PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Cango (ranked 1199 p4p, 951 weight class) and Hjalmar Raak (ranked 34 p4p, 122 weight class). Cango kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Into Action by Tim Armstrong. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Cango
vs
Raak

185 cm
27
194
11 - 7 - 1

191 cm
30
197
12 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Solid chin

Conviction
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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 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Cango!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Hjalmar Raak!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Raak misses its intended target.
Raak moves out of range of the body kick.
Cango looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cango tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Raak looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cango throws a hook to the side of Raak's head but Raak sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Raak tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cango just misses with a punch to the body.
Cango connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cango ducks right into an uppercut from Raak.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cango is looking to clinch.
Raak takes a kick to the side of the head.
Raak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cango manages to avoid it.
Cango lands a nice shot that snaps Raak's head back.
Raak misses with a shot to the body
and Cango counters with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raak throws a shot from downtown. Cango moves away and avoids it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cango.
Cango definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Raak fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Cango moves into the clinch.
Raak tries to work over Cango's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cango tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cango misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Raak.
Cango lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cango is looking to break free of the clinch but Raak has double underhooks.
Raak lands a hook that snaps the head of Cango backwards.
Cango struggles to land a body shot inside as Raak controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Cango.
Cango utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Cango breaks from the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Cango.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cango lands with a good body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Cango. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cango.

Cango clinches with his opponent.
Raak takes a shot to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Raak.
Cango lands a good knee to the midsection. Raak won't want to take too many of those.
Cango lands with a left to the head.
A knee to the head by Cango.
Raak lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cango.
Cango throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Cango breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Raak tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cango tries to land a body kick
enabling Raak to counter with a crisp jab.
Cango getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cango throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cango lands a jab to Raak's midsection.
Cango connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cango throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cango fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jack Cango seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Cango darts in and clinches Raak up against the cage.
Cango blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Raak's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Raak tries to throw a body punch but Cango avoids it by throwing Raak back against the cage.
Raak avoiding damage.
Raak lands a body punch.
A short right from Cango on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Cango scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Raak fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cango is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Raak is defending well for now.
Raak has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Cango seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Raak can turn it around.
Raak misses with a body punch.
Raak swings wildly with an uppercut but Cango uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cango utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Raak looks winded!
Cango lands a good knee to the midsection. Raak won't want to take too many of those.
A knee to the head by Cango.

It looks like Hjalmar Raak has been cut.
Raak is looking to control Cango's arms but Cango gets an underhook and turns him. Now Raak has his back to the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Cango.
Raak takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cango lands with a right to the head.
Raak takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cango scores with a shoulder strike.
Cango lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cango lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cango crunches a lovely knee into Raak's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cango obliges.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Cango dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hjalmar Raak's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Raak takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Cango clinches up against the cage.
Cango misses with a knee to the head.
Cango landing knees to the head.
Cango landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cango prevents a body shot from Raak.
Cango landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Cango manages to break the clinch.
Cango scores with a body shot.
Cango throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cango misses with a combination
and Raak counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cango throws a quick inside leg kick.
Raak is breathing heavily.
Cango blocks the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cango scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Raak circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jack Cango is winning the standup battle so far.
Cango throws a leg kick which misses Raak's front leg but catches the back leg as Raak tries to avoid it.
Cango connects with a leg kick.
Cango looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cango scores with a crisp jab that stopped Raak in his tracks.
Cango tries to bum rush Raak with a series of wild strikes but Raak uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jack Cango is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Raak takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cango lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cango lands a right hook to the body.
Cango throws out a powerful jab.
Cango misses with a wild body shot.
Raak appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cango lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cango cracks a nice hook into Raak's ribs.
Cango closes the distance looking to clinch
and Raak counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice shot by Cango.
The fighters circling - Raak throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cango appears to be looking for a big counter.
Cango lands a really nice looking cross but Raak seems unphased.
Raak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cango manages to avoid it.
Cango wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Cango ducks under a wild hook from Raak.
Raak tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cango swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cango tries to clinch but Raak is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cango misses with a double jab.
Cango uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Cango gets a clinch.
Good body shot from Raak.
Raak misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Cango fails to land.
Cango swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Raak fails to land.
Cango lands with a short shot to the head.
Raak tries to work over Cango's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Raak fails to land.
Raak is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cango is keeping busy.
Cango is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cango tries to land knees in the clinch but Raak avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cango misses with the head strike.
A short right from Cango on the inside.

Cango's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cango sizes up Raak with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raak 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.
Cango throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cango turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Raak takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cango scores with a kick to the body.

Cango rushes Raak and presses him up against the cage.
Raak tries to stall but Cango uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cango blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Raak wants to stall.
Cango throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Raak blocks it with crossed arms.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Cango dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hjalmar Raak's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! 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.

Cango clinches with his opponent.
Cango lands a hook that snaps the head of Raak backwards.
Raak tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cango with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A shot in the inside from Cango.
Raak wants to stall.
A short right from Cango.
Raak misses with the head strike.
Cango scores with a shot to the side of Raak's head.
Cango lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Raak backwards.
Raak tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cango creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Raak is rocked!

Cango pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Raak is still on wobbly legs! Can Cango finish him?
Cango lands with a nice body kick.
Raak takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Cango clinches up against the cage.

Cango breaks from the clinch.
Raak seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cango buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Raak needs to keep his hands up - Cango had a free shot at his head there.
Cango looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cango moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Raak has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Raak there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cango turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cango tries to close the distance and clinch up but Raak swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A telegraphed right hand from Raak misses the target.
Cango tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Raak manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the liver by Raak. Beautiful body shot.
Cango throws a right and a left that both miss.
Raak swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cango is looking to clinch but Raak is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raak takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cango tries to clinch there but Raak circles away.
Cango pushes Raak away with a front kick.
Cango is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Raak can do to turn this around?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cango fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Raak has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cango wants to clinch but Raak slips to the side
and Raak connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Raak is looking to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Cango on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cango tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Raak manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cango fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Raak has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Raak takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Raak takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

Cango drives through and clinches with Raak against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cango obliges.
Raak's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Raak on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cango softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Raak is looking to control Cango's arms but Cango gets an underhook and turns him. Now Raak has his back to the cage.
Cango lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cango lands a body shot.
A short body shot lands from Raak as the two fighters clinch.

Cango's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cango connects with a body shot that sends Raak's belly button to the back.
Cango smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cango ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Raak throws a low kick but Cango avoids it.
Cango connects with a nice looking jab.
Cango tries to clinch up but Raak circles away and keeps his distance.
Hjalmar Raak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cango feints and then cracks Raak's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Raak down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cango slips a jab from Raak.
Raak misses with an uppercut. Cango saw that one coming.
Cango throws a big counter combination but Raak scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Cango scores with a leg kick.
Cango scores with a head kick.
Cango throws a right hand that Raak ducks under and follows up with a left that Raak also avoids with ease.
Cango thuds his shin into the meat of Raak's side.
Cango fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cango works Raak's body with a nice hook.
Raak on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
You can see that Raak has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Raak getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Cango showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cango has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Cango!
A victorious Jack Cango thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.