PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Squirrel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and His Eminence Cardinal Sanctus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Squirrel comes to the cage accompanied by Bio Crisis - Delirio. Cardinal Sanctus has chosen Ghost B.C. - Secular Haze as his entrance music. Steve Squirrel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Squirrel
vs
Eminence Cardinal Sanctus

195 cm
25
226 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

191 cm
22
220 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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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 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steve Squirrel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, His Eminence Cardinal Sanctus!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cardinal Sanctus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Squirrel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Squirrel.
Cardinal Sanctus throws a body shot but no joy.
Cardinal Sanctus throws a head kick but Squirrel moves out of range.
Squirrel misses the shot to the body.
Cardinal Sanctus flicks out a counter leg kick but Squirrel steps away.
Cardinal Sanctus is looking to score with low kicks.
Squirrel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cardinal Sanctus plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Steve Squirrel has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Squirrel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Squirrel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cardinal Sanctus moves away.
Cardinal Sanctus dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Squirrel. That did some damage!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Squirrel tests Cardinal Sanctus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Squirrel shoots for a double leg takedown but Cardinal Sanctus sprawls well. He's pushed Squirrel's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Squirrel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cardinal Sanctus misses with a body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Squirrel. Those never looked like landing.
Cardinal Sanctus throws a leg kick that misses.
Cardinal Sanctus has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Cardinal Sanctus throws a combination. Squirrel tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Squirrel ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Cardinal Sanctus.
A little feinted left hand from Squirrel on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Squirrel with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cardinal Sanctus connects with an inside leg kick.
Cardinal Sanctus slips a jab and a cross from Squirrel.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Squirrel throws a nice head kick!
Squirrel shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cardinal Sanctus defends it nicely.
Cardinal Sanctus tries a head kick but it misses.
Squirrel drops down looking for a counter takedown but Cardinal Sanctus sprawls and moves away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cardinal Sanctus. That's going to slow Squirrel down.
Squirrel throws a body shot but no joy.

Squirrel decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Squirrel throwing shots but Cardinal Sanctus is blocking nicely.
Squirrel trying to control the action but Cardinal Sanctus is working from the bottom.
Squirrel thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cardinal Sanctus is staying active underneath Squirrel, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Cardinal Sanctus keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Squirrel 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.
Squirrel is looking to take a break and control but Cardinal Sanctus is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cardinal Sanctus is trying to get back to full guard.

Cardinal Sanctus looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cardinal Sanctus really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Squirrel. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cardinal Sanctus avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Squirrel.

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.
Squirrel performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Cardinal Sanctus tries a head kick but it misses.
Squirrel changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Cardinal Sanctus is looking to score with low kicks.
Squirrel attempts a counter takedown but Cardinal Sanctus avoids it well and moves away.

Squirrel closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Squirrel lands in his opponent's guard.
Cardinal Sanctus looking to control.
Squirrel engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Cardinal Sanctus wants to sweep here but Squirrel controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Squirrel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steve Squirrel's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Cardinal Sanctus cracks the inside of Squirrel's front leg.
Cardinal Sanctus throws a sloppy head kick and Squirrel moves out of range easily.
Squirrel takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Cardinal Sanctus scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Squirrel scores with a hook.
Squirrel chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cardinal Sanctus can pounce on him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Cardinal Sanctus lands a big head kick that sends Squirrel tumbling to the mat! Cardinal Sanctus takes a step backwards and waves Squirrel back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cardinal Sanctus is looking to chop away at Squirrel's legs.
Cardinal Sanctus looks to land a body kick but Squirrel moved away.
Cardinal Sanctus misses with an attempted mid kick.
Squirrel changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
His Eminence Cardinal Sanctus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Squirrel listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Squirrel tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
An inside leg kick lands from Cardinal Sanctus.
Squirrel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cardinal Sanctus stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cardinal Sanctus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Squirrel gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Cardinal Sanctus lands a big head kick that sends Squirrel tumbling to the mat! Cardinal Sanctus takes a step backwards and waves Squirrel back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Squirrel is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cardinal Sanctus darts in trying to clinch
and Squirrel counters with a nice body shot.
Oh Squirrel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Squirrel connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Squirrel seems to have got his legs back now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cardinal Sanctus throws a head kick that misses.
Squirrel checks a leg kick.
Cardinal Sanctus fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Squirrel gets a takedown into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Squirrel connects with a nice short shot to Cardinal Sanctus's temple.
Squirrel sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Squirrel scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Squirrel missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nice strikes from Squirrel there.
Squirrel sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cardinal Sanctus defending well though.
Squirrel passes to full mount!
Cardinal Sanctus is trying desperately to improve position.
Squirrel landing shots from mount.
Squirrel with a couple of short strikes.
A nice elbow there by Squirrel.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cardinal Sanctus is wriggling around trying to escape.
Squirrel's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.

Squirrel jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Cardinal Sanctus is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Cardinal Sanctus and Squirrel has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Cardinal Sanctus is trying to control Squirrel's posture but Squirrel avoids it.
Squirrel wants to control but Cardinal Sanctus is keeping him busy.

Squirrel is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cardinal Sanctus has escaped the position, nice work there.
Squirrel cracks Cardinal Sanctus with a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

His Eminence Cardinal Sanctus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Steve Squirrel's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Squirrel looks to land a combination. Cardinal Sanctus sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd cheers as Squirrel lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cardinal Sanctus doesn't seem phased though.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cardinal Sanctus 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 Squirrel has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Squirrel and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Squirrel is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Squirrel tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Squirrel. Cardinal Sanctus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cardinal Sanctus scores with a head kick. Squirrel tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Cardinal Sanctus ducks under a wild hook from Squirrel.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cardinal Sanctus misses with a leg kick.
Good work by Squirrel as he checks the leg kick.
Cardinal Sanctus throws out a leg kick but Squirrel moves out of range and Cardinal Sanctus only half commits.
Squirrel is looking to wear down Cardinal Sanctus with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardinal Sanctus plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Steve Squirrel's cut is getting worse.
Cardinal Sanctus tries to clinch but Squirrel is having none of it.
Squirrel scores with a shot to the body.
Cardinal Sanctus throws a push kick but Squirrel slaps the foot to one side.
Squirrel feinted with a counter takedown.
Cardinal Sanctus tries a head kick but it misses.
Squirrel swings widly with a right hand

and Cardinal Sanctus counters with a crisp one two that drops Squirrel! Cardinal Sanctus thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Squirrel to his feet! Squirrel is in big trouble!
Cardinal Sanctus circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Squirrel drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Cardinal Sanctus follows Squirrel to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). His Eminence Cardinal Sanctus!
Our winner, His Eminence Cardinal Sanctus, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.