PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ezequiel Canizares (ranked 210 p4p, 315 weight class) and Harry Alonzo Longabaugh (ranked 29 p4p, 45 weight class). Canizares comes to the cage accompanied by El Loco. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Canizares
vs
Longabaugh

183 cm
31
173
15 - 9 - 0

180 cm
27
175
15 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Kersikov's Vitamin Clinic (160)
NARCOS

NARCOS
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Ezequiel Canizares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harry Alonzo Longabaugh!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Darius Henderson and Francis DeMontford.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Canizares bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Longabaugh's head.
Longabaugh misses with a looping left.
Canizares has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic in the buildup to the fight.
Longabaugh swings for the body but Canizares moves out of range.
Longabaugh ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Canizares stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Canizares doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Longabaugh misses with a looping right.
Canizares lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Longabaugh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Canizares scoring well with a low kick there.
Canizares connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Canizares moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Canizares keeps the fight on the outside.
Ezequiel Canizares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Longabaugh misses the jab.
Longabaugh misses with a hook
and Canizares counters with a nice body shot.
Longabaugh looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Canizares uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Longabaugh.
A jab from Longabaugh finds it's way through Canizares's defenses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Canizares misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Longabaugh.
Longabaugh looks to score with a jab to the body but Canizares is just out of range.
Canizares appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Longabaugh is looking to clinch but Canizares is avoiding it.
Canizares is looking to counter with a body kick.
Longabaugh misses with a wild body shot.
Longabaugh takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Longabaugh checks a leg kick.
Longabaugh scores with a crisp jab that stopped Canizares in his tracks.
Longabaugh wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Canizares with the inside leg kick.
Longabaugh uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Canizares.
A countering left hand to the body from Longabaugh misses.
Canizares dips to his left and cracks Longabaugh with an uppercut!
Longabaugh on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Longabaugh on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Canizares takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice shot lands for Canizares.
Longabaugh misses with a shot to the body
and Canizares counters with a solid body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Longabaugh misses the jab.
Canizares has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Canizares there as he acknowledges the shot.
Canizares lands with a nice body kick.
Canizares connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Longabaugh's hands.
Canizares throws a lazy uppercut
and Longabaugh counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Canizares lands with a good body shot.
Canizares scores with a three punch combo!
Longabaugh ducks under a wild hook from Canizares.
Longabaugh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Longabaugh moves away from the strike by Canizares.
Canizares throws a series of punches but Longabaugh moves out of range.
Canizares throws the kick towards the body but Longabaugh avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Longabaugh on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Canizares throws a body kick that misses
and Longabaugh cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Longabaugh. Canizares does a little dance to reset his feet.
Canizares swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Canizares ducks under a wild hook from Longabaugh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Canizares finds it's target.
Longabaugh lands the left hand.
Longabaugh misses with an uppercut. Canizares saw that one coming.
Longabaugh tries to close the distance and clinch up but Canizares swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Longabaugh misses the body punch
and Canizares counters with a nice body kick.
A big left from Longabaugh misses.
Canizares keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Canizares walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Longabaugh checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Longabaugh looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Longabaugh misses the jab.
Longabaugh lands with a shot to the body.
Longabaugh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Canizares misses with a jab to the body

and Longabaugh counters with a crisp one two that drops Canizares! Longabaugh thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Canizares to his feet! Canizares is in big trouble!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Longabaugh ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Longabaugh misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Canizares throws a hook but Longabaugh blocks it.
Longabaugh takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Canizares ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Longabaugh moves away.
Longabaugh misses the jab.
Longabaugh doesn't manage to clinch there - Canizares circles away.
It appears Canizares was looking to counter with a kick there.
Longabaugh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Longabaugh waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Canizares.
Canizares is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Canizares throws a half hearted mid kick.
Canizares slips a jab and a cross from Longabaugh.
Canizares lands with a thumping leg kick.
Longabaugh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Canizares misses the shot to the body.
Longabaugh takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Longabaugh just misses with a punch to the body.
Canizares throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Longabaugh sees it coming and avoids it easily.
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 Ezequiel Canizares will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Longabaugh waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Canizares.
Canizares throws a chopping leg kick but Longabaugh manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Canizares swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Longabaugh is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Canizares with a body shot.
Canizares fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Longabaugh manages to avoid it.
Ezequiel Canizares is winning the standup battle so far.
Longabaugh scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Canizares doesn't seem bothered though.
A big right from Longabaugh misses.
Canizares fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Longabaugh manages to avoid it.
Longabaugh throws out a counter right but Canizares avoids it with no problem.
Longabaugh slips under a jab from Canizares.
Canizares misses with a body kick.
A jab from Longabaugh finds it's way through Canizares's defenses.
Longabaugh will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Longabaugh misses with a straight right.
Canizares throws a lazy uppercut
and Longabaugh counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Canizares throws a body shot but no joy.
Canizares staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Canizares takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Canizares pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Longabaugh misses with an uppercut.
Both fighters circling a little - Canizares finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Canizares feints and then cracks Longabaugh's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Longabaugh down.
Longabaugh throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Canizares connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Canizares swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Longabaugh.
A slow jab from Longabaugh misses its intended target.
Canizares motions for Longabaugh to come forward. Canizares throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Canizares lands with a nice body punch.
Longabaugh throws a hook to the side of Canizares's head but Canizares sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Longabaugh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Canizares.
Longabaugh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Canizares moves away.
Canizares misses with a low kick.
Canizares throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canizares throws a body kick that misses.
Longabaugh throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Canizares to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A body shot lands from Canizares.
Longabaugh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Canizares's elbow.
Canizares misses with some punches.
Longabaugh is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Canizares's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good shot there by Canizares.
Canizares takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Canizares looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Longabaugh throws a shot from downtown. Canizares moves away and avoids it.
Longabaugh misses the shot to the body.
It appears Canizares was looking to counter with a kick there.
Longabaugh looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canizares thows a body kick. Longabaugh tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Longabaugh loads up on a big right hand but Canizares slips the punch.
Canizares's jab looks to have found its range, popping Longabaugh under the eye.
Longabaugh lands a jab-cross combination.
Canizares throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Longabaugh's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Canizares throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Canizares misses.
Canizares throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Longabaugh to counter with a crisp jab.
Longabaugh waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Canizares.
Longabaugh is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Canizares throws a leg kick which misses Longabaugh's front leg but catches the back leg as Longabaugh tries to avoid it.
Canizares slips a straight right by Longabaugh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Canizares scores with a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Canizares.
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!
Canizares circles away from the clinch attempt
and Canizares counters with a big head kick but Longabaugh shrugs it off.
Longabaugh misses with a left hand
and Canizares finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Canizares scores with a kick to the body.
Canizares uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Longabaugh.
Canizares cracks a nice hook into Longabaugh's ribs.
Canizares swings for the body but Longabaugh moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Longabaugh misses.
Longabaugh stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Canizares.
Longabaugh jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Longabaugh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Longabaugh.
Canizares throws a low kick, looking for Longabaugh's leg but Longabaugh calmly moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ezequiel Canizares will probably get the nod.
That's time! Canizares's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Canizares takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Canizares looks to land a right hand but Longabaugh moved out of range.
Canizares blocks a jab.
Canizares bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Canizares cracks Longabaugh with a right hand to the side of the head.

Longabaugh clinches with his opponent.
Canizares misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Canizares fails to land.
Longabaugh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Canizares's elbow.
Canizares blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Canizares softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Longabaugh digs a right hand underneath Canizares's ribcage. Canizares let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Canizares goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Longabaugh.
Longabaugh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Longabaugh blocks an uppercut.
Canizares misses with a punch to the body.
Longabaugh lands a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Canizares swings wildly with an uppercut but Longabaugh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Longabaugh has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Canizares.
Canizares doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Canizares lands a right hand that snaps the head of Longabaugh backwards.
Longabaugh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Canizares misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Canizares breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Longabaugh misses its intended target.
Canizares throws a front kick aimed at Longabaugh's knee but Longabaugh avoids it well.
Canizares's jab looks to have found its range, popping Longabaugh under the eye.
Longabaugh throws the left hand but Canizares avoids the punch easily.
Canizares misses with a low kick.
Longabaugh misses the shot to the body.
Longabaugh swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Longabaugh swings for the body but Canizares moves out of range.
Longabaugh moves out of range of the leg kick from Canizares.
Canizares ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Longabaugh moves away.
Harry Alonzo Longabaugh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Longabaugh just misses with a punch to the body.
Longabaugh has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Canizares moves out of range as Longabaugh strikes.
Longabaugh ducks under a wild hook from Canizares.
Canizares lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Canizares avoids the body shot from Longabaugh.
Canizares lands with a nice body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Longabaugh takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Longabaugh chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Canizares can pounce on him.
Longabaugh swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Canizares counters with a body kick.
Longabaugh misses with an uppercut
and Canizares counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Canizares moves out of range of the strikes.
Canizares uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Longabaugh.
A nice leg kick from Canizares, right into the meat of the thigh.

Longabaugh moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longabaugh scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Canizares blocks an uppercut.
Canizares throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Longabaugh.
Canizares lands a body shot in the clinch.
Canizares lands an uppercut.
Longabaugh tries to work over Canizares's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Longabaugh misses with the head strike.
Canizares presses Longabaugh against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Longabaugh takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Canizares swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Longabaugh blocks a body shot from Canizares.

Canizares breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Canizares stuns Longabaugh with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Canizares is looking to slow Longabaugh down with leg kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Canizares. Longabaugh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Longabaugh swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
An inside leg kick lands from Canizares.
Nice straight punches there by Canizares. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Canizares.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Canizares misses
and Longabaugh counters with a nice body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Canizares displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Longabaugh throws out the jab.
Longabaugh walks into a left hand.
Nice body punch from Canizares.
Canizares connects with a right hand. Longabaugh shakes it off.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Canizares!
Longabaugh works Canizares's body with a nice hook.
Longabaugh throws a right hand that misses
and Canizares counters with a thumping low kick.
Canizares looks to score with a jab to the body but Longabaugh is just out of range.
Longabaugh on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A swing and a miss from Canizares.
Longabaugh on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Longabaugh scores with a hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ezequiel Canizares showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Canizares, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ezequiel Canizares!
Our winner, Ezequiel Canizares, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.