PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Beast Mode (ranked 4388 p4p, 4201 weight class) and Trey Cannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Mode
vs
Cannon

150 cm
21
300
0 - 0 - 0

194 cm
21
300
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Beast Mode!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Trey Cannon!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mode fails with the takedown
and Cannon counters with a two punch combo.
Cannon throws a series of punches but Mode avoids them all with ease.
Nice sprawl there from Cannon as Mode shoots in.
Sloppy strikes from Cannon. Those never looked like landing.
Cannon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mode.
Cannon tries to bum rush Mode with a series of wild strikes but Mode uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mode tries to clinch
and Cannon counters with a two punch combo.
Mode wants to clinch.
Mode shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cannon pinned against the cage. Cannon gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Beast Mode. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Mode with that takedown attempt.

Mode fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Cannon sprawls well initially but Mode persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Mode is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Mode wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cannon keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cannon is trying to stand back up but Mode is controlling him
Mode stalling.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Cannon pushes Mode off and gets back to his feet.
Beast Mode seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cannon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cannon misses with a series of wild punches.
As Cannon tries to get set, Mode tries to push him back and clinch up but Cannon manages to avoid the attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cannon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cannon tries to counter by closing the distance.
Cannon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cannon moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mode shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cannon defends it nicely.
And Cannon tries to counter it with a takedown but Mode pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Mode is breathing heavily.
Mode fails with the takedown.
Cannon's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Cannon duly obliges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cannon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mode circles away quickly and effectively.
Cannon scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Cannon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mode tries to counter by clinching up but Cannon breaks away and moves out of range.
Cannon moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mode slips a jab and a cross from Cannon.
Cannon misses with a few strikes there.
Danga de danga de dang - Cannon scores with a four punch combination!
Mode fails with a takedown attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Trey Cannon dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Cannon scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Beast Mode is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Mode feints and as Cannon raises his hands in defense, Mode changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mode wants to control from the top but Cannon keeps moving.
Cannon can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mode controls the pace.

Mode stands up from Cannon's guard - Mode perhaps looking for a knockout.
Cannon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Mode clinches up against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Cannon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cannon prevents a takedown attempt there.
Mode prevents Cannon from breaking the clinch.

Cannon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cannon moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Mode shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Cannon napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Cannon throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Trey Cannon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mode tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cannon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cannon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cannon throws a combination. Mode tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mode takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Cannon feints a jab promting Mode to slip. Cannon then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mode slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Cannon lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Cannon lands a jab-cross combination.
Cannon lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A left and a right from Cannon both land. Nice combination.
Cannon scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mode misses with a body shot.
Mode is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cannon.
Danga de danga de dang - Cannon scores with a four punch combination!
Cannon looks to land a combination. Mode sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Cannon lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Trey Cannon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cannon!
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!
Cannon throws a one two combo.
Cannon pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mode back to the cage. Cannon follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Mode fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mode is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cannon.
Some wild striking there from Cannon.
Cannon pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mode back to the cage. Cannon follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A left and a right from Cannon both land. Nice combination.
Cannon's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Cannon duly obliges.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Trey Cannon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. 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.

Cannon fails to land with a series of punches.
Cannon misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch combination from Cannon misses.
A punch combination from Cannon misses.
Cannon looks to land a combination but Mode avoids it well.

Mode looking to score a takedown here. Cannon is defending well but Mode drives through and ends up in Cannon's guard.

Cannon scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cannon!
Cannon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mode doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cannon counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mode has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Cannon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

so Mode counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Cannon pushes Mode off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Mode looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cannon throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Danga de danga de dang - Cannon scores with a four punch combination!
Cannon misses with a few strikes there.
Mode shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cannon as he avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cannon lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mode backs up against the cage.
Danga de danga de dang - Cannon scores with a four punch combination!
Mode with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cannon counters with a three punch combo that has Mode backing up. Mode nods at Cannon to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Beast Mode. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cannon scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Cannon misses with a wild combination.
Cannon goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cannon scores with a one two! Mode had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Cannon moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A left and a right from Cannon both land. Nice combination.

Mode closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Cannon to the mat! Cannon manages to get full guard.

Cannon kicks Mode off and gets to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mode tries to clinch but Cannon moves out of range.
Mode takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Cannon lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cannon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cannon throws a series of strikes that have Mode backpedaling.
Cannon slips a jab from Mode.
A head kick misses from Mode.
Mode has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Cannon is working the combinations to good effect here.
Cannon misses with a double jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mode misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

And that's the end of the fight!
Trey Cannon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cannon winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Trey Cannon!
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Trey Cannon!
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Trey Cannon!

Trey Cannon wins by unanimous decision!