PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Emporio Cannabino (ranked 3600 p4p, 1589 weight class) and Dan Macker (ranked 478 p4p, 238 weight class). Cannabino comes to the cage accompanied by Ludacris - Blueberry yum yum. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cannabino
vs
Macker

184 cm
28
194
11 - 9 - 1

185 cm
27
185
16 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction

Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)
Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Emporio Cannabino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Dan Macker!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Alyssa Summers and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cannabino throws out the jab.
A nice side step and Macker releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Emporio Cannabino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cannabino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Macker looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cannabino fails to land with a series of punches.

Cannabino has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cannabino wants to break the clinch but can't.
Macker swings wildly with an uppercut but Cannabino uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cannabino takes a shot to the head.
Cannabino blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Macker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Cannabino pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice straight punches there by Macker. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Macker.
Cannabino tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Macker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cannabino throws a head kick that misses.
Macker throws a jab but it's blocked by Cannabino.
Macker lands a nice hook to Cannabino's body. Cannabino takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Cannabino.
It seemed like Macker was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cannabino misses with an uppercut. Macker saw that one coming.
Macker lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Cannabino misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Macker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Macker slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

It looks like Emporio Cannabino has been cut.
Macker connects with a right hand. Cannabino shakes it off.
Emporio Cannabino is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Macker tests Cannabino's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Macker checks the leg kick.
Cannabino's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Macker connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cannabino scrambles back to his feet.
Cannabino bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Macker's head.
Some bone on bone action there as Macker checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Macker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cannabino.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macker misses with an uppercut.
Cannabino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Macker moves away.
Cannabino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Macker moves away.
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!
Macker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cannabino manages to avoid it.
Cannabino lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cannabino.
Macker looks for a takedown but Cannabino sprawls well.
Cannabino tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Macker throws out a counter right but Cannabino avoids it with no problem.
Macker looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cannabino shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Macker eats them both and turns towards Cannabino to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macker lands a lovely overhand right.
Cannabino tries to clinch up.
Macker misses with a hook.
Cannabino appears to be looking for a big counter.
Cannabino swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Macker counters with a two punch combo.

Cannabino has Macker up against the cage in a clinch.
Macker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cannabino wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Macker lands a hook that snaps the head of Cannabino backwards.
Cannabino blocks an uppercut.
Cannabino looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Our sources have told us that Cannabino has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Cannabino is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Macker.

Cannabino manages to break the clinch.
Cannabino swinging wildly here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Macker.
Macker dodges the punch combination from Cannabino.
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!
Cannabino wants to clinch but Macker slips to the side

and Macker counters with a crisp right hand that drops Cannabino! Macker lets Cannabino back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Nice takedown defense from Cannabino. No joy for Macker on that attempt.
Emporio Cannabino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Macker.
A head kick by Cannabino misses
and Macker makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cannabino stuffs the takedown attempt from Macker. Macker gets slowly back to his feet.
Macker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cannabino is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Macker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Emporio Cannabino's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A big right from Macker misses.
Cannabino throws a big counter combination but Macker scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Cannabino pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Macker unleashes a big counter combination but Cannabino bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Cannabino throws a body kick that misses
and Macker counters with a left right combination that sends Cannabino crashing to the mat - Macker wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Cannabino out for a TKO! Devastating finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Macker!
After winning the bout, Dan Macker thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.