PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between BJ McGobblecock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Obi Canuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). and Obi Canuel. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

McGobblecock
vs
Canuel

200 cm
28
200 lbs
19 - 7 - 2

189 cm
30
201 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Conviction
Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, BJ McGobblecock!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Obi Canuel!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGobblecock, Jr. misses the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Canuel! But no joy.
McGobblecock, Jr. throws out a loose jab but Canuel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Canuel avoids the head kick by McGobblecock, Jr..
Canuel appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Canuel catches McGobblecock, Jr. with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Canuel slips under a jab from McGobblecock, Jr..
Canuel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McGobblecock, Jr. throws a poor cross that misses
and Canuel counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like BJ McGobblecock, Jr. has been cut.
McGobblecock, Jr. wants to land a leg kick but Canuel is out of range.
It seemed like Canuel was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McGobblecock, Jr. tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Canuel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGobblecock, Jr..
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Canuel checks a leg kick.
McGobblecock, Jr. attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
McGobblecock, Jr. misses with the combination.
McGobblecock, Jr. on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGobblecock, Jr. throws the kick towards the body but Canuel avoids it.
McGobblecock, Jr. throws a shot from downtown. Canuel moves away and avoids it.
McGobblecock, Jr. looks to land a body kick but Canuel moved away.
McGobblecock, Jr. scoring well with a low kick there.
McGobblecock, Jr. scores with a sloppy right hand. Canuel should have avoided that one.
Canuel lands a nice hook to McGobblecock, Jr.'s body. McGobblecock, Jr. takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A combination from Canuel does no damage.
McGobblecock, Jr. throws a big shot that misses.
Canuel misses with a looping left.
McGobblecock, Jr. wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
McGobblecock, Jr. misses with a shot to the body
and Canuel counters with an inside leg kick.
McGobblecock, Jr. catches Canuel with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Canuel looks to score with a jab to the body but McGobblecock, Jr. is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canuel avoids the head kick by McGobblecock, Jr..
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGobblecock, Jr. throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGobblecock, Jr. takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Good work by Canuel as he checks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Canuel. McGobblecock, Jr. does a little dance to reset his feet.
McGobblecock, Jr. lands a glancing blow to the side of Canuel's head.
McGobblecock, Jr. uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Canuel.
Canuel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McGobblecock, Jr.. McGobblecock, Jr. obviously looking to wear him down.
Canuel slips a straight right by McGobblecock, Jr..
Canuel looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Canuel ducks under a wild hook from McGobblecock, Jr..
McGobblecock, Jr. misses the shot to the body.
Despite the aggression on Canuel's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
McGobblecock, Jr. keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Canuel.
Canuel scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGobblecock, Jr. throws a sloppy head kick and Canuel moves out of range easily.
Canuel lands a jab to McGobblecock, Jr.'s midsection.
McGobblecock, Jr. misses with a lunging right hand
and Canuel makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Canuel scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
McGobblecock, Jr. tries to move into range but Canuel moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
BJ McGobblecock, Jr. seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

McGobblecock, Jr. closes the distance and pushes Canuel back into the cage.
McGobblecock, Jr. doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGobblecock, Jr..
McGobblecock, Jr. trying to land knees to the body.
Canuel lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Canuel.
McGobblecock, Jr. takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Canuel prevents a body shot from McGobblecock, Jr..
Canuel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McGobblecock, Jr. throws an elbow but it misses.
Canuel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Canuel scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Canuel lands a right hand.

McGobblecock, Jr. is rocked!
McGobblecock, Jr. with a knee to the head.
Canuel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Oh McGobblecock, Jr. is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice glancing elbow lands by McGobblecock, Jr..
Canuel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McGobblecock, Jr. misses with a knee to the head.
McGobblecock, Jr. seems to have got his legs back now.
McGobblecock, Jr. lands a right hand that snaps the head of Canuel backwards.
McGobblecock, Jr. lands a nice elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Canuel fails to land.
McGobblecock, Jr. misses with a knee strike.
A hook to the body from McGobblecock, Jr..
Canuel swings wildly with an uppercut but McGobblecock, Jr. uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGobblecock, Jr. misses with a knee strike.
Nice body punch from Canuel - that landed with a thud.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGobblecock, Jr. tries to work over Canuel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Canuel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McGobblecock, Jr. blocks an uppercut.
Canuel throws a knee to the head but misses.
A shot in the inside from Canuel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Obi Canuel will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on BJ McGobblecock, Jr.'s cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Canuel lands with a shot to the body.
Canuel cracks McGobblecock, Jr. with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Canuel checks a leg kick.
McGobblecock, Jr. takes a swing at Canuel's ribcage but misses.
Canuel moves out of range of the leg kick from McGobblecock, Jr..
Canuel walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Canuel in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
McGobblecock, Jr. connects with a crisp jab.
Canuel slips under a jab.
McGobblecock, Jr. throws a chopping leg kick but Canuel manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGobblecock, Jr. lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Canuel connects with the punch.
McGobblecock, Jr. scores with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Canuel lands with a cross.
Canuel scoring well with a low kick there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Canuel moves forwards but McGobblecock, Jr. connects with a nice, crisp jab.
McGobblecock, Jr. definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Canuel misses with a hook. McGobblecock, Jr. ducked under it nicely.
McGobblecock, Jr. throws a lazy right hand but Canuel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McGobblecock, Jr. throws the left hand but Canuel avoids the punch easily.
Canuel throws a looping overhand right but McGobblecock, Jr. ducks down to avoid it.
A jab lands there for McGobblecock, Jr..
Canuel lands with an uppercut that bounces McGobblecock, Jr. off the cage and back into range.
McGobblecock, Jr. lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Canuel swinging wildly here.
Canuel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McGobblecock, Jr..
Canuel throws a hook but McGobblecock, Jr. avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canuel takes one to the side of the head.
Canuel finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Canuel on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Canuel looks to score with a jab to the body but McGobblecock, Jr. is just out of range.
McGobblecock, Jr. throws a lazy right hand but Canuel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Canuel takes a shot to the body in his stride.
BJ McGobblecock, Jr. is winning the standup battle so far.
McGobblecock, Jr. misses with a left hand
enabling Canuel to counter with a crisp jab.
A low kick from McGobblecock, Jr. misses
and Canuel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McGobblecock, Jr. misses with a looping left.
McGobblecock, Jr. fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Canuel is out of range.
Canuel throws a lazy right hand but McGobblecock, Jr. sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McGobblecock, Jr. bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
As Canuel tries to get set, McGobblecock, Jr. tries to push him back and clinch up but Canuel manages to avoid the attempt.
Canuel jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGobblecock, Jr. lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
McGobblecock, Jr. slips a jab and a cross from Canuel.
McGobblecock, Jr. throwing a counter right hand but Canuel manages to avoid it.
McGobblecock, Jr. lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice leg kick lands there from McGobblecock, Jr..
Canuel avoids the head kick by McGobblecock, Jr..
Canuel tries a quick counter leg kick but McGobblecock, Jr. is wise to it.
McGobblecock, Jr. tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Canuel is able to avoid easily.
Canuel misses with a lunging right hand

and McGobblecock, Jr. counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by McGobblecock, Jr..
Canuel has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. McGobblecock, Jr. seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Canuel can turn it around.
Obi Canuel seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McGobblecock, Jr. lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
McGobblecock, Jr. misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Canuel lands a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Canuel.
McGobblecock, Jr. pushes Canuel back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Canuel throws a punch but it's blocked by McGobblecock, Jr..
Knees in the clinch landing for Canuel.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Canuel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Canuel connects with a knee to the head.
McGobblecock, Jr. takes a knee right on the jaw!
Canuel lands a shoulder strike.
Canuel unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Canuel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Still in the clinch, Canuel scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Canuel fails to land.
Canuel lands a left hand.
A short uppercut from Canuel.
Canuel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McGobblecock, Jr. tries a knee to the head but Canuel blocks it.
Canuel struggles to land a body shot inside as McGobblecock, Jr. controls his hands.
Canuel throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Canuel on the inside.
McGobblecock, Jr. connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Canuel blocking some punches.
Canuel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Canuel.
Canuel missing with knees to the body.

Canuel lands an uppercut that drops McGobblecock, Jr.! Canuel follows him to the canvas looking to finish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Obi Canuel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on BJ McGobblecock, Jr.'s cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Canuel misses with a few strikes there.
McGobblecock, Jr. tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Canuel is able to avoid easily.
Canuel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McGobblecock, Jr. throws a hook to the side of Canuel's head but Canuel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Canuel drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks McGobblecock, Jr. right on the button. McGobblecock, Jr. goes down! Canuel follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Canuel gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Obi Canuel!
Obi Canuel is the new middleweight champion!
Obi Canuel took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Voodoo Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.