PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Fontes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Rowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Fontes
vs
Rowe

190 cm
18
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

196 cm
18
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anderson Fontes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chad Rowe!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jonathan Paton and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fontes lands with a kick to the temple. Rowe shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fontes leaves Rowe with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Fontes is looking to clinch but Rowe is avoiding it.
Rowe misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fontes cracks the inside of Rowe's front leg.
Fontes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fontes throws a sloppy head kick and Rowe moves out of range easily.
A combination from Rowe does no damage.
Rowe blocks a low kick nicely.
Fontes thuds his shin into the meat of Rowe's side.
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!
Fontes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fontes tries a head kick but it misses.
Fontes throws a hook but Rowe blocks it.

Rowe shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rowe keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Rowe winds up and cracks Fontes with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Rowe throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rowe controlling the action here.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Chad Rowe.
Fontes missing with a left hand there. Rowe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fontes scores with a push kick.
Fontes wants to clinch

and Rowe counters with a nice double leg into side control. Fontes won't be happy with that.
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!
Fontes takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Fontes knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rowe on the ground.
Rowe moves into full mount!
Rowe controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee warns Fontes that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Rowe controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rowe in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Rowe controlling from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rowe working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rowe lands with some strikes.
Rowe fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chad Rowe dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Rowe moves out of range of the body kick.
Fontes wants to clinch

and Rowe counters by clinching up.
Rowe tries to pull guard but Fontes holds him up against the cage and eventually Rowe drops back down to his feet.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rowe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rowe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fontes.
Rowe avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Fontes throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fontes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rowe has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rowe misses with a combination
and Fontes counters with a big head kick but Rowe shrugs it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Rowe fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fontes, pushing him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fontes prevents the takedown attempt.
Rowe drops down looking for an ankle pick but Fontes pulls his leg out and moves away.
Anderson Fontes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chad Rowe.
Fontes throws a head kick but Rowe moves out of range.
Anderson Fontes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Rowe moves into the clinch successfully.
Rowe tries to break the clinch but Fontes is controlling the position.

Rowe has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Fontes regains guard immediately.
Rowe trying to control but Fontes is working from the bottom.
Fontes trying to keep a closed guard but Rowe is proving a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rowe with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rowe with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fontes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Rowe stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Fontes misses with a head kick.
Rowe scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fontes doesn't manage to clinch there - Rowe circles away.
Fontes lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fontes throws a low kick, looking for Rowe's leg but Rowe calmly moves out of range.
Fontes keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fontes throws a lazy head kick
and Rowe counters with a series of strikes. Fontes will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fontes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rowe.
Fontes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fontes lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rowe takes a step back to recover.
Rowe is breathing heavily.
Nice sprawl there from Fontes as Rowe shoots in.
Rowe 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.
An inside leg kick lands from Fontes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fontes throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fontes moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fontes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rowe.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fontes.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rowe crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Fontes - the referee stops the clock and Rowe gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Fontes. Rowe manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Anderson Fontes is winning the standup battle so far.
Fontes throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Anderson Fontes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fontes throws a head kick but Rowe moves out of range.
Rowe has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Fontes.
Fontes throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rowe's head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fontes.
Fontes scores with a spinning back kick!
Rowe's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fontes throws a series of punches but Rowe avoids them all with ease.
Fontes thuds his right hand into Rowe's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fontes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Fontes dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

The fight stays on the outside here - Fontes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fontes connects with a solid leg kick.
Fontes feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rowe's calf.
Rowe takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fontes slips a jab and a cross from Rowe.
Fontes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rowe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fontes connects with an inside leg kick.
Fontes connects with a leg kick. Rowe looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fontes tries to clinch up.
Fontes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rowe on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Jab, jab by Fontes - just one landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fontes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rowe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rowe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fontes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rowe.
Fontes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fontes thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rowe if he has to take too many more of those.
Fontes lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A thudding body kick lands there by Fontes!
Rowe 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fontes lands a head kick!
Fontes throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rowe.
Rowe gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rowe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Fontes.
Rowe sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Fontes tries a head kick but it misses.
Rowe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A good leg kick by Fontes.
Fontes connects with an inside leg kick.
Fontes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rowe tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rowe takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rowe sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Rowe has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Fontes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fontes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fontes lands with a nice body kick.
Fontes thows a body kick. Rowe tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Crunch! Fontes slams his shin into Rowe's torso.
Fontes lands with a slapping head kick.
Fontes moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fontes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rowe can do to turn this around?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fontes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fontes lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rowe will feel that in the morning.
Fontes lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rowe will feel that in the morning.
Fontes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Fontes - that will leave a mark!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Fontes.
Fontes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A good leg kick by Fontes.
Fontes lands with a kick to the ribs.
Fontes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rowe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fontes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fontes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fontes tries to land a front kick but Rowe steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fontes cracks Rowe with an open hand slap.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fontes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rowe blocks a head kick by Fontes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Fontes showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Fontes 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Fontes!
A less than humble Anderson Fontes misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.