PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Colt Cannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelly is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Punch You in the Jeans by The Lonely Island. Colt Cannon could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kevin Kelly's chin.

Cannon
vs
Kelly

173 cm
20
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

198 cm
22
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Likes ground

Goodness You Nutrition

Apocalypse Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Colt Cannon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kevin Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly is looking to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Cannon. No joy for Kelly on that attempt.
Kelly lands a jab to the nose.
Cannon just misses with a punch to the body.
Cannon misses with a two punch combination.

Cannon scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Cannon decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Cannon shoots for a takedown but Kelly saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Cannon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kelly, pushing him back against the cage.
Kelly prevents the takedown attempt.
Kelly wants to break free but Cannon has control.
Kelly is trying to break free.
Kelly looking for a takedown.
Kelly blocks an uppercut.
Kelly tries to score a body lock takedown but Cannon shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Colt Cannon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Kelly.
Kelly tries to break the clinch but Cannon is controlling the position.
Kelly prevents a body shot from Cannon.
Cannon keeps control of Kelly as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cannon stalls.
Kelly wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cannon taking a breather.
Cannon wants to break free but Kelly has control.
Kelly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kelly on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cannon tries for a takedown. No joy.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Cannon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cannon shoots in and drives through. Kelly sprawls well.
Cannon lands with a nice combination. Kelly backs away looking to recover.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cannon!
Kelly wants to clinch but Cannon slips to the side

and Cannon counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cannon.
Kelly prevents Cannon from breaking the clinch.
Cannon goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kelly prevents it.
Cannon is breathing heavily.
Cannon misses with a punch to the body.
Kelly gets through Cannon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kelly lands with a light punch inside.
Kelly wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cannon lands a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cannon misses with a knee to the head.
Cannon struggles to land a body shot inside as Kelly controls his hands.
Kelly prevents Cannon from breaking the clinch.
Cannon is trying to break free.
Kelly has Cannon pressed against the cage.
Cannon is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kelly is looking to control Cannon's arms but Cannon gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kelly has his back to the cage.
Cannon tries a knee to the head but Kelly blocks it.
Cannon keeps control of Kelly as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Kelly is fighting off a takedown attempt but Cannon is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Kelly to the mat. Kelly regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Cannon won't allow Kelly to get back to his feet.
Kelly has a closed guard, preventing Cannon from standing up.
Kelly is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly is wriggling around but Cannon manages to pass to half guard.
Kelly wants to get back to his feet.
Kelly won't allow Cannon to pass to mount.
Kelly is looking to improve his position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A shot to de liver by Kelly. Beautiful body shot.

Cannon takes the fight into the clinch.
Cannon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cannon keeps control of Kelly as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A body shot lands from Kelly.

Cannon breaks from the clinch.
Kelly tries to clinch but Cannon moves away
and Cannon finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Kelly misses with a double jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cannon pushes Kelly up against the cage in a clinch.
Kelly letting Cannon take a breather here.

Cannon breaks from the clinch.

Cannon shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cannon showed some decent athleticism there.
Cannon works his foot free and advances to mount.
Cannon sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kelly really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Colt Cannon dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kelly tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Cannon counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Cannon.
Kelly is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cannon is controlling him.
Cannon being controlled here momentarily.
Kelly looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Cannon puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Cannon not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kelly makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kelly.
Kelly being controlled here, momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kelly working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cannon doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cannon manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cannon tries to free his leg and advance position but Kelly is retaining full guard.
Kelly wants to stand and escape but Cannon is having none of it.
Kelly looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Cannon puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Kelly punching from the bottom.
Cannon is looking to stall here but Kelly recovers full guard.
Kelly wants to get back to his feet but Cannon passes into half guard.
Kelly is breathing heavily.

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

Cannon decides to stand and escape the position.
Kelly shoots in looking for a takedown. Cannon tries to sprawl out of it but Kelly keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cannon manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Cannon closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cannon stalls.
Cannon gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Cannon pushes off an throws an elbow but Kelly leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Cannon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kelly clinches but Cannon breaks the clinch

and Cannon decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kelly's guard.
Cannon throws a big right hand that misses.
Cannon trying to control but Kelly is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Cannon decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Kelly, up you get!

Cannon forces Kelly back against the cage and clinches.
Cannon lands a nice shot to the body.
Kelly wants to get back to striking at distance but Cannon won't allow it.
Cannon wants a takedown but no success here.
Cannon controlling the action here for a moment.
Cannon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kelly drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Cannon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Cannon forces Kelly back against the cage and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cannon wants a takedown but no success here.
Cannon looking to slow down the pace here.

Kelly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Cannon rushes Kelly and presses him up against the cage.
Kelly wants to break the clinch but can't.

Cannon breaks the clinch.

Kelly tries to keep at a distance but Cannon has taken the fight into the clinch.

Cannon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Cannon clinches with his opponent.
Kelly has had enough of the clinch but Cannon keeps him there for the moment.

Cannon breaks the clinch.
Kelly is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Cannon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kelly, pushing him back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Cannon.

Cannon manages to break the clinch.
Cannon misses with a jab, cross combination.

Cannon moves into range and clinches up with Kelly.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Cannon breaks the clinch.
Cannon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Cannon clinches up with Kelly and pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Colt Cannon dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Cannon pushes Kelly up against the cage in a clinch.
Kelly gets underhooks to prevent Cannon's takedown attempt.
Cannon digs a right hand into Kelly's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kelly's gas tank.
Kelly wants to get back to striking at distance but Cannon won't allow it.
Cannon is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kelly gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cannon is trying to maintain a safe position but Kelly gets an underhook and turns Cannon into the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cannon takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Cannon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Cannon instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cannon.
Cannon lands with a left to the head.
Cannon misses with the head strike.
Kelly wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cannon has him pressed against the cage.
Nice elbow from Cannon.
Cannon gets underhooks to prevent Kelly's takedown attempt.
Cannon tries for a takedown but Kelly manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Colt Cannon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cannon stalls.
Cannon tries to land knees in the clinch but Kelly avoids the damage to the body.

Kelly breaks the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cannon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Kelly to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly fails with the takedown.
Kelly stuffs the takedown attempt from Cannon. Cannon gets slowly back to his feet.
Colt Cannon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kelly tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Cannon counters by clinching up.

Cannon breaks from the clinch.
Cannon shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kelly counters with an inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Cannon.
Cannon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cannon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kelly throws a leg kick

and Cannon decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kelly's guard.

Kelly pushes Cannon off and scrambles back to his feet.
Kelly tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Cannon counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cannon.
Cannon is trying to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cannon breaks the clinch.

Cannon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kelly, pushing him back against the cage.

Cannon manages to pull guard.
Cannon is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Kelly gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Cannon has Kelly up against the cage in a clinch.
Cannon wants a takedown.
Kelly looking to stall.

Cannon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kelly tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Cannon counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kelly won't be happy with that.
Kelly is looking to reverse the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly looks to move to half guard but instead Cannon has passed into mount! Damn!
Kelly throwing hammer fists to the chest of Cannon. What's that going to do exactly?
Kelly flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
A nice elbow there by Cannon.
Cannon landing strikes from the mount.
Cannon has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kelly's face.
Kelly tries to hold on but Cannon postures up.
Cannon sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Kelly is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Cannon.
Cannon sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Cannon cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Cannon controlling the position easily from mount.
Colt Cannon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cannon punishing his opponent with strikes.
Kevin Kelly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kelly flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Cannon lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Colt Cannon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cannon, 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27

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