PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sonatane Veainu (ranked 1595 p4p, 1123 weight class) and Johnny Cannons (ranked 227 p4p, 170 weight class). Sonatane Veainu could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Johnny Cannons's chin.

Veainu
vs
Cannons

177 cm
26
210
4 - 1 - 0

190 cm
26
205
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

CHURCH OF ZOIDBERG WAREHOUSE

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sonatane Veainu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Johnny Cannons!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veainu throws a jab but it's blocked by Cannons.
Veainu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Veainu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cannons appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cannons uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Veainu.
Veainu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cannons throws out the jab.
It looked like Veainu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Veainu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Veainu gets tackled into the cage by Cannons. Cannons maintains the clinch.
Cannons lands a left hand that snaps the head of Veainu backwards.
Cannons throws a punch but it's blocked by Veainu.
Cannons looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cannons misses with a punch on the inside.
Cannons lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Veainu backwards.
Cannons lands a shoulder strike.
Cannons keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Veainu's efforts to push away.
Cannons takes a shot to the head.
Cannons tries to throw a body punch but Veainu avoids it by throwing Cannons back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cannons tries to work over Veainu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Veainu lands a right hand.
Veainu lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cannons misses with a body punch.
Cannons misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cannons blocks an uppercut.
Cannons misses with a punch to the body.
Cannons has a couple of punches blocked by Veainu.
Cannons lands an uppercut.
Veainu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

It looks like Johnny Cannons has been cut.
Cannons misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cannons blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Veainu has a couple of punches blocked by Cannons.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Veainu.
Cannons tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Veainu struggles to land a body shot inside as Cannons controls his hands.
Cannons throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Veainus head.
Cannons struggles to land a body shot inside as Veainu controls his hands.
Cannons misses with a body punch.
Cannons lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veainu misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cannons.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Cannons fails to land.
Cannons misses with a hook from the clinch.
Veainu lands a body shot.
Cannons tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cannons misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cannons misses with a punch on the inside.
Veainu blocks a body shot from Cannons.
Cannons scores with a shoulder strike.
Cannons misses with some punches.
Veainu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Veainu.
Veainu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cannons tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Veainu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cannons tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cannons misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cannons has a couple of punches blocked by Veainu.
Cannons swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veainu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Veainu scores with a shot to the side of Cannons's head.
A head punch on the inside from Cannons fails to land.
Veainu working aggressively here.
Veainu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Veainu.
Cannons throws a punch but it's blocked by Veainu.
Cannons misses with a punch to the body.
Veainu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Veainu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Veainu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short left from Veainu.

Cannons is rocked!
Cannons misses with the head strike.
Cannons is still on wobbly legs! Can Veainu finish him?
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cannons.
A right hook to the body lands for Veainu.
Cannons seems to have recovered his senses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cannons.
Veainu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Veainu lands with a left to the head.
Good body shot from Veainu.
Cannons looks winded!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cannons.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Veainu.
Cannons swings wildly with an uppercut but Veainu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Veainu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Veainu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Veainu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cannons tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Veainu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Veainu.
Cannons throws a punch but it's blocked by Veainu.
Veainu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cannons tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Veainu's elbow.
Veainu prevents a body shot from Cannons.
Cannons blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cannons.
Cannons misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cannons misses with the head strike.
Cannons blocking some punches.
Cannons misses with a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Sonatane Veainu will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Johnny Cannons's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Veainu throws a lazy right hand but Cannons sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cannons slips a straight right by Veainu.
Veainu throws a big shot that misses.
Cannons looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cannons takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cannons throws a hook but Veainu blocks it.
Veainu is looking to counter punch.
Veainu misses with a lunging right hand
and Cannons counters with a right hand to the body.
Veainu lands the left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cannons ducks under a wild hook from Veainu.
Cannons doesn't manage to clinch there - Veainu circles away.
Cannons swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cannons tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Veainu was well out of range. Poor timing from Cannons.
Cannons leaves his chin hanging out and Veainu seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Cannons crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sonatane Veainu!