PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Beast Of The East (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Cantwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beast Of The East could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Steve Cantwell's chin.

Of The East
vs
Cantwell

178 cm
22
162 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

170 cm
20
167 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Beast Of The East!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Cantwell!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Steve Montenegro and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cantwell takes the fight into the clinch.
The East wants to break the clinch but can't.
The East misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cantwell connects with a nasty looking knee right to The East's face.
The East stalling in the clinch but Cantwell improves position.
Knees to the body from Cantwell.
Cantwell content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The crowd are getting on Cantwell's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
The East avoiding damage as Cantwell throws knees to the body.
Cantwell tries to stall but The East uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cantwell connects with a nasty looking knee right to The East's face.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nice elbow from Cantwell.
The East lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cantwell backwards.
Cantwell lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cantwell is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The East lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cantwell landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cantwell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cantwell is pushing The East up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The East is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cantwell is keeping busy.
Cantwell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The East.
Cantwell unloads a knee to the mid-section. The East lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cantwell lands a nice elbow.
Cantwell lands a damaging elbow.
Cantwell tries to land a knee to the head but The East blocks with his arms.
Cantwell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The East.
Cantwell misses with a knee strike.
Cantwell connects with a nasty looking knee right to The East's face.

The East pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cantwell tries to clinch but fails miserably
and The East cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The East fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cantwell avoids it really well and circles away.
Cantwell tries to close the distance and clinch up but The East swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cantwell tries to close the distance and clinch but The East swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cantwell tries to clinch up but The East circles away and keeps his distance.

Cantwell drives through and clinches with The East against the cage.
Cantwell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cantwell using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The East with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The East takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cantwell with a knee to the head.
The East misses with the head strike.
Cantwell blocks an elbow strike from The East.
The East takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cantwell lands an elbow inside that The East shrugs off.
Cantwell tries to land a knee to the head but The East blocks with his arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cantwell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The East changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cantwell fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Cantwell tries to clinch up but The East circles away and keeps his distance.
Cantwell tries to clinch but The East moves away
and Cantwell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The East throws a nice inside leg kick.
The East circles away from the clinch attempt.
The East buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cantwell takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Cantwell fails with an attempt to clinch.

Cantwell moves into the clinch successfully.
The East wants to stall.
The East drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cantwell gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Beast Of The East. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The East takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The East working aggressively here.
Cantwell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The East tries to stall but Cantwell uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cantwell connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Beast Of The East has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cantwell crunches a lovely knee into The East's ribcage.
The East is breathing heavily.
Cantwell crunches a lovely knee into The East's ribcage.
Cantwell is struggling to control the position.
Cantwell unloads a knee to the mid-section. The East lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Cantwell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Beast Of The East's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

The East circles away from the clinch attempt.
Steve Cantwell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cantwell tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and The East connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cantwell closes the distance but The East moves to the side
and The East counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cantwell closes the distance looking to clinch
and The East counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice uppercut lands for The East. That snapped Cantwell's head back.
Cantwell closes the distance looking to clinch
and The East counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cantwell tries to clinch there but The East circles away.
The East fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cantwell checks it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cantwell tries to close the distance and clinch but The East swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The East avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cantwell tries to clinch up.
Cantwell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cantwell wants to clinch up but The East keeps it at a distance.
Cantwell is looking to clinch.
Steve Cantwell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The East circles away from the clinch attempt
and The East counters with a stiff right hand.
A shot to the liver by The East. Beautiful body shot.
Nice straight punches there by The East. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of The East.
Nice takedown defense from Cantwell. No joy for The East on that attempt.
Cantwell tries to clinch up.
The East is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The East swats away the attempt to clinch by Cantwell.
Cantwell tries to close the distance and clinch but The East swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cantwell takes the fight into the clinch.
Cantwell landing knees to the body.
Cantwell lands an elbow inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The East swings wildly with an uppercut but Cantwell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cantwell blocking some punches.
Cantwell working The East over with knees to the body.
Cantwell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but The East has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cantwell misses with a knee to the head.
Cantwell trying to control the position but instead, The East has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cantwell into the cage.
The East takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the fighters up against the cage, The East throws an elbow but misses.
Cantwell is trying to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The East tries to stall but Cantwell uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The East on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cantwell lands a nice elbow.
Cantwell taking a breather.
Cantwell misses with a knee to the head.
Cantwell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The referee calls for Cantwell to work.
Cantwell trying to land knees to the body.
Cantwell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but The East blocks it with crossed arms.
Cantwell is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but The East is keeping busy.
The East is stalling here.
Cantwell tries to stall but The East uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The East on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cantwell trying to land knees to the body.
Steve Cantwell seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The East avoids the elbow strike from Cantwell, against the cage.
The East lands with a left to the head.
The East tries a knee to the head but Cantwell blocks it.
The East takes a knee right on the jaw!
The East is trying to maintain a safe position but Cantwell gets an underhook and turns The East into the cage.
Maybe The East would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
The East missing with knees to the body.
The East is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cantwell is defending well.
Knees to the body from Cantwell.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cantwell scores with a knee to the head.
Cantwell leaning against his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The East takes an elbow to the temple.
Cantwell connects with a knee to the head.
Cantwell lands an elbow inside that The East shrugs off.
The East has a couple of punches blocked by Cantwell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Cantwell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Beast Of The East's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Cantwell tries to close the distance and clinch up but The East swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cantwell tries to clinch up but The East circles away and keeps his distance.

Cantwell gets a clinch.
Cantwell is pushing The East up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A right hand to the body from The East.
The East trying to stall but Cantwell improves his position.
Cantwell tries to land a knee to the head but The East blocks with his arms.
Cantwell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cantwell is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The East avoiding damage as Cantwell throws knees to the body.
Cantwell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cantwell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The East tries to land a knee to the head but Cantwell blocks with his arms.
Cantwell prevents a body shot from The East.
Cantwell stalling in the clinch but The East improves position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cantwell landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cantwell lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stalling in the clinch from Cantwell.
Cantwell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cantwell scores a nice knee to the body.
Cantwell connects with a knee to the head.
Cantwell landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cantwell tries a knee to the head but The East blocks it.
The East takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cantwell putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has The East in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cantwell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cantwell takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cantwell tries a knee to the head but The East blocks it.
The East misses with a punch to the body.
Beast Of The East has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The East throws a punch but it's blocked by Cantwell.
Cantwell scores a nice knee to the body.
Cantwell leaning against his opponent.
Cantwell lands a nice knee to the body.

The East breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The East misses with an uppercut.
The East avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cantwell tries to clinch but The East moves out of range.
The East misses with a looping right.
Cantwell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. The East manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The East connects with a looping right hand.
Cantwell doesn't manage to clinch there - The East circles away.
Cantwell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cantwell doesn't manage to clinch there - The East circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cantwell moves in looking to clinch but The East pushes him off.
The East throws a head kick that misses.
Beast Of The East is winning the standup battle so far.
Cantwell tries to clinch
enabling The East to counter with a crisp jab.
Cantwell tries to close the distance and clinch up but The East swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cantwell tries to clinch but The East moves out of range.
Cantwell closes the distance but The East moves to the side
and The East counters with a three punch combo that has Cantwell backing up. Cantwell nods at The East to acknowledge the strikes.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from The East is defended easily by Cantwell.
The East throws a head kick that misses.
Steve Cantwell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The East circles away from the clinch attempt.

The East tries to keep at a distance but Cantwell has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cantwell lands a nice elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cantwell lands a nice knee to the body.
Cantwell unloads a knee to the mid-section. The East lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cantwell is pushing The East up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Cantwell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but The East blocks it with crossed arms.
Cantwell displaying some good clinch control by pressing The East up against the cage.
The East wants to stall.
The East tries to land knees in the clinch but Cantwell avoids the damage to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The East lands with a short shot to the head.
The East misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cantwell.
Cantwell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The East swings wildly with an uppercut but Cantwell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cantwell putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has The East in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Cantwell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cantwell 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Cantwell!