PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Obi Canuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Batty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Batty's choice of entrance music: I've seen things you people wouldn't believe.... Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Canuel
vs
Batty

189 cm
28
201 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

183 cm
24
192 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction
Voodoo Nutrition

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 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Obi Canuel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roy Batty!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Canuel blocks a jab.
Batty steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Canuel.
Batty throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An attempted straight right counter from Canuel misses the target.
Batty throws a shot from downtown. Canuel moves away and avoids it.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Batty has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Canuel feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Battys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Canuel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Batty.
It looked like Canuel wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Canuel ducks under a wild hook from Batty.
Batty throws a right hand that misses
letting Canuel counter with a right hand.
Batty tries for a takedown but Canuel sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice straight punches there by Batty. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Batty.
Batty lands a really nice looking cross but Canuel seems unphased.
Batty rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Canuel counters with a straight right hand.
Batty throws a hook to the side of Canuel's head but Canuel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little feinted left hand from Canuel on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Batty lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Canuel scores with a jab.
Canuel looks to land a left hand but Batty moved out of range nicely.
Batty looks to throw the jab but Canuel is out of range.
Canuel misses with an uppercut. Batty saw that one coming.
Obi Canuel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Canuel moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Batty shoots in looking for a takedown but Canuel manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Batty's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Batty fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Batty stalks Canuel and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Canuel's face. Canuel staggers backwards, shaken.
Batty throws a shot from downtown. Canuel moves away and avoids it.
Canuel swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Canuel looks to throw the jab but Batty is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Canuel misses the target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Batty! But no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canuel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Batty.
Canuel is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Batty throws a right hand that misses
and Canuel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Canuel gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Batty. Canuel does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Canuel wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Batty looks to land a left hand but Canuel moved out of range nicely.
Canuel fails with a takedown attempt.
Batty throws a left and a right that both miss
and Canuel counters with a straight right hand.
Roy Batty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Batty connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Batty pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A decent looking cross lands there for Canuel.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batty rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Canuel counters with a series of strikes. Batty will be more careful next time no doubt.
Batty misses with a right hand
and Batty takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big right from Canuel misses.
Jab, jab by Batty - just one landing.
Canuel slips a straight right by Batty.
Batty scores with a jab to the body.
Batty tries to close the distance and clinch up but Canuel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Batty with a nice cross.
Canuel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Batty walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Batty keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Batty listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Batty throws a right hand that Canuel ducks under and follows up with a left that Canuel also avoids with ease.
Batty is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Canuel.
Batty ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Canuel lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Canuel takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Canuel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Batty moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Batty misses the jab.
Canuel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Batty shoots and misses
and Canuel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Obi Canuel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roy Batty.
Batty tries to clinch
and Batty takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Batty throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It looked like Canuel wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Roy Batty will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Batty is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Canuel.
Batty misses with a combination
enabling Canuel to counter with a crisp jab.
Batty misses with a wild body shot.
Batty cracks Canuel with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Canuel dodges the punch combination from Batty.
Canuel throwing a counter right hand but Batty manages to avoid it.
Canuel throws a jab but it's blocked by Batty.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Canuel. Those never looked like landing.
Canuel looks to throw the jab but Batty is out of range.
Batty unleashes a big counter combination but Canuel bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Batty moves to clinch but Canuel breaks away
and Canuel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Canuel misses.
Canuel throws a shot from downtown. Batty moves away and avoids it.
Batty throws a right hand that misses
and Canuel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Canuel lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Canuel.
Canuel throws out a loose jab but Batty uses good head movement to avoid it.
Batty scores with a jab to the body.
Canuel gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Batty lands a lovely overhand right.
Canuel throws a lazy right hand but Batty sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Batty misses with an uppercut
enabling Canuel to counter with a crisp jab.
The fighters circling - Batty throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batty tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Canuel was well out of range. Poor timing from Batty.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Canuel lands with a right hand.
Batty misses with a jab to the body
and Canuel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Canuel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Batty misses with an uppercut
and Canuel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Batty uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Canuel.
Batty throws out a counter right but Canuel avoids it with no problem.
Batty misses with a two punch combination.
Canuel lands a two punch combo.
Batty blocks a jab.
Batty is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Canuel.
Canuel throwing a counter right hand but Batty manages to avoid it.
Batty misses with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batty throws a left and a right that both miss
and Canuel counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Batty swinging wildly here.
Batty feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Canuels jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Batty misses with a looping right.
Canuel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Batty.
Batty throws an off balance right hand
and Canuel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Batty throws a hook but Canuel avoids it easily.
Canuel cracks Batty with an open hand slap.
Batty throws a lazy uppercut
and Canuel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batty cracks Canuel with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Batty lands with a straight right. Canuel didn't see that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Canuel with a nice cross.
Batty fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Canuel manages to avoid it.
A punch combination from Batty misses.
Canuel throwing a counter right hand but Batty manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Canuel.
Canuel on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Canuel misses with a wild combination.
Batty has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sloppy strikes from Canuel. Those never looked like landing.
Batty dips to his left and cracks Canuel with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Obi Canuel dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Canuel fails to land with a series of punches.
Batty fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Canuel jabs Batty right on the nose. Batty blinks but takes it well.

Batty clinches up with Canuel and pushes him back against the cage.
Canuel leaning against his opponent.
Batty's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Batty just leaning against Canuel, taking a breather.

Batty's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Batty misses with a right hand
and Canuel counters with a stiff right hand.
Batty throws a series of punches but Canuel avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Canuel moves forwards but Batty connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Batty swinging wildly here.
Canuel went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Batty misses.
Batty throws a body shot but no joy.
Canuel looks to land a right hand but Batty moved out of range.
Batty throws an off balance right hand
and Canuel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Canuel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Batty.
Batty throws a shot from downtown. Canuel moves away and avoids it.
Canuel is looking to counter punch.
Batty fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Canuel avoids it really well and circles away.
Batty rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Canuel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Canuel misses with an uppercut. Batty saw that one coming.
Batty throws out a counter right but Canuel avoids it with no problem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canuel scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A big right from Batty misses.
Batty throws an off balance right hand
and Canuel counters with a nice uppercut.
Batty misses with a wild combination.
Canuel is looking for a counter combo.
A big left from Canuel misses.
Batty misses with a right hand
letting Canuel counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Batty looks to score with a jab to the body but Canuel is just out of range.
Canuel lunges at Batty with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Batty's hand.
Batty throws a left and a right that both miss
and Canuel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Batty misses with a right hand
and Canuel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Canuel missing with a left hand there. Batty was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It seemed like Batty was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batty misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Batty tries to clinch there but Canuel circles away.
Batty slips a straight right by Canuel.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Batty! But no joy.
Batty with a hook.
Batty takes one to the chin there.
Obi Canuel is winning the standup battle so far.
Batty swinging wildly here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Batty throws a combination that misses
and Canuel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Batty throws a body shot but no joy.
Canuel takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Batty throws a lazy uppercut
and Canuel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batty slips a jab and a cross from Canuel.
Batty looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice defenses there by Canuel.
Canuel swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
No luck for Batty with that takedown attempt.
Batty ducks under a wild hook from Canuel.
Batty lands a jab to Canuel's midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Canuel avoids the body shot from Batty.
Batty misses with a lunging right hand
and Canuel counters with a nice uppercut.
Batty throws a body punch but Canuel moves out of range.
It looked like Canuel wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Canuel staying out of range there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Obi Canuel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Canuel 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Obi Canuel!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Obi Canuel made sure he mentioned Conviction, along with how happy he was to win his fight.