PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jucci Kuha (ranked 4425 p4p, 4039 weight class) and Jay Jay Cannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cannon has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kuha
vs
Cannon

199 cm
18
255
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
23
280
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jucci Kuha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jay Jay Cannon!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cannon takes the fight into the clinch.
Kuha misses with some punches.
Kuha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cannon tries to circle away but Kuha has him pinned against the cage.
Cannon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kuha swings wildly with an uppercut but Cannon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cannon blocking some punches.
Kuha goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kuha has a couple of punches blocked by Cannon.
A frustrated look appears on Cannon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kuha lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kuha.
Kuha misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kuha misses with some punches.
Kuha misses with the head strike.
Cannon blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cannon blocking some punches.
Cannon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kuha misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kuha.
Kuha swings wildly with an uppercut but Cannon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuha doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cannon blocks a body shot from Kuha.
Kuha tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kuha throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kuha goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kuha misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Kuha on the inside.
Kuha doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Kuha fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Kuha fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuha tries to work over Cannon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kuha misses with a punch on the inside.
Kuha misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kuha is leaning against Cannon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cannon has had enough of the clinch but Kuha keeps him there for the moment.
Kuha misses with the head strike.
Kuha doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kuha working aggressively here.
Cannon blocking some punches.
Kuha throws a punch but it's blocked by Cannon.
Kuha working aggressively here.
Kuha struggles to land a body shot inside as Cannon controls his hands.
Kuha tries a body shot but Cannon blocks it.
Kuha misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cannon is looking to break free of the clinch but Kuha has double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuha prevents Cannon from breaking the clinch.
Kuha works on Cannon's body with a couple of short punches.
Kuha lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kuha tries to work over Cannon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kuha tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cannon's elbow.
Kuha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kuha throws a head punch that misses.
Kuha presses Cannon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kuha lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cannon backwards.
Kuha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cannon is looking for a takedown.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kuha.
Kuha goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kuha has Cannon pressed against the cage, preventing Cannon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kuha misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kuha swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cannon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kuha has him pressed against the cage.
Kuha misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kuha throws a punch but it's blocked by Cannon.
Kuha tries a body shot but Cannon blocks it.
Kuha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kuha misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kuha throws a punch but it's blocked by Cannon.
Cannon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kuha misses with a body punch.
Kuha misses with some punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A short right from Kuha.
Kuha can't find room to land a body shot as Cannon controls the action.
Kuha throws a head punch that misses.
Kuha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jucci Kuha dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Kuha tries to clinch there but Cannon circles away.
Kuha blocks a jab.
Cannon takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cannon keeps the fight on the outside.
Jay Jay Cannon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Kuha moves into range and clinches up with Cannon.
Kuha doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kuha lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cannon or not.
Cannon prevents a body shot from Kuha.
Cannon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kuha scores with a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Kuha scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuha throws a head punch that misses.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Kuha here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Kuha misses with a punch to the body.
Cannon blocking some punches.
Kuha working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kuha struggles to land a body shot inside as Cannon controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cannon is trying to break free.
Kuha can't find room to land a body shot as Cannon controls the action.
Kuha misses with the head strike.
Kuha working aggressively here.
Jucci Kuha has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cannon tries to circle away but Kuha has him pinned against the cage.
Kuha tries a body shot but Cannon blocks it.
Cannon can't find room to land a body shot as Kuha controls the action.
Kuha throws a head punch that misses.
Cannon is trying to force a seperation but Kuha has the dominant position.
Kuha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kuha scores with a shot to the side of Cannon's head.
Kuha prevents Cannon from breaking the clinch.
Kuha doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kuha misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kuha scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuha can't find room to land a body shot as Cannon controls the action.
Kuha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kuha working aggressively here.
Cannon misses with the head strike.
Cannon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kuha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kuha misses with a punch on the inside.
Kuha misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cannon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kuha.
Kuha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kuha.
Kuha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kuha is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cannon can do to turn this around?
Kuha misses with a body punch.
Cannon is trying to push Kuha away but Kuha has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Kuha.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kuha.
Kuha throws a head punch that misses.
Kuha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kuha throws a punch but it's blocked by Cannon.
Kuha misses with the head strike.
Kuha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kuha lands a shoulder strike.
Kuha swings wildly with an uppercut but Cannon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuha tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cannon's elbow.
Cannon can't break the clinch.
Kuha misses with some punches.
Kuha misses with some punches.
Kuha can't find room to land a body shot as Cannon controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cannon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kuha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kuha misses with the head strike.
Kuha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cannon.
Cannon tries to pull guard but Kuha won't allow it.
Kuha doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cannon wants a takedown.
Cannon is breathing heavily.
Kuha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kuha misses with the head strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kuha misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cannon.
Cannon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kuha has him pressed against the cage.
Cannon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jucci Kuha dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

A shot to the liver by Kuha. Beautiful body shot.
Cannon on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cannon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kuha circles away quickly and effectively.
Kuha keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cannon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Kuha clinches.
Kuha throws a punch but it's blocked by Cannon.
Kuha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kuha tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kuha has a couple of punches blocked by Cannon.
Kuha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kuha.
Cannon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cannon is looking to control Kuha's arms but Kuha gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cannon has his back to the cage.
Kuha misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cannon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kuha has him pressed against the cage.
Kuha misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cannon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kuha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kuha tries to throw a body punch but Cannon avoids it by throwing Kuha back against the cage.
Kuha has a couple of punches blocked by Cannon.
Kuha misses with the head strike.
Kuha lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kuha misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kuha misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Kuha.
Kuha throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Kuha fails to land.
Kuha misses with the head strike.
Cannon can't break the clinch.
Kuha swings wildly with an uppercut but Cannon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cannon wants to break free but Kuha has control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuha working aggressively here.
Kuha lands with a light punch inside.
Cannon blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Kuha fails to land.
Kuha tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cannon's elbow.
Kuha has a couple of punches blocked by Cannon.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kuha.
Cannon tries for a takedown. No joy.
Cannon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kuha fails to land.
Kuha misses with a punch on the inside.
Kuha softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kuha misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuha misses with the head strike.
Cannon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kuha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cannon prevents a body shot from Kuha.
Kuha lands a left hand.
Kuha lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cannon backwards.
Kuha has a couple of punches blocked by Cannon.
Kuha softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kuha gets through Cannon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Kuha fails to land.
Kuha throws a head punch that misses.
Kuha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kuha misses with a punch on the inside.
Kuha working aggressively here.
Kuha throws a punch but it's blocked by Cannon.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cannon is trying to force a seperation but Kuha has the dominant position.
Kuha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cannon.
Kuha tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cannon's elbow.
Kuha misses with a punch on the inside.
Jay Jay Cannon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cannon blocks an uppercut.
Cannon prevents a body shot from Kuha.
Cannon prevents a body shot from Kuha.
Kuha misses with a punch on the inside.
Kuha misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kuha has a couple of punches blocked by Cannon.
Kuha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kuha keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cannon's efforts to push away.
Jucci Kuha is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kuha misses with a shot to the kidneys.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jucci Kuha showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kuha 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:25
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:25
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jucci Kuha!
An out of breath Jucci Kuha thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.