PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Canon Printer (ranked 4371 p4p, 25415 weight class) and Danny Rand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Printer kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Fortnite Battlepass. Canon Printer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Printer
vs
Rand

187 cm
23
170
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
175
2 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Canon Printer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Danny Rand!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Winston Howard and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rand throws a sloppy head kick and Printer moves out of range easily.
Printer tries to counter by clinching up but Rand breaks away and moves out of range.
Rand throws a head kick that misses.
Printer seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Rand throws a head kick that misses

and Printer holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Printer breaks from the clinch.
Printer throws a head kick but Rand moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Rand. Those never looked like landing.

Printer takes the fight into the clinch.
Printer cracks Rand with a nice body shot.

Printer breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rand throws a series of punches but Printer avoids them all with ease.
Rand throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rand misses with a head kick.
Printer tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Rand manages to circle out of the way.
Rand lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Printer circles away quickly and effectively.
Printer is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Rand.
Rand looks winded!
Printer blocks a head kick by Rand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Printer thows a body kick. Rand tries to catch it but that hurt him.

Rand tries to keep at a distance but Printer has taken the fight into the clinch.

Printer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Rand.
Printer is looking to counter the offense by Rand and move into the clinch.
Rand throws a sloppy head kick and Printer moves out of range easily.
As Rand looks to move away, Printer throws a big counter combo but Rand just gets out of the way.
A head kick misses from Rand.
Rand swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rand throws a hook but Printer avoids it easily.

Printer takes the fight into the clinch.
Printer tries to throw a body punch but Rand avoids it by throwing Printer back against the cage.

Printer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Printer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Printer moves into range and clinches up with Rand.
Printer lands a body shot.

Printer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rand misses with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Printer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rand misses with an uppercut. Printer saw that one coming.
Printer shoots for a takedown but Rand saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Printer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rand is trying to counter with his kicks.
Rand keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rand throws a leg kick but Printer sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A right-left combo lands from Rand.
Printer throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Rand.
Printer shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rand rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Printer counters with a nice body kick.
Rand tries a head kick but it misses.
Rand misses with a straight right.

Printer clinches with his opponent.

Printer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Printer throws a nice head kick!
Printer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rand swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A combination from Rand does no damage.
Printer seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Rand tries a head kick but it misses.
Printer went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Rand 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.
Danny Rand seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Rand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Printer.
Danny Rand is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rand cracks Printer with an open hand slap.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Printer moves into the clinch.
Rand has had enough of the clinch but Printer keeps him there for the moment.

Printer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Printer forces Rand back against the cage and clinches.
Printer lands a knee to the body.

Printer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rand throws a combination that misses

and Printer moves into the clinch.
Printer cracks Rand with a nice body shot.
Printer leaning his opponent against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Canon Printer dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Printer pushes Rand up against the cage in a clinch.
Printer lands a nice knee to the body.

Printer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rand misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Printer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rand can do to turn this around?
Rand misses with an uppercut

and Printer moves into the clinch.

Printer breaks the clinch.

Printer gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Printer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rand is defending well for now.

Printer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rand looks to score with a jab to the body but Printer is just out of range.
As Rand looks to move away, Printer throws a big counter combo but Rand just gets out of the way.
Rand is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Printer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rand throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Printer.
Canon Printer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rand misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Printer appears to be looking for a big counter.
Rand is breathing heavily.
Printer slips a jab and a cross from Rand.
Printer tries to clinch there but Rand circles away.
Printer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rand throws a lazy right hand but Printer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rand misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rand swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Printer counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Printer breaks the clinch.
Printer stalks Rand and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rand's face. Rand staggers backwards, shaken.
No joy there for Rand, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rand misses with a hook
and Printer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Printer with a nice calf kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Printer moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Printer lands an elbow inside that Rand shrugs off.

It looks like Danny Rand has been cut.

Printer breaks the clinch.
A combination from Printer does no damage.
Rand throws a lazy head kick
and Printer counters with a three punch combo that has Rand backing up. Rand nods at Printer to acknowledge the strikes.
Printer throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Printer manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Rand on his heels. He'll look to pass Rand's guard now, I'm sure.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Rand manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Printer landing knees to the body.

Printer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Printer shoots in for a takedown but Rand shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rand swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Printer counters with a head kick.

Printer scores with a takedown into Rand's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rand wants to stand and escape but Printer is having none of it.

Printer gets to his feet - Rand follows without any prompting.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Printer breaks from the clinch.
Rand throws a poor cross that misses
and Printer counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Rand throws the left hand but Printer avoids the punch easily.
No joy there for Rand, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A head kick misses from Rand.
Rand misses with a right hand
and Printer counters with a left and a right that stings Rand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Rand. Those never looked like landing.
Printer is looking to counter the offense by Rand and move into the clinch.

Printer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rand takes a knee to the side of the body.
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!
Printer putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rand in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Printer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rand lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Printer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Printer scores with a head kick.

Printer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Printer is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Rand to keep the fight standing.

Printer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rand misses with the combination.
Printer throws a big counter combination but Rand scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Canon Printer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Danny Rand's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

A big left from Rand misses.
Printer drops down looking for a counter takedown but Rand sprawls and moves away.
Printer ducks under a wild hook from Rand.
Printer throws a big counter combination but Rand scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Rand throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Printer.
Printer ducks under a wild hook from Rand.
Rand misses with an uppercut. Printer saw that one coming.
Printer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rand thows a left - swing and a miss!
Printer went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Printer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rand takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rand misses with a jab, cross combination.

Printer instigates a clinch.

Printer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Printer shoots in looking for a takedown. Rand tries to sprawl out of it but Printer keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rand manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Printer avoids a punch combination nicely.

Printer darts in and clinches Rand up against the cage.

Printer pulls Rand into guard.

Printer pushes Rand off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Printer moves away from the strike by Rand.
Printer thinks about countering with a head kick.
Printer scores with a one two! Rand had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rand throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looked like Printer was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Printer avoids the head kick by Rand.
As Rand tries to get set, Printer tries to push him back and clinch up but Rand manages to avoid the attempt.
Rand misses with an uppercut

and Printer counters by moving into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!

Printer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rand misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rand might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Rand misses with a double jab
and Printer counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Rand is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Rand swats away the attempt to clinch by Printer.

Printer pushes Rand up against the cage in a clinch.

Printer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Printer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rand.
As Rand tries to get set, Printer tries to push him back and clinch up but Rand manages to avoid the attempt.
Printer slips a straight right by Rand.
Printer appears to be looking for a big counter.
Printer is looking to clinch.

Printer takes the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Printer lands an elbow that stopped Rand in his tracks for a moment.
Printer tries to work over Rand's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Printer manages to break the clinch.
Rand throws a right hand that Printer ducks under and follows up with a left that Printer also avoids with ease.
Printer tries to counter by clinching up but Rand breaks away and moves out of range.
Printer thows a body kick. Rand tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Rand pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rand throws a head kick that misses
and Printer counters with a two punch combo.

Rand gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Printer scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Printer passes Rand's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rand is refusing to be controlled, as Printer sits in half guard.

Rand kicks Printer off and gets back to his feet.
Printer tries to bum rush Rand with a series of wild strikes but Rand uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rand with the counter takedown but Printer avoids it easily.
Rand throws a head kick that misses.
Printer seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Rand throws a shot from downtown. Printer moves away and avoids it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Printer.
Canon Printer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rand is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Rand throws an overhand right that lands on Printer's shoulder, as Printer tries to avoid the shot.
Rand misses with a head kick.

Printer moves into the clinch.
Danny Rand has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Printer manages to break the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Canon Printer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Printer 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 Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Canon Printer!
A victorious Canon Printer thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.