PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Nti (ranked 538 p4p, 1480 weight class) and CJ Tripp (ranked 81 p4p, 203 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nti
vs
Tripp

172 cm
41
171
42 - 21 - 0

189 cm
39
174
29 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
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 42 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Samuel Nti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, CJ Tripp!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Darius Henderson and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tripp throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nti throws a quick counter kick to the body but Tripp avoids it.
Nti scores with a jab.
Nti fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tripp.
Tripp jabs Nti to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tripp pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Nti back to the cage. Tripp follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice body punch from Nti.
Nti misses with a looping left.
Nti has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Tripp misses with a leg kick.
Samuel Nti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nti lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tripp pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nti is out of range and Tripp settles back down.
Nti misses with a looping left.
Nti throws a hook to the side of Tripp's head but Tripp sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tripp fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nti manages to avoid it.
Nti looks for the body kick but Tripp saw that one coming.
Nti throws a head kick that misses
and Tripp counters with a nice body kick.
Tripp takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nti connects with a crisp jab.
Nti slips a straight right by Tripp.
Tripp throws an overhand right that lands on Nti's shoulder, as Nti tries to avoid the shot.
Tripp takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tripp has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Nti.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nti checks a leg kick.
Nti quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Nti ducks under a wild hook from Tripp.
Nti wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tripp lands a nice looking body kick.
Tripp throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tripp throws a leg kick
and Nti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tripp ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nti moves away.
Nti lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tripp at a distance.
A low kick from Tripp is predictable there
and Nti counters with a straight right hand.
Nti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nti backing away here, and Tripp unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Nti misses with a combination
and Tripp counters with a left to the body.
Good work by Tripp as he checks the leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tripp avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tripp uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nti.
Tripp tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nti was well out of range. Poor timing from Tripp.
Tripp takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tripp throws a push kick but Nti slaps the foot to one side.
Nti throws out a loose jab but Tripp uses good head movement to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tripp! But no joy.
Nti misses with a body shot.
Nti lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nti lands a nice shot to the body.
Nti throws a shot from downtown. Tripp moves away and avoids it.
Tripp avoids the body shot from Nti.
An inside leg kick lands from Nti.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nti scores with a body shot.
Nti tries to score with a low kick but Tripp moves his leg out of the way.
Tripp replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Nti blocks it well.
Nti loads up on a big right hand but Tripp slips the punch.
Nti lands a body shot.
Nti misses with a jab to the body
and Tripp counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good leg kick by Tripp.
Nti takes a swing at Tripp's ribcage but misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nti.
A clash of legs there as Nti blocks the low kick.
Nti throws a low kick but Tripp moves out of range easily.
Nti finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
As Nti backs off Tripp throws a huge counter combo but Nti manages to avoid it all.
Nti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tripp sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tripp lands a front kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Samuel Nti dominated that 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.

Nti does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Tripp lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nti circles away quickly and effectively.
Nti thuds a left hand into Tripp's body.
Tripp is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nti.
Tripp fails to land with a series of punches.
Nti looks for the body kick but Tripp saw that one coming.
Nti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tripp.
Tripp moves forwards but Nti connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Samuel Nti is winning the standup battle so far.
A shot to the body from Tripp misses
and Nti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tripp throws an off balance right hand
and Nti counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nti misses the shot to the body.
Nti connects with a body shot.
Nti misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Nti.
Nti connects with a solid leg kick.
Tripp takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nti with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tripp has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Nti.
Tripp goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nti swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tripp.
Nti throws a low kick but Tripp moves out of range easily.
Tripp is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nti rather than just go for the knockout.
Nti tries to score with a low kick but Tripp moves his leg out of the way.
Tripp tries to land a front kick but Nti steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tripp avoids the body shot from Nti.
Nti moves away from the strike by Tripp.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nti.
Nti misses with a left hand
and Tripp connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Samuel Nti has been cut.
Tripp just misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tripp keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nti checks a leg kick.
A lazy left from Tripp finds it's target.
Nti checks a low kick from Tripp.
Nti throws a hook but Tripp avoids it easily.
Tripp now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Tripp lands a jab.
Tripp on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tripp doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tripp with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nti to score with a decent uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nti takes a swing at Tripp's ribcage but misses.
Tripp slips under a jab.
Tripp doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nti throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nti is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tripp can do to turn this around?
Tripp with a nice calf kick.
A big right from Nti misses.
Tripp looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nti misses the shot to the body.
Nti misses with a left hand
and Tripp counters with a nice leg kick.
Nti misses with a leg kick
and Tripp counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nti lands a body shot.
Nti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tripp.
Nti connects with a body shot.
Nti throws an overhand right that lands on Tripp's shoulder, as Tripp tries to avoid the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Nti tenderised Tripp's leg. Tripp is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tripp scores with a sloppy right hand. Nti should have avoided that one.
Nti swings widly with a right hand
and Tripp counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tripp throws a wild body kick that Nti sees coming a mile off.
Tripp throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nti misses with a wild body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nti, as that shot connected.
Nti scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nti with a jab.
A jab from Nti misses.
Tripp has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nti finds it's way round the side to connect with Tripp's head.
Tripp misses with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Samuel Nti dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Samuel Nti's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Nti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nti will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A countering left hand to the body from Tripp misses.
Nti throws a poor cross that misses
and Tripp makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nti misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tripp is trying to counter with his kicks.
Tripp keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nti throws a front kick aimed at Tripp's knee but Tripp avoids it well.
Tripp moves out of range of the leg kick from Nti.
Nti throws a leg kick that misses.
A low kick from Nti misses
and Tripp counters with a two punch combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nti with a nice calf kick.
Tripp's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tripp was well out of range. Poor timing from Nti.
Tripp is looking for the big counter here.
Nti fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nti is looking to chop away at Tripp's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nti checks a leg kick.
Nti is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tripp ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nti moves away.
Tripp is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Tripp misses the target.
Nti throws a right hand that misses
and Tripp cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nti bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tripp's head.
Tripp with a nice calf kick.
Nti lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nti fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tripp.
Nti connects with a leg kick.
CJ Tripp has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tripp keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A shot to the liver by Nti. Beautiful body shot.
Nice defenses there by Tripp.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tripp! But no joy.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tripp throws a hook but Nti avoids it easily.
Nti throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tripp stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nti lands an overhand right.
Tripp cracks a nice hook into Nti's ribs.
Tripp lets loose with a powerful body kick. Nti will feel that in the morning.
Nti fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tripp looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice shot by Nti.
Tripp takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tripp scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Nti darts in and clinches Tripp up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tripp.
Tripp tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nti lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tripp backwards.

Tripp breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tripp tries to land a body kick
and Nti counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nti misses the jab.
Tripp fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nti checks it well.
Samuel Nti is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tripp manages to avoid it.
Nti explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Tripp misses with a head kick.
Tripp misses with a right hand
and Nti counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tripp is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tripp has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nti.

Nti moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nti swings wildly with an uppercut but Tripp uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tripp throws a head punch that misses.
Nti blocks an uppercut.
Nti prevents Tripp from breaking the clinch.
Nti blocking some punches.
Tripp tries to break free but Nti pushes him back against the cage.
Tripp throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tripp.
Tripp misses with a hook from the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Samuel Nti showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nti has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samuel Nti!