PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christer Pettersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Cannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Pettersson
vs
Cannon

186 cm
26
215 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

179 cm
31
207 lbs
18 - 18 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

KAISER

XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under!

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Christer Pettersson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 18 - 1, fighting out of London, Matthew Cannon!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Cannon.
Pettersson throws a sloppy head kick and Cannon moves out of range easily.
Pettersson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cannon checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cannon lands a jab to the head.
Pettersson connects with a crisp jab.
Pettersson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cannon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pettersson misses with a looping right.
Christer Pettersson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cannon misses with an uppercut. Pettersson saw that one coming.
Cannon checks a leg kick.
Pettersson throws a looping overhand right but Cannon ducks down to avoid it.
Cannon feints a jab promting Pettersson to slip. Cannon then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Pettersson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Cannon tests Pettersson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pettersson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cannon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pettersson was well out of range. Poor timing from Cannon.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cannon checks a leg kick.
Pettersson misses with a left hand
and Cannon counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cannon misses with a double jab
and Pettersson counters with a nice body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pettersson. Cannon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pettersson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Pettersson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cannon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pettersson was well out of range. Poor timing from Cannon.
Pettersson misses with an uppercut.
Pettersson lands with a right hand.
Pettersson connects with a solid leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pettersson dips to his left and cracks Cannon with an uppercut!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettersson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pettersson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cannon.
Cannon throws a lazy right hand but Pettersson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pettersson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pettersson throws an off balance right hand
and Cannon counters with a straight right hand.
Pettersson 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.
Pettersson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cannon.
A jab from Pettersson misses.
Good leg kick by Pettersson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pettersson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A low kick from Pettersson misses
and Cannon counters with a one-two to the body.
Pettersson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pettersson lunges at Cannon with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cannon's hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettersson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cannon.
Pettersson throws a nice head kick!
Cannon on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pettersson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cannon.
Pettersson connects with a solid leg kick.
Pettersson scores with a head kick. Cannon tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Pettersson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cannon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pettersson.
Pettersson wants to land a leg kick but Cannon is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cannon. Pettersson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pettersson wants to land a leg kick but Cannon is out of range.
Pettersson loads up on a big right hand but Cannon slips the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cannon throws a hook to the side of Pettersson's head but Pettersson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cannon misses with a hook. Pettersson ducked under it nicely.
Pettersson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice uppercut there from Pettersson.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pettersson.
Pettersson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cannon lands with a nice body punch.
Cannon thows a left - swing and a miss!
A nice leg kick lands there from Pettersson.
Cannon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pettersson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cannon darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice body punch from Cannon.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cannon throws a big shot that misses.
That kick from Pettersson tenderised Cannon's leg. Cannon is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cannon darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christer Pettersson dominated that round.
That's time! Pettersson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Cannon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pettersson.
Cannon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pettersson counters with a nice body shot.
Cannon misses with a hook. Pettersson ducked under it nicely.
Cannon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pettersson.
Pettersson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pettersson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cannon.
Pettersson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice straight punches there by Pettersson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pettersson.
Cannon shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Pettersson eats them both and turns towards Cannon to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cannon misses with a looping left.
Pettersson moves away from the strike by Cannon.
Pettersson scoring well with a low kick there.
Cannon misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettersson throws a jab when Cannon was well out of range.
Cannon takes a swing at Pettersson's ribcage but misses.
Pettersson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cannon misses with a straight left.
Cannon lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cannon.
Pettersson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cannon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pettersson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pettersson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cannon throws out the jab.
Cannon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pettersson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pettersson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cannon takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Pettersson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cannon.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pettersson lands with an uppercut that bounces Cannon off the cage and back into range.
Cannon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettersson lands a jab to Cannon's midsection.
Pettersson tries a head kick but it misses.
Cannon takes a swing at Pettersson's ribcage but misses.
Christer Pettersson is winning the standup battle so far.
Cannon swings for the body but Pettersson moves out of range.
Pettersson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pettersson cracks Cannon with an open hand slap.
Jab, jab by Pettersson - just one landing.
Cannon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pettersson to score with a decent uppercut.
Pettersson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cannon manages to avoid it.
Pettersson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pettersson lands a body shot.
Pettersson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cannon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Cannon misses.
Pettersson scores with a head kick. Cannon tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Cannon misses with a double jab.
Cannon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pettersson.
Pettersson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pettersson throws a nice head kick!
Cannon slips a straight right by Pettersson.
Pettersson scores with a leg kick.
Pettersson misses with a looping left.
Pettersson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pettersson misses with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cannon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cannon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pettersson.
Pettersson tries to score with a low kick but Cannon moves his leg out of the way.
Pettersson throws a lazy right hand but Cannon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pettersson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cannon.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Cannon might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Pettersson has got the better of the exchanges.
Pettersson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pettersson staying out of range there.
Pettersson tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pettersson misses with a hook. Cannon ducked under it nicely.
Pettersson throws a big shot that misses.
Cannon walks into a stiff left hand from Pettersson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christer Pettersson dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Pettersson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cannon.

Pettersson rushes Cannon and presses him up against the cage.
Cannon blocks an uppercut.
Pettersson lands a shoulder strike.
Cannon misses with some punches.
Pettersson misses with the head strike.
Pettersson effectively controlling the action here.
Cannon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cannon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pettersson backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pettersson.
Pettersson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cannon is trying to break free.
Pettersson swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettersson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Matthew Cannon has been cut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pettersson.
Cannon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cannon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pettersson backwards.
Cannon takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pettersson has Cannon pushed against the cage.
Pettersson pushes off an throws an elbow but Cannon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pettersson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pettersson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pettersson lands with a right to the head.
Pettersson has a couple of punches blocked by Cannon.
Cannon has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cannon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pettersson taking a breather.
A shot in the inside from Pettersson.

Cannon is rocked!
Pettersson scores with a shot to the side of Cannon's head.
Cannon is still on wobbly legs! Can Pettersson finish him?
Pettersson lands an elbow inside that Cannon shrugs off.
Pettersson throws a big uppercut that drops Cannon! More strikes from Pettersson and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Cannon lies dazed against the cage as Pettersson celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Christer Pettersson!