PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Konrad Wagner (ranked 1307 p4p, 1772 weight class) and Kamaru Usman (ranked 189 p4p, 255 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wagner
vs
Usman

181 cm
21
173
7 - 2 - 0

184 cm
26
182
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Vegan Gains

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Konrad Wagner!
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, Kamaru Usman!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Usman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wagner.
Wagner will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Usman throws a body shot but no joy.
Wagner throws a leg kick
and Usman counters with a one-two to the body.
Wagner throws a body shot but no joy.
Usman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Usman scores with a jab to the body.
Usman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Usman misses with a body shot.
Konrad Wagner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Usman looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wagner looks to land a left hand but Usman moved out of range nicely.
Wagner with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Usman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wagner looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Usman on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wagner misses with a wild body shot.
Wagner lands a glancing blow to the side of Usman's head.
Wagner lands an overhand right.

It looks like Kamaru Usman has been cut.
Wagner lands the left hand.
Usman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wagner stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Usman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Usman throws an overhand right that lands on Wagner's shoulder, as Wagner tries to avoid the shot.
Usman avoids the head kick by Wagner.
Wagner throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Usman slips a straight right by Wagner.
Wagner takes a swing at Usman's ribcage but misses.
Usman looks to score with a jab to the body but Wagner is just out of range.
Wagner tried to score with a low kick but Usman checks it.
Wagner moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Usman moves out of range of the body kick from Wagner.
Usman takes one on the button.
Usman checks a leg kick.
Usman doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Wagner throws out a loose jab but Usman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wagner misses with the combination.
Wagner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Usman.
Usman ducks right into an uppercut from Wagner.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wagner fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wagner throws a body punch but Usman moves out of range.
Wagner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Usman is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Usman is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Wagner rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Usman slips under a jab.
Usman slips a straight right by Wagner.
Wagner misses with a body shot.
Usman is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Wagner throws a shot from downtown. Usman moves away and avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Usman on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wagner with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Usman has a takedown stuffed.
Wagner lands a nice shot that snaps Usman's head back.
Wagner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Usman.
Wagner misses with a straight right.
Usman throws out a counter right but Wagner avoids it with no problem.
Wagner throws a hook to the side of Usman's head but Usman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wagner avoids the body shot from Usman.
Wagner fires out a quick counter leg kick but Usman just manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wagner with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice uppercut lands for Wagner. That snapped Usman's head back.
Usman misses with a wild body shot.
Wagner connects with an inside leg kick.
Usman checks a low kick from Wagner.
Usman walks into a jab.
A shot to the liver by Wagner. Beautiful body shot.
Wagner ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Usman throws a body punch but Wagner moves out of range.
Wagner connects with a jab.
Wagner misses with a lunging right hand
and Usman counters with a stiff right hand.
Usman moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Konrad Wagner has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Usman takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wagner darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wagner lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Usman staying out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Usman shoots in but no luck this time.
Wagner misses with a looping right.
Usman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wagner.
A punch combination from Usman misses.
Usman takes one to the side of the head.
Wagner misses with a head kick.
Usman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wagner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Usman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wagner.
Wagner lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wagner lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Usman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wagner can pounce on him.
Wagner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wagner connects with a leg kick.
Wagner misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wagner. Usman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wagner misses with a straight right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Konrad Wagner dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Wagner throws a head kick that misses.
Usman lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Usman takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Usman throws a big shot that misses.
Usman darts in looking for a takedown but Wagner gets double underhooks and turns Usman into the cage.
Wagner with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wagner connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wagner dodges the punch combination from Usman.
Usman takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Wagner misses with an uppercut. Usman saw that one coming.
A nice side step and Usman releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Wagner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Usman can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wagner bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Usman's head backwards.
Wagner throws a leg kick but Usman sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Usman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wagner.
Usman slips a jab from Wagner.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Usman might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Wagner has got the better of the exchanges.
Decent striking displayed by Wagner there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wagner lands with a hook. Usman tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagner finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Usman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wagner.
Wagner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Usman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Usman has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Usman punishes Wagner's body with a nice straight punch.
Wagner moves into range and connects with a jab.
Konrad Wagner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Usman ducks under a wild hook from Wagner.
Wagner throws a body shot but no joy.
Wagner chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Usman walks into a jab.
Usman checks a leg kick.
Usman let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Usman darts in looking for a takedown but Wagner gets double underhooks and turns Usman into the cage.
Usman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wagner circles away quickly and effectively.
Wagner is looking to land body kicks.
Usman tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wagner wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wagner throws a head kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Usman on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wagner misses with a straight left.
Wagner lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wagner throws a leg kick which misses Usman's front leg but catches the back leg as Usman tries to avoid it.
Wagner throws a body kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Wagner.
Nice shot lands for Wagner.
Wagner throws a right hand that misses
and Usman counters with a right hand to the body.
Wagner scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Konrad Wagner is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheers as Wagner lands an impressive looking overhand right. Usman doesn't seem phased though.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wagner.
Wagner throws a jab but it's blocked by Usman.
Usman is looking for the big counter here.
Usman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Usman fails with a takedown attempt.
Konrad Wagner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kamaru Usman.
Wagner looks to throw the jab but Usman is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wagner finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Wagner lands a nice looking kick to the body. Usman takes a step back to recover.
Usman tries to clinch but Wagner is having none of it.
Wagner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wagner scores with a push kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Wagner misses the target.
Wagner thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Usman if he has to take too many more of those.
Usman misses the shot to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Wagner misses its target.
Usman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wagner lunges at Usman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Usman's hand.
Usman is trying desperately to land a takedown but Wagner is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Usman.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wagner. That's going to slow Usman down.
Wagner lands a really nice looking cross but Usman seems unphased.
Usman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wagner can pounce on him.
Usman moves out of range of the body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wagner.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Usman lands with an uppercut that bounces Wagner off the cage and back into range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wagner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Usman defending well as Wagner loads up on a big left hand.
Usman scores with a nice strike.
Wagner scores with a crisp jab that stopped Usman in his tracks.
Wagner does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Wagner attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wagner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A cross from Wagner lands.
Usman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wagner moves away.
Wagner shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The fighters circling - Wagner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wagner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wagner fires out a quick counter leg kick but Usman just manages to avoid it.
Usman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Usman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wagner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Usman checks the leg kick nicely there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Konrad Wagner dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Usman fails to land with a series of punches.
Usman tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Usman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wagner.
Usman avoids the head kick by Wagner.
Usman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wagner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Usman misses with a two punch combination.
Usman's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Usman gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wagner.
Wagner connects with a good right hand that stumbles Usman. Usman circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Usman drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wagner cracks Usman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wagner fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wagner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Usman gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wagner.
Wagner comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wagner scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wagner moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Usman.
Wagner misses with the body kick
and Usman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Wagner misses its intended target.
Wagner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Usman manages to avoid it.
Usman avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wagner misses with a looping left.
Wagner takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Usman scores with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice straight punches there by Wagner. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wagner.
Wagner ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Usman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wagner tried to counter with a leg kick but Usman avoided it.
Wagner throws an overhand right that lands on Usman's shoulder, as Usman tries to avoid the shot.
Wagner throws a hook to the side of Usman's head but Usman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Usman throws out a counter right but Wagner avoids it with no problem.
Wagner connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Wagner.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wagner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Usman.
Wagner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Usman moves away.
Wagner getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wagner misses with an uppercut.
Wagner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wagner misses with a right hand

and Usman moves into the clinch.
Usman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wagner's elbow.
Usman looking to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Wagner fails to land.
Wagner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Usman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Usman misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Wagner.

Wagner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wagner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wagner goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wagner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Usman.
A head kick misses from Wagner.
Usman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wagner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wagner fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Usman.
Wagner lands a nice hook to Usman's body. Usman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Usman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wagner scores with a sloppy right hand. Usman should have avoided that one.
Usman wants to clinch up but Wagner keeps it at a distance.
Usman wants to clinch.
Usman shoots in for a takedown but Wagner shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Usman on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Wagner misses the target.
Wagner connects with a body shot that sends Usman's belly button to the back.
Wagner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wagner missing with a left hand there. Usman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wagner lands a nice leg kick that just misses Usman's sensitive parts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Usman pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Wagner back to the cage. Usman follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Wagner stalks Usman and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Usman's face. Usman staggers backwards, shaken.
Konrad Wagner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wagner lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Wagner scores with a jab. Usman acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wagner scores with a jab to the body.
Wagner throws the left hand but Usman avoids the punch easily.
You can see that Usman has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Usman takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wagner misses with a hook.
Usman lands with an uppercut that bounces Wagner off the cage and back into range.
Wagner swings away with a leg kick that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Konrad Wagner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wagner 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Konrad Wagner!
A very excited looking Konrad Wagner made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.