PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miyamoto Musashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Salvador Cannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Musashi might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Yokozuna Theme. This should be fireworks!

Musashi
vs
Cannon

191 cm
22
220 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

188 cm
23
212 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Miyamoto Musashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Salvador Cannon!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Musashi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Musashi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Musashi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cannon counters with a straight right hand.

Cannon changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Musashi looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Cannon is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Musashi has escaped the position, nice work there.
Cannon controlling from side mount.
An elbow from Cannon crashes against the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cannon working away.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The ground and pound from Cannon seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Musashi struggling a bit here.
Musashi sneaks back into half guard.
Cannon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Musashi keeps working.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Cannon seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Cannon sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Musashi defending well though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Cannon thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Musashi's head.
Cannon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Musashi on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Musashi tries to get out of the position.
Cannon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cannon wants to control but Musashi is keeping him busy.
Musashi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cannon sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Cannon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Musashi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cannon throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cannon not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cannon looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Cannon is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Cannon not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cannon sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Musashi defending well though.
Musashi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cannon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Musashi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cannon on the ground.
Cannon thows a huge punch but Musashi dodges it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Cannon is pressing down on Musashi's thigh, looking to free his foot. Musashi is holding on for now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cannon throwing shots but Musashi is blocking nicely.
Musashi is breathing heavily.
Cannon sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Musashi defending well though.
Cannon not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cannon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cannon slips a nice elbow through Musashi's hands, connecting with Musashi's forehead.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Musashi on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Cannon wants to take a breather but Musashi is having none of it.
Cannon throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Salvador Cannon dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

No luck for Cannon with that takedown attempt.
Cannon looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cannon looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Musashi is fending him off so far but Cannon persists. Nope, Musashi circles away and we're back to standing.
Miyamoto Musashi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Salvador Cannon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Musashi throws an off balance right hand

and Cannon counters with a takedown into side control.
Musashi is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cannon tries to advance position but instead Musashi slips a leg back in to half guard.
Cannon throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Musashi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cannon.
Musashi is refusing to be controlled, as Cannon sits in half guard.
Musashi trying to hold on to Cannon's head to control him but Cannon postures up.
Musashi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cannon.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cannon seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Cannon with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Cannon throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cannon thows a huge punch but Musashi dodges it nicely.
Cannon seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Musashi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cannon looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Musashi with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cannon thows a huge punch but Musashi dodges it nicely.
Musashi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cannon.
Cannon drops an elbow to the side of Musashi's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cannon misses with a head shot. Musashi uses the momentum to regain guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cannon wants to pass the guard but Musashi is keeping the position.
Cannon throws a big right hand that misses.
Cannon is looking to work some ground and pound but Musashi has wrist control.
Musashi trying to keep a closed guard but Cannon is proving a slippery customer.
Cannon trying to control the position from guard on top but Musashi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Musashi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cannon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cannon controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Musashi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cannon controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Miyamoto Musashi has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Cannon scores with a jab.
Musashi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cannon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Salvador Cannon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Cannon shoots in and drives through. Musashi sprawls well.
Cannon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Musashi. Musashi obviously looking to wear him down.
Musashi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Cannon counters with a shoot takedown. Musashi fights it but they end up in guard.
Cannon looking to sit in guard and control but Musashi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cannon tries to strike from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Musashi trying to stand up but can't free himself from Cannon's guard.
Cannon wants to get back to his feet but Musashi passes into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cannon trying to control from the bottom.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Salvador Cannon hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Musashi throws a right hand that misses

so Cannon counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Musashi keeping moving, preventing Cannon from controlling successfully.
Cannon looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cannon working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cannon lands a couple of digs.
Cannon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cannon tries to free his leg and advance position but Musashi is retaining full guard.
Musashi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cannon trying to control but Musashi is working from the bottom.
Musashi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cannon is one step ahead there.
Cannon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cannon looking to sit in guard and control but Musashi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cannon lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Musashi!
Miyamoto Musashi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Salvador Cannon has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cannon tries to control but Musashi wriggling away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Salvador 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 William Peck scores the fight for Salvador Cannon!
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight for Salvador Cannon!
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight for Salvador Cannon!

Salvador Cannon wins by unanimous decision!