PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Todd Cannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conor McGregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cannon comes to the cage accompanied by The Conquering- Black Moor. McGregor has chosen The Foggy Dew / El Chapo as his entrance music. Conor McGregor has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Todd Cannon's chin.

Cannon
vs
McGregor

180 cm
25
181 lbs
10 - 11 - 0

175 cm
24
168 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Experienced

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Todd Cannon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Conor McGregor!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from McGregor.
McGregor slips a jab from Cannon.
Conor McGregor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cannon moves out of range as McGregor strikes.
Cannon avoids a kick to the body.
Cannon checks a leg kick.

Cannon shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cannon showed some decent athleticism there.
McGregor trying to control but Cannon postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGregor is trying to get back to full guard.
McGregor keeps trying to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor trying to control here.
McGregor keeping hold of Cannon's head, controlling as best he can.
McGregor is trying to control but can't.

Cannon is trying to work for a kimura but McGregor is defending well.
McGregor wants to control but Cannon is keeping busy.
McGregor is looking for a sweep. Cannon is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
McGregor is looking to control Cannon's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can McGregor avoid being mounted?
McGregor tries to get to full guard but Cannon has control of the leg.
Cannon is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Cannon trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cannon scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Cannon trying to control but McGregor is having none of it.
Cannon misses with a head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cannon tries to control but McGregor wriggling away.
McGregor tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cannon working the ground and pound effectively.
McGregor working to try and regain half guard.

Cannon is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But McGregor has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from McGregor!
McGregor sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Cannon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
McGregor must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGregor wants to pass the guard but Cannon is keeping the position.
Cannon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cannon is working hard here to advance position.
My spies in Russian Bears Training Center inform me that McGregor has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
McGregor trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McGregor seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Cannon trying to keep a closed guard but McGregor is proving a slippery customer.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Cannon has his foot on McGregor's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. McGregor works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Todd Cannon 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.

McGregor misses with a straight left.
McGregor digs a good hook to Cannon's body.
Cannon with a poor takedown
and McGregor counters with a right hand to the body.
Cannon misses with a hook.
McGregor shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Cannon eats them both and turns towards McGregor to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
McGregor lands a glancing blow to the side of Cannon's head.
Cannon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cannon gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and McGregor counters with a crisp right hand that drops Cannon! McGregor lets Cannon back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Cannon is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGregor fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Cannon square on the jaw! Damn, Cannon is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Conor McGregor!
Conor McGregor made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Surprise surprise motherf**kers, the king is back!'.