PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Salvador Cannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nickolai Zhukov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zhukov has chosen Hands of a Killer as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Cannon
vs
Zhukov

188 cm
28
212 lbs
18 - 9 - 1

188 cm
32
210 lbs
19 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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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 18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Salvador Cannon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nickolai Zhukov!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Kavanagh and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhukov avoids the body shot from Cannon.
Zhukov misses with a wild body shot.
Cannon jabs Zhukov right on the nose. Zhukov blinks but takes it well.
Zhukov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cannon. That did some damage!
Cannon with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cannon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slow jab from Cannon misses its intended target.
Zhukov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cannon.
Zhukov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cannon was well out of range. Poor timing from Zhukov.
Zhukov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Zhukov is looking to slow Cannon down with leg kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zhukov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cannon.
Zhukov thows a body shot but no joy.
Zhukov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cannon.
Zhukov avoids the body shot from Cannon.
Cannon throws a shot from downtown. Zhukov moves away and avoids it.
Zhukov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cannon backs up against the cage.
Cannon throws a hook but Zhukov blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhukov throws the kick towards the body but Cannon avoids it.
Zhukov slips under a jab.

Cannon feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Zhukov wants to get back to his feet but Cannon is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cannon trying to control but Zhukov is working from the bottom.
Cannon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zhukov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Zhukov uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Zhukov looks to land a left hand but Cannon moved out of range nicely.
Zhukov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhukov slips a straight right by Cannon.
Cannon misses with a straight left.
Cannon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cannon misses with an uppercut.
Nickolai Zhukov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cannon shoots for a double leg takedown but Zhukov sprawls well. He's pushed Cannon's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cannon lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Zhukov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cannon.
A swing and a miss from Zhukov.
Nice shot by Zhukov.
Zhukov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Zhukov lands with a good body shot.
Cannon missing with a left hand there. Zhukov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zhukov tries to move into range but Cannon moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cannon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cannon fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Salvador Cannon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cannon just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cannon misses with a hook. Zhukov ducked under it nicely.
Zhukov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cannon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Zhukov throws the left hand but Cannon avoids the punch easily.
Zhukov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cannon has time to react.
Zhukov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cannon.
Zhukov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cannon throws a poor cross that misses
and Zhukov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zhukov. Cannon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cannon ducks under a wild hook from Zhukov.
Zhukov thows a body shot but no joy.
Cannon throws a big shot that misses.
Zhukov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cannon rather than just go for the knockout.
Zhukov throws a shot to the body.
Cannon throws out a loose jab but Zhukov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cannon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zhukov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cannon was well out of range. Poor timing from Zhukov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cannon throws a jab but it's blocked by Zhukov.
Cannon clobbers Zhukov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

It looks like Nickolai Zhukov has been cut.
Cannon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zhukov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cannon momentarily.
Zhukov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cannon blocks a jab.
Cannon throws a hook to the side of Zhukov's head but Zhukov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cannon is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Cannon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zhukov.
Zhukov stuns Cannon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zhukov.
Cannon moves forwards but Zhukov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Zhukov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cannon throws a nice looking combination but Zhukov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zhukov throws the left hand but Cannon avoids the punch easily.
Zhukov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Cannon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nickolai Zhukov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nickolai Zhukov's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Cannon throws a hook to the side of Zhukov's head but Zhukov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cannon swings for the body but Zhukov moves out of range.
Zhukov lands a jab to the head.
Zhukov walks into a stiff left hand from Cannon.
Cannon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zhukov connects with a looping right hand.
Zhukov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Zhukov misses with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cannon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zhukov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cannon manages to avoid it.
Cannon throws a big shot that misses.
Cannon cracks Zhukov with an open hand slap.
Cannon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zhukov sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Cannon.
The ground and pound from Cannon seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cannon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zhukov keeps working.
The strikes coming from Cannon are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Cannon working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Zhukov wants to get back to his feet.
Cannon fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cannon working the ground and pound but Zhukov is defending the strikes.
Sloppy strikes there by Cannon.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cannon working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Cannon fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Cannon grinds an elbow into Zhukov's temple.
Cannon prevents Zhukov from escaping the position.
Cannon throws a strike aimed at the side of Zhukov's head but Zhukov avoids it well.
Cannon tries to score with some ground and pound. Zhukov controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Cannon scoring with punches and elbows.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Cannon working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cannon throws an elbow but Zhukov slips to the side and avoids it well.
Cannon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zhukov keeps working.
Zhukov avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Cannon.
Cannon in side control, throwing shots but Zhukov defends.

Cannon looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Cannon throws a strike aimed at the side of Zhukov's head but Zhukov avoids it well.
Cannon taking a break here but Zhukov is having none of it and regains half guard.
Zhukov is not content to let Cannon control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zhukov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Salvador Cannon dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nickolai Zhukov's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Cannon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zhukov.
Zhukov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cannon in his tracks.
Cannon cracks Zhukov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cannon dips to his left and cracks Zhukov with an uppercut!
Cannon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zhukov was well out of range. Poor timing from Cannon.
Cannon defending well as Zhukov loads up on a big left hand.
Zhukov throws an overhand right that lands on Cannon's shoulder, as Cannon tries to avoid the shot.
Cannon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zhukov needs to keep his hands up - Cannon had a free shot at his head there.
Zhukov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cannon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cannon avoids a kick to the body.
Cannon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Zhukov.
Zhukov thows a body shot but no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zhukov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cannon moves out of range of the leg kick from Zhukov.

Cannon shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cannon showed some decent athleticism there.
Cannon has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cannon is pressing down on Zhukov's thigh, looking to free his foot. Zhukov is holding on for now.
Cannon is looking to take a break and control but Zhukov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cannon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Zhukov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Cannon is trying to work for a kimura but Zhukov is defending well.
Cannon performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhukov is not content to let Cannon control the position.
Cannon stops Zhukov from getting back to his feet.
Cannon thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cannon stops Zhukov from getting back to his feet.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Cannon wants to pass the guard but Zhukov is defending well.
Cannon seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Zhukov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cannon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cannon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cannon sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Zhukov defending well though.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Zhukov can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cannon is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Cannon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cannon thows a huge punch but Zhukov dodges it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cannon trying to pass the guard but Zhukov defending well.
Cannon not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Salvador Cannon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Zhukov looks like he's trying to stand up.
Cannon trying to mount his opponent but Zhukov defends it.
Cannon thows a huge punch but Zhukov dodges it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cannon is keen to just control but Zhukov is a slippery customer.

And that's the end of the fight!
Salvador Cannon showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cannon has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Salvador Cannon!
Salvador Cannon decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.