PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Cannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dimitri Logan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Cannon
vs
Logan

184 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

188 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jacob Cannon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dimitri Logan!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Illya Tyunina and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Logan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cannon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Logan.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A punch combination from Logan misses.

Logan has closed the distance and engaged Cannon in a clinch.
Logan prevents Cannon from breaking the clinch.

Cannon drags the fight down to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Logan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Logan tries to stand but Cannon is controlling from the bottom.
Logan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Cannon is looking for a triangle but Logan pushes his legs off easily.
Cannon trying to keep a closed guard but Logan is proving a slippery customer.
Cannon is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cannon working for a triangle but Logan defends it easily.
Logan controlling from the top position.
Logan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cannon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Cannon looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Logan has picked Cannon up and slammed him! Cannon can't keep hold of the triangle and Logan manages to pass to side control!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Logan wants to stand but Cannon has his arm trapped.
Cannon is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cannon is trying to buck Logan off.
Logan content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

Logan stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Logan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Logan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cannon walks into a left hand.
Logan with a hook.
Cannon changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Logan tries to avoid it but Cannon manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Logan to the ground. Logan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cannon looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Logan is fending him off so far but Cannon persists. Nope, Logan circles away and we're back to standing.
Cannon swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Logan to counter with a crisp jab.

Logan takes the fight into the clinch.
Logan lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Jacob Cannon has been cut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Logan.
Logan lands an elbow just above Cannon 's eye.

Logan breaks from the clinch.
Cannon fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacob Cannon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cannon is breathing heavily.
Cannon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Logan.
Logan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cannon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cannon is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Logan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cannon dives in and grabs Logan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Logan pushes down on Cannon's head and hops out.
Cannon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Logan.
Cannon closes the distance and clinches up with Logan, looking for a takedown. Cannon pushes Logan against the cage but Logan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Logan looks to land a combination. Cannon sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Logan scores with the left hand. Cannon knows he should have avoided that one.
Sloppy strikes from Logan. Those never looked like landing.
Logan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cannon.
Logan throws a series of punches but Cannon moves out of range.
Logan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cannon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Logan lands a leg kick that knocks Cannon off balance momentarily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Logan.
Nice uppercut there from Logan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dimitri Logan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jacob Cannon's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Cannon shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Logan sprawls well. Logan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cannon gets slowly back to his feet.
Cannon tries to clinch there but Logan circles away.
Cannon fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Logan avoids it really well and circles away.
Logan looks to land a combination. Cannon sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Logan misses with a two punch combination.
Logan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cannon moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cannon looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Logan is fending him off so far but Cannon persists. Nope, Logan circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacob Cannon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Logan digs a good hook to Cannon's body.
Logan connects with a solid leg kick.
Cannon takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Logan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Logan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan connects with a leg kick. Cannon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Logan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cannon walks into a left hand.
Logan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Cannon fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Logan lands with a cross.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Logan!
Cannon takes a jab right on the kisser.
Logan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Logan connects with a leg kick. Cannon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Logan stalks Cannon and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cannon's face. Cannon staggers backwards, shaken.
Nice uppercut lands for Logan. That snapped Cannon's head back.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cannon ducks right into an uppercut from Logan.
Logan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jacob Cannon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Logan scores with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cannon takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Logan avoids the head kick by Cannon.
Logan lands a really nice looking cross but Cannon seems unphased.
Cannon slips a jab and a cross from Logan.
Dimitri Logan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Logan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cannon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Logan blocks a head kick by Cannon.

Logan forces Cannon back against the cage and clinches.

Cannon jumps guard and drags Logan to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Logan engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Cannon keeping moving, preventing Logan from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cannon trying to control the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Cannon pulls Logan in close to prevent any damage.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Dimitri Logan hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Some wild striking there from Logan.
Logan misses with a few strikes there.
Logan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cannon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Logan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cannon looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Logan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cannon looks for a takedown but Logan sprawls well.
Logan cracks Cannon with a good jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Logan connects with a body shot that sends Cannon's belly button to the back.
Cannon shoots for a double leg takedown but Logan sprawls well. He's pushed Cannon's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cannon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Logan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Logan scores with a nice strike.
Logan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cannon shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Logan defends it nicely.
Logan's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Logan duly obliges.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cannon shoots in looking for a takedown but Logan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cannon's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Logan clinches up with Cannon and pushes him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Logan controlling the action here for a moment.
Cannon takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dimitri Logan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jacob Cannon'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!

Logan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cannon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Logan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Cannon shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Logan sprawls well. Logan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cannon gets slowly back to his feet.
Logan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cannon's head backwards.
Cannon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cannon.
Cannon walks into a straight right hand from Logan.
A nice combination there by Logan.
Cannon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Logan there.
Logan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Logan wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacob Cannon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An inside leg kick lands from Logan.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Logan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cannon backs up against the cage.
Logan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cannon backs up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Logan scores with a four punch combination!
Cannon takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Dimitri Logan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Logan rushes Cannon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Logan is pushing Cannon up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Logan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cannon changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Logan tries to avoid it but Cannon manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Logan to the ground. Logan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The fighters circle momentarily. Logan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Logan throws out a powerful jab.
Logan feints a jab promting Cannon to slip. Logan then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cannon slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Logan tests Cannon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cannon on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cannon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Logan lands a jab.
Logan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cannon shoots for a double leg takedown but Logan sprawls well. He's pushed Cannon's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cannon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Logan scores with a nice strike.
Logan tries to bum rush Cannon with a series of wild strikes but Cannon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Logan clobbers Cannon with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Logan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cannon shoots in for a double leg but Logan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Logan lands with a nice body punch.
Logan is working the combinations to good effect here.
Cannon is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Logan lands a head shot.
Cannon fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Logan has managed to clinch.
Logan stalling against the cage.
Cannon is trying to break the clinch but Logan has him pressed against the cage.

Logan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Logan is looking to clinch.
Logan lands a head shot.
Logan throws a right hand that Cannon ducks under and follows up with a left that Cannon also avoids with ease.

Cannon shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Logan napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Cannon taking a break here but Logan is having none of it and regains half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Logan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cannon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cannon is trying to control. Logan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Logan missing with punches from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cannon is thwarting Logan's attempts to control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dimitri Logan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Logan 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dimitri Logan!