PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alucard Darkim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Cannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darkim's entrance music is I'm new in da city. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Darkim
vs
Cannon

178 cm
33
203 lbs
22 - 14 - 0

179 cm
40
207 lbs
26 - 27 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alucard Darkim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 27 - 1, fighting out of London, Matthew Cannon!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Darkim drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Darkim scoring with punches to the head and body.
Cannon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cannon trying to control the position.
Darkim throwing strikes but missing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cannon is on top in guard.

Darkim looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Darkim controls Cannon momentarily but Cannon frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Darkim has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cannon can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Darkim escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cannon gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cannon working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cannon trying to control but Darkim is working from the bottom.

Darkim is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cannon defends well.

Darkim escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cannon gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Darkim working for a triangle but Cannon defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cannon advances to half guard.
Cannon is taking a breather. Darkim says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Darkim preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Darkim regains full guard. Nicely done.

Cannon avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Darkim is looking for a triangle but Cannon pushes his legs off easily.
Darkim preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Darkim is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cannon defends well.
Cannon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Darkim pulls Cannon in close to prevent any damage.
Cannon slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Cannon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Darkim keeps working.
Darkim can't do much from the bottom here.
Darkim tries to bench press Cannon off him but Cannon keeps the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Darkim is not content to let Cannon control the position.
Darkim tries to buck Cannon off but Cannon is having none of it.
Cannon postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Darkim is looking to reverse the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alucard Darkim dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Darkim closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cannon circles away.
Cannon is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Darkim with a body shot.
Darkim ducks under a wild hook from Cannon.
Darkim throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Cannon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Darkim throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Darkim moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cannon scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cannon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Darkim manages to avoid it.
Darkim dives in and grabs Cannon's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cannon pushes down on Darkim's head and hops out.
Darkim looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cannon lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Darkim throws a looping overhand right but Cannon ducks down to avoid it.
Darkim throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A countering left hand to the body from Cannon misses.
Alucard Darkim is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cannon misses with a body shot
and Darkim counters with a good low kick that Cannon was not able to check.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darkim shoots and misses
and Cannon counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alucard Darkim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cannon slips a jab and a cross from Darkim.
Darkim uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cannon.
Cannon jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Darkim has a takedown stuffed.
Cannon is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Darkim with a body shot.
Darkim tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cannon swivels and escapes.
Cannon throws a series of punches but Darkim avoids them all with ease.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Darkim is defended easily by Cannon.
Darkim misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cannon throws a big shot that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darkim fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Matthew Cannon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cannon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cannon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cannon scores with a jab to the body.
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 cracks Darkim with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Darkim. Those never looked like landing.
Darkim gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cannon.
Matthew Cannon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No joy there for Cannon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cannon takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Darkim gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Darkim will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darkim ducks under a wild hook from Cannon.
Darkim appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Darkim rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cannon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A combination from Cannon does no damage.
Cannon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Darkim takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Darkim misses with a takedown
and Cannon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cannon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Darkim circles away quickly and effectively.
A little feinted left hand from Darkim on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cannon lands a nice looking body shot.
A punch combination from Cannon misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cannon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darkim changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Darkim blocks a jab.
A punch combination from Darkim misses.
Darkim shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cannon as he avoids it easily.
Cannon throws out a counter right but Darkim avoids it with no problem.
Cannon lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice combination there by Cannon.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Darkim is defended easily by Cannon.
A nice side step and Cannon releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Cannon slaps away a takedown attempt from Darkim, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matthew Cannon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Darkim's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Cannon misses with a wild combination.
Darkim throwing a counter right hand but Cannon manages to avoid it.
Cannon lands a nice looking body shot.
Cannon cracks Darkim with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Cannon gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Cannon wants to get back to his feet but Darkim is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Alucard Darkim overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Darkim pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cannon is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darkim postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cannon is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Darkim is controlling him.
Cannon keeping moving, preventing Darkim from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darkim with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cannon trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Darkim stopping the sweep attempt from Cannon.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Darkim advances position into side control!
Darkim working the ground and pound but Cannon is defending the strikes.
Darkim advances to mount.
Cannon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Darkim avoids the attempt from Cannon to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cannon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Darkim is landing with some decent strikes but Cannon is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Darkim won't let Cannon get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Cannon is looking to improve his position but Darkim isn't that keen on the idea.

Darkim working for a submission but Cannon is keeping him at bay.
Cannon can't escape the position.
Cannon squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Cannon gets back to half guard.
Darkim not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cannon blocking the ground and pound attempt from Darkim.
Cannon is trying to stand.
Darkim missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Darkim is looking for a kimura here.

Darkim is looking for a kimura but Cannon is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Darkim to get the leverage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Darkim prevents Cannon from standing back up.

Darkim is working for a submission of some sort.
Darkim winds up and cracks Cannon with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Darkim sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cannon defending well though.
Darkim lands strikes from half guard.
Darkim 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.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Darkim lands a nice short elbow.
Darkim landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Darkim seems to be looking for submissions.
Cannon preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Cannon is looking to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Darkim is looking to take a break and control but Cannon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Darkim is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alucard Darkim showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Darkim has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alucard Darkim!
Alucard Darkim made sure to mention his sponsor, Russian Top Magazin in his post fight interview.