PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between jabez Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roids Cannuck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cannuck comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Atreyu - Honor kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Williams
vs
Cannuck

187 cm
24
281 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

190 cm
24
270 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Knockout power

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, jabez Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roids Cannuck!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cannuck changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Williams tries to avoid it but Cannuck manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Williams to the ground. Williams escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Williams shoots and misses

and Cannuck moves into the clinch.
Cannuck taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Cannuck blocks the elbow strike.

Cannuck tightens his grip and picks Williams up, before dumping him to the ground. Williams manages to land in guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Cannuck trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Williams is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Williams can't keep his opponent in guard - Cannuck advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Cannuck prevents Williams from improving his position.
Still in half guard, Cannuck seems content to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cannuck seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Williams looks like he's trying to stand up.
Cannuck is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
I looks like Cannuck might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Williams tries to kick Cannuck off in order to stand up. Cannuck Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Cannuck landing a few strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams is trying to buck Cannuck off.
Cannuck moves into full mount!
Williams tries to buck Cannuck off but he can't manage it.
Cannuck with shots to the head and body - Williams looks very uncomfortable down there.
Cannuck controlling from mount.
Cannuck punishing his opponent with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cannuck looking to control and managing it successfully.
Cannuck lands a big elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cannuck lands a big shot there that rocks Williams but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Cannuck lands a heavy elbow.
Cannuck looking to finish Williams with some ground and pound. This is bad for Williams!
Williams is breathing heavily.
Cannuck lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cannuck lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
BOOM! Cannuck connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Cannuck controlling the position easily from mount.
Cannuck's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cannuck working the ground and pound effectively.
Cannuck is landing with some decent strikes but Williams is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Cannuck punishing his opponent with strikes.
Williams taking shots to the head.
Cannuck lands a big elbow.
Cannuck content just to control the position here.
Cannuck scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Williams?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cannuck takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roids Cannuck dominated that 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.

Cannuck gets the takedown into side control.
Cannuck connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Williams some visible discomfort.
Cannuck lands a decent elbow from side control.
Roids Cannuck has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cannuck wants to lay and pray for a moment but Williams keeps working.
Cannuck working the ground and pound.
Cannuck lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Williams down.
Williams is working to avoid the ground and pound but Cannuck connects with a decent elbow.
Cannuck cracks Williams with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Williams knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cannuck on the ground.
Cannuck is chipping away with strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cannuck scores with a couple of short elbows.
Cannuck has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cannuck landing a few strikes.
Cannuck cracks Williams with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Williams taking punishment in the form of punches.
Williams taking a bit of punishment here - Cannuck scoring with strikes.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Cannuck is working Williams over with some ground and pound from side control.
Williams is not content to let Cannuck control the position.
Williams seems a little lost for a moment, as Cannuck dominates the positioning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cannuck working the head with strikes.
Cannuck lands a decent elbow from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cannuck controlling the position.
Cannuck creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Cannuck is working Williams over with some ground and pound from side control.
Williams is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Cannuck has just dragged him back down to the mat.
You can see the frustration on Williams's face as Cannuck controls the position.
Cannuck has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cannuck advances to full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cannuck working Williams over with strikes here.
Cannuck working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Cannuck with shots to the head and body - Williams looks very uncomfortable down there.
Cannuck scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Williams?
Cannuck with a couple of short strikes.
Cannuck landing punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cannuck lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cannuck controlling his opponent.
Cannuck postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Williams looks a forlorn figure.
Cannuck with good strikes from the mount here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cannuck has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Williams's face.
Cannuck postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Williams looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roids Cannuck showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Cannuck lands a slapping body shot.
jabez Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Cannuck.
Cannuck landing a few strikes.
Cannuck working the body and head with strikes.
Cannuck cracks Williams with a big elbow.
Williams takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Cannuck lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cannuck lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cannuck creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Cannuck works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Cannuck grinds an elbow into Williams's temple.
Cannuck in side control lands a decent elbow.

Cannuck tries for a kimura but Williams is defending well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cannuck working the head and body with strikes.
Cannuck landing strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams taking punishment in the form of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Cannuck with a couple of short strikes.
Cannuck controlling the position easily from mount.
BOOM! Cannuck connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Cannuck is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Williams can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cannuck breaks from Williams's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Cannuck raining down shots from the mount!
Cannuck fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Williams takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Cannuck lands with some strikes.
Williams flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Roids Cannuck is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cannuck content just to control the position here.
Cannuck scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Williams?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cannuck connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
A nice elbow there by Cannuck.
jabez Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cannuck pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Cannuck cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Cannuck lands a nice shot to the head.

Williams is rocked!
Cannuck lands a big shot to the head and Williams winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Roids Cannuck!