PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boris Strelok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Cannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Strelok
vs
Cannon

190 cm
22
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

179 cm
21
207 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Boris Strelok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Matthew Cannon!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strelok throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cannon's waist but Cannon gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Strelok off to one side.
Cannon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Cannon moves into the clinch.

Cannon manages to break the clinch.
Strelok swats away the attempt to clinch by Cannon.
Cannon misses with a jab, cross combination.

Cannon gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Strelok to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Strelok looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Cannon keeping full guard, as Strelok tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strelok is working hard here to advance position.
Strelok trying to control the position from guard on top but Cannon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cannon keeping full guard, as Strelok tries to pass.
Cannon keeping moving, preventing Strelok from controlling successfully.
Cannon is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Strelok is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Cannon is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Cannon has escaped and now he's on top!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cannon tries to stand but Strelok is controlling from the bottom.
Strelok wants to sweep but no luck.
Cannon wanted to stand there but Strelok had control of the position.
Strelok bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cannon's guard.
Cannon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Strelok. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Strelok throwing strikes from guard but Cannon blocks nicely.
Strelok in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cannon being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cannon keeping moving, preventing Strelok from controlling successfully.
Strelok passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Strelok working the ground and pound but Cannon is defending the strikes.

Cannon explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Cannon slaps away a takedown attempt from Strelok, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Matthew Cannon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

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.
Cannon throws a right hand that Strelok ducks under and follows up with a left that Strelok also avoids with ease.
Cannon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cannon misses with a two punch combination.
Cannon throws a series of punches but Strelok avoids them all with ease.

Cannon closes the distance and pushes Strelok back into the cage.

Cannon breaks from the clinch.
Cannon looks gassed!
Cannon fails to land with a series of punches.
Cannon misses with a series of wild punches.
Strelok fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boris Strelok. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch combination from Cannon misses.

Strelok closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Cannon did well to prevent Strelok getting side control.
Strelok is trying to control the action in half guard but Cannon is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cannon keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Strelok controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boris Strelok dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Cannon fails to land with a series of punches.
Strelok tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cannon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A combination from Cannon does no damage.

Cannon closes the distance and pushes Strelok back into the cage.

Cannon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Strelok showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cannon.
Strelok shoots in for a double leg but Cannon sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cannon misses with a two punch combination.
Strelok tries to bum rush Cannon with a series of wild strikes but Cannon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cannon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Strelok closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Strelok trying to pass the guard but Cannon defending well.
Cannon is trying to stand back up but Strelok is controlling him
Strelok will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strelok performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Strelok seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Cannon for as long as he can get away with.
Strelok passes to full mount!
Cannon is squirming around, avoiding Strelok's attempts to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Strelok controlling the position easily from mount.
Cannon is squirming around, avoiding Strelok's attempts to control the action.
Cannon wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strelok looking to finish with strikes here!
Cannon wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Strelok.
Cannon wants to try and get back to his feet.

Strelok working for a guillotine from mount but Cannon is in no mood to give up.
Strelok trying to control but Cannon is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Strelok throws some wild stikes that Cannon manages to avoid easily.
Strelok thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Cannon's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boris Strelok dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

No joy there for Cannon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Strelok misses with a head kick.
Cannon falls off balance throwing a combination

and Strelok counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Strelok throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Strelok is trying to work for a kimura but Cannon is defending well.
Cannon looks like he's trying to stand up.
Strelok is pressing down on Cannon's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cannon is holding on for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strelok stops Cannon from getting back to his feet.
Strelok passes to full mount!

Strelok moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Cannon has worked his arm free - good work by Cannon!
Strelok advances nicely into full mount.
Matthew Cannon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strelok punching from mount but Cannon doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Boris Strelok overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cannon is trying to stand up.

Strelok goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Cannon turns into him and now he's in Strelok's guard.
Cannon lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Cannon stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Cannon misses with a few strikes there.

Strelok shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Cannon is trying to defend but Strelok finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Cannon is staying active underneath Strelok, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strelok trying to mount his opponent but Cannon defends it.
Strelok not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cannon blocking the ground and pound attempt from Strelok.
Strelok trying to control from half guard but Cannon is working away.
Cannon wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Strelok moves into full mount! Cannon won't be happy about that!
Strelok wants to control the pace but Cannon is squirming around nicely.

Strelok is working for a guillotine from mount but Cannon frees his head quite easily.
Strelok thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

And that's the end of the fight!
Boris Strelok showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Strelok, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boris Strelok!