PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ross Cormier (ranked 6877 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Canada (ranked 3395 p4p, 0 weight class). Alex Canada has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ross Cormier's chin.

Cormier
vs
Canada

185 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

195 cm
25
255 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ross Cormier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alex Canada!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cormier tries to clinch there but Canada circles away.
Jab by Canada.

Cormier pushes Canada up against the cage in a clinch.
Cormier will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Canada up against the cage.
Canada throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cormiers head.
Canada lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cormier or not.
Canada lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cormier backwards.
Canada blocking some punches.
Canada leaning his opponent against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cormier lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cormier has Canada pressed against the cage.
Canada working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A short right from Canada.
Cormier content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Cormier lands with a left to the head.
Canada gets through Cormier's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Cormier.
Canada lands a shoulder strike.
Cormier swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cormier stalling the fight.
Stalling in the clinch from Canada.
A hook to the body from Canada.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canada is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Canada.
Canada makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Canada.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Canada lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cormier misses with a short punch on the inside.
Canada goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cormier stalling the fight.
Cormier taking a breather.
Cormier scores with a shoulder strike.
Canada lands a hook that snaps the head of Cormier backwards.
Canada has a couple of punches blocked by Cormier.
Cormier effectively controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canada stalling in the clinch but Cormier improves position.
Canada misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cormier.
Cormier avoiding damage.
Come on Cormier - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Cormier is pushing Canada up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Cormier seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Come on Cormier - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ross Cormier.

Cormier gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cormier taking a breather.
Canada misses with a punch on the inside.
Canada lands a left hand.
Cormier working aggressively here.
Cormier misses with some punches.
Cormier slows down the pace here.
Canada being controlled against the cage.
Canada lands a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Canada.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Canada dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Cormier on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Canada steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cormier.
Nice defenses there by Canada.
Canada looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cormier throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Canada to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Ross Cormier has been cut.
Cormier looks to clinch
and Canada counters with a huge left! Cormier is in big trouble! He's backing up but Canada isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Cormier from any more damage. A dominating finish by Canada!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex Canada!