PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Canny McCan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

McCan
vs
Velasquez

199 cm
26
258 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

200 cm
25
250 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Decent elbows
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Canny McCan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Velasquez!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Velasquez throws a big shot that misses.

McCan rushes Velasquez and presses him up against the cage.
McCan lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Jose Velasquez has been cut.
McCan landing knees to the head.
McCan lands a good knee to the midsection. Velasquez won't want to take too many of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCan lands a good knee to the midsection. Velasquez won't want to take too many of those.
Velasquez looks winded!
McCan lands a good knee to the midsection. Velasquez won't want to take too many of those.
McCan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
McCan working Velasquez over with knees to the body.
McCan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
McCan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
McCan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
McCan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
McCan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for McCan.
McCan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Velasquez's defenses.
Velasquez wants to break the clinch but can't.
McCan with a knee to the head.
McCan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Velasquez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
McCan lands a nice knee to the body.
McCan landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez takes a knee to the side of the body.
McCan lands a knee to the head.
McCan lands an elbow inside.
McCan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
McCan working Velasquez over with knees to the body.
Velasquez takes a knee right on the jaw!
McCan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
McCan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
McCan landing knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCan lands a knee to the head.
McCan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
McCan scores with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for McCan.
McCan crunches a lovely knee into Velasquez's ribcage.
McCan landing knees to the body.
Velasquez takes a knee to the side of the body.
McCan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Velasquez's face.
Velasquez takes an elbow to the forehead.
McCan lands an elbow that stopped Velasquez in his tracks for a moment.
Knees to the body from McCan.
McCan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
McCan scores a nice knee to the body.
Velasquez is looking to break free of the clinch but McCan has double underhooks.
McCan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Velasquez's defenses.
Knees in the clinch landing for McCan.
McCan lands an elbow inside that Velasquez shrugs off.
Velasquez tries to break the clinch but McCan is controlling the position.
McCan lands a damaging elbow.
McCan scores with a knee to the head.
McCan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Velasquez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Velasquez is trying to push McCan away but McCan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Velasquez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Velasquez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Knees to the body from McCan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCan connects with a knee to the head.
McCan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Velasquez's face.
McCan crunches a lovely knee into Velasquez's ribcage.
McCan connects with a knee to the head.
Velasquez working hard to break the clinch.
McCan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
McCan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Velasquez's defenses.
McCan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Velasquez's efforts to push away.
McCan crunches a lovely knee into Velasquez's ribcage.
McCan lands a knee to the head.
McCan landing knees to the body.
Velasquez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Velasquez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Velasquez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
McCan lands an elbow inside.
McCan lands a good knee to the midsection. Velasquez won't want to take too many of those.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knees to the body from McCan.
McCan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Velasquez's defenses.
McCan scores a nice knee to the body.
Velasquez takes a knee to the side of the body.
McCan lands an elbow inside.
McCan lands a good knee to the midsection. Velasquez won't want to take too many of those.
Velasquez wants to break the clinch but can't.
McCan lands a good knee to the midsection. Velasquez won't want to take too many of those.
Velasquez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Velasquez takes a knee to the side of the body.
McCan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Velasquez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
McCan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
McCan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Velasquez tries to circle away but McCan has him pinned against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McCan scores a nice knee to the body.
McCan landing knees to the head.
Velasquez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Velasquez takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Canny McCan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jose Velasquez's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

McCan throws a head kick that half lands.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Velasquez throws a series of punches but McCan avoids them all with ease.
Good leg kick by McCan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Velasquez looks to land a combination but McCan avoids it well.
McCan scoring well with a low kick there.
McCan ducks under a wild hook from Velasquez.
Velasquez throws a right and a left that McCan avoids nicely.

McCan clinches up with Velasquez and pushes him back against the cage.
McCan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCan lands a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. McCan obliges.
Knees to the body from McCan.
Velasquez takes a knee right on the jaw!
McCan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McCan scores with a knee to the head.
McCan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nice elbow from McCan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
McCan lands a nice knee to the body.
Velasquez takes an elbow to the temple.
McCan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. McCan obliges.
McCan scores with a knee to the head.
McCan working Velasquez over with knees to the body.
McCan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Velasquez's defenses.
McCan landing knees to the body.
McCan lands an elbow that stopped Velasquez in his tracks for a moment.
McCan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by McCan.
McCan keeps control of Velasquez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Velasquez is trying to break the clinch but McCan has him pressed against the cage.
McCan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Velasquez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Velasquez is looking to break free of the clinch but McCan has double underhooks.
Velasquez is trying to force a seperation but McCan has the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for McCan.
Velasquez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McCan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Velasquez tries to circle away but McCan has him pinned against the cage.
McCan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Velasquez can do to turn this around?
McCan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Velasquez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
McCan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Velasquez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
McCan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
McCan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
McCan connects with a knee to the head.
McCan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Velasquez's efforts to push away.
McCan working Velasquez over with knees to the body.
We've been informed that Velasquez has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
McCan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Velasquez is trying to push McCan away but McCan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCan lands a nice elbow.
McCan lands an elbow just above Velasquez 's eye.
McCan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Velasquez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Velasquez is trying to break the clinch but McCan has him pressed against the cage.
McCan landing knees to the head.
McCan working Velasquez over with knees to the body.
McCan lands a good knee to the midsection. Velasquez won't want to take too many of those.
McCan lands an elbow inside that Velasquez shrugs off.
Velasquez tries to circle away but McCan has him pinned against the cage.
Velasquez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McCan has him pressed against the cage.
Velasquez is trying to break free.
A knee to the head by McCan.
McCan lands an elbow inside.
Velasquez tries to break the clinch but McCan is controlling the position.
McCan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
McCan lands a knee to the head.
McCan has Velasquez pressed against the cage, preventing Velasquez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Velasquez's defenses.
Velasquez is looking to break free of the clinch but McCan has double underhooks.
McCan lands a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Velasquez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Our sources have told us that McCan has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
McCan keeps control of Velasquez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McCan crunches a lovely knee into Velasquez's ribcage.
Velasquez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Velasquez takes an elbow to the temple.
McCan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McCan has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
McCan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Velasquez's defenses.
Velasquez wants to get back to striking at distance but McCan won't allow it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McCan lands a nice knee to the body.
McCan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
McCan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Velasquez's efforts to push away.
McCan keeps control of Velasquez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Canny McCan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jose Velasquez's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Velasquez forces McCan back against the cage and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Velasquez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Velasquez working hard to break the clinch.
Velasquez can't break the clinch.
Velasquez is trying to push McCan away but McCan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
McCan lands a knee to the head.
Velasquez wants to get back to striking at distance but McCan won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Velasquez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Velasquez is trying to break free.
Velasquez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
McCan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Velasquez takes an elbow to the forehead.
McCan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Velasquez takes a knee to the side of the body.
McCan lands a damaging elbow.
Velasquez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Velasquez takes an elbow to the temple.
McCan scores a nice knee to the body.
McCan lands a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCan lands a knee to the body.
Velasquez wants to get back to striking at distance but McCan won't allow it.
McCan landing knees to the body.
McCan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
McCan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Velasquez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Velasquez takes an elbow to the forehead.
McCan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
McCan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Velasquez's face.
Velasquez can't break the clinch.
McCan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
McCan lands a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Velasquez is trying to push McCan away but McCan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
McCan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
McCan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
McCan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
McCan connects with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Velasquez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
McCan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
McCan lands a nice elbow.
McCan lands a good knee to the midsection. Velasquez won't want to take too many of those.
McCan working Velasquez over with knees to the body.
McCan trying to land knees to the body.
Velasquez is trying to break the clinch but McCan is controlling him.
A frustrated look appears on Velasquez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
McCan has Velasquez pressed against the cage, preventing Velasquez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McCan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Velasquez is defending well for now.
Velasquez takes an elbow to the temple.
McCan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Velasquez's efforts to push away.
Canny McCan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McCan scores with a knee to the head.
Velasquez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
McCan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
McCan lands a nice elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCan keeps control of Velasquez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Velasquez takes a knee to the side of the body.
McCan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
McCan lands a nice knee to the body.
Velasquez is trying to break the clinch but McCan has him pressed against the cage.
Velasquez takes a knee right on the jaw!
McCan lands a nice elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Velasquez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
McCan has Velasquez pressed against the cage, preventing Velasquez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McCan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Velasquez managing to block the knees to the body from McCan.
Velasquez is looking to break free of the clinch but McCan has double underhooks.
McCan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Velasquez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Velasquez can't break the clinch.
Velasquez has had enough of the clinch but McCan keeps him there for the moment.
Velasquez wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCan keeps control of Velasquez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McCan prevents Velasquez from breaking the clinch.
McCan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from McCan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice elbow from McCan.
McCan working Velasquez over with knees to the body.
McCan crunches a lovely knee into Velasquez's ribcage.
Velasquez is trying to break the clinch but McCan has him pressed against the cage.
Jose Velasquez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McCan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
McCan lands a good knee to the midsection. Velasquez won't want to take too many of those.
McCan with a knee to the head.
Velasquez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Canny McCan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Velasquez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McCan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Velasquez misses with a punch to the body.
Velasquez is trying to break the clinch but McCan has him pressed against the cage.
Velasquez wants to get back to striking at distance but McCan won't allow it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Canny McCan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McCan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:26
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Canny McCan!