PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Cango (ranked 1618 p4p, 907 weight class) and Leonard Susskind (ranked 196 p4p, 112 weight class). Cango comes to the cage accompanied by Into Action by Tim Armstrong. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Cango
vs
Susskind

185 cm
23
194
7 - 4 - 0

188 cm
24
185
12 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Conviction
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Conviction

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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Cango!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Leonard Susskind!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, John Mangel and Ben Watson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cango stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Susskind.
Cango misses with a jab to the body
and Susskind counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cango tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Cango gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Susskind.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Susskind.
Cango stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Susskind tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Cango scores with a nice short uppercut.
Susskind misses with a punch to the body.
Cango tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Susskind avoids it.
Susskind tries to work over Cango's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Susskind avoiding damage as Cango throws knees to the body.
Susskind fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cango landing knees to the body.

Cango breaks from the clinch.
Susskind misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cango.
Susskind misses with a looping left.
Cango tries to counter by clinching up but Susskind breaks away and moves out of range.
Susskind scores with the left hand. Cango knows he should have avoided that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cango defending well as Susskind loads up on a big left hand.
Cango feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Cango scores with a shot to the body.
A nice leg kick from Cango, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cango scores with a jab to the body.
Susskind fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cango manages to avoid it.
Cango misses with a right hand
and Susskind counters with a thumping low kick.
Cango checks the leg kick.
Susskind throws a good cross that connects.
Susskind slips a jab and a cross from Cango.
Cango lands a nice shot to the body.
Cango thuds his right hand into Susskind's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Susskind has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Susskind falls off balance throwing a combination

and Cango counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cango landing knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cango landing knees to the body.
Susskind looks winded!
Cango doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cango crunches a lovely knee into Susskind's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cango obliges.
Cango lands a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Cango.
Cango lands a right hand.
Cango scores a nice knee to the body.
A short left from Cango.
Susskind takes a knee right on the jaw!
A nice right hand lands inside from Cango.
Cango cracks Susskind with a nice body shot.
Cango tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cango blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cango prevents a body shot from Susskind.
Cango landing knees to the body.
Cango scores with a knee to the head.
Cango unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cango.
Susskind takes a knee right on the jaw!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Susskind.
Cango unloads a knee to the mid-section. Susskind lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cango lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cango lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cango looking to throw knees to the head but Susskind is blocking nicely.
Cango unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Still in the clinch, Cango scores with a nice short uppercut.

Cango escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cango throws the left hand but Susskind avoids the punch easily.
Cango goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Cango fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Susskind, pushing him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cango blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cango landing knees to the head.
Susskind avoiding damage as Cango throws knees to the body.
Cango looking to throw knees to the head but Susskind is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cango lands a knee to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Cango blocks a body shot from Susskind.
Cango with a knee to the head.
Cango misses with some punches.
Susskind blocks a body shot from Cango.
Susskind blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cango obliges.
Cango tries to throw a body punch but Susskind avoids it by throwing Cango back against the cage.
Cango landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cango throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cango tries to work over Susskind's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cango lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Susskind trying to control the position but instead, Cango has worked for underhooks and has pushed Susskind into the cage.
Susskind's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Cango dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Cango tries to clinch but Susskind is having none of it.
Susskind with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cango to score with a decent uppercut.
Cango misses with the combination.
Cango throws a lazy uppercut
and Susskind counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cango looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Susskind checks a leg kick.
Cango throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Susskind jabs Cango right on the nose. Cango blinks but takes it well.
Cango fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Susskind manages to avoid it.
Cango with a jab.
Cango lands with a good body shot.
Susskind throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cango moves out of range of the body kick from Susskind.
Susskind throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Susskind slips a jab from Cango.
Susskind takes one on the button.
Cango throws a left and a right that both miss
and Susskind counters with a straight right hand.
Cango looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cango rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Susskind moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cango is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Susskind can do to turn this around?
Susskind keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Susskind is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cango with a body shot.
Cango scores with a nice strike.
Cango changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Susskind lands a head kick. Cango smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Cango pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A nice side step and Susskind releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Susskind throws a nice looking combination but Cango bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cango misses with a body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed right hand from Cango misses the target.
Susskind takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Susskind blocks a jab.
Susskind swats away the attempt to clinch by Cango.
Cango bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Susskind's head.
Jack Cango seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Susskind misses with a looping left.
Susskind displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cango throws out the jab.
Cango backing away here, and Susskind unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Susskind lands a right hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Cango. Those never looked like landing.
Susskind appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Susskind fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cango manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cango scores with the left hand. Susskind knows he should have avoided that one.
Susskind misses with a few strikes there.
Cango misses with a hook.
A jab from Cango finds it's way through Susskind's defenses.
Susskind tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cango is able to avoid easily.
Susskind blocks a leg kick.
Susskind throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cango. Susskind does a little dance to reset his feet.
Susskind throws a body kick that misses.
Cango swings widly with a right hand
and Susskind counters with a low kick, right behind Cango 's knee.
Cango scores with the left hand. Susskind knows he should have avoided that one.
Cango throws a leg kick
and Susskind counters with an outside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Susskind pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Susskind keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cango blocks a head kick by Susskind.
Cango takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cango ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Susskind in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A telegraphed right hand from Susskind misses the target.
Cango tries to counter by clinching up but Susskind breaks away and moves out of range.
Susskind misses with a straight left.
Cango throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Cango bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Susskind is breathing heavily.
Susskind keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cango pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Susskind on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cango. Susskind shrugs it off though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Cango dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.

A cross from Susskind lands.
Cango works the jab nicely.
Susskind throws a shot from downtown. Cango moves away and avoids it.
Susskind throws a lazy uppercut

and Cango moves into the clinch.
Susskind swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jack Cango has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Susskind.
Susskind struggles to land a body shot inside as Cango controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Susskind.
Susskind misses with a hook from the clinch.
Susskind fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Susskind is trying to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cango blocks a body shot from Susskind.
Cango lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cango lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Susskind backwards.
Susskind scores with a shot to the side of Cango's head.

Cango breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cango scores with a shot to the body.
Cango connects with the punch.
Cango tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Susskind paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cango slips a straight right by Susskind.
Cango fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Susskind.
Cango just misses with a punch to the body.
Cango fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Susskind manages to avoid it.
Susskind dodges the punch combination from Cango.
Susskind throws a big counter head kick but Cango avoids it with no problem.
Cango swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Susskind counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cango throws a shot from downtown. Susskind moves away and avoids it.
Cango fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cango lands a body shot.
Susskind avoids the head kick by Cango.
Cango doesn't manage to clinch there - Susskind circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cango takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Susskind looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cango misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Susskind.
Cango looks to land a combination but Susskind avoids it well.
Susskind will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Good standup being displayed there by Cango as he connects with a hook.
Susskind lands a body shot.
Susskind lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jack Cango is winning the standup battle so far.
Susskind's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Susskind duly obliges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cango lands a jab.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch on the inside from Susskind fails to land.
Susskind tries to work over Cango's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Cango breaks the clinch.
Cango falls off balance throwing a combination
and Susskind counters with a left to the body.
Leonard Susskind has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cango throws a quick inside leg kick.
Susskind throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cango.
Cango swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Susskind misses with an attempted mid kick.
As Susskind looks to move away, Cango throws a big counter combo but Susskind just gets out of the way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cango scores with a nice right hand.
Nice uppercut there from Cango.
Cango looks to land a combination but Susskind avoids it well.
Cango throws a combination. Susskind tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Susskind keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Susskind walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Susskind lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cango takes a swing at Susskind's ribcage but misses.
Susskind flicks out a counter leg kick but Cango steps away.
Cango moves out of range of the body kick.
Susskind swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cango fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Susskind has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Susskind with a hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Cango showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cango 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Cango!
Jack Cango decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.