PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mick Shaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Obi Canuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shaw comes to the cage accompanied by Fall Out Boy - Irresistible . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Shaw
vs
Canuel

191 cm
21
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

189 cm
21
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Sun-Tzu

Apex

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mick Shaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Obi Canuel!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Anthony Taglia and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaw moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Shaw avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Canuel slips a straight right by Shaw.
Shaw looks to land a left hand but Canuel moved out of range nicely.
Canuel connects with a leg kick. Shaw looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A low kick from Canuel misses
enabling Shaw to counter with a crisp jab.
Canuel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Obi Canuel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Canuel throws a head kick but Shaw moves out of range.
Shaw blocks the body kick.
Canuel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A good leg kick by Canuel.
Shaw blocks the body kick.
Canuel throws a hook to the side of Shaw's head but Shaw sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shaw throwing a counter right hand but Canuel manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Shaw.
Canuel misses with the body kick
and Shaw counters with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shaw scores with a head kick. Canuel tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Shaw cracks Canuel with a good jab.
Canuel misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Canuel jabs at Shaw's body.
Canuel takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Shaw uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Canuel goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Canuel fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Shaw motions for Canuel to come forward. Shaw throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Canuel tries to clinch but Shaw moves out of range.
Shaw throws a jab when Canuel was well out of range.
Shaw throws a hook but Canuel blocks it.
Nice defenses there by Shaw.
Shaw throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Canuel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Canuel lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Shaw has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Shaw and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Canuel lands a front kick.
Canuel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shaw counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Canuel throws a leg kick but Shaw sees it coming and moves out of range.
Shaw throws a counter high kick but Canuel was just alert enough to avoid it.
Shaw throws a body punch but Canuel moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Canuel blocks a jab.
Shaw throws a leg kick but Canuel checks it.
Shaw looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Canuel misses with a head kick.
Canuel swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Shaw throws a leg kick which misses Canuel's front leg but catches the back leg as Canuel tries to avoid it.
Shaw misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shaw. Canuel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Canuel plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A slow jab from Shaw misses its intended target.
Both fighters circling a little - Canuel finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Shaw with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A telegraphed right hand from Shaw misses the target.
Canuel throws a low kick but Shaw avoids it.
Canuel misses with a hook
and Shaw counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Canuel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shaw thinks about countering with a head kick.
Shaw throws a low kick, looking for Canuel's leg but Canuel calmly moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canuel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shaw throwing a counter right hand but Canuel manages to avoid it.
Canuel fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Canuel looks to throw a body kick
letting Shaw counter with a right hand.
Canuel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Shaw scores with a head kick.
Canuel misses with a leg kick
and Canuel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Canuel doesn't manage to clinch there - Shaw circles away.
Canuel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shaw throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Canuel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shaw throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Canuel connects with a nice looking jab.
Shaw misses with a hook to the body
and Canuel counters with a slapping leg kick.
A big right from Canuel misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Canuel lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shaw's sensitive parts.
Canuel moves out of range as Shaw strikes.
Shaw uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Canuel.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaw checks a low kick from Canuel.
It looked like Shaw was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Canuel.
Canuel misses with a head kick.
Shaw throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shaw misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Canuel looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jab from Shaw.
Canuel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Shaw lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Shaw moves out of range of the leg kick from Canuel.
Shaw stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Canuel.
Shaw blocks a head kick by Canuel.
Shaw is looking to counter punch.
Canuel misses with a jab to the body
and Shaw counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shaw uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Canuel.
Canuel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shaw throws out the jab.
Shaw rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Canuel to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mick Shaw will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Canuel throws a sloppy head kick and Shaw moves out of range easily.
Canuel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Canuel throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Shaw throws a quick counter head kick but Canuel was just out of range.
Canuel avoids the head kick by Shaw.
Canuel misses the body punch
and Shaw counters with a three punch combo that has Canuel backing up. Canuel nods at Shaw to acknowledge the strikes.
Shaw scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Shaw misses with a body kick.
Canuel blocks a leg kick.
Canuel throws a hook to the side of Shaw's head but Shaw sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Canuel is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A chopping leg kick lands by Shaw.
Shaw on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Shaw is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Shaw throws a head kick but Canuel moves out of range.
Canuel wants to counter the offense by Shaw and move into the clinch position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Canuel looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Shaw tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sloppy strikes from Shaw. Those never looked like landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw throws a leg kick but Canuel sees it coming and moves out of range.
Shaw throws a hook but Canuel blocks it.
Canuel is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Canuel throws out a leg kick but Shaw moves out of range and Canuel only half commits.
A big left from Canuel misses.
Canuel throws a sloppy head kick and Shaw moves out of range easily.
Shaw misses with a wild body shot.
Shaw lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Canuel fails with a takedown attempt.
Canuel fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Shaw checks it well.
Canuel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shaw was well out of range. Poor timing from Canuel.
Canuel scores with a nice head shot.
Canuel takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Shaw keeps the fight on the outside.
Canuel tries to land a body kick
and Canuel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canuel lands a nice looking body shot.
Shaw 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.
Shaw connects with a leg kick. Canuel looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Canuel throws a lazy body kick
and Shaw counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Canuel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Canuel avoids the body shot from Shaw.
A big left from Shaw misses.
Canuel takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Canuel scores with a kick to the body.
Canuel checks a leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Shaw.
Shaw throws a body punch but Canuel moves out of range.
Canuel takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Shaw throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Canuel on the side of the head.
Shaw keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canuel slips under a jab from Shaw.
Mick Shaw is winning the standup battle so far.
Canuel misses with a body shot.
Canuel slips a jab from Shaw.
It seemed like Canuel was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Shaw misses with a lunging right hand
and Canuel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Some bone on bone action there as Canuel checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Canuel moves forwards but Shaw connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Canuel lands a head kick. Shaw smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Shaw checks a leg kick.
Canuel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shaw throws out the jab.
Canuel throws a sloppy head kick and Shaw moves out of range easily.
Canuel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Canuel cracks Shaw with a right hand to the side of the head.
Shaw throws a low kick but Canuel moves out of range easily.
Shaw tries a head kick but it misses.
Shaw moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromCanuel.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Canuel pushes Shaw away with a front kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shaw takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Canuel.
Canuel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shaw has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Canuel finds it's way round the side to connect with Shaw's head.

Shaw is rocked!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Canuel engages and cracks Shaw with a massive lead left hook - Shaw tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Canuel is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Obi Canuel!
Obi Canuel decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.