PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Canning (ranked 2056 p4p, 284 weight class) and Jean Pierre Papin (ranked 3374 p4p, 433 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Jason Canning has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jason Canning seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Canning
vs
Pierre Papin

198 cm
41
225 lbs
51 - 25 - 2

202 cm
31
211 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 51 - 25 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Canning!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jean Pierre Papin!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Canning has managed to clinch.
Canning lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Canning throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Papin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Canning is trying to maintain a safe position but Papin gets an underhook and turns Canning into the cage.
Papin is leaning against Canning and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Papin.
Canning tries to land knees in the clinch but Papin avoids the damage to the body.
Canning lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Papin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Canning prevents a body shot from Papin.
Canning swings wildly with an uppercut but Papin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Canning stalls.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Canning blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Canning manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Canning takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Papin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Canning takes one to the side of the head.
Papin tries to clinch but Canning moves out of range.
Canning swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Papin crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Canning - the referee stops the clock and Papin gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Canning. Papin manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Papin moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Papin throws a series of punches but Canning avoids them all with ease.
Canning cracks a nice hook into Papin's ribs.
Papin misses with an uppercut.
Donk. Papin catches Canning right on the button with a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Papin rushes Canning and presses him up against the cage.
Papin working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canning tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Canning is looking to break free of the clinch but Papin has double underhooks.
Papin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Come on Papin - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Canning tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Papin's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Papin.
Canning blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Papin looking to throw knees to the head but Canning is blocking nicely.
Canning connects with a nasty looking knee right to Papin's face.
Papin lands a shot to the body.
Papin working aggressively here.
Canning lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Papin lands a left hand.
Canning pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Papin tries to stall but Canning uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canning looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Papin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Canning misses with a short punch on the inside.
Papin misses with a hook from the clinch.

Canning breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Canning dodges the punch combination from Papin.
Canning throws out a leg kick but Papin moves out of range and Canning only half commits.
A big right from Canning misses.
Canning lands with a slapping head kick.
Papin is looking to clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Papin misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Papin.
Nice body punch from Papin - that landed with a thud.
Canning pressing his opponent against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Papin.
Papin leaning against his opponent.

Canning breaks from the clinch.
Canning on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Papin is looking to clinch.

Papin gets a clinch.
Papin blocks the elbow strike.
Papin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Papin keeps control of Canning as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Papin scores with a shot to the side of Canning's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jean Pierre Papin 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.

Canning gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Canning throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Papin is looking to clinch.
Papin tries to clinch up.
Nice shot lands for Papin.
Papin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Canning paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Papin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Canning, pushing him back against the cage.
Papin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Canning lands a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Canning tries to break the clinch but Papin is controlling the position.
Papin lands a right hand.
Papin misses with the head strike.
Canning is trying to push Papin away but Papin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Canning tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Papin avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Papin dodges an elbow strike from Canning.
Papin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Canning with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Canning.

Canning manages to break the clinch.

Canning fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Papin, pushing him back against the cage.
Canning throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short right from Canning.
Papin takes a knee to the side of the body.
Canning blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Papin lands a body shot.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Canning misses with an elbow over the top.
Canning slowing the pace effectively.

Canning breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Papin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Canning.
Papin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Papin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Papin takes a shot to the head.
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!
Canning stalling in the clinch.
Canning looking to throw knees to the head but Papin is blocking nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Papin.
Papin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Canning backwards.
Canning lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jean Pierre Papin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Canning missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Canning fails to land.
Papin misses with some punches.
Papin effectively controlling the action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Papin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canning slowing the pace effectively.
Papin looking to throw knees to the head but Canning is blocking nicely.
Papin misses with some punches.

Papin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Papin moves into the clinch successfully.
Papin pushes Canning back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Papin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Papin.
Papin takes an elbow to the temple.
Papin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Papin as Canning tries to tie him up.
Canning lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Papin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Canning holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Papin scores with a shot to the side of Canning's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Papin can't find room to land a body shot as Canning controls the action.
Canning swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Papin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Papin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Papin doesn't manage to clinch there - Canning circles away.

Canning clinches with his opponent.
A short right from Papin.
Papin leaning against his opponent.
Canning tries to land knees in the clinch but Papin avoids the damage to the body.

Canning breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Canning throws a body punch but Papin moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jean Pierre Papin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Canning's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Papin throws a leg kick
and Canning counters with a nice uppercut.
Papin moves in looking to clinch but Canning pushes him off.
Papin tests Canning's chin there with a solid looking shot.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Papin cracks Canning with a nice body shot.
Canning swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Papin will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Canning up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Papin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Papin.
Papin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Papin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Canning throws an elbow that misses.
Papin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Papin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Canning blocks an uppercut.
Papin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Papin.
Papin is leaning against Canning and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Canning prevents a body shot from Papin.
Canning wants to stall.
Canning lands a shoulder strike.
Papin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Papin misses with the head strike.
Papin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Papin swings wildly with an uppercut but Canning uses good head movement to avoid it.
Canning tries a knee to the head but Papin blocks it.
Jason Canning has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jean Pierre Papin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Papin.
Canning tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Papin avoids it.
Canning throws an elbow but it misses.
Canning misses with a hook from the clinch.
Canning stalling.
Canning is struggling to control the position.
Canning trying to stall but Papin improves his position.
Canning trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Papin as Canning tries to tie him up.
Papin blocks an uppercut.
Canning misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Papin.
Papin misses with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Papin.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Canning just misses with a elbow thrown towards Papin's brow.
A short right from Papin.
Papin blocks the elbow strike.
Canning tries to land knees in the clinch but Papin avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Canning looking to throw knees to the head but Papin is blocking nicely.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Canning.
Canning missing with knees to the body.
Papin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Canning misses with a punch on the inside.
Papin misses with a punch to the body.
Canning trying to stall but Papin improves his position.
Papin avoiding damage as Canning throws knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Canning stalling the fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Canning.
A head punch on the inside from Canning fails to land.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jean Pierre Papin.
Well Papin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jean Pierre Papin!
During a confident post fight interview, Jean Pierre Papin thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.