PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Cannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shaun Russell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Russell has chosen LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Cannon
vs
Russell

179 cm
37
207 lbs
23 - 24 - 1

187 cm
29
219 lbs
15 - 12 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 23 - 24 - 1, fighting out of London, Matthew Cannon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shaun Russell!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cannon misses with a hook to the body
and Russell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cannon avoids the body shot from Russell.
Cannon ducks under a wild hook from Russell.
Cannon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Russell lands a nice shot to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Russell scores with a four punch combination!
Russell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cannon counters with a nice uppercut.
A leg kick checked by Cannon.
A looping hook to the body misses from Russell. Cannon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Russell just misses with a punch to the body.
Cannon lands with an uppercut that bounces Russell off the cage and back into range.
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 looks to land a combination. Russell sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Cannon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cannon darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Russell misses with a low kick.
Cannon has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Rift Fighting Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Cannon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cannon throws a combination. Russell tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

It looks like Shaun Russell has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Russell throws a jab but it's blocked by Cannon.
Cannon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Left hook, right uppercut from Cannon.
Russell misses with a straight right.
Russell misses with a left hand
and Cannon counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Russell thinking.
A combination from Russell does no damage.
Russell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cannon with a nice cross.
Russell connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice straight punches there by Cannon. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cannon.
Russell connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
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 misses with a wild body shot.
Cannon moves away from the strike by Russell.
Nice jab there from Russell.
Russell misses with an uppercut
and Cannon counters with a two punch combo.
Cannon throws a right hand that Russell ducks under and follows up with a left that Russell also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cannon.

Russell is rocked!
Russell lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Russell throws a jab but it's blocked by Cannon.
Russell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cannon manages to avoid it.
Russell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Russell throws a shot from downtown. Cannon moves away and avoids it.
Cannon avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fighters circling - Russell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cannon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cannon misses with a few strikes there.
Russell misses with a left hand
and Cannon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Russell throws a big shot that misses.
Russell throws a lazy right hand but Cannon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cannon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Russell takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cannon scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Russell throws a right hand that Cannon ducks under and follows up with a left that Cannon also avoids with ease.
Cannon misses with a body shot.
Russell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cannon moves away.
Russell connects with a leg kick. Cannon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cannon darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Russell looks to land a left hand but Cannon moved out of range nicely.
Russell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Russell looks to land a right hand but Cannon moved out of range.
Cannon takes one to the side of the head.
Russell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cannon.
Cannon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cannon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Russell.
Russell looks to throw the jab but Cannon is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cannon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cannon is working the combinations to good effect here.
A shot to the liver by Cannon. Beautiful body shot.
Russell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cannon manages to avoid it.
Cannon is looking to wear down Russell with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cannon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cannon lands with a good body shot.
Cannon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cannon slips a jab and a cross from Russell.
Russell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cannon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cannon scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Cannon thows a body shot but no joy.
Cannon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Russell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Russell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Russell scores with a jab. Cannon acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Russell throws a nice looking combination but Cannon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Russell misses with an uppercut
and Russell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cannon lands an overhand right.
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 Shaun Russell's cut.
That's time! Cannon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Russell misses with a lunging right hand
and Cannon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Russell throws a lazy uppercut
and Cannon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Russell attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Russell misses with a series of wild punches.
Cannon takes a swing at Russell's ribcage but misses.
Cannon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Russell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cannon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheers as Russell lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cannon doesn't seem phased though.
Russell throws a right hand that misses
and Cannon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Russell throws a looping overhand right but Cannon ducks down to avoid it.
Cannon misses with a series of wild punches.
Cannon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Russell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cannon.
Russell throws a looping overhand right but Cannon ducks down to avoid it.
Cannon cracks Russell with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Russell lands a jab to the head.
Russell misses with an uppercut.
Russell throws a lazy right hand but Cannon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cannon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Russell throws out the jab.
Cannon moves out of range of the strikes.
Russell misses with a wild combination.
Some wild striking there from Russell.
Matthew Cannon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cannon dips to his left and cracks Russell with an uppercut!
Cannon staying out of range there.
Cannon throws a series of punches but Russell avoids them all with ease.
Cannon throws a combination. Russell tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Cannon digs a good hook to Russell's body.
Cannon takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Russell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russell takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Russell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cannon moves away.
Matthew Cannon is winning the standup battle so far.
Decent striking displayed by Russell there.
Cannon with a nice cross.
Russell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cannon.
Shaun Russell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cannon throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Russell's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Cannon dives in looking to finish as Russell flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Cannon's strikes! Cannon is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Russell's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Russell was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matthew Cannon!
An out of breath and clearly excited Matthew Cannon thanked Xtreme Merchandise for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).