PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Felipe Estrada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colt Cannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Felipe Estrada looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Estrada
vs
Cannon

165 cm
22
165 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

173 cm
21
155 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Felipe Estrada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Colt Cannon!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cannon blocks a leg kick.
Estrada tries to bum rush Cannon with a series of wild strikes but Cannon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Estrada shoots for a double leg takedown but Cannon sprawls well. He's pushed Estrada's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Cannon decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Cannon blocks the strikes from Estrada.
Estrada wants to get back to full guard.
Cannon is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Cannon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cannon thows a huge punch but Estrada dodges it nicely.

Estrada looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Estrada is trying to get back to full guard.
Estrada blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cannon.
Estrada has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

Cannon pushes Estrada up against the cage in a clinch.
Cannon wants a takedown.

Cannon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Estrada throws the left hand but Cannon avoids the punch easily.
Estrada scores with a nice strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Estrada looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Estrada is breathing heavily.
Estrada throws a shot from downtown. Cannon moves away and avoids it.
Cannon wants to clinch.
Estrada lands with a nice body punch.

Cannon gets a takedown into half guard.
Estrada wants to control but Cannon is keeping busy.
Estrada has hold of Cannon's hands but Cannon slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Cannon looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Estrada with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Estrada is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Cannon pulls his head out easily.
Estrada wants to control but Cannon is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Estrada avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cannon.
Cannon seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Estrada does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cannon wants to get back to his feet.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Estrada tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cannon swivels and escapes.
Felipe Estrada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Cannon clinches up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Cannon.
Estrada is looking to break free of the clinch but Cannon has double underhooks.
Cannon slows down the pace here.
Cannon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Estrada backwards.

Cannon breaks the clinch.
Cannon lands a nice looking body shot.
Cannon shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cannon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Cannon clinches up with Estrada and pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Estrada is trying to break the clinch but Cannon has him pressed against the cage.

Cannon breaks the clinch.
Estrada fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felipe Estrada. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Estrada throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cannon counters with a nice body kick.
Cannon lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Cannon lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Cannon shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Cannon wanted to stand there but Estrada had control of the position.
Estrada could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Cannon stands up from Estrada's guard - Cannon perhaps looking for a knockout.
Estrada fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cannon manages to avoid it.

Cannon clinches up with Estrada and pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cannon scores a nice knee to the body.
Cannon has Estrada pushed against the cage.
Cannon lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cannon keeps control of Estrada as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cannon pressing his opponent against the cage.
Cannon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Cannon manages to break the clinch.

Cannon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Estrada, pushing him back against the cage.
Estrada has had enough of the clinch but Cannon keeps him there for the moment.
Estrada wants to break free but Cannon has control.
Cannon keeps control of Estrada as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cannon scores with a shot to the side of Estrada's head.
Cannon looking to slow down the pace here.
Cannon lands a hook that snaps the head of Estrada backwards.
Cannon drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Estrada gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Cannon lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Cannon shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Estrada throws a right and a left that both miss.

Cannon drives through and clinches with Estrada against the cage.
Cannon is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Estrada gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Cannon has Estrada pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Cannon pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Estrada tumbling to the mat - Cannon dives into Estrada's guard.
Cannon would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Estrada pulls Cannon in to control the position.
Estrada looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Estrada had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Cannon is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Estrada Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Cannon's back instead.
Estrada trying to control momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cannon is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Estrada gets his hands free as Cannon looks to control.
Cannon tries to break free.
Cannon trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.

Estrada looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Cannon taps!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Felipe Estrada!