PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Nti (ranked 203 p4p, 12 weight class) and Thomas Angelo (ranked 1843 p4p, 71 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Angelo's choice of entrance music: Jack Parow - Cooler as Ekke. Samuel Nti has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Nti
vs
Angelo

172 cm
26
220 lbs
13 - 2 - 0

182 cm
26
275 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

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 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Samuel Nti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Thomas Angelo!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nti keeps the fight on the outside.
Angelo looks for a takedown but Nti sprawls well.

Nti takes the fight into the clinch.
Angelo tries for a takedown but Nti manages to get underhooks.
Nti blocks an elbow strike from Angelo.
Nti misses with the head strike.
Angelo wants a takedown but no success here.
Samuel Nti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Angelo.
Angelo prevents a body shot from Nti.
Nti misses with a punch to the body.
Nti definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nti working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Nti.
Nti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nti lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nti swings wildly with an uppercut but Angelo uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nti works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Angelo blocks a body shot from Nti.
Angelo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nti tries to throw a body punch but Angelo avoids it by throwing Nti back against the cage.
Nti misses with the head strike.
Nti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nti lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Angelo backwards.
Nti lands with a left to the head.
Nti working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Angelo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Nti gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Nti lands with a short shot to the head.
Nti struggles to land a body shot inside as Angelo controls his hands.
Nti tries a body shot but Angelo blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angelo blocks a body shot from Nti.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nti.
Nti lands a hook that snaps the head of Angelo backwards.
Angelo wants a takedown.
Angelo blocks a body shot from Nti.
Nti throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Angelos head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nti is working Angelo over against the cage.
Angelo looks winded!
Nti working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nti lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nti lands a left hand that snaps the head of Angelo backwards.
A short left from Nti.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nti.
A short right from Nti on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nti.
Nti digs a right hand underneath Angelo's ribcage. Angelo let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nti lands an uppercut.
Nti throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nti lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Nti - that landed with a thud.
Nti throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Nti.
Nti lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Angelo.
Nti lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nti lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nti lands a body shot.
Nti lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nti makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nti lands a left hand that snaps the head of Angelo backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A body shot lands from Nti.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nti working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nti struggles to land a body shot inside as Angelo controls his hands.
Nti lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nti working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nti lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Angelo backwards.
Nti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nti lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nti lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Nti.
Nti lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A body shot lands from Nti.
Good body shot from Nti.
Angelo blocks a body shot from Nti.
Nti cracks Angelo with a nice body shot.
Nti scores with a shot to the side of Angelo's head.
Nti is working Angelo over against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samuel Nti dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Nti stuns Angelo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Angelo.
Samuel Nti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nti scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Nti clinches up against the cage.
Nti presses Angelo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nti gets through Angelo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nti lands a left hand that snaps the head of Angelo backwards.
Nti misses with a punch to the body.
Angelo is looking for a takedown.
Nti lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Nti.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nti lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've been informed that Angelo has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Still in the clinch, Nti scores with a nice short uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Nti.
Nti is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Angelo can do to turn this around?
Angelo is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nti scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nti.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nti throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nti is working Angelo over against the cage.
A hook to the body from Nti.
Still in the clinch, Nti scores with a nice short uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nti.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nti.
Nti lands with a left to the head.

Angelo is rocked!
Nti misses with a hook to the ribs.
Angelo is still on wobbly legs! Can Nti finish him?
Nti misses with a hook to the ribs.
Angelo seems to have recovered his senses.
Nti lands a hook that snaps the head of Angelo backwards.
Good body shot from Nti.
Nti softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nti lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nti cracks Angelo with a nice body shot.
Nti lands a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Nti.
Nti throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nti lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nti.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nti.

Nti drops Angelo onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Angelo is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Nti presses Angelo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nti throws a big uppercut that drops Angelo! More strikes from Nti and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Angelo lies dazed against the cage as Nti celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Samuel Nti!
In defeat, Thomas Angelo stepped up to the mic, saying 'This guy is good! But I know I am better than him!'.