PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Krisis Gudlevskis (ranked 4596 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Conrad (ranked 4523 p4p, 0 weight class). Krisis Gudlevskis has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Gudlevskis
vs
Conrad

172 cm
18
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

177 cm
20
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Krisis Gudlevskis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jesse Conrad!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gudlevskis gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Conrad to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Gudlevskis is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Conrad's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gudlevskis wants to sweep but no luck.
Gudlevskis looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conrad slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conrad is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Conrad wanted to stand there but Gudlevskis had control of the position.
Conrad controlling from the top position.
Gudlevskis wants to control but Conrad passes easily into half guard.
Gudlevskis wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Conrad is taking a breather. Gudlevskis says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Gudlevskis trying to hold on to Conrad's head to control him but Conrad postures up.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gudlevskis leaves Conrad with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
As Conrad tries to get set, Gudlevskis tries to push him back and clinch up but Conrad manages to avoid the attempt.

Conrad moves into the clinch.

Conrad breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gudlevskis doesn't manage to clinch there - Conrad circles away.
Conrad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Conrad dives in and scores a takedown into Gudlevskis's guard.
Gudlevskis wants to sweep here but Conrad controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conrad landing with the ground and pound.
Conrad working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gudlevskis's head.
Gudlevskis controls Conrad momentarily but Conrad frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Conrad stays in close to Gudlevskis's body and controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gudlevskis thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Gudlevskis working a defensive guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Conrad's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gudlevskis keeping full guard, as Conrad tries to pass.
Conrad postures up.
Conrad won't allow Gudlevskis to get back to his feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gudlevskis fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Conrad avoids it really well and circles away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gudlevskis dives in for a single leg takedown but Conrad sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

Conrad feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesse Conrad dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Conrad feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Conrad must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Conrad stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gudlevskis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gudlevskis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gudlevskis being controlled here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conrad connects with a couple of short punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gudlevskis is trying to keep Conrad in close.
Conrad cracks Gudlevskis with a solid left hand.
Gudlevskis looking for a sweep. Not yet Gudlevskis, not yet.
Conrad's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Conrad trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gudlevskis's guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gudlevskis tries to clinch up.

Conrad shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Conrad was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gudlevskis is looking to reverse the position.
Conrad has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conrad controlling from side mount.
Jesse Conrad has got the better of the ground game so far.

Conrad goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Gudlevskis rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Conrad's guard! Nice work there by Gudlevskis!

Conrad escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gudlevskis gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gudlevskis trying to control but Conrad is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gudlevskis is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Conrad is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

Conrad throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Conrad wants to stand up but Gudlevskis is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Conrad can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gudlevskis trying to control but Conrad is working from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Gudlevskis is really struggling to control Conrad but he's trying to hold on to the position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Gudlevskis tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Conrad swivels and escapes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Conrad swinging wildly here.
Gudlevskis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesse Conrad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Gudlevskis closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Conrad's guard.
Gudlevskis trying to control the position from guard on top but Conrad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gudlevskis stopping the sweep attempt from Conrad.
Gudlevskis tries to free his leg and advance position but Conrad is retaining full guard.
Conrad is looking to stand up but Gudlevskis isn't so interested in that idea.
Gudlevskis stopping the sweep attempt from Conrad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gudlevskis prevents Conrad from getting back to his feet.
Conrad pulls Gudlevskis in to control the position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Conrad.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gudlevskis darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Conrad takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gudlevskis landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Conrad looks like he's trying to stand up.
Conrad trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Conrad is squirming around, avoiding Gudlevskis's attempts to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Gudlevskis there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Conrad really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gudlevskis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gudlevskis trying to control but Conrad is having none of it.
Gudlevskis thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Conrad is desperately trying to improve his position but Gudlevskis has a good base and remains in mount.
Gudlevskis trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conrad wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Gudlevskis tries to control but Conrad wriggling away.
Conrad tries to hold on but Gudlevskis postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Conrad tries to buck Gudlevskis off but he can't manage it.

Gudlevskis looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Gudlevskis tries to control but Conrad wriggling away.
Conrad wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Gudlevskis.
Krisis Gudlevskis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Conrad has given up his back here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Krisis Gudlevskis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Conrad has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Jesse Conrad!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Krisis Gudlevskis!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Jesse Conrad!

Jesse Conrad wins by split decision!