PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Otto Blatz (ranked 2175 p4p, 2642 weight class) and Johnny Cannons (ranked 299 p4p, 358 weight class). Otto Blatz could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Johnny Cannons's chin.

Blatz
vs
Cannons

181 cm
25
215
4 - 2 - 0

190 cm
26
205
5 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Prefers standup

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Otto Blatz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Johnny Cannons!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blatz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cannons momentarily.
Cannons shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cannons staying out of range there.
Cannons shoots in for a takedown but Blatz shows good takedown defense.
Jab, jab by Blatz - just one landing.
Cannons shoots for a double leg takedown but Blatz sprawls well. He's pushed Cannons's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Otto Blatz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Cannons.
Blatz moves in looking to clinch but Cannons pushes him off.
Blatz looks to score with a jab to the body but Cannons is just out of range.
Cannons takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cannons looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Blatz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cannons circles away quickly and effectively.
It seemed like Cannons was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cannons takes one to the chin there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blatz. Cannons does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blatz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blatz lands a jab-cross combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blatz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cannons stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Blatz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A slow jab from Blatz misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blatz leaves Cannons with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Blatz misses with a looping left.
Cannons steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blatz.
Blatz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cannons shoots in but no luck this time.
Cannons tries to score a power double leg takedown but Blatz sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cannons somewhat.
Blatz tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Cannons manages to circle out of the way.
Cannons takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cannons keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice takedown defense from Blatz. No joy for Cannons on that attempt.
Cannons showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blatz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cannons fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cannons goes for a double leg but Blatz avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Blatz continues to drive forward.
Blatz misses with a wild combination.
Cannons shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Blatz sprawls well. Blatz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cannons gets slowly back to his feet.
Blatz throws a hook but Cannons blocks it.
Blatz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blatz misses the jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Blatz.
Cannons shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Blatz as he jumps to the side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blatz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cannons moves out of range as Blatz strikes.
Blatz throws a head kick that misses.
Cannons shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Blatz sprawls well. Blatz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cannons gets slowly back to his feet.
Blatz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The fighters circling - Blatz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blatz sets himself, and Cannons steps forward looking for the clinch! Blatz avoids it this time.
Cannons moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cannons throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Blatz's waist but Blatz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cannons off to one side.
Cannons staying out of range there.
Blatz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cannons shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Blatz but Blatz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cannons shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Blatz sprawls well. Blatz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cannons gets slowly back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cannons blocks a head kick by Blatz.
Cannons steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Blatz.
Cannons shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Blatz as he jumps to the side.
Blatz looks to clinch
and Cannons counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
No joy there for Blatz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cannons fails with a takedown attempt.

Cannons shoots in and bounces Blatz off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Blatz has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Cannons off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Otto Blatz dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Cannons fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Blatz is looking for a counter combo.

Blatz closes the distance and clinches.

Blatz manages to break the clinch.
Cannons ducks under a wild hook from Blatz.
Blatz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cannons.
Blatz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cannons.
Otto Blatz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Cannons.
Cannons closes the distance and clinches up with Blatz, looking for a takedown. Cannons pushes Blatz against the cage but Blatz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cannons fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cannons avoids the head kick by Blatz.
Blatz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cannons sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blatz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cannons on the side of the head.
Blatz works Cannons's body with a nice hook.
Otto Blatz is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blatz lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cannons backs up against the cage.

It looks like Johnny Cannons has been cut.
Otto Blatz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cannons takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Blatz tries to clinch but Cannons moves out of range.
Cannons slips under a jab from Blatz.
A punch combination from Blatz misses.
Blatz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cannons closes the distance and clinches up with Blatz, looking for a takedown. Cannons pushes Blatz against the cage but Blatz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Blatz misses with a left hand
and Cannons cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cannons misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Blatz went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Cannons is breathing heavily.
Cannons doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Blatz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cannons avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cannons keeps the fight on the outside.
Blatz lunges at Cannons with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cannons's hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cannons takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cannons steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blatz.
Blatz misses with the combination.
Cannons tries to counter with a clinch but Blatz shakes him off and moves away.
Blatz misses with a wild combination.
Cannons goes for a double leg but Blatz avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Blatz continues to drive forward.
Cannons uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blatz.
Cannons looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

Blatz has closed the distance and engaged Cannons in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Blatz.
A frustrated look appears on Blatz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Blatz has a couple of punches blocked by Cannons.
Cannons misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Blatz on the inside.
Cannons tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blatz's elbow.
Cannons goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blatz throws a head punch that misses.
Cannons tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blatz's elbow.
Cannons tries a body shot but Blatz blocks it.
Cannons goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cannons can't find room to land a body shot as Blatz controls the action.
Cannons misses with a body punch.

Blatz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blatz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cannons moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cannons tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Blatz swivels and escapes.
Blatz swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Horrible takedown attempt by Cannons or perhaps it was just good defense by Blatz, which made it look bad.
Blatz throws a hook but Cannons blocks it.
Blatz fails in his attempt to clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cannons.
An attempted straight right counter from Blatz misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blatz scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Cannons shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Blatz defends it nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cannons.
Cannons looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cannons displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blatz throws out the jab.
Cannons looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cannons moves out of range of the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blatz lunges at Cannons with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cannons's hand.
Nice shot lands for Blatz.
Nice defenses there by Cannons.
Blatz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Otto Blatz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Cannons's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Blatz misses with a double jab.
Blatz leaves Cannons with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cannons slips a straight right by Blatz.

Blatz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short left from Cannons.

Blatz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cannons tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Blatz defends well and Cannons ends up having to push Blatz into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A lazy left from Blatz finds it's target.
Cannons darts in looking for a takedown but Blatz gets double underhooks and turns Cannons into the cage.
Otto Blatz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Cannons.
A punch combination from Blatz misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A cross from Blatz lands.
Blatz slaps away a takedown attempt from Cannons, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cannons takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Blatz is looking to clinch.

Blatz moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Blatz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blatz throws a right hand that Cannons ducks under and follows up with a left that Cannons also avoids with ease.
Cannons has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Cannons is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Blatz tests Cannons's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Blatz lands the left hand.
Cannons shoots for a double leg takedown but Blatz sprawls well. He's pushed Cannons's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cannons walks into a straight right hand from Blatz.
Cannons keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cannons shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Blatz sprawls well. Blatz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cannons gets slowly back to his feet.
Blatz scores with a jab.
Johnny Cannons has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cannons shoots in for a takedown but Blatz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cannons tries to move into range but Blatz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cannons shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Blatz defends it nicely.
Blatz throws a jab when Cannons was well out of range.
Cannons shoots in but no luck this time.
Blatz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cannons on the side of the head.
Blatz lands with an overhand left.
Blatz cracks a nice hook into Cannons's ribs.
Blatz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Blatz misses with a straight left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blatz throws a body punch but Cannons moves out of range.
Cannons is looking for the big counter here.
Cannons drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cannons dodges the punch combination from Blatz.
Blatz shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Blatz throws a jab when Cannons was well out of range.
Blatz connects with a jab.
Cannons has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cannons there as he acknowledges the shot.
Blatz looks to score with a jab to the body but Cannons is just out of range.
Blatz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cannons at a distance.
Blatz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cannons momentarily.
Blatz slaps away a takedown attempt from Cannons, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blatz stuns Cannons with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Otto Blatz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Blatz leaves Cannons with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Otto Blatz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blatz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cannons's head backwards.
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!
Blatz throws a poor cross that misses
and Cannons counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blatz misses with a looping right.
Cannons throws a jab but it's blocked by Blatz.
Blatz lands with a straight right. Cannons didn't see that one coming.
Blatz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Blatz just misses with a punch to the body.
Cannons has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Blatz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Blatz swings and misses with a hook to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Otto Blatz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Blatz has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:26
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Otto Blatz!
Our winner, Otto Blatz, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.