PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Candy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Gabriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Candy comes to the cage accompanied by For Whom the Bell Tolls. This should be fireworks!

Candy
vs
Gabriel

191 cm
25
277 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

193 cm
20
277 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Candy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Juan Gabriel!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Gabriel misses the target.
Gabriel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Candy circles away quickly and effectively.
Candy blocks a head kick by Gabriel.
Candy avoids the head kick by Gabriel.
Candy throws a good cross that connects.
Candy lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Candy lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gabriel backs up against the cage.
Candy shoots for a double leg takedown but Gabriel sprawls well. He's pushed Candy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gabriel throws the kick towards the body but Candy avoids it.
Candy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gabriel throws a head kick but Candy moves out of range.
Candy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Candy cracks Gabriel with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Candy throws a good cross that connects.
Gabriel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Candy.
Candy lands a glancing blow to the side of Gabriel's head.
Gabriel looks gassed!

Candy shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gabriel's guard.
Candy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Candy controlling from the top position.
Candy looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Candy throws a big right hand that misses.
Candy postures up in Gabriel's guard and throws a big left but Gabriel blocks it.
Candy throwing strikes from guard but Gabriel blocks nicely.
Candy is looking to work some ground and pound but Gabriel has wrist control.
Candy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gabriel keeping moving, preventing Candy from controlling successfully.
Candy thows a big elbow that misses.
Gabriel is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Candy slips nicely into half guard.
Candy prevents Gabriel from standing back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Candy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gabriel's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gabriel tries to kick Candy off but Candy keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Candy is looking to take a break and control but Gabriel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Candy is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gabriel is just riding it out for now. Candy eventually gives up the hold.
Candy not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Candy decides to stand and escape the position.
Gabriel misses with a double jab
and Candy counters with a thumping low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Candy lands.
Candy throws a series of strikes that have Gabriel backpedaling.
Candy scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like Juan Gabriel has been cut.
Gabriel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gabriel walks into a stiff left hand from Candy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Candy cracks a nice hook into Gabriel's ribs.
Gabriel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Candy.
Gabriel throws a head kick but Candy moves out of range.
Candy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Candy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gabriel looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Good shot there by Candy.
Candy chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Candy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gabriel, pushing him back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Candy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Candy lands a body shot.
Candy is trying to drag Gabriel to the mat but Gabriel just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Candy is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Candy lands with a light punch inside.
Candy lands a body punch in the clinch.

Candy manages to break the clinch.
Juan Gabriel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Candy.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Candy, right into the meat.
Candy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Candy lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Candy.
Gabriel takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Gabriel on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Gabriel 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Candy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Candy thuds his right hand into Gabriel's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Candy has Gabriel up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Candy lands a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Candy.
Candy lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Candy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Juan Gabriel's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Candy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Candy connects with a crisp jab.
Gabriel lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A head kick by Gabriel misses
and Candy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Candy thuds his right hand into Gabriel's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Candy lands with a shot to the body.
Candy scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Candy scores with a kick to the body.
Candy chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Candy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gabriel, pushing him back against the cage.
Candy lands with a short shot to the head.
Candy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gabriel backwards.
Candy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Candy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gabriel can do to turn this around?

Candy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Candy works Gabriel's body with a nice hook.
Candy connects with a single shot there.

Candy clinches up with Gabriel and pushes him back against the cage.
Candy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gabriel.
Gabriel is breathing heavily.
Candy's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Candy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Candy pressing his opponent against the cage.
Gabriel fails to pull guard.
Gabriel letting Candy take a breather here.
Gabriel wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Candy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Candy - that landed with a thud.
Candy has Gabriel pushed against the cage.
Candy lands a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Candy is leaning against Gabriel and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gabriel avoiding damage as Candy throws knees to the body.
Candy is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gabriel gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A body shot lands from Candy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Candy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gabriel dodges an elbow strike from Candy.
Candy lands an elbow just above Gabriel 's eye.
Candy gets through Gabriel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Candy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Candy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gabriel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Candy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gabriel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Candy. Candy obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice uppercut lands for Candy. That snapped Gabriel's head back.
John Candy is winning the standup battle so far.
Candy scores with the left hand. Gabriel knows he should have avoided that one.
Gabriel shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel throws a nice looking combination but Candy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Candy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gabriel takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gabriel looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gabriel misses with a looping left.
Gabriel has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

Candy gets a clinch.

Candy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Candy scores with a head kick.
Jab, jab by Candy - just one landing.
Gabriel throws a lazy head kick
and Candy counters with a slapping leg kick.
Candy lands with a kick to the temple. Gabriel shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Good exchange - Candy coming out on top.
Juan Gabriel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Candy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Candy's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Candy duly obliges.
Candy jabs at Gabriel's body.
Candy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gabriel at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gabriel takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gabriel throws a combination that misses
and Candy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Candy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Candy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gabriel doesn't seem bothered though.
Candy is looking to slow Gabriel down with leg kicks.
A right-left combo lands from Candy.
Gabriel's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Candy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Candy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Candy scores with a body shot.
Candy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gabriel takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gabriel is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Candy.
Candy scores with a leg kick.
A jab from Candy finds it's way through Gabriel's defenses.

Candy bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Candy lands some shots froms side control.
Candy creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Gabriel sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Candy working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

Candy is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gabriel is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Candy working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Candy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Juan Gabriel's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Candy lands a right hook to the body.
Gabriel misses with a double jab
enabling Candy to counter with a crisp jab.
Candy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gabriel circles away.
Gabriel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gabriel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Candy counters with a nice body kick.
Gabriel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gabriel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Candy lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Candy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Candy digs a good hook to Gabriel's body.
Candy connects with a nice looking jab.
Gabriel takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Candy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gabriel on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Candy connects with an inside leg kick.
Candy connects with an inside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Candy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gabriel's head backwards.
Gabriel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Candy counters with a straight right hand.
Candy connects with a single shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gabriel tries to keep at a distance but Candy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Candy lands a hook that snaps the head of Gabriel backwards.
Gabriel wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short uppercut from Candy.
Candy lands with a light punch inside.
Candy pushes Gabriel back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gabriel working hard to break the clinch.

Candy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gabriel throws a left and a right that both miss

and Candy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Candy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gabriel shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gabriel tries to score with a low kick but Candy moves his leg out of the way.
Gabriel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Candy scores with a jab.
That kick from Candy tenderised Gabriel's leg. Gabriel is trying to keep his angry face on.
Juan Gabriel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Candy lands with a straight right. Gabriel didn't see that one coming.
Candy lands with a good body shot.
Gabriel misses with the combination.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Candy.
Candy scoring well with a low kick there.
Gabriel misses with a looping right.
Candy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gabriel takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Candy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
John Candy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Candy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gabriel throws a combination that misses
and Candy counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Candy moves into the clinch successfully.
Candy has Gabriel pushed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Candy.
Candy tries for a takedown but Gabriel manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Candy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Candy's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Gabriel fails to pull guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Gabriel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Candy slips under a jab.
Candy misses with a wild combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gabriel throws a sloppy head kick
and Candy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Juan Gabriel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gabriel misses with a kick to the body
and Candy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Gabriel 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Candy scoring well with a low kick there.
A telegraphed right hand from Gabriel misses the target.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Candy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Candy 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:24
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:24
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Candy!