PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Cannon (ranked 4848 p4p, 24088 weight class) and LeBron Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny Cannon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cannon
vs
Alvarez

179 cm
25
227
1 - 1 - 0

220 cm
19
274
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Johnny Cannon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, LeBron Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cannon lands with a right hand.

It looks like LeBron Alvarez has been cut.
Cannon shoots in for a takedown but Alvarez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cannon misses with a looping right.
Alvarez works over Cannon's head and body with a nice combination.
Cannon throws an overhand right that lands on Alvarez's shoulder, as Alvarez tries to avoid the shot.
Alvarez steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Cannon.
Cannon missing with a left hand there. Alvarez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cannon definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cannon with a hook.
Cannon throws a right hand that misses

and Alvarez counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cannon tries to get to full guard but Alvarez has control of the leg.
Cannon is working hard here to advance position.
Cannon manages to get to full guard.
Cannon lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cannon is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Cannon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Alvarez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cannon trying to control the position from guard on top but Alvarez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cannon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Alvarez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cannon slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Cannon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cannon might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Alvarez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Alvarez is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Cannon connects with a couple of short punches.
Cannon has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cannon wants to control from the top but Alvarez keeps moving.
Cannon sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cannon wants to pass the guard but Alvarez is keeping the position.
Cannon passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cannon staying calm.
Alvarez sneaks back into half guard.

Cannon is working for a kimura but Alvarez is defending it quite comfortably.
Cannon throwing shots but Alvarez is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cannon passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Alvarez!
Alvarez blocking the ground and pound.

Cannon is working for a guillotine from mount but Alvarez frees his head quite easily.
Cannon thowing shots but they're missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alvarez holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Cannon tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Alvarez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cannon trying to control but Alvarez is having none of it.
Cannon looking to control and managing it successfully.

Cannon is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Alvarez is surviving well by controlling Cannon's body position as best he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez tries to lock up and control but Cannon gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Cannon controlling the position easily from mount.

Cannon moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Alvarez has worked his arm free - good work by Alvarez!
Alvarez dodges the ground and pound from Cannon.
Cannon has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Alvarez!
Cannon throws some wild stikes that Alvarez manages to avoid easily.
Cannon throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Alvarez is looking to get to half guard.
Cannon scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cannon avoids the attempt from Alvarez to control.
Alvarez avoids a series of strikes thrown by Cannon.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Cannon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on LeBron Alvarez's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Alvarez checks a leg kick.
Cannon throws the left hand but Alvarez avoids the punch easily.
Cannon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cannon scores with a crisp jab that stopped Alvarez in his tracks.
Cannon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alvarez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Alvarez shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Cannon napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Cannon is looking for a sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez wants to control but Cannon is keeping him busy.
Alvarez in the domination position with Cannon hanging on.
Cannon is trying to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez gets to mount! Cannon was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Cannon reaches up to try and control the position but Alvarez seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Cannon rolls and tries to escape and now Alvarez has his back!

Alvarez is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Cannon defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Cannon tries to break free.
Alvarez avoiding Cannon 's attempts to control his hands.
Alvarez has the hooks in. Cannon is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Cannon manages to reverse the position and now he's in Alvarez's guard. Nice work there by Cannon.
Cannon pushes down on Alvarez's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cannon is trying to work for a kimura but Alvarez is defending well.
Cannon is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Alvarez is breathing heavily.
Alvarez tries to reverse the position but Cannon maintains control.
Cannon is landing with some decent strikes but Alvarez is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Cannon controlling the pace for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cannon's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Alvarez working to try and regain half guard.
Cannon tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cannon thowing shots but they're missing.
Cannon lands a big shot there that rocks Alvarez but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Cannon tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Cannon looking to ground and pound but Alvarez is blocking nicely.
Cannon wants to control the pace but Alvarez is squirming around nicely.
Alvarez blocking the ground and pound.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Cannon here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Cannon looking to finish with strikes here!
Cannon working Alvarez over with strikes here.
Alvarez wants to hold on but Cannon pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Cannon tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

Cannon looking to secure an arm triangle but Alvarez defends it well.
Cannon throwing strikes here but Alvarez is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Cannon thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Alvarez is squirming around, avoiding Cannon's attempts to control the action.
Cannon sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Alvarez is desperately trying to improve his position but Cannon has a good base and remains in mount.
Cannon controlling the pace for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cannon throws a wild left hand from mount and Alvarez manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Cannon not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cannon not doing much here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Cannon dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on LeBron Alvarez's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Alvarez moves away from the strike by Cannon.

Alvarez looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Cannon!
Cannon takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Alvarez working away.
I wouldn't like to be where Cannon is right now.
Johnny Cannon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cannon is trying to get back to half guard.
Cannon manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cannon perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Cannon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cannon lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Alvarez is looking to improve his position.
Cannon slows the pace down in half guard.

Cannon seems to be working for a kimura but Alvarez defends the submission attempt.
Cannon stalling.
Cannon passes to full mount!
Johnny Cannon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez is looking to get to half guard.
Alvarez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cannon tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Cannon has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez tries to lock up and control but Cannon gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Cannon looking to control and managing it successfully.
Cannon continues to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez is in all sorts of trouble here.
Cannon controlling from the full mount.
Alvarez is trying to escape the mount.
Cannon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alvarez can do to turn this around?
Cannon content just to control the position here.
Further stalling from Cannon.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
LeBron Alvarez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Cannon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cannon 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Cannon!