PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between William Courterlille (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Cantor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Courterlille comes into the arena with Hed PE - Renegade blaring out of the sound system. William Courterlille had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Courterlille
vs
Cantor

183 cm
18
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

Vandal Fight Boutique & Laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, William Courterlille!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roger Cantor!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Courterlille misses with an uppercut
and Cantor counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cantor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No joy there for Cantor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cantor with a nice cross.

Cantor shoots in and bounces Courterlille off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Cantor seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Courterlille working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cantor.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Courterlille wants to stand up but Cantor is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cantor in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cantor looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Roger Cantor hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Courterlille throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cantor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Courterlille pushes Cantor up against the cage in a clinch.

Courterlille pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cantor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Courterlille avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Courterlille darts in trying to clinch
and Cantor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
No joy there for Cantor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cantor connects with a nice looking jab.
Courterlille lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cantor circles away quickly and effectively.

Cantor shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cantor showed some decent athleticism there.
Cantor not doing much here.
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!
Courterlille tries to kick Cantor off but Cantor keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cantor not doing much here.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Roger Cantor was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Courterlille tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cantor was well out of range. Poor timing from Courterlille.
Cantor's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Courterlille connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cantor scrambles back to his feet.
Cantor scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cantor digs a good body shot into Courterlille's ribs.
Cantor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
William Courterlille is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Courterlille takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cantor ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Cantor gets a takedown into half guard.
Still in half guard, Cantor seems content to control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Cantor escapes and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roger Cantor dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Courterlille walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Courterlille avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cantor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cantor with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Courterlille swinging wildly here.
Courterlille fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cantor misses with a series of wild punches.
William Courterlille seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Courterlille rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Courterlille takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cantor bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Courterlille tries to clinch up.
Courterlille thows a left - swing and a miss!
A right-left combo lands from Courterlille.
Cantor with a nice cross.
Roger Cantor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cantor bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cantor lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Courterlille throws a head kick that misses.
Some wild striking there from Courterlille.
Courterlille is looking to clinch but Cantor is avoiding it.
Cantor swats away the attempt to clinch by Courterlille.
Courterlille throws a jab when Cantor was well out of range.
Cantor fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Courterlille takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cantor cracks Courterlille with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
William Courterlille is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Cantor shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Courterlille is trying to defend but Cantor finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Cantor stalling.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Cantor.
Cantor slows the pace down in half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Courterlille tries to kick Cantor off but Cantor keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Roger Cantor has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Cantor closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Courterlille trying to remain calm as Cantor controls from the top position.
Cantor scores with a couple of short elbows.
Courterlille is trying to escape the position but Cantor is controlling the position.
Cantor throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cantor lands a decent elbow from side control.
Cantor is looking to take a break and control but Courterlille is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cantor sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Courterlille is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cantor controlling the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Roger Cantor has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Courterlille tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cantor was well out of range. Poor timing from Courterlille.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roger Cantor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Courterlille on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Courterlille misses with a double jab.
Cantor lands with a good body shot.
Cantor keeps the fight on the outside.
Courterlille walks into a straight right hand from Cantor.
Courterlille throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Courterlille throws a nice looking combination but Cantor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cantor lands a jab to the head.
Courterlille throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Courterlille throws a combination that misses
and Cantor counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Courterlille thinking.
Courterlille moves forwards but Cantor connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cantor scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cantor lands an overhand right.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Courterlille swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cantor counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
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!
Danga de danga de dang - Cantor scores with a four punch combination!
Cantor changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Courterlille tries to sprawl but Cantor drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Well, if Cantor is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Cantor tries to pass to full mount but Courterlille defends it.
Well, if Cantor is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Roger Cantor has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Cantor scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Cantor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Courterlille.
Nice jab there from Cantor.
Courterlille tries to clinch up but Cantor circles away and keeps his distance.
No joy there for Cantor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cantor misses with a series of wild punches.
Cantor looks to land a combination. Courterlille sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Cantor lands with a good body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cantor throws a right and a left that Courterlille avoids nicely.
Cantor swinging wildly here.
Cantor scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Courterlille ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cantor moves away.

Cantor drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Courterlille dodges the ground and pound from Cantor.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Cantor's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Cantor is chipping away with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cantor postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Roger Cantor has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cantor moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Roger Cantor wasn't active enough on the ground.

Cantor fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Courterlille to the ground. Cantor is now in Courterlille's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roger Cantor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cantor winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roger Cantor!
A very excited looking Roger Cantor made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.