PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Salvador Cannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cu Chulainn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chulainn is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Blood of Cu Chulainn. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Cannon
vs
Chulainn

188 cm
26
212 lbs
12 - 6 - 1

192 cm
23
220 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Salvador Cannon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cu Chulainn!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Reed Andrews and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chulainn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Salvador Cannon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cannon walks into a straight right hand from Chulainn.

It looks like Salvador Cannon has been cut.
Cannon with a hook.
Chulainn walks into a straight right hand from Cannon.
Cannon slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chulainn slips under a jab.
Cannon loads up on a big right hand but Chulainn slips the punch.
Nice jab there from Cannon.
Cannon slips under a jab from Chulainn.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cannon.
Chulainn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cannon.
Cannon looks to land a right hand but Chulainn moved out of range.
Cannon connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chulainn momentarily.
Cannon thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cannon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chulainn manages to avoid it.
Cannon misses with an uppercut
and Cannon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chulainn misses with a lunging right hand
and Chulainn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cu Chulainn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cannon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A jab from Cannon misses.
Chulainn lunges at Cannon with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cannon's hand.
Chulainn lands a right hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cannon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chulainn.
Chulainn connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice shot by Chulainn.
Cannon misses with a left hand
and Chulainn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chulainn slips under a jab from Cannon.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chulainn on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Chulainn ducks under a wild hook from Cannon.
Chulainn throws a nice looking combination but Cannon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chulainn closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Chulainn ducks under a wild hook from Cannon.
Cannon fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Chulainn missing with a left hand there. Cannon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cannon tests Chulainn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cannon is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Chulainn defending well as Cannon loads up on a big left hand.
Chulainn defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cannon.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cannon throws a jab but it's blocked by Chulainn.
Cannon throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cannon shoots for a double leg takedown but Chulainn sprawls well. He's pushed Cannon's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Salvador Cannon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cannon works the jab nicely.
Cannon lands a jab to Chulainn's midsection.
Chulainn stuffs the takedown attempt from Cannon. Cannon gets slowly back to his feet.
Cannon moves away from the strike by Chulainn.
Chulainn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cannon.
Cannon misses with a low kick.
Cannon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cannon throws a jab when Chulainn was well out of range.
Cannon swings widly with a right hand
letting Chulainn counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chulainn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cannon.
Chulainn fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cannon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cannon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chulainn cracks Cannon with a nice body shot.
Chulainn gets through Cannon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cannon is breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A body shot lands from Chulainn.
Chulainn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Chulainn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chulainn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cannon blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cu Chulainn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Salvador Cannon's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Chulainn throws a series of punches but Cannon moves out of range.
Cannon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chulainn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cannon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chulainn.
Cannon loads up on a big right hand but Chulainn slips the punch.
Cannon throws a lazy uppercut

and Chulainn counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Chulainn.
Cannon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chulainn crunches a lovely knee into Cannon's ribcage.
Cannon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chulainn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cannon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cannon blocks a body shot from Chulainn.
Chulainn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chulainn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chulainn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chulainn lands a shoulder strike.
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 blocked on the inside by Cannon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cannon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Chulainn misses with a body punch.
Cannon is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Cannon scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cannon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Chulainn fails to land.
Cu Chulainn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Chulainn misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cannon.
Cannon throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chulainn.
Chulainn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cannon.
Chulainn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chulainn swings wildly with an uppercut but Cannon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chulainn misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chulainn swings wildly with an uppercut but Cannon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cannon trying to control the position but instead, Chulainn has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cannon into the cage.
Chulainn throws a punch but it's blocked by Cannon.
Cannon lands a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cannon.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chulainn swings wildly with an uppercut but Cannon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chulainn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chulainn avoids a wild elbow strike from Cannon.
Cannon misses with some punches.
Chulainn managing to block the knees to the body from Cannon.
A short uppercut from Chulainn.
Cannon lands an uppercut.

Cannon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice jab there from Chulainn.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chulainn misses with an uppercut
letting Cannon counter with a right hand.
Chulainn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chulainn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cannon.
Chulainn blocks a jab.
Chulainn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cannon just misses with a punch to the body.
Cannon shoots for a double leg takedown but Chulainn sprawls well. He's pushed Cannon's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Chulainn has Cannon up against the cage in a clinch.
Cannon pressing his opponent against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cannon.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cannon.
Cannon has Chulainn pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Chulainn manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Chulainn blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Chulainn fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chulainn.
Chulainn can't find room to land a body shot as Cannon controls the action.
Chulainn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chulainn misses with a punch to the body.
Chulainn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chulainn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cannon misses with the head strike.
Chulainn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chulainn misses with a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cannon works on Chulainn's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cannon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chulainn working aggressively here.
Cannon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Cu Chulainn will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Salvador Cannon's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

A swing and a miss from Cannon.

Cannon shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
You get the feeling that Chulainn really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Cannon looking to finish with strikes here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cannon tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Cannon looking to control but Chulainn is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Chulainn squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cannon lands a big elbow.
Chulainn blocking the ground and pound.
Chulainn is squirming around, avoiding Cannon's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cannon looking to ground and pound but Chulainn is blocking nicely.
Cannon putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Cannon working the ground and pound effectively.

Chulainn is rocked!
Cannon scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Chulainn is still in real trouble! Can Cannon finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cannon postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Chulainn in real trouble here! The ref calls for Chulainn to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Salvador Cannon!
During a confident post fight interview, Salvador Cannon thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.