PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Andrade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Layne Cantrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Andrade
vs
Cantrell

178 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

186 cm
22
176 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rafael Andrade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Layne Cantrell!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cantrell fails with the takedown.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Andrade.
Cantrell is looking to clinch but Andrade is avoiding it.
Andrade lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cantrell's sensitive parts.
Cantrell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Andrade.
Cantrell blocks a head kick by Andrade.
Andrade lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Cantrell checks a low kick from Andrade.
Andrade connects with a solid leg kick.
Cantrell looks gassed!
An inside leg kick lands from Andrade.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick from Andrade misses.
Cantrell avoids the head kick by Andrade.
Cantrell fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Andrade.
Cantrell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Andrade throws a low kick, looking for Cantrell's leg but Cantrell calmly moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cantrell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Andrade.
An inside leg kick lands from Andrade.
Cantrell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Andrade can pounce on him.
Good work by Cantrell as he checks the leg kick.
Andrade tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Andrade scores with a kick to the body.
Cantrell blocks a head kick by Andrade.
Andrade works the jab nicely.
Andrade connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cantrell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Andrade cracks Cantrell with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cantrell fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rafael Andrade has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Layne Cantrell.
A nice inside leg kick there by Andrade. That's going to slow Cantrell down.
Cantrell avoids the head kick by Andrade.
Cantrell's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrade avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cantrell blocks a low kick nicely.
Cantrell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good work by Cantrell as he checks the leg kick.
Andrade lands with a kick to the temple. Cantrell shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Cantrell throws a right hand that Andrade ducks under and follows up with a left that Andrade also avoids with ease.
Cantrell will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Andrade looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cantrell fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Andrade throws a sloppy head kick and Cantrell moves out of range easily.
Andrade misses with a looping left.
Andrade tries a head kick but it misses.
Rafael Andrade is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Andrade stuffs the takedown.
Rafael Andrade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cantrell checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cantrell fails with the takedown.
Cantrell looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Andrade is fending him off so far but Cantrell persists. Nope, Andrade circles away and we're back to standing.
Andrade misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cantrell jabs at Andrade's body.
Andrade throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cantrell shoots in looking for a takedown. Andrade tries to sprawl out of it but Cantrell keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Andrade manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Andrade looks to land a combination but Cantrell avoids it well.
An inside leg kick lands from Cantrell.
Andrade is looking to score with low kicks.
Nice body kick from Andrade.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Cantrell rushes Andrade and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Andrade wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cantrell wants a takedown.

Cantrell pulls Andrade into guard.
Cantrell is pulling down on Andrade's head to control his posture.
Cantrell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cantrell keeping moving, preventing Andrade from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Andrade being controlled here momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rafael Andrade dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Cantrell has a takedown stuffed.
Andrade looks to land a body kick but Cantrell moved away.
Andrade scores with a leg kick.
Andrade tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Andrade tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Andrade misses with a leg kick

and Cantrell counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cantrell.
Andrade wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cantrell is working for takedown but Andrade is calmly controlling the position for now.
Andrade tries to pull guard but Cantrell won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Cantrell jumps guard and drags Andrade to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Cantrell is trying to hold Andrade in close to prevent damage but Andrade has managed to pass into half guard.
Andrade keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cantrell is looking to control Andrade's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cantrell avoid being mounted?
Cantrell tries to kick Andrade off but Andrade keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Andrade is controlling the pace.
Andrade is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Andrade is working for a submission of some sort.
Cantrell is looking to control Andrade's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cantrell avoid being mounted?
Cantrell wants to get back to his feet.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Andrade looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrade throws a lazy head kick

and Cantrell counters by moving into the clinch.
Cantrell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cantrell stalling.
Cantrell lands with a short shot to the head.
Cantrell lands a body punch.
Andrade can't get the takedown.
Andrade prevents the takedown attempt.
Rafael Andrade has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Layne Cantrell.

Cantrell jumps guard and drags Andrade to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Andrade controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Cantrell trying to control the position.
Andrade preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cantrell is on top in guard.
Cantrell preventing the sweep.
Andrade pulls Cantrell in close to his closed guard and prevents Cantrell from doing any damage or advancing position.
Cantrell trying to control the position from guard on top but Andrade is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cantrell wants to stand but Andrade is controlling his posture from full guard.
Cantrell wants to control from the top but Andrade keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Layne Cantrell will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Andrade checks a leg kick nicely.
Cantrell moves out of range of the body kick.
Cantrell blocks the body kick.
Cantrell avoids the head kick by Andrade.
Cantrell shoots in looking for a takedown. Andrade tries to sprawl out of it but Cantrell keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Andrade manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Andrade avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Andrade throws a wild body kick that Cantrell sees coming a mile off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cantrell fails with a takedown attempt.
Rafael Andrade is winning the standup battle so far.
Cantrell closes the distance and clinches up with Andrade, looking for a takedown. Cantrell pushes Andrade against the cage but Andrade circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rafael Andrade has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Layne Cantrell.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Andrade misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cantrell moves into range and clinches up with Andrade.
Cantrell has had enough of the clinch but Andrade keeps him there for the moment.
Andrade tries to pull guard but Cantrell won't allow it.
Andrade tries to break the clinch but Cantrell is controlling the position.

Cantrell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Layne Cantrell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cantrell shoots in for a takedown but Andrade shows good takedown defense.
Andrade lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cantrell takes a step back to recover.
Andrade throws a sloppy head kick
and Cantrell counters with a left and a right that stings Andrade.
Cantrell wants to clinch.
Cantrell looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Good leg kick by Andrade there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cantrell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Andrade moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice shot lands for Andrade.
Cantrell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Andrade counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
No luck for Cantrell with that takedown attempt.
Andrade swats away the attempt to clinch by Cantrell.
Cantrell fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cantrell has a takedown stuffed.
Cantrell tries for a takedown but Andrade sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nice shot lands for Andrade.
Andrade keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cantrell misses with a takedown attempt - Andrade sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cantrell keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cantrell shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Andrade as he jumps to the side.
Andrade scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Andrade misses with a leg kick.
Andrade keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Andrade is looking to slow Cantrell down with leg kicks.
Andrade circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cantrell blocks the body kick.
Cantrell shoots for a double leg takedown but Andrade sprawls well. He's pushed Cantrell's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Andrade moves out of range of the body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cantrell shoots for a double leg takedown but Andrade sprawls well. He's pushed Cantrell's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A solid body kick from Andrade.
Andrade throws a lazy body kick
and Cantrell counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Andrade is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Cantrell throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Andrade's waist but Andrade gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cantrell off to one side.
Andrade throws a sloppy head kick

and Cantrell counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Andrade stalling in the clinch but Cantrell improves position.
Andrade has Cantrell pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Cantrell manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Andrade tries to pull guard but Cantrell won't allow it.
Cantrell scores a nice knee to the body.
Cantrell stalling the fight.
Andrade jumps guard but Cantrell stands there with Andrade around his waist. Andrade gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Andrade tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Cantrell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cantrell shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Andrade as he jumps to the side.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rafael Andrade showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Andrade has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rafael Andrade!