PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roger Cantor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gonna Spanked (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Gonna Spanked was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Cantor
vs
Spanked

175 cm
32
165 lbs
22 - 14 - 0

187 cm
38
158 lbs
39 - 16 - 2

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Sin City Allstars

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 22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roger Cantor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gonna Spanked!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cantor with a lazy takedown attempt
and Spanked counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cantor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spanked walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cantor throws a lazy right hand but Spanked sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Spanked throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cantor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cantor attempts a counter takedown but Spanked avoids it well and moves away.
A shot to the liver by Spanked. Beautiful body shot.
Cantor needs to keep his hands up - Spanked had a free shot at his head there.
Spanked keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cantor.
Cantor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spanked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cantor is defended easily by Spanked.
Spanked throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spanked lands a right hook to the body.
Cantor throws a looping overhand right but Spanked ducks down to avoid it.
Cantor takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Cantor decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Spanked is trying to control but can't.
Spanked is doing well to control the position and prevent Cantor from advancing to side control.
Cantor thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Spanked's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cantor looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Cantor not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cantor not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Spanked is looking for a sweep. Cantor is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cantor content to control rather than advance.
Cantor is looking to take a break and control but Spanked is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cantor has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spanked is holding on to half guard well.
Cantor tries to pass the half guard into mount. Spanked knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Still in half guard, Cantor seems content to control.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Cantor shoots in but no luck this time.
It seemed like Spanked was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roger Cantor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spanked fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cantor looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Spanked throws a right and a left that Cantor avoids nicely.
Cantor takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Spanked misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cantor.
Cantor feinted with a counter takedown.
Spanked stuffs the takedown.
Spanked lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A big left from Spanked misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Cantor misses.
Spanked chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Cantor shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Cantor was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Spanked manages to work his way to half guard, despite Cantor's best efforts.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Cantor is looking for a kimura but Spanked is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Cantor to get the leverage.
Spanked wants to get back to full guard.
Cantor thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Spanked has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cantor is working away from the top position though.
Spanked controlling the position well.
Cantor throwing shots but Spanked is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Gonna Spanked will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Spanked jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Spanked.
An attempted straight right counter from Cantor misses the target.
Cantor has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Spanked finds it's way round the side to connect with Cantor's head.
Cantor shoots in but Spanked avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Spanked looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Spanked has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Spanked wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cantor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Spanked.
Gonna Spanked seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Spanked goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spanked catches Cantor with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cantor has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cantor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spanked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cantor has his takedown stuffed
and Spanked connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cantor paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Spanked looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Spanked swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cantor half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Spanked wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Spanked takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Spanked is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Cantor fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roger Cantor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spanked throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cantor on the side of the head.
Spanked throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cantor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cantor attempts a counter takedown but Spanked avoids it well and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cantor looks to land a combination but Spanked avoids it well.
A little jabbing left from Spanked on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Spanked throws a head kick but Cantor moves out of range.
Cantor appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Spanked lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cantor at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spanked smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spanked. Cantor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cantor throwing a counter right hand but Spanked manages to avoid it.
Cantor misses the jab.
Cantor takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cantor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Spanked throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spanked misses with a straight right.
Cantor throwing a counter right hand but Spanked manages to avoid it.
Spanked rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Cantor counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Cantor stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Spanked swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spanked is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cantor wants to pass the guard but Spanked is keeping the position.
Spanked controlling Cantor's posture.
Roger Cantor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Spanked controls Cantor momentarily but Cantor frees himself.
Cantor trying to control the position from guard on top but Spanked is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Spanked is on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Spanked trying to control but Cantor is working from the bottom.
Cantor is trying to keep Spanked in close.

Cantor is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cantor might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cantor looking for a sweep. Not yet Cantor, not yet.
Spanked has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at 3Band MMA ($500/week). Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Cantor bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Spanked's guard.

Spanked utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cantor stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Spanked swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gonna Spanked showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Spanked misses the jab.
Cantor was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Spanked lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
No joy there for Spanked, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cantor misses with a takedown attempt - Spanked sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Spanked misses with a straight left.
Spanked scores with a punch to the head.
Cantor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spanked misses the shot to the body.
Spanked bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cantor's head.
Spanked throws a lazy right hand but Cantor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cantor is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Cantor throws a jab but it's blocked by Spanked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cantor darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Spanked avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Cantor drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Spanked is trying to control Cantor's posture but Cantor avoids it.
Spanked gets back to half guard.
Spanked trying to control but Cantor postures up.
Cantor trying to control from half guard but Spanked is working away.
Spanked moves into full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cantor content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Cantor throwing strikes from guard but Spanked blocks nicely.
Spanked preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Spanked trying to keep a closed guard but Cantor is proving a slippery customer.
Spanked wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Cantor throwing strikes but missing.
Spanked is adopting a defensive guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spanked is trying to control the position but Cantor postures up.
Spanked is pulling down on Cantor's head. It's preventing any offense from Cantor, at least for the moment.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cantor postures up and lands a big shot to Spanked's brow.
Spanked has control of Cantor's left arm, preventing Cantor from doing any damage.
Cantor trying to control the position from guard on top but Spanked is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Spanked is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Good shot there by Spanked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cantor with a poor takedown
and Spanked counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Spanked moves out of range of the strikes.
Cantor shoots in for a double leg but Spanked sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roger Cantor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cantor has his takedown stuffed
and Cantor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Spanked tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Spanked throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Spanked throws the left hand but Cantor avoids the punch easily.
Cantor swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gonna Spanked is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cantor shoots and misses
and Spanked counters with a nice uppercut.
Roger Cantor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Spanked moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gonna Spanked comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Spanked 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gonna Spanked!
Gonna Spanked really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Reaper Combatwear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.