PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dude McWrestler (ranked 379 p4p, 1245 weight class) and Mehdi Kanaani (ranked 62 p4p, 183 weight class). McWrestler comes to the cage accompanied by Lil Baby - On Me. Kanaani has chosen Dr. Dre ft. Snoop Dogg - Nuthin' But A G Thang as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

McWrestler
vs
Kanaani

180 cm
24
172
9 - 4 - 0

170 cm
23
171
11 - 5 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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FEEBLE FIGHTWEAR

FEEBLE FIGHTWEAR
Brooklyn Apothecary

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dude McWrestler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mehdi Kanaani!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

McWrestler tries to sprawl but Kanaani drives through with a takedown into half guard.
McWrestler gets full guard.
McWrestler tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McWrestler has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Kanaani lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
McWrestler thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
McWrestler doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
McWrestler throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McWrestler keeping moving, preventing Kanaani from controlling successfully.
Kanaani must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
McWrestler throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kanaani throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McWrestler controlling the position.
McWrestler 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McWrestler lands a decent shot there.
Kanaani throwing strikes from guard but McWrestler blocks nicely.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kanaani has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McWrestler finds it's way round the side to connect with Kanaani's head.
Kanaani fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McWrestler has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McWrestler bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kanaani's head.
McWrestler lands a nice shot that snaps Kanaani's head back.
McWrestler with a lazy takedown attempt

and Kanaani counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kanaani lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
McWrestler is trying to control the position from the bottom.
McWrestler pulls Kanaani in close to prevent any damage.
Kanaani tries to stand but McWrestler is controlling from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanaani preventing the sweep.
McWrestler is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kanaani trying to control the position from guard on top but McWrestler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Kanaani working his ground and pound in the gym.
McWrestler lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kanaani avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kanaani preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
McWrestler trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kanaani looking to hit a scissor sweep but McWrestler is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McWrestler distracts Kanaani with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
McWrestler trying to control the position from guard on top but Kanaani is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Kanaani pushes McWrestler off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Kanaani misses with the combination.
Kanaani waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McWrestler.

McWrestler bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Kanaani sneaks out the side door and pushes McWrestler away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McWrestler throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McWrestler fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kanaani tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kanaani throws a low kick but it's checked well by McWrestler.
McWrestler throws a body punch but Kanaani moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from McWrestler. Kanaani does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kanaani misses with a body shot.
McWrestler attempts a counter takedown but Kanaani avoids it well and moves away.
McWrestler scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
McWrestler misses with a jab to the body

and Kanaani counters with a takedown into side control.
Kanaani tries to score with some ground and pound. McWrestler controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Kanaani throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Kanaani lands a decent elbow from side control.
McWrestler wants to control but Kanaani postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mehdi Kanaani dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

McWrestler scores with a jab to the body.

Kanaani looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
McWrestler keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Kanaani wants to pass the guard but McWrestler is defending well.
McWrestler controlling the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kanaani is looking to stall here but McWrestler recovers full guard.
Kanaani throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McWrestler works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanaani trying to control but McWrestler is working from the bottom.
McWrestler preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
McWrestler looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kanaani is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McWrestler utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kanaani won't allow McWrestler to sweep him here.
McWrestler avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McWrestler is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McWrestler lands with a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kanaani throws a hook but McWrestler blocks it.
Kanaani bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Kanaani on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McWrestler is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

Kanaani drives through with a takedown into McWrestler's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

McWrestler pushes Kanaani off and scrambles back to his feet.
McWrestler throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kanaani counters with a series of strikes. McWrestler will be more careful next time no doubt.
McWrestler swings for the body but Kanaani moves out of range.
McWrestler misses with a takedown attempt
and Kanaani counters with a leg kick.

Kanaani fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging McWrestler to the ground. Kanaani is now in McWrestler's guard.
McWrestler has momentary wrist control but Kanaani slips an elbow through the middle.
McWrestler throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
McWrestler bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kanaani's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McWrestler throwing strikes from guard but Kanaani blocks nicely.
McWrestler won't allow Kanaani to get back to his feet.
McWrestler trying to control but Kanaani is working from the bottom.
McWrestler looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kanaani controlling McWrestler's posture.
McWrestler with a nice head shot there.
Kanaani trying to control the position here.
McWrestler in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kanaani really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McWrestler. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kanaani looking to control.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mehdi Kanaani will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Kanaani scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dude McWrestler is winning the standup battle so far.

Kanaani drives through with a takedown into guard.
McWrestler avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McWrestler is trying to keep Kanaani in close.
McWrestler thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
McWrestler has his hands on Kanaani's head, controlling the position.
Kanaani working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McWrestler lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

McWrestler with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McWrestler trying to control the position from guard on top but Kanaani is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kanaani is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
McWrestler landing with the ground and pound.
McWrestler wants to control from the top but Kanaani keeps moving.
McWrestler loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
McWrestler controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
McWrestler wants to control from the top but Kanaani keeps moving.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Kanaani looking to control.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
McWrestler missing with a left hand there. Kanaani was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kanaani! But no joy.
McWrestler dives in for a single leg takedown but Kanaani sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
McWrestler leaning against his opponent.
McWrestler has Kanaani pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kanaani manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Kanaani has McWrestler pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Kanaani pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending McWrestler tumbling to the mat - Kanaani dives into McWrestler's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanaani stopping the sweep attempt from McWrestler.
McWrestler trying to control the position.
Kanaani is fighting to break McWrestler's control of his arms but McWrestler is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
McWrestler looking to control.
McWrestler wants to sweep here but Kanaani controlling him for the moment.
McWrestler bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kanaani's guard.

We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kanaani can do anything to dispel that myth.
McWrestler throwing strikes but missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanaani is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells McWrestler's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
McWrestler trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McWrestler throwing strikes but missing.
McWrestler trying to control but Kanaani is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McWrestler is stalling in the full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Mehdi Kanaani just about did enough to take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Kanaani closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kanaani lands in his opponent's guard.
Kanaani working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as McWrestler holds on and takes a little breather.
Kanaani trying to control but McWrestler is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kanaani lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kanaani trying to control but McWrestler is working from the bottom.
Kanaani throwing strikes from guard but McWrestler blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McWrestler looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kanaani is one step ahead there.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kanaani postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
McWrestler lands a right hook to the body.

Kanaani gets the takedown into side control.
Kanaani in side control lands a decent elbow.
Kanaani wants to control but McWrestler is keeping him busy.
McWrestler manages to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McWrestler trying to control from the bottom.
McWrestler keeping control of the position.
McWrestler is looking to improve his position.
Kanaani trying to control the action but McWrestler is working from the bottom.
Kanaani throwing shots but McWrestler is blocking nicely.
Kanaani throwing shots but McWrestler is blocking nicely.
Kanaani lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kanaani seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but McWrestler does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
McWrestler moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanaani throws a big right hand that misses.
McWrestler manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kanaani manages to get himself to full guard.

McWrestler slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kanaani is looking to stand up but McWrestler isn't so interested in that idea.
McWrestler loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
McWrestler sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
McWrestler wants to pass the guard but Kanaani is keeping the position.
Kanaani has his hands on McWrestler's head, controlling the position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
McWrestler wants to clinch up but Kanaani keeps it at a distance.
Kanaani misses with a body kick.
Kanaani takes one to the side of the head.
McWrestler misses the shot to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kanaani throws a half hearted mid kick.
McWrestler misses with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mehdi Kanaani dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

McWrestler connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kanaani's hands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kanaani. McWrestler does a little dance to reset his feet.
McWrestler shoots in for a takedown but Kanaani shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
McWrestler stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kanaani.

Kanaani closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. McWrestler quickly recovers to half guard.
McWrestler missing with punches from the bottom.
Kanaani throwing shots but McWrestler is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kanaani wants to stand up but McWrestler is controlling the position.
Kanaani is nestled in close to McWrestler, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
McWrestler wants to control but Kanaani is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanaani trying to control the action but McWrestler is working from the bottom.
Kanaani not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
McWrestler is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kanaani's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kanaani's back!
Mehdi Kanaani has got the better of the ground game so far.
McWrestler scores with strikes from the back.
McWrestler controlling from the back.
Kanaani is really stuck here.
McWrestler wants to control but Kanaani is keeping busy.
Dude McWrestler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mehdi Kanaani 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.
McWrestler is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Kanaani. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
McWrestler lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Kanaani.
Kanaani is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by McWrestler.
McWrestler tries to get the hooks in deep but Kanaani pushed the leg off.
McWrestler controls the position.
Kanaani trying to control but not successfully.
McWrestler lands punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McWrestler tries to get the hooks in deep but Kanaani pushed the leg off.
Kanaani trying to control but not successfully.
McWrestler struggling to keep hold of the position.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards McWrestler.
Kanaani is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get McWrestler off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Kanaani covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Kanaani is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Kanaani is in bad spot here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McWrestler is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.

Kanaani is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
McWrestler really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Kanaani.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McWrestler softening up his opponent with strikes here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dude McWrestler showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kanaani has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 48:48
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 46:49
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Mehdi Kanaani!
A relieved looking Mehdi Kanaani thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.