PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Mantegna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastian Bantrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Mantegna
vs
Bantrell

191 cm
35
242 lbs
23 - 15 - 0

192 cm
32
270 lbs
22 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tony Mantegna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sebastian Bantrell!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bantrell misses with a hook
and Mantegna counters with a series of strikes. Bantrell will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mantegna misses with a double jab
and Bantrell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bantrell misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bantrell. Mantegna does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mantegna ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bantrell moves away.
Mantegna swings for the body but Bantrell moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bantrell. Mantegna does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mantegna throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mantegna tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bantrell was well out of range. Poor timing from Mantegna.
Mantegna rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bantrell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bantrell lands a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good exchange - Mantegna coming out on top.
Bantrell scores with a punch to the head.
Mantegna throws out a loose jab but Bantrell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mantegna swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Good standup being displayed there by Bantrell as he connects with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mantegna pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bantrell punishes Mantegna's body with a nice straight punch.
Mantegna lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bantrell circles away quickly and effectively.
Bantrell bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bantrell thumps Mantegna with a low kick.
Mantegna takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bantrell ducks under a wild hook from Mantegna.
Bantrell lands with an overhand left.
Mantegna swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bantrell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mantegna.
Mantegna throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mantegna lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bantrell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mantegna looks for the body kick but Bantrell saw that one coming.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bantrell.
Mantegna digs a good body shot into Bantrell's ribs.
Bantrell cracks Mantegna with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bantrell.
Bantrell lands a slapping body shot.
Bantrell tries to land a front kick but Mantegna steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mantegna throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bantrell counters with a good low kick that Mantegna was not able to check.
Mantegna has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bantrell.
Mantegna is breathing heavily.
Mantegna throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bantrell counters with a stiff right hand.
Bantrell scores with a jab.
Bantrell throws out a powerful jab.
Bantrell throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Mantegna colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Bantrell as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Mantegna is left battered and dazed whilst Bantrell and his camp cheer!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sebastian Bantrell!
Sebastian Bantrell was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.