PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Death Machine Cannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Booey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Machine Cannon
vs
Booey

170 cm
23
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

160 cm
21
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Death Machine Cannon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Robert Booey!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cannon tries to clinch but Booey is having none of it.
Booey fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Cannon drives through and clinches with Booey against the cage.
Cannon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Booey backwards.
Booey is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cannon pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Cannon gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Booey.
Death Machine Cannon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Booey.
Cannon swings wildly with an uppercut but Booey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Booey drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cannon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Booey pulls Cannon into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Cannon stopping the sweep attempt from Booey.
Cannon wants to stand and escape but instead Booey has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Booey is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Booey postures up in Cannon's guard and throws a big left but Cannon blocks it.
Booey stopping the sweep attempt from Cannon.
Booey has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cannon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cannon on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cannon tries to get out of the position.
Booey trying to control but Cannon is working from the bottom.
Cannon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Booey looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Booey pushes down on Cannon's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Cannon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Booey on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Booey seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Booey seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Booey works his way into full mount!
Cannon taking shots to the head.
Booey lands a big elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Booey is landing with some decent strikes but Cannon is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Cannon takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Booey controlling the position easily from mount.
It looks like Booey might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Booey scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Booey landing strikes from the mount.
Booey controlling the pace for now.
Cannon in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Booey connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Booey with good strikes from the mount here!
Booey landing shots from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Booey cracks Cannon with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
A nice elbow there by Booey.
Booey lands a big elbow.
Booey landing punches.
Booey in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Cannon is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Booey with shots to the head and body - Cannon looks very uncomfortable down there.
Booey controlling the pace for now.
Booey raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Booey dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Booey darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Cannon keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cannon is in trouble now - Booey has advanced to mount!
Booey scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Cannon?
Booey landing strikes, looking to finish!
Booey lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Booey scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Cannon?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Booey cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Booey lands a nice shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Booey tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Booey raining down shots from the mount!

Cannon is rocked!
Booey pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Booey prevents Cannon from getting the reversal.
Booey takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Booey lands a big shot there that rocks Cannon but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Booey landing strikes from the mount.
Oh Cannon is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The referee warns Cannon that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Cannon takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Booey's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robert Booey!