PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jim Johnathan (ranked 1776 p4p, 2373 weight class) and Billy Conforto (ranked 243 p4p, 322 weight class). Conforto has chosen Alabama- Bishop Gunn as his entrance music. Billy Conforto has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jim Johnathan's chin.

Johnathan
vs
Conforto

189 cm
29
195
9 - 5 - 0

185 cm
23
185
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

NARCOS

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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jim Johnathan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Billy Conforto!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Bruno Lombardi and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnathan misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Conforto to counter with a crisp jab.

Conforto gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Johnathan to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Conforto is looking to stand up but Johnathan isn't so interested in that idea.
Johnathan wants to pass the guard but Conforto is keeping the position.
Johnathan stops Conforto from standing up.
Johnathan wants to pass the guard but Conforto is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnathan is working hard here to advance position.
Johnathan passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Conforto stops Johnathan from passing to mount.
Johnathan misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Conforto felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnathan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Conforto keeps working.
Conforto is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Johnathan throwing strikes but Conforto manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!

Conforto decides to stand back up.
Conforto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnathan.
Johnathan takes a swing at Conforto's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Conforto misses.
Conforto ducks under a wild hook from Johnathan.
Conforto looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Johnathan stuns Conforto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Conforto scores with a spinning back kick!
Conforto missing with a left hand there. Johnathan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Conforto stuns Johnathan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Conforto moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conforto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnathan misses with a straight right.
Conforto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnathan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Conforto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnathan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Conforto manages to avoid it.
Conforto throws a big shot that misses.
Johnathan throws a lazy uppercut

and Conforto counters with a crisp right hand that drops Johnathan! Conforto lets Johnathan back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Johnathan is rocked!

It looks like Jim Johnathan has been cut.
Conforto moves in close and cracks Johnathan with a massive right hand! Johnathan, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Conforto!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Billy Conforto!