PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nicholas Weichel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Cantor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roger Cantor struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 157.7lbs 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. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Weichel
vs
Cantor

183 cm
26
162 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

175 cm
21
173 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Good chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nicholas Weichel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roger Cantor!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weichel wants to clinch
letting Cantor counter with a right hand.
Cantor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Weichel looks to throw the jab but Cantor is out of range.
Cantor scores with a nice strike.
Weichel misses with a low kick.
Cantor just misses with a punch to the body.
Weichel fails with the takedown
and Cantor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cantor takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cantor scores with a shot to the body.
Cantor throws a right and a left that Weichel avoids nicely.
Cantor lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Weichel at a distance.
Weichel misses with a takedown attempt
and Cantor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Weichel on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A jab from Cantor misses.
Cantor misses with an uppercut. Weichel saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Cantor misses its intended target.
Cantor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Weichel was well out of range. Poor timing from Cantor.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weichel with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cantor to score with a decent uppercut.
Weichel doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Cantor to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nicholas Weichel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Weichel with a poor takedown
and Cantor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cantor with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Weichel takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Weichel has his takedown stuffed
and Cantor counters with a straight right hand.
Roger Cantor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Weichel throws a leg kick
enabling Cantor to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weichel is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cantor.
Weichel misses with a leg kick
and Cantor makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cantor missing with a left hand there. Weichel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cantor throws the left hand but Weichel avoids the punch easily.
Weichel misses with a right hand
and Cantor counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Weichel tries for a takedown but Cantor circles away easily
and Cantor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Weichel defending well as Cantor loads up on a big left hand.
Cantor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cantor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Weichel misses with an uppercut. Cantor saw that one coming.
Cantor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cantor misses with a straight left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cantor throws an overhand right that lands on Weichel's shoulder, as Weichel tries to avoid the shot.
Weichel moves away from the strike by Cantor.
Weichel misses with a takedown attempt
and Weichel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cantor scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've been informed that Cantor has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Cantor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roger Cantor dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Cantor misses with a looping right.
Weichel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Cantor misses.
Cantor throws a shot to the body.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Weichel. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Cantor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice uppercut lands for Cantor. That snapped Weichel's head back.
A telegraphed right hand from Cantor misses the target.
Weichel throws a front kick aimed at Cantor's knee but Cantor avoids it well.
Cantor paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cantor cracks Weichel with a right hand to the side of the head.
Weichel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cantor throws out the jab.
Weichel throws a leg kick but Cantor sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Weichel moves out of range as Cantor strikes.
Cantor misses with a double jab.
Cantor lands a nice shot to the body.
Cantor lands with a cross.
Weichel fails with the takedown
and Cantor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weichel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cantor.
Weichel doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Cantor counter with a right hand.
Cantor staying out of range there.
Weichel avoids the body shot from Cantor.
Weichel with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cantor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nicholas Weichel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice uppercut lands for Cantor. That snapped Weichel's head back.
Roger Cantor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cantor.
Cantor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Weichel looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weichel has his takedown stuffed
and Cantor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cantor misses with a wild body shot.
Cantor misses with a hook. Weichel ducked under it nicely.
A low kick from Weichel misses
and Cantor counters with a left to the body.
Weichel tries for a takedown but Cantor circles away easily
and Cantor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cantor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Weichel.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weichel tries for a takedown but Cantor circles away easily
and Weichel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cantor scores with a nice head shot.
Cantor connects with a good right hand that stumbles Weichel. Weichel circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cantor connects with a single shot there.
Cantor scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cantor throws a shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cantor throws a shot to the body.
Cantor scores with a body shot.
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.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

A telegraphed right hand from Cantor misses the target.
Cantor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cantor feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Weichels jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cantor takes a swing at Weichel's ribcage but misses.
Weichel fails with the takedown
and Cantor counters with a two punch combo.
Cantor stuns Weichel with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Weichel takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Roger Cantor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cantor works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cantor throws a right hand that Weichel ducks under and follows up with a left that Weichel also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weichel gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cantor counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Weichel shoots and misses
and Cantor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nicholas Weichel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cantor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Weichel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Weichel moves to clinch but Cantor breaks away
and Cantor counters with a nice body shot.
Cantor throws a hook but Weichel avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Cantor.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cantor fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cantor jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cantor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Weichel gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Cantor counter with a right hand.
Weichel shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cantor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cantor dips to his left and cracks Weichel with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Weichel manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Cantor on his heels. He'll look to pass Cantor's guard now, I'm sure.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weichel trying to control the position from guard on top but Cantor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cantor manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Cantor raining down hammerfists from mount.
Weichel manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Cantor looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Cantor lands strikes from half guard.
Weichel is looking to control Cantor's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Weichel avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Cantor seems content to control.
Weichel is looking for a sweep. Cantor is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Weichel walks into a jab.
Weichel takes a shot to the body in his stride.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Weichel shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cantor counters with a lovely straight right hand!

And that's the end of the fight!
Roger Cantor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cantor has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roger Cantor!
After winning the bout, Roger Cantor thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.