand
and Jacobsen counters with a right hand to the body.
Jacobsen is looking to clinch but Cantarini is avoiding it.
Cantarini misses with a body shot.
Cantarini shoots in but Jacobsen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cantarini swings for the body but Jacobsen moves out of range.
Jacobsen throws a head kick that misses.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Cantarini as he checks the leg kick.
Cantarini shoots in and drives through. Jacobsen sprawls well.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cantarini.
Jacobsen scores with a jab.

Jacobsen gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Cantarini to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Cantarini throws a big right hand that misses.
Cantarini with a nice head shot there.
Cantarini chips away with some ground and pound.
Cantarini wants to pass the guard but Jacobsen is keeping the position.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Cantarini is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cantarini preventing the sweep.
Cantarini won't allow Jacobsen to get back to his feet.
Cantarini sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jacobsen's guard.
Cantarini wants to pass the guard but Jacobsen is defending well.
Cantarini missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cantarini is pressing down on Jacobsen's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jacobsen is holding on for now.
Jacobsen is trying to stand up here but Cantarini is controlling him well.
Cantarini seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jacobsen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jacobsen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cantarini.
Jacobsen is refusing to be controlled, as Cantarini sits in half guard.

Cantarini is looking for a kimura but Jacobsen is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Cantarini to get the leverage.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Cantarini.
Cantarini throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jacobsen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Cantarini looks to land a strike but Jacobsen avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Cantarini is looking to advance position but Jacobsen has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Cantarini is trying to escape the mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jacobsen with shots to the head and body - Cantarini looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jacobsen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Cantarini is trying to escape the mount.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jacobsen tries to control but Cantarini wriggling away.
Cantarini is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jacobsen lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Cantarini wants to hold on but Jacobsen pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jacobsen in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jacobsen scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Cantarini?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jacobsen unloads with some shots from mount but Cantarini bucks and avoids them well.
Jacobsen unloads with some shots from mount but Cantarini bucks and avoids them well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jacobsen working Cantarini over with strikes here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jacobsen with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fabio Cantarini dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Simon Jacobsen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Jacobsen wants to clinch
and Cantarini counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cantarini moves out of range as Jacobsen strikes.
Cantarini pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cantarini swings for the body but Jacobsen moves out of range.
Jacobsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Cantarini is just out of range.
Cantarini tests Jacobsen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jacobsen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Jacobsen clinches up against the cage.
Cantarini works on Jacobsen's body with a couple of short punches.
Cantarini lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jacobsen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jacobsen managing to block the knees to the body from Cantarini.
Cantarini misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobsen throws an elbow but it misses.
Jacobsen throws a head punch that misses.
Cantarini avoiding damage as Jacobsen throws knees to the body.
Jacobsen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nice body punch from Cantarini - that landed with a thud.
Jacobsen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cantarini gets through Jacobsen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cantarini tries for a takedown but Jacobsen manages to get underhooks.
Cantarini works on Jacobsen's body with a couple of short punches.
Jacobsen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cantarini has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jacobsen is breathing heavily.
Cantarini scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jacobsen.
Jacobsen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jacobsen misses with some punches.
Jacobsen misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Cantarini.

Jacobsen is rocked!

That has opened up Simon Jacobsen's cut even more.
A short body shot lands from Cantarini as the two fighters clinch.
Jacobsen is still on wobbly legs! Can Cantarini finish him?
Cantarini scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cantarini misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jacobsen.
A nice left hand lands by Cantarini.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cantarini digs a right hand into Jacobsen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jacobsen's gas tank.
Cantarini creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Jacobsen's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Jacobsen drops to his knees and Cantarini pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fabio Cantarini!
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