PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Dux (ranked 3124 p4p, 420 weight class) and Jason Canning (ranked 2980 p4p, 403 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Dux
vs
Canning

188 cm
26
214 lbs
14 - 16 - 0

198 cm
40
225 lbs
49 - 25 - 2

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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 14 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Dux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 49 - 25 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Canning!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dux throws a lazy body kick
and Canning counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dux thinking.
Canning uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dux.
Dux ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Canning moves away.
Dux fails in his attempt to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Canning on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Canning ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Frank Dux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dux tries a head kick but it misses.
Dux darts in trying to clinch
and Canning counters with a stiff right hand.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dux.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dux wants to stall.
Canning blocking some punches.
Canning lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Frank Dux has been cut.
Canning working Dux over with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dux's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dux throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Dux looks to land a body kick but Canning moved away.
Canning slips a jab from Dux.
Nice jab there from Canning.
Canning lands a jab to the head.
Canning takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
No joy there for Dux, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dux fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dux lands with a kick to the temple. Canning shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Dux throws a head kick but Canning moves out of range.
Canning was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Canning avoids the head kick by Dux.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dux throws a lazy head kick
and Canning counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Canning uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dux.
Dux throws a series of punches but Canning moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dux throws a leg kick
and Canning counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dux has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Dux throws a low kick, looking for Canning's leg but Canning calmly moves out of range.
Dux tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dux misses with a double jab.
A jab from Dux misses.
Dux tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Canning only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Dux throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Canning is trying to counter with his kicks.
Canning tries to land a front kick but Dux steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Canning lands a glancing blow to the side of Dux's head.
Dux misses with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Dux.
Dux waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Canning.
Canning lands with a straight right. Dux didn't see that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canning throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dux looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Canning now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Dux scores with a leg kick.
Canning fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Canning throws a body punch but Dux moves out of range.
Canning ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dux moves away.
Dux tries to land a body kick
and Canning counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dux just misses with a punch to the body.
Canning blocks a head kick by Dux.
Canning lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Canning thuds a left hand into Dux's body.
Dux smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Canning has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Canning lands with a right hand.
A punch combination from Dux misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dux misses with a head kick.
Dux throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dux misses with a double jab
and Canning counters with a nice body kick.
Good exchange - Canning coming out on top.
Canning moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dux throws a leg kick but Canning sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dux misses with a wild combination.
Canning swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dux takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dux misses with a lunging right hand
and Canning counters with a left to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Canning.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dux throws a leg kick that is checked
and Canning counters with a low kick, right behind Dux 's knee.
Dux loads up on a big right hand but Canning slips the punch.
Dux misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Canning dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Dux's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Canning looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Canning ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dux moves away.
Dux seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Dux tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Canning manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice uppercut there from Dux.
Canning dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dux. That did some damage!
Canning fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dux manages to avoid it.
Canning cracks a nice hook into Dux's ribs.
Canning blocks the body kick.
Canning looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dux lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Canning circles away quickly and effectively.
A slow jab from Dux misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Canning.
Canning lands a front kick.
Dux takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dux looks to land a right hand but Canning moved out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dux throws a lazy head kick
and Dux takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dux lands a front kick.
Dux tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Canning paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Canning throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good shot there by Dux.
Jason Canning seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Canning pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Frank Dux is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Canning slips a straight right by Dux.
Dux scoring well with a low kick there.
Canning blocks a head kick by Dux.
Dux is looking to slow Canning down with leg kicks.

Canning instigates a clinch.
Canning creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dux's defenses.
Canning throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dux blocks it with crossed arms.
Canning tries to land knees in the clinch but Dux avoids the damage to the body.
Canning lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dux backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dux 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Canning pushes off an throws an elbow but Dux leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Canning misses with a hook from the clinch.
Canning slowing the pace effectively.
Canning tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dux wants to stall.
Dux wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dux creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Canning throws an elbow but misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Canning pushes off an throws an elbow but Dux leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dux throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canning landing knees to the body.
Canning stalls.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Canning is stalling here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Canning tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dux avoids it.
Dux working aggressively here.
Canning lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Canning avoiding damage as Dux throws knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Canning.
Dux is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Canning lands with a short shot to the head.
Canning has Dux pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Canning blocks a body shot from Dux.
Canning misses with a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Canning as Dux tries to tie him up.
Dux tries a body shot but Canning blocks it.
Jason Canning seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dux tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dux taking a breather.
Canning leaning his opponent against the cage.
Canning putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dux in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Canning lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dux takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dux makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Canning showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Frank Dux's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Dux gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dux throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dux tries a head kick but it misses.
Dux throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dux misses the shot to the body.
Dux misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Canning swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dux throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Canning counters with a straight right hand.
Good work by Canning as he checks the leg kick.
Canning is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dux with a body shot.
Canning fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dux takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dux pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Canning thinks about the counter body kick.

Canning gets a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dux is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dux throws an elbow that misses.
Canning stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dux trying to land knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Canning.
Canning is stalling here.
Canning cracks Dux with a nice body shot.
Canning has Dux pressed against the cage.
Dux throws a knee to the head but misses.
Canning creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Canning with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Canning just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dux's brow.
Canning lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dux throws a knee to the head but misses.
Canning lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Frank Dux has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dux tries to work over Canning's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dux managing to block the knees to the body from Canning.
Canning prevents Dux from breaking the clinch.
Canning lands a body shot.
Canning trying to land knees to the body.
Canning lands a left hand.
Dux wants to stall.
A nice right hand lands inside from Canning.
Canning struggles to land a body shot inside as Dux controls his hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dux tries a knee to the head but Canning blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Canning.
Canning digs a right hand underneath Dux's ribcage. Dux let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dux looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dux is trying to push Canning away but Canning has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dux is looking to control Canning's arms but Canning gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dux has his back to the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dux stalling in the clinch but Canning improves position.
Canning has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dux being controlled against the cage.
Canning lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Canning missing with knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Canning content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jason Canning is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dux is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dux is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dux swings wildly with an uppercut but Canning uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dux missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Canning takes a knee to the side of the body.
A knee to the head by Canning.
Dux throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Canning blocks it with crossed arms.
Dux is trying to maintain a safe position but Canning gets an underhook and turns Dux into the cage.

Dux pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dux throws a head kick but Canning moves out of range.
Dux looks to land a body kick but Canning moved away.
Canning looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dux misses with a body kick.
Dux avoids a kick to the body.
Nice body kick there by Canning.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Canning comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Canning has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Canning!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Jason Canning waved his t-shirt featuring Humanoid Nutrition (160Q for 180$)'s logo in front of the cameras.