PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lindy Lawless (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian O Conan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Lawless
vs
O Conan

168 cm
18
136 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
22
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Top Line Supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lindy Lawless!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brian O Conan!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawless fails to land the takedown.
O Conan lands with a shot to the body.
Lawless fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lawless doesn't manage to clinch there - O Conan circles away.

O Conan darts in and clinches Lawless up against the cage.

Lawless's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
O Conan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lawless swivels and escapes.
O Conan misses with a takedown attempt - Lawless sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

O Conan forces Lawless back against the cage and clinches.
Lawless goes for a takedown in the clinch but O Conan prevents it.
Lawless lands an elbow that stopped O Conan in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Brian O Conan has been cut.
O Conan stalls.
O Conan tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lindy Lawless has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian O Conan.
O Conan is stalling here.
Lawless gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from O Conan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawless tries for a takedown but O Conan manages to get underhooks.
Lawless is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but O Conan is keeping busy.

Lawless breaks from the clinch.
O Conan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lawless as he avoids it easily.
Lawless with a poor takedown

and O Conan counters with a single leg into guard. Lawless didn't expect that.
O Conan controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lawless is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lawless is breathing heavily.
Lawless is working hard here to advance position.
O Conan stands up over Lawless, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Conan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lawless's head.
O Conan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lawless looking to control.
Lawless might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

O Conan takes the fight into the clinch.
O Conan goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lawless prevents it.
O Conan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lawless tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lawless has had enough of the clinch but O Conan keeps him there for the moment.
Lawless can't break the clinch.

O Conan pulls Lawless into guard.
Lawless being controlled here momentarily.
O Conan lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lawless!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Conan landing strikes from the mount and Lawless is in trouble!
O Conan lands a big elbow.
BOOM! O Conan connects with a massive shot to the dome!
O Conan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

O Conan working for a submission but Lawless is keeping him at bay.
Lawless tries to reverse the position but O Conan maintains control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawless is bucking up trying to escape but O Conan cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
O Conan pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Lawless tries to reverse the position but O Conan maintains control.
O Conan landing strikes from the mount.
O Conan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Let's hope that O Conan has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian O Conan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brian O Conan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

O Conan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lawless swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lawless tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but O Conan swivels and escapes.
Lawless tries to clinch but O Conan is having none of it.

O Conan shoots in and bounces Lawless off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Lawless working a defensive guard but O Conan manages to pass into side control anyway.
O Conan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lawless keeps working.
O Conan is staying tight to Lawless's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawless wants to control but O Conan postures up.
O Conan in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

O Conan decides to stand up, so the ref orders Lawless to his feet.
O Conan with a poor takedown

and Lawless counters with a nice double leg into guard.
O Conan is trying to control the position but Lawless postures up.

O Conan working for a triangle but Lawless defends it easily.
Lawless looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawless trying to control but O Conan is working from the bottom.
O Conan pulls Lawless in close to prevent any damage.

Lawless has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing O Conan to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Lawless is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - O Conan pulls down on the head and he's put Lawless to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Brian O Conan!