PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ian Landry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beasty Kanne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Landry comes into the arena with Friday blaring out of the sound system. Kanne is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Don't Cry For Me Argentina. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Landry
vs
Kanne

190 cm
22
183 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

179 cm
24
175 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ian Landry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Beasty Kanne!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Landry connects with an inside leg kick.

Kanne clinches with his opponent.
A short right from Kanne.
Landry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kanne avoids it.
Landry misses with a body punch.
Kanne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Landry's elbow.
Kanne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Landry pushes off an throws an elbow but Kanne leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kanne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Landry's elbow.
Landry pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kanne stalling in the clinch.
Landry tries a body shot but Kanne blocks it.
Landry working aggressively here.
Landry has a couple of punches blocked by Kanne.
Kanne tries a body shot but Landry blocks it.
Kanne blocks a body shot from Landry.
Nice body punch from Kanne.
Kanne scores with a shot to the side of Landry's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Kanne.
Landry landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short left from Kanne.
Kanne tries to stall but Landry uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kanne tries to work over Landry's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Landry creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kanne is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The crowd are getting on Kanne's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Kanne lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kanne misses with some punches.
Kanne is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Landry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanne softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kanne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Landry's elbow.
Kanne blocks the elbow strike.
Landry pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Landry lands an elbow inside.
Kanne stalls.
Landry throws a punch but it's blocked by Kanne.
Kanne taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kanne scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Landry prevents a body shot from Kanne.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Landry.
Kanne misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kanne tries to throw a body punch but Landry avoids it by throwing Kanne back against the cage.
Landry is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kanne is defending well for now.
Kanne is trying to maintain a safe position but Landry gets an underhook and turns Kanne into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanne working aggressively here.
Kanne struggles to land a body shot inside as Landry controls his hands.
Kanne misses with a body punch.
Kanne is trying to stall.
Landry lands a knee to the body.
Kanne taking a breather.
Kanne misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kanne swings wildly with an uppercut but Landry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Landry misses with the head strike.
Landry tries to land knees in the clinch but Kanne avoids the damage to the body.
Kanne prevents a body shot from Landry.
Landry pushes off an throws an elbow but Kanne leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kanne blocks an elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanne misses with a punch to the body.
Kanne dodges an elbow strike from Landry.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Landry.
Kanne stalls.
Kanne scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kanne working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Landry obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kanne is pushing Landry up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kanne managing to block the knees to the body from Landry.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Landry tries to throw a body punch but Kanne avoids it by throwing Landry back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Landry.

It looks like Beasty Kanne has been cut.
Landry tries to throw a body punch but Kanne avoids it by throwing Landry back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Beasty Kanne will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Beasty Kanne's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

The fight stays on the outside here - Kanne looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kanne wants to clinch but Landry slips to the side
and Landry counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kanne throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Landry throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Landry just misses with a punch to the body.
Kanne tries to clinch up.
Landry connects with a leg kick. Kanne looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Landry has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kanne tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Landry lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Landry thumps Kanne with a low kick.
Landry will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kanne misses with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Landry.
Landry feints and then cracks Kanne's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kanne down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanne misses with a wild body shot.
Kanne misses with a wild combination.
Kanne connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kanne lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Landry circles away quickly and effectively.
Landry takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Landry thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kanne if he has to take too many more of those.
Kanne tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sloppy strikes from Kanne. Those never looked like landing.
Beasty Kanne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kanne takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Landry clinches.
Kanne takes a shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landry lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Landry tries to land a knee to the head but Kanne blocks with his arms.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kanne can't find room to land a body shot as Landry controls the action.
Landry creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kanne trying to stall but Landry improves his position.
Landry scores with a shoulder strike.
Kanne lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kanne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Landry pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Landry.
Kanne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kanne has Landry pressed against the cage.
Kanne has a couple of punches blocked by Landry.
A right hand to the body from Kanne.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Landry gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kanne works on Landry's body with a couple of short punches.
Kanne digs a right hand underneath Landry's ribcage. Landry let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Beasty Kanne seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kanne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Kanne.
Kanne throws a head punch that misses.
Landry blocks an uppercut.
Landry creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kanne throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Landrys head.
Kanne stalling the fight.
Kanne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Landry's elbow.
Kanne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Landry's elbow.
Kanne lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Landry misses with an elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Landry lands a left hand.
Kanne can't find room to land a body shot as Landry controls the action.
Kanne lands a hook that snaps the head of Landry backwards.
Kanne blocking some punches.
Landry tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Landry working aggressively here.
Landry tries a knee to the head but Kanne blocks it.
Kanne stalling in the clinch.
Kanne lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Landry looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right from Landry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Beasty Kanne will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Beasty Kanne's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Kanne tries to clinch but Landry moves out of range.

Kanne moves into the clinch successfully.
Landry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kanne.
Landry throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kanne gets through Landry's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Landry tries to land knees in the clinch but Kanne avoids the damage to the body.
Landry lands an elbow inside.
Kanne trying to control the position but instead, Landry has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kanne into the cage.
Landry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kanne blocks the elbow strike.
Kanne throws a punch but it's blocked by Landry.
Kanne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kanne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Landry pushes off an throws an elbow but Kanne leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Landry lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Landry landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Landry tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Landry is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kanne is defending well for now.
Landry lands an elbow inside that Kanne shrugs off.
Kanne lands a right hand that snaps the head of Landry backwards.
Landry tries to work over Kanne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kanne softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kanne pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kanne takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanne lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Landry backwards.
Kanne throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch on the inside from Kanne fails to land.
Kanne makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Landry lands a nice elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Landry throws a head punch that misses.
Landry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kanne.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Landry.
Nice body punch from Kanne - that landed with a thud.
Landry misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Kanne - that landed with a thud.
Landry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kanne.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kanne blocks the elbow strike.
Kanne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Landry's elbow.
Kanne lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanne is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Landry is keeping busy.
Kanne dodges an elbow strike from Landry.
Kanne scores with a hook to the body.
Kanne lands a body shot.
Kanne working aggressively here.
Landry is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kanne is defending well for now.
Landry tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kanne smiles and moves away.
Ian Landry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kanne swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kanne works over Landry's head and body with a nice combination.
Landry fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kanne has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kanne tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Landry makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanne looks to land a left hand but Landry moved out of range nicely.
Kanne tries to close the distance and clinch but Landry swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kanne lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Landry circles away quickly and effectively.
Kanne fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Landry throws a leg kick

and Kanne counters by clinching up.
Landry lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kanne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Beasty Kanne is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kanne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Landry goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Landry tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kanne lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kanne just leaning against Landry, taking a breather.

And that's the end of the fight!
Beasty Kanne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kanne winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Beasty Kanne!