PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Cannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Peach (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!

Cannon
vs
Peach

179 cm
26
207 lbs
10 - 14 - 1

187 cm
25
219 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 10 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Matthew Cannon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Peach!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Peach finds it's target.
Cannon stuffs the takedown.
Peach throws a body punch but Cannon moves out of range.
Cannon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Peach closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cannon looks to score with a jab to the body but Peach is just out of range.
Cannon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Peach throws a body punch but Cannon moves out of range.
Peach doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cannon counters with a right hand to the body.
Cannon stuffs the takedown attempt from Peach. Peach gets slowly back to his feet.
Matthew Cannon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Peach.
Cannon scores with a sloppy right hand. Peach should have avoided that one.

It looks like Danny Peach has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peach with a poor takedown
and Cannon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cannon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Peach manages to avoid it.
Peach shoots for a takedown but Cannon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Peach misses with a double jab.
Peach looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cannon lands a jab to Peach's midsection.
Cannon lands a lovely overhand right.
Danny Peach seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peach shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cannon as he jumps to the side.
Cannon catches Peach with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cannon throws a body punch but Peach moves out of range.
Peach throws a series of punches but Cannon avoids them all with ease.
Peach moves away from the strike by Cannon.
Matthew Cannon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Peach shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice body punch from Cannon.
Cannon catches Peach with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cannon goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Peach is rocked!
Cannon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Peach.
Cannon throws a hook to the side of Peach's head but Peach sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cannon throws a big shot that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cannon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cannon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Peach is trying desperately to land a takedown but Cannon is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Peach.
Cannon throws out a loose jab but Peach uses good head movement to avoid it.
Peach shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cannon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Peach.
Cannon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Peach's hands.
A big left from Peach misses.
Peach uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cannon.
Peach is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cannon sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Peach shoots for a takedown but Cannon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cannon misses with a straight left.
Cannon missing with a left hand there. Peach was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cannon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Peach shoots in for a takedown but Cannon shows good takedown defense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peach swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Peach fails with the takedown.
Cannon lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A big right from Cannon misses.
Cannon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Peach manages to avoid it.
Peach ducks under a wild hook from Cannon.
Cannon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Peach.
Peach looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cannon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Peach's hands.
Cannon lands a nice shot to the body.
Peach misses with a takedown
and Cannon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cannon's jab looks to have found its range, popping Peach under the eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peach takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Peach is still on wobbly legs! Can Cannon finish him?
Cannon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Peach seems to have recovered his senses.
Cannon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cannon just misses with a punch to the body.
Peach blocks a jab.
Peach avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cannon darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Peach misses with an uppercut
and Cannon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Peach shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cannon pinned against the cage. Cannon gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cannon misses with a lunging right hand
and Peach counters with a stiff right hand.
Horrible takedown by Peach or perhaps it was just good defense by Cannon which made him look bad.
Cannon throws a hook but Peach avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matthew Cannon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Danny Peach's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Peach misses with a series of wild punches.
Peach has a takedown stuffed.
Peach shoots for a double leg takedown but Cannon sprawls well. He's pushed Peach's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Matthew Cannon is winning the standup battle so far.
Peach moves away from the strike by Cannon.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cannon. Peach does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cannon stuns Peach with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cannon displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Peach.
Matthew Cannon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Peach.
Cannon 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.
Cannon scores with a body shot.
No luck for Peach with that takedown attempt.
Peach is breathing heavily.
Peach gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cannon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cannon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cannon looks to land a right hand but Peach moved out of range.
Cannon scores with a jab.

That has opened up Danny Peach's cut even more.
Cannon drops Peach with a straight right hand, right on the button! Cannon follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matthew Cannon!