PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pagpilon BawKor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peyton Canning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). BawKor comes to the cage accompanied by spectrum. Peyton Canning acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

BawKor
vs
Canning

171 cm
21
165 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

175 cm
21
161 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pagpilon BawKor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Peyton Canning!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Canning throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Horrible takedown by BawKor or perhaps it was just good defense by Canning which made him look bad.
BawKor looks to clinch
and Canning counters with a nice body kick.
Canning throws a head kick but BawKor moves out of range.
BawKor shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Canning as he avoids it easily.
Canning avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Canning closes the distance and pushes BawKor back into the cage.
Canning lands a hook that snaps the head of BawKor backwards.
BawKor tries to land knees in the clinch but Canning avoids the damage to the body.
BawKor tries to throw a body punch but Canning avoids it by throwing BawKor back against the cage.
BawKor goes for a takedown in the clinch but Canning prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pagpilon BawKor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Canning lands a right hand that snaps the head of BawKor backwards.
BawKor trying to land knees to the body.

BawKor breaks from the clinch.
BawKor shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Canning but Canning pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Canning lands a nice leg kick that just misses BawKor's sensitive parts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
BawKor checks a leg kick nicely.
BawKor throws a sloppy head kick and Canning moves out of range easily.
Canning fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt BawKor.
Nice body kick from Canning.
BawKor is looking to clinch but Canning is avoiding it.
BawKor swings away with a body shot that misses
and Canning counters with a head kick.
Peyton Canning is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
BawKor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Canning misses with a leg kick
and BawKor counters with a head kick. That will keep Canning thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
BawKor attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Canning is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
BawKor fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Canning looks to land a body kick but BawKor moved away.
Canning tried to score with a low kick but BawKor checks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Canning is looking to chop away at BawKor's legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
BawKor looks to clinch

and Canning counters by clinching up.
BawKor looking to throw knees to the head but Canning is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Canning keeps control of BawKor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
BawKor tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Canning avoids it.
BawKor trying to land knees to the body.
BawKor takes a shot to the head.
Canning tries a body shot but BawKor blocks it.
Canning lands with a left to the head.
Canning is struggling to control the position.
Canning misses with a body punch.
Canning lands a shoulder strike.
Canning lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of BawKor backwards.
Canning scores with a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Canning scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
BawKor tries to land knees in the clinch but Canning avoids the damage to the body.
Canning blocks a body shot from BawKor.
Canning tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
BawKor wants a takedown.
Canning lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Canning just leaning against BawKor, taking a breather.
BawKor prevents a body shot from Canning.
Canning lands with a right to the head.
Canning stalls.
Canning is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. BawKor is defending well for now.
BawKor is looking to break free of the clinch but Canning has double underhooks.
BawKor managing to block the knees to the body from Canning.
Canning misses with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Canning.
Canning misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from BawKor.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Canning gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from BawKor.
BawKor is trying to break the clinch but Canning is controlling him.
Canning lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the fighters up against the cage, BawKor throws an elbow but misses.
Canning tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
BawKor is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Canning is defending well for now.
Canning lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
BawKor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Canning tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Canning works on BawKor's body with a couple of short punches.
Canning lands with a right to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Canning struggles to land a body shot inside as BawKor controls his hands.
A short right from Canning on the inside.
BawKor scores with a knee to the head.
BawKor wants to take the fight to the mat but Canning manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A good leg kick by Canning.
BawKor shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
BawKor wants to clinch
and Canning counters with a low kick, right behind BawKor 's knee.
A solid leg kick lands there for Canning.
BawKor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Canning.
A head kick misses from Canning.
BawKor is looking to clinch.
BawKor moves to clinch but Canning breaks away
and Canning counters with a leg kick.
BawKor checks the leg kick nicely there.
Canning scores with a kick to the midsection.

Canning closes the distance and clinches.

BawKor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Canning avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
BawKor tries to clinch up but Canning circles away and keeps his distance.
BawKor tries to clinch but fails miserably
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
BawKor closes the distance looking to clinch
and Canning counters with a leg kick.
Canning lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
BawKor closes the distance looking to clinch
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Canning counters with an inside leg kick.
Canning takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Canning fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and BawKor has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Canning scores with a push kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Canning pushes BawKor away with a front kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
BawKor avoids the head kick by Canning.
A head kick misses from BawKor.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canning throws a quick inside leg kick.
Canning lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
BawKor is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Canning misses with a body kick.
BawKor has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Canning.
BawKor fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pagpilon BawKor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Canning fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Canning connects with a leg kick. BawKor looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
BawKor misses with a double jab.
No luck for BawKor with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pagpilon BawKor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Canning throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Pagpilon BawKor has been cut.
Canning connects with a body shot that sends BawKor's belly button to the back.
Canning tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Canning lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canning dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
BawKor blocks a head kick by Canning.
Canning connects with a leg kick. BawKor looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Canning looks to land a body kick but BawKor moved away.
Canning looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Canning throws a leg kick but BawKor checks it.
BawKor throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Canning throws a right hand that BawKor ducks under and follows up with a left that BawKor also avoids with ease.
BawKor darts in trying to clinch
and Canning counters with a nice uppercut.
Canning tries to score with a low kick but BawKor moves his leg out of the way.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for BawKor. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
BawKor shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
BawKor tries to clinch but Canning moves away
and Canning connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
BawKor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Canning has BawKor up against the cage in a clinch.
Canning lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt BawKor or not.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Canning blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Canning content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Canning throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Canning scores with a hook to the body.
Canning is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Canning lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Canning crunches a lovely knee into BawKor's ribcage.
Canning is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A right hook to the body lands for Canning.
Canning lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peyton Canning showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pagpilon BawKor's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Canning looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
BawKor moves forwards but Canning connects with a nice, crisp jab.
BawKor misses with a takedown attempt - Canning sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
BawKor tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
BawKor takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
BawKor shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Canning as he jumps to the side.
Canning lands a leg kick that knocks BawKor off balance momentarily.
Canning lands a slapping body shot.
Canning is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down BawKor rather than just go for the knockout.
Canning throws a leg kick which misses BawKor's front leg but catches the back leg as BawKor tries to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Canning.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Canning moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A left hand lands to the body for Canning.
Canning lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down BawKor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Canning is working BawKor over against the cage.
Canning lands an uppercut.
Come on Canning - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Canning working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Canning slowing the pace effectively.
Canning prevents BawKor from breaking the clinch.
A short uppercut from Canning.
Canning lands a right hand.
Canning tries to land knees in the clinch but BawKor avoids the damage to the body.
Peyton Canning seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Canning is struggling to control the position.
Canning lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Canning misses with a hook to the ribs.
Canning throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short body shot lands from Canning as the two fighters clinch.

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!
Canning lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Canning lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Canning misses with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Canning.
Canning lands with a right to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Canning.
A bit of stalling here from Canning.
Canning has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Canning makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Canning with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
BawKor tries for a takedown but Canning manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pagpilon BawKor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knees in the clinch landing for Canning.
Canning works on BawKor's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Canning - that landed with a thud.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Canning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Canning.

BawKor is rocked!
Canning jerks BawKor's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! BawKor drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Canning goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Canning because BawKor was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Peyton Canning!