PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Canseco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenneth The Spelunker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Canseco
vs
The Spelunker

191 cm
25
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

189 cm
25
206 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Canseco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenneth The Spelunker!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Canseco leaves The Spelunker with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Canseco throws a leg kick but The Spelunker sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Canseco throws a right hand that The Spelunker ducks under and follows up with a left that The Spelunker also avoids with ease.
Canseco looks to land a combination but The Spelunker avoids it well.
Canseco tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The Spelunker misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Canseco throws a right and a left that The Spelunker avoids nicely.
Canseco lands a body shot.
The Spelunker tries to close the distance and clinch but Canseco swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Canseco lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jose Canseco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Canseco throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Canseco looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The Spelunker wants to clinch.
Canseco swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Canseco leaves The Spelunker with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jose Canseco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenneth The Spelunker.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from The Spelunker.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Canseco lands a slapping body shot.
A left and a right from Canseco both land. Nice combination.
Canseco throws a right and a left that both miss.
Canseco looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The Spelunker throws a right hand that Canseco ducks under and follows up with a left that Canseco also avoids with ease.
Canseco swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting The Spelunker counter with a right hand.
The Spelunker shoots in and drives through. Canseco sprawls well.
The Spelunker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Canseco.
Canseco keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A big right from Canseco misses.
Canseco looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Canseco is breathing heavily.
Canseco misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Canseco throws a leg kick but The Spelunker moved away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Spelunker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Canseco.
Nice sprawl there from Canseco as The Spelunker shoots in.
The Spelunker avoids the head kick by Canseco.
The Spelunker shoots in looking for a takedown. Canseco tries to sprawl out of it but The Spelunker keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Canseco manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The Spelunker closes this distance looking for a takedown but Canseco circles away.
Canseco looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Canseco looks to land a right hand but The Spelunker moved out of range.
A jab lands there for Canseco.
The Spelunker is looking to clinch.
Canseco throws a right hand that misses
and The Spelunker counters with a one-two to the body.
The Spelunker shoots in for a double leg but Canseco sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Canseco throws a lazy right hand but The Spelunker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Canseco throws a series of punches but The Spelunker moves out of range.
Canseco pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice defenses there by The Spelunker.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canseco throws a series of punches but The Spelunker avoids them all with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Canseco. The Spelunker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Canseco throws a right hand that The Spelunker ducks under and follows up with a left that The Spelunker also avoids with ease.
The Spelunker fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Canseco defends well against a solid takedown attempt from The Spelunker.
Canseco tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Spelunker was well out of range. Poor timing from Canseco.
The Spelunker tries to clinch but Canseco is having none of it.
Canseco keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Canseco throws a sloppy head kick and The Spelunker moves out of range easily.
The Spelunker tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Canseco swivels and escapes.
No luck with that takedown attempt from The Spelunker.
Canseco throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Spelunker.
We've been informed that The Spelunker has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Canseco throws a series of punches but The Spelunker moves out of range.
The Spelunker needs to keep his hands up - Canseco had a free shot at his head there.
Canseco misses with a two punch combination.
The Spelunker shoots in but no luck this time.
The Spelunker is looking to clinch.
The Spelunker throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Canseco's waist but Canseco gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing The Spelunker off to one side.
Canseco displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from The Spelunker.
The Spelunker ducks under a wild hook from Canseco.
Canseco misses with a jab, cross combination.
The Spelunker lands with a nice body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Canseco tries a head kick but it misses.
Canseco throws a half hearted mid kick.
The Spelunker shoots in but Canseco avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Canseco throws a push kick but The Spelunker slaps the foot to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Canseco dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Canseco clobbers The Spelunker with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Canseco throws a nice looking combination but The Spelunker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A jab lands there for Canseco.
Canseco digs a good hook to The Spelunker's body.
Jose Canseco is winning the standup battle so far.
The Spelunker tries to close the distance and clinch but Canseco swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Canseco lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The Spelunker avoids the body shot from Canseco.
A decent looking cross lands there for Canseco.
Canseco falls off balance throwing a combination
and The Spelunker counters with a three punch combo that has Canseco backing up. Canseco nods at The Spelunker to acknowledge the strikes.
Canseco misses with a double jab.
The Spelunker tries for a takedown but Canseco sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from The Spelunker.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Spelunker looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jose Canseco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenneth The Spelunker.
Canseco misses with a low kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Spelunker tries for a takedown but Canseco sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Canseco misses with a two punch combination.
Canseco throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jose Canseco is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A cross from The Spelunker lands.
Canseco just misses with a punch to the body.
The Spelunker is trying desperately to land a takedown but Canseco is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for The Spelunker.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from The Spelunker.
The Spelunker tries for a takedown but Canseco sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Canseco tried to score with a low kick but The Spelunker checks it.
The Spelunker's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Canseco connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! The Spelunker scrambles back to his feet.
Canseco will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The Spelunker looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Canseco is fending him off so far but The Spelunker persists. Nope, Canseco circles away and we're back to standing.
Canseco dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Canseco pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jose Canseco is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Spelunker tries to clinch but Canseco is having none of it.
The Spelunker shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Canseco as he avoids it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Canseco as The Spelunker shoots in.
Canseco sizes up The Spelunker with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Canseco swinging wildly here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Spelunker throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Canseco's waist but Canseco gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing The Spelunker off to one side.
Canseco jabs The Spelunker right on the nose. The Spelunker blinks but takes it well.
Canseco misses with a head kick.
Canseco throws a left and a right that both miss
and The Spelunker counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Horrible takedown attempt by The Spelunker or perhaps it was just good defense by Canseco, which made it look bad.
The Spelunker with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Canseco to score with a decent uppercut.
Good exchange - Canseco coming out on top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canseco misses with a combination
and The Spelunker counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The Spelunker tries for a takedown but Canseco sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Canseco clobbers The Spelunker with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Canseco lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as The Spelunker backs up against the cage.
The Spelunker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Canseco scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The Spelunker goes for a double leg but Canseco avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Canseco continues to drive forward.
Canseco is trying to break the clinch but The Spelunker has him pressed against the cage.
Canseco wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The Spelunker tries to break the clinch but Canseco is controlling the position.
Canseco is trying to break the clinch but The Spelunker is controlling him.
The Spelunker prevents Canseco from breaking the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The Spelunker has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Canseco uses from the top position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The Spelunker looking for a sweep. Not yet The Spelunker, not yet.

The Spelunker is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Canseco rolls with it to try and escape but The Spelunker cranks on the arm and Canseco is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kenneth The Spelunker!