PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Master Kush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eugene Canedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Canedo has chosen NFG - Dressed to Kill (You) as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kush
vs
Canedo

184 cm
25
205 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

203 cm
24
210 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Master Kush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eugene Canedo!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Bruno Hogan and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Canedo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kush.
A punch combination from Canedo misses.
Kush keeps the fight on the outside.
Kush is trying hard to land a takedown here. Canedo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Canedo moves in looking to clinch but Kush pushes him off.
Kush shoots in for a takedown but Canedo shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Master Kush. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kush is trying hard to land a takedown here. Canedo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Canedo moves in looking to clinch but Kush pushes him off.
Canedo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kush manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kush misses with a takedown

and Canedo counters by moving into the clinch.
Canedo lands an elbow that stopped Kush in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Master Kush has been cut.
Canedo misses with a knee to the head.
Canedo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Canedo trying to land knees to the body.
Canedo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kush is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kush looking for a takedown.
Canedo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kush.
Canedo digs a right hand into Kush's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kush's gas tank.
Canedo leaning against his opponent.
Canedo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Canedo misses with a punch on the inside.
Canedo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Canedo obliges.
Canedo looking to throw knees to the head but Kush is blocking nicely.
Canedo is pressed up against the cage. Kush has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Canedo down to the mat. Canedo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Canedo moves into range and clinches up with Kush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kush drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Canedo gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Kush breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canedo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Canedo wants it to stay on the feet.
Kush has his takedown stuffed
and Canedo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kush is breathing heavily.
Canedo tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Kush counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Canedo!

Kush looking to secure an arm triangle but Canedo defends it well.
Canedo bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Canedo wants to stand but Kush is controlling his posture from full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kush working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Canedo.

Kush uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Canedo tries to clinch there but Kush circles away.

Canedo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Canedo tries to land a knee to the head but Kush blocks with his arms.
Canedo prevents the takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Canedo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Canedo effectively controlling the action here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Canedo.
Canedo looking to throw knees to the head but Kush is blocking nicely.
Canedo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Canedo has Kush pushed against the cage.
Kush has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Canedo after a bit of a struggle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kush takes an elbow to the temple.
Kush dodges an elbow strike from Canedo.
Canedo with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eugene Canedo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Master Kush's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Canedo takes the fight into the clinch.
Kush takes an elbow to the forehead.
Canedo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kush managing to block the knees to the body from Canedo.
Kush tries to pull guard but Canedo won't allow it.
Canedo prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kush is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Master Kush. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kush changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Canedo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Canedo. No joy for Kush on that attempt.
Kush fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Canedo closes the distance and pushes Kush back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Canedo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kush avoids the elbow strike from Canedo, against the cage.
Kush is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Canedo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Canedo is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Canedo lands a nice elbow.
Canedo missing with knees to the body.
Canedo pushes off an throws an elbow but Kush leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kush is looking for a takedown.
Kush has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Canedo after a bit of a struggle.
Canedo controlling the action here for a moment.
Canedo misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canedo is trying to stall.
Canedo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kush's defenses.
Kush managing to block the knees to the body from Canedo.
Canedo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Canedo misses with an elbow strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Canedo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kush is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Canedo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kush as Canedo tries to tie him up.
Canedo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Eugene Canedo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Canedo throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kush on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kush wants a takedown.
Kush dodges an elbow strike from Canedo.
Canedo throws an elbow but it misses.
Canedo pushes off an throws an elbow but Kush leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Canedo lands a damaging elbow.
Kush blocks an elbow strike from Canedo.
Kush drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kush blocks an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Canedo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Canedo pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kush blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kush has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Canedo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Canedo is pressed up against the cage. Kush has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Canedo down to the mat. Canedo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Canedo closes the distance but Kush moves to the side

so Kush counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kush slips nicely into half guard.
Canedo wants to improve his position but Kush is controlling well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Kush decides to return to a standing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eugene Canedo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Master Kush's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Kush closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Canedo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kush's hands.
Kush is trying hard to land a takedown here. Canedo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kush doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Canedo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Canedo moves in looking to clinch but Kush pushes him off.
Canedo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kush swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kush doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Canedo counters with a nice right hand that sends Kush toppling to the canvas! Kush scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Canedo finish him?!

Kush is rocked!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Master Kush. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Canedo drives through and clinches with Kush against the cage.
Oh Kush is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Canedo throws an elbow but it misses.
Kush looking for a takedown.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Canedo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A left hand lands to the body for Canedo.
Canedo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Canedo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kush's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Canedo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kush.

Canedo drops Kush onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Kush is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Canedo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Canedo tries to land knees in the clinch but Kush avoids the damage to the body.
Canedo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Canedo missing with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Canedo is pressed up against the cage. Kush has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Canedo down to the mat. Canedo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kush looks for a takedown but Canedo sprawls well.
Canedo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kush at a distance.
Kush looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Canedo is fending him off so far but Kush persists. Nope, Canedo circles away and we're back to standing.
Canedo lands a brutal head kick. Kush looks out on his feet and Canedo throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Eugene Canedo!
During a confident post fight interview, Eugene Canedo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.