PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Spinbob Cantrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luciano Contini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cantrell comes into the arena with Scorpions - Winds of Change blaring out of the sound system. Contini has chosen . as his entrance music. Luciano Contini struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Luciano Contini has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Cantrell
vs
Contini

177 cm
23
179 lbs
11 - 2 - 1

178 cm
26
185 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Shorts a [JMFC] Joint

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Spinbob Cantrell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luciano Contini!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cantrell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Contini.
Good leg kick by Cantrell there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Contini lands a jab to the head.
Cantrell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Contini gets in close and instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Contini.
Contini throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Contini misses with a knee strike.
Contini working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Contini.
Cantrell holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Cantrell lands a right hand that snaps the head of Contini backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cantrell.
Contini trying to land knees to the body.
Cantrell misses with a knee to the head.
Cantrell lands an elbow that stopped Contini in his tracks for a moment.
Contini can't get the takedown.
Contini missing with knees to the body.
Cantrell unloads a knee to the mid-section. Contini lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Contini manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cantrell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Contini is rocked!

It looks like Luciano Contini has been cut.
Cantrell dips a shoulder and cracks Contini with a mighty uppercut! Contini falls back against the cage and Cantrell unloads with a barrage of strikes! Contini is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Cantrell screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Spinbob Cantrell!
Spinbob Cantrell retains his welterweight title!