PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sohna Canela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Harry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Canela
vs
Harry

180 cm
22
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

191 cm
18
245 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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 Rio de Janeiro, Sohna Canela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chuck Harry!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Canela misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harry changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Canela tries to avoid it but Harry manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Canela to the ground. Canela escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Canela decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Harry trying to control here.
Canela thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Harry looking for submissions off his back.

Canela escapes and gets back to his feet.
Harry with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Canela counter with a right hand.
Harry with a poor takedown

and Canela counters by clinching up.
Sohna Canela has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chuck Harry.

Canela breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Canela looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Harry gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Canela counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harry trying to control but Canela postures up.
Harry looks gassed!
Canela is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Canela gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Canela throws a head kick that misses.

Canela looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Harry!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harry wants to control but Canela is having none of it.
Canela really is a fat lump.
Canela tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harry tries to hold on but Canela postures up.
Canela controlling from the full mount.
Harry is trying to escape the mount.
Canela controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Sohna Canela wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Canela tries to clinch up but Harry circles away and keeps his distance.
Canela throws a head kick that misses.

Canela shoots in and gets a takedown into Harry's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harry has a closed guard, preventing Canela from standing up.

Harry looking for a guillotine here but Canela defends easily.
Canela works over Harry with some ground and pound from guard.
Canela slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Canela postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Canela bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Harry is trying to improve his position.
Canela tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.

Canela stands up.
Canela tries to clinch up but Harry circles away and keeps his distance.
Canela throws a sloppy head kick and Harry moves out of range easily.
Sohna Canela is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Canela throws a head kick but Harry moves out of range.

Harry shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Harry lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Canela is trying is best to control the position here.
Harry is trying to control. Canela wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Canela wants to get back to full guard.
Canela is trying to stand.
Canela knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Harry on the ground.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Still in half guard, Harry seems content to control.
Harry is trying to control the action in half guard but Canela is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Canela trying to control but Harry postures up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Harry tries to sprawl but Canela drives through with a takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harry regains full guard. Nicely done.
Canelais looking to pass into half guard but Harry pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Harry is in guard.
Harry looking to pass the guard.
Harry throwing strikes from guard but Canela blocks nicely.
Canela is looking to stand up but Harry isn't so interested in that idea.
Harry trying to control but Canela is working from the bottom.
Canela is looking to stand up but Harry isn't so interested in that idea.
Harry trying to control the position from guard on top but Canela is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Harry thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Canela looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Harry trying to control but Canela is working from the bottom.
Harry stops Canela from standing up.
Canela trying to keep a closed guard but Harry is proving a slippery customer.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Harry fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Canela avoids it really well and circles away.

Canela looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Canela has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Harry is proving hard to escape from.

Harry had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Canela defends it easily.
Canela has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Harry is proving hard to escape from.
Canela postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Canela tries to stand but Harry is controlling from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sohna Canela dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Canela.
Canela working away.
Harry tries to improve position but can't.

Canela decides to stand back up. Canela steps back and let's Harry get back to his feet.

Canela closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Canela taking a breather here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harry is looking for a sweep.
Harry manages to get back to half guard.
Harry moves into full guard.

Harry had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Canela defends it easily.
Harry wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canela showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Harry has his foot on Canela's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Canela works his way back into a safe position though.

Harry has his feet on Canela's thighs here. He's pushed Canela off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Canela screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chuck Harry!