PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Canseco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Harvey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Canseco
vs
Harvey

175 cm
30
212 lbs
21 - 15 - 0

188 cm
27
212 lbs
16 - 10 - 1

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jose Canseco !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paul Harvey!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harvey lands a high kick!
Canseco throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Harvey's waist but Harvey gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Canseco off to one side.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Canseco , right into the meat.
Canseco with a nice cross.
A chopping leg kick lands by Canseco .
Harvey defending well as Canseco loads up on a big left hand.
A left lands for Harvey.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Canseco uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A slow jab from Canseco misses its intended target.
Harvey throws a nice inside leg kick.
Canseco takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Canseco throws a low kick, looking for Harvey's leg but Harvey calmly moves out of range.
Harvey lunges at Canseco with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Canseco 's hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Canseco checks a leg kick.
Canseco uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Harvey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Canseco .
Harvey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Canseco was well out of range. Poor timing from Harvey.
Canseco throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey thumps Canseco with a low kick.
Canseco throws a lazy uppercut
and Harvey counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harvey misses with a body shot.
Harvey connects with a leg kick. Canseco looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Horrible takedown by Canseco or perhaps it was just good defense by Harvey which made him look bad.
Harvey wants to land a leg kick but Canseco is out of range.
Canseco on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Harvey. Harvey obviously looking to wear him down.
Canseco throws a head kick but Harvey moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Harvey.
Horrible takedown by Canseco or perhaps it was just good defense by Harvey which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Canseco . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harvey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harvey cracks Canseco with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Canseco shoots in looking for a takedown. Harvey tries to sprawl out of it but Canseco keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Harvey manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Canseco shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Harvey defends it nicely.
Canseco is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harvey thuds a left hand into Canseco 's body.
Paul Harvey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Canseco looks to land a combination but Harvey avoids it well.
Canseco misses with a takedown
and Harvey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harvey takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Canseco showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harvey.
Harvey has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Harvey avoids the body shot from Canseco .
Canseco shoots in looking for a takedown but Harvey manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Canseco 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Harvey lands an overhand right.
Harvey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harvey is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Canseco had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Harvey clobbers Canseco with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Canseco throws a looping overhand right but Harvey ducks down to avoid it.
Jose Canseco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey scores with a jab. Canseco acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Harvey scoring well with a low kick there.
Canseco misses with a hook
and Harvey counters with a nice body shot.
Canseco fails to land the takedown.
Canseco jabs Harvey right on the nose. Harvey blinks but takes it well.
Harvey lands a leg kick that knocks Canseco off balance momentarily.
Harvey swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Canseco .
Canseco throws a right and a left that both miss.
Harvey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Canseco moves away.
Canseco throws a leg kick but Harvey sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Canseco shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Harvey pinned against the cage. Harvey gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Harvey lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harvey scores with a nice head shot.
Canseco moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvey slips a jab from Canseco .
Harvey ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Harvey fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Canseco throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Canseco 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Harvey connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Canseco scrambles back to his feet.
Harvey fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Canseco .
Canseco keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab by Harvey.
Harvey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Canseco moves away.
Harvey scores with a leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Canseco darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Canseco throws a jab but it's blocked by Harvey.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Canseco changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Harvey tries to avoid it but Canseco manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Harvey to the ground. Harvey escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A punch combination from Canseco misses.
Harvey throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Harvey with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Harvey dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Canseco takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Canseco closes this distance looking for a takedown but Harvey circles away.
Harvey thumps Canseco with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Harvey.
An inside leg kick lands from Harvey.
Harvey fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Canseco 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.
Paul Harvey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A nice leg kick lands there from Harvey.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harvey looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Decent striking displayed by Harvey there.
Canseco takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Harvey scores with a jab.
Harvey dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Canseco . That did some damage!
Harvey misses the shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Canseco stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Harvey.
Harvey punishes Canseco 's body with a nice straight punch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Harvey.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Canseco shoots in looking for a takedown but Harvey manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Canseco 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Canseco 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.
A head kick misses from Harvey.
Harvey is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Canseco shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Harvey defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Canseco . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harvey feints and then cracks Canseco 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Canseco down.
Harvey throws a front kick that sends Canseco stumbling back into the cage.
Harvey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harvey scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Canseco looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harvey buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Harvey pushes Canseco away with a front kick.
Canseco takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Canseco tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harvey was well out of range. Poor timing from Canseco .
Harvey lands a nice looking kick to the body. Canseco takes a step back to recover.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canseco walks into a left hand.
Harvey scores with a kick to the body.
Canseco stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Harvey.
Harvey punishes Canseco 's body with a nice straight punch.
Canseco is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Harvey connects with a looping right hand.
Harvey fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Canseco looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Harvey lands a head shot.
Harvey works the jab nicely.
Canseco tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Harvey works Canseco 's body with a nice hook.
Harvey lands a nice leg kick that just misses Canseco 's sensitive parts.
Harvey with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A jab from Harvey finds it's way through Canseco 's defenses.
Harvey lands a jab to Canseco 's midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Canseco 's calf.
Harvey slips a straight right by Canseco .
A solid leg kick lands there for Harvey.
Harvey scores with a leg kick.
Harvey lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Harvey fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Canseco misses with a takedown attempt - Harvey sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Harvey fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jose Canseco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice inside leg kick there by Harvey. That's going to slow Canseco down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Harvey.
Harvey thumps Canseco with a low kick.
Paul Harvey is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Harvey scores with a sloppy right hand. Canseco should have avoided that one.
Harvey turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Harvey scores with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Canseco thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harvey lands a nice shot that snaps Canseco 's head back.
Canseco throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good leg kick by Harvey there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Harvey lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Canseco .
Harvey lands with a hook. Canseco tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Harvey throws a nice inside leg kick.
Harvey ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Canseco scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Harvey, right into the meat.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Canseco . He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Harvey, as that shot connected.
Canseco throws a jab when Harvey was well out of range.
Canseco throws a jab when Harvey was well out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Harvey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Harvey has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 17:20
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 17:20
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 17:20

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Harvey!