PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jamaal Russo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guido Cannetti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Russo
vs
Cannetti

188 cm
18
177 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

162 cm
22
170 lbs
1 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jamaal Russo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Guido Cannetti!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cannetti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Russo throws a left and a right that both miss

and Cannetti counters by clinching up.

Cannetti jumps guard and drags Russo to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Russo chips away with some ground and pound.

Russo gets to his feet. Cannetti looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Russo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Russo shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Cannetti manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Russo stands up from Cannetti's guard - Russo perhaps looking for a knockout.
Russo falls off balance throwing a combination

and Cannetti counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cannetti.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cannetti is fighting off a takedown attempt but Russo is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Cannetti to the mat. Cannetti regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

Russo stands up from Cannetti's guard - Russo perhaps looking for a knockout.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Russo.

Russo stands up and we're back to a striking position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Russo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Russo.
Russo misses with a wild combination.
Russo jabs at Cannetti's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cannetti circles away quickly and effectively.

Russo drives through with a takedown into Cannetti's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Russo gets to his feet. Cannetti looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Russo throws a combination that misses

and Cannetti counters by moving into the clinch.
Cannetti should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Cannetti pulls guard.
Russo stands up over Cannetti, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Cannetti utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Russo gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Russo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Russo is looking to stall here but Cannetti recovers full guard.
Russo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cannetti's head.
Russo throwing strikes but missing.
Russo prevents Cannetti from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamaal Russo dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Russo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Cannetti counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Cannetti controlling the action here.

Cannetti stands up from half guard.
Russo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Russo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Russo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Russo.
Russo misses with a two punch combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Russo. Cannetti does a little dance to reset his feet.

Russo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Russo gets to his feet. Cannetti looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Russo drives through with a takedown into Cannetti's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Cannetti has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Russo off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Russo misses with the combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Russo throws a nice looking combination but Cannetti bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Russo looking to score a takedown here. Cannetti is defending well but Russo drives through and ends up in Cannetti's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russo trying to control the position from guard on top but Cannetti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Russo throwing strikes but missing.
Cannetti is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

Cannetti is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Russo is aware though and is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Russo stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Russo.
Russo creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

Russo stands up and beckons Cannetti to his feet.
Russo throws a hook to the side of Cannetti's head but Cannetti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamaal Russo dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Russo fails to land with a series of punches.
Russo misses with a jab, cross combination.

Russo closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Russo lands in his opponent's guard.
Russo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cannetti trying to keep a closed guard but Russo is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Russo gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Cannetti tries to sprawl but Russo drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Russo stands up out of the half guard.
Russo misses with a shot to the body

and Cannetti counters by moving into the clinch.

Russo has picked Cannetti up - he's going for a ride! Russo dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Russo misses with a head shot. Cannetti uses the momentum to regain guard.
Cannetti working a defensive guard here.
Guido Cannetti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jamaal Russo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cannetti is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Russo defends well.
Cannetti utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cannetti thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Russo 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.

Cannetti is working an open guard so Russo takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Russo looks to score with a jab to the body but Cannetti is just out of range.
Russo misses with a double jab

and Cannetti counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Russo jumps into guard, dragging Cannetti to the mat.
Cannetti stands and throws Russo's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Russo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cannetti happy to just control the position for now.
Russo is looking for a sweep.
Russo regains half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cannetti controlling the action here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Cannetti wants to work for an arm triangle but Russo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jamaal Russo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Russo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamaal Russo!