PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chance Birmbaum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Todd Cannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Birmbaum
vs
Cannon

175 cm
19
176 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

180 cm
20
175 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Very quick

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Knockout power

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chance Birmbaum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Todd Cannon!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Illya Tyunina and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cannon misses with a double jab.

Birmbaum scores with a takedown into Cannon's guard.

Cannon looking for a guillotine here but Birmbaum defends easily.
Cannon is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Cannon is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Birmbaum pushing down on Cannon's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Cannon has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Cannon won't allow Birmbaum to pass to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cannon is looking to control Birmbaum's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cannon avoid being mounted?
Cannon is trying to get back to full guard.
Birmbaum perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
We've been hearing that Birmbaum has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Birmbaum's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Birmbaum wants to free his trapped foot but Cannon is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Cannon missing with punches from the bottom.
Birmbaum moves nicely into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Birmbaum is looking to take a break and control but Cannon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cannon is trying to improve his position.
Birmbaum working away.
Birmbaum working the ground and pound from side control.
Birmbaum lands a decent elbow from side control.
Birmbaum moves into full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Birmbaum can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cannon is looking to escape.
Birmbaum controlling the pace for now.
Cannon is trying to escape the mount.
Cannon is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Birmbaum postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Cannon looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Birmbaum cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Birmbaum breaks from Cannon's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Birmbaum avoids the attempt from Cannon to control.
Cannon is trying to escape the mount.
Birmbaum lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Birmbaum pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Cannon is trying desperately to improve position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cannon gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Birmbaum gets the takedown into side control.
Birmbaum tries to advance to mount but can't.
Birmbaum works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Cannon is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Birmbaum's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Birmbaum seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ground and pound from Birmbaum.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cannon wants to control but Birmbaum is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Birmbaum is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Cannon sees it coming and defends easily.
Birmbaum content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Cannon looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cannon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cannon taking some punishment here, with Birmbaum in his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Cannon wants to control but Birmbaum is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Cannon actively working from the bottom here.
Birmbaum drops an elbow to the side of Cannon's head.
Birmbaum looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Cannon is looking for a sweep. Birmbaum is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Birmbaum looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Birmbaum is controlling the pace.
Cannon wants to get back to full guard.

Birmbaum is working for a submission of some sort.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Birmbaum is trying to control. Cannon wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Cannon looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cannon is trying to control but can't.
Birmbaum takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Birmbaum takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Birmbaum moves nicely into side control.
Cannon takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Cannon tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Cannon is squirming around, avoiding Birmbaum's attempts to control the action.
Cannon working to try and regain half guard.
Birmbaum lands a nice shot to the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Birmbaum landing strikes, looking to finish!
Cannon slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Birmbaum controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chance Birmbaum dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

A jab from Birmbaum misses.
Cannon looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cannon misses with a head kick.
Cannon attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

Birmbaum changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Cannon looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Cannon is trying to improve his position.
Birmbaum is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cannon can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Birmbaum has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Cannon!
Cannon tries to lock up and control but Birmbaum gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Birmbaum dominating with strikes here.
Birmbaum sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cannon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Birmbaum lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Cannon is rocked!
A nice elbow there by Birmbaum.
Cannon is still in real trouble! Can Birmbaum finish him?
Oooooh, big shot lands for Birmbaum! Cannon is hurt baaadly! Birmbaum is firing away with more strikes - Cannon is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chance Birmbaum!
During a confident post fight interview, Chance Birmbaum thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.