PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kennith Cannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xiro Kandalino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Kennith Cannon has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Cannon
vs
Kandalino

210 cm
24
194 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
21
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kennith Cannon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Xiro Kandalino!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cannon shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kandalino looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Cannon engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Cannon really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cannon throws an elbow that misses. Kandalino uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cannon's guard. Nice move by Kandalino!
Cannon being controlled here, momentarily.
Cannon is looking to stand up but Kandalino isn't so interested in that idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cannon will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Kennith Cannon has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Cannon shoots for a takedown but Kandalino saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Kandalino shoots in and gets a takedown into Cannon's guard.
Cannon is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

We're going to have a standup here because Kennith Cannon wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Cannon shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kandalino's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cannon is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Cannon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Cannon drops back looking for a leg! Kandalino is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kandalino manages to kick Cannon off! Cannon jumps back into Kandalino's guard.
Cannon working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cannon showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Cannon has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cannon landing some decent shots from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kandalino utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cannon engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Cannon throws a big elbow that misses.
Kandalino has momentary wrist control but Cannon slips an elbow through the middle.
Cannon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cannon postures up and lands a big shot to Kandalino's brow.
Kandalino preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cannon postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cannon content to stall in guard here.
Cannon with a nice head shot there.
Cannon with a nice head shot there.
Cannon works over Kandalino with some ground and pound from guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cannon postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cannon distracts Kandalino with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cannon looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Cannon decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Kandalino, up you get!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kandalino gets a clinch.
Cannon pressing his opponent against the cage.

Cannon works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Cannon stands up over Kandalino, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Cannon lands a couple of elbows.
Cannon wants to stand but Kandalino has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Cannon is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Cannon chips away with some ground and pound.
Kandalino is breathing heavily.
Cannon with a nice head shot there.
Cannon with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cannon drops back looking for a leg! Kandalino is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kandalino manages to kick Cannon off! Cannon jumps back into Kandalino's guard.
Cannon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cannon looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Cannon with a nice head shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cannon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cannon lands a couple of digs.
Kennith Cannon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cannon not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Cannon has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Cannon's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Kennith Cannon wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Cannon pushes Kandalino up against the cage in a clinch.

Cannon manages to pull guard.
Cannon is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Kandalino stops Cannon from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kennith Cannon.

Cannon fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kandalino sprawls well initially but Cannon persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cannon is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kandalino defends it well.
Kandalino is trying to control but can't.
Cannon is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Cannon scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cannon scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cannon drops an elbow to the side of Kandalino's head.
Cannon working the head and body with strikes.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kennith Cannon dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Cannon rushes Kandalino and presses him up against the cage.

Cannon works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Cannon with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kandalino is trying to keep Cannon in close.
Cannon postures up and lands a big shot to Kandalino's brow.
Cannon postures up and lands a big shot to Kandalino's brow.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cannon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kandalino avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kandalino being controlled here, momentarily.
Kandalino takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cannon scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cannon with a nice head shot there.
Cannon lands a couple of elbows.
Cannon stands up over Kandalino, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Cannon would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Cannon throwing strikes but missing.
Cannon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kandalino can do to turn this around?
Cannon wants to stand but Kandalino has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cannon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cannon slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Cannon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cannon controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Cannon postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Kandalino is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Cannon, into his guard.
Cannon wants to stand and escape but Kandalino is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Kennith Cannon wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Kandalino with a lazy takedown attempt

so Cannon counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Cannon with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cannon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cannon's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cannon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cannon sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kennith Cannon has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Cannon shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kandalino manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Cannon drops back looking for a leg! Kandalino is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kandalino manages to kick Cannon off! Cannon jumps back into Kandalino's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kandalino trying to control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kennith Cannon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cannon 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kennith Cannon!