PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Basko Godwin (ranked 516 p4p, 468 weight class) and Mara Tantor (ranked 87 p4p, 79 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Godwin
vs
Tantor

192 cm
33
206
13 - 9 - 0

196 cm
30
212
11 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Basko Godwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mara Tantor!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Francis DeMontford and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tantor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Godwin.
Godwin throws out a loose jab but Tantor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tantor scores with a shot to the body.
Tantor takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tantor throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tantor throws a right and a left that Godwin avoids nicely.
Godwin is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Godwin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Canadian Combat Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Godwin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tantor thows a body kick. Godwin tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Tantor looks to score with a jab to the body but Godwin is just out of range.
Godwin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice defenses there by Godwin.
Tantor misses with a low kick.
Tantor throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Danga de danga de dang - Tantor scores with a four punch combination!
Tantor fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Godwin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tantor.
Godwin tries to move into range but Tantor moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tantor misses with a looping right.
Both fighters circling a little - Tantor finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Tantor is looking to score with low kicks.
Tantor throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tantor takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A big right from Godwin misses.
Tantor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Godwin.
Godwin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Godwin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tantor circles away quickly and effectively.
Tantor misses with a hook
enabling Godwin to counter with a crisp jab.
Tantor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tantor checks a leg kick.
Tantor cracks a nice hook into Godwin's ribs.
Godwin avoids the body shot from Tantor.
Godwin is looking to counter punch.
Godwin misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godwin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tantor looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Godwin throws a series of strikes that have Tantor backpedaling.
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!
Godwin scores with a hook to the body. Tantor takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tantor swings for the body but Godwin moves out of range.
Godwin throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Godwin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Godwin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Godwin walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tantor.
Tantor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Godwin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Godwin scores with a nice right hand.
Godwin feints and then cracks Tantor's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tantor down.
Godwin avoids the head kick by Tantor.
Godwin is looking to wear down Tantor with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Godwin avoids the body shot from Tantor.
Godwin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tantor unleashes a big counter combination but Godwin bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Mara Tantor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godwin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tantor.
Godwin scores with a leg kick.
Godwin throws a big shot that misses.
A low kick from Tantor misses
and Godwin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tantor lands with a slapping head kick.
Nice shot by Godwin.
Godwin checks a low kick from Tantor.
Godwin seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A big right from Tantor misses.
Godwin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tantor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tantor lands with a shot to the body.
Tantor throws a head kick that misses
and Godwin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tantor throws a leg kick but Godwin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Godwin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tantor.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godwin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tantor.
Godwin thows a body kick. Tantor tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A head kick misses from Tantor.
Godwin throws a quick counter kick to the body but Tantor avoids it.
Godwin looks to score with a jab to the body but Tantor is just out of range.
Tantor throws a head kick but Godwin moves out of range.
Godwin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Tantor misses the jab.
A head kick misses from Tantor.
Tantor lands a two punch combo.
Godwin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab lands there for Godwin.
Godwin misses with a body kick.
Despite the aggression on Tantor's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A head kick misses from Tantor.
Godwin appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Basko Godwin will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Godwin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tantor chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Godwin can pounce on him.
Tantor misses with a double jab.
Godwin feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Tantor blocks the body kick.
Despite the aggression on Tantor's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Mara Tantor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tantor connects with a single shot there.
Tantor misses with a head kick.
Godwin looks to land a body kick but Tantor moved away.
Tantor connects with a good right hand that stumbles Godwin. Godwin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Godwin avoids a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Godwin with a nice calf kick.
Godwin tries a low kick but Tantor avoids it.
Godwin defending well as Tantor loads up on a big left hand.
Godwin slips a jab and a cross from Tantor.
A jab from Godwin finds it's way through Tantor's defenses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tantor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Godwin.
Godwin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tantor has time to react.

Oooooh!!! Tantor has knocked Godwin down with a huge combo! Tantor steps away and waves a wobbly Godwin back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Godwin is rocked!
Godwin sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Oh Godwin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tantor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Look low, kick high! Tantor uses the oldest trick in the book to send Godwin tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Tantor is absolutely delighted - when Godwin wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mara Tantor!