PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ibrahim Conrad (ranked 3733 p4p, 4114 weight class) and Me On A Journey To Find Out Who Asked (ranked 229 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Conrad
vs
To Find Out Who Asked

165 cm
18
135
3 - 0 - 0

150 cm
18
130
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Heavy handed

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ibrahim Conrad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Me On A Journey To Find Out Who Asked!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Conrad walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. To Find Out Who Asked checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Conrad dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

Conrad closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into To Find Out Who Asked's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

Conrad decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on To Find Out Who Asked, up you get!
Conrad misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Conrad closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. To Find Out Who Asked quickly recovers to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conrad lands strikes from half guard.
To Find Out Who Asked is trying to control but can't.
Ground and pound from Conrad.

Conrad stands up from half guard.

Conrad moves into the clinch successfully.
To Find Out Who Asked pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, To Find Out Who Asked throws an elbow but misses.
To Find Out Who Asked looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Conrad lands a damaging elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Conrad.
Conrad dodges an elbow strike from To Find Out Who Asked.
A short right from To Find Out Who Asked on the inside.
Conrad definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Conrad takes a shot to the head.
Conrad blocks an elbow strike.
To Find Out Who Asked throws an elbow but it's blocked.
To Find Out Who Asked lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
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!
To Find Out Who Asked lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Ibrahim Conrad has been cut.
A shot in the inside from To Find Out Who Asked.
To Find Out Who Asked working aggressively here.
Conrad displaying some good clinch control by pressing To Find Out Who Asked up against the cage.
Conrad is struggling to control the position.
Conrad seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conrad blocks the elbow strike.
To Find Out Who Asked misses with the head strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, To Find Out Who Asked just misses with a elbow thrown towards Conrad's brow.
To Find Out Who Asked working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for To Find Out Who Asked.
To Find Out Who Asked tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from To Find Out Who Asked fails to land.
To Find Out Who Asked misses with an elbow strike.
To Find Out Who Asked lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
To Find Out Who Asked comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Conrad takes a shot to the head.
To Find Out Who Asked lands a damaging elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conrad lands an uppercut.
Conrad lands a left hand.
To Find Out Who Asked misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for To Find Out Who Asked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
To Find Out Who Asked lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
To Find Out Who Asked lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
To Find Out Who Asked lands a right hand that snaps the head of Conrad backwards.
To Find Out Who Asked fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Conrad successfully pulls guard.

Conrad has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes To Find Out Who Asked off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Conrad tries to bum rush To Find Out Who Asked with a series of wild strikes but To Find Out Who Asked uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
To Find Out Who Asked steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Conrad.
Conrad throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Conrad sets himself, and To Find Out Who Asked steps forward looking for the clinch! Conrad avoids it this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Me On A Journey To Find Out Who Asked will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ibrahim Conrad's cut.
That's time! Conrad's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Conrad goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Conrad dives in for a single leg takedown but To Find Out Who Asked sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, To Find Out Who Asked just misses with a elbow thrown towards Conrad's brow.
To Find Out Who Asked fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
To Find Out Who Asked working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from To Find Out Who Asked.
To Find Out Who Asked gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
To Find Out Who Asked makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for To Find Out Who Asked.
To Find Out Who Asked lands a damaging elbow.
Conrad blocks an elbow strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Conrad throws a blind hook that connects with the side of To Find Out Who Askeds head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by To Find Out Who Asked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by To Find Out Who Asked.
To Find Out Who Asked takes an elbow to the temple.
A shot in the inside from To Find Out Who Asked.
To Find Out Who Asked throws a head punch that misses.

Conrad breaks the clinch.
Conrad dives in and grabs To Find Out Who Asked's left leg, looking for a takedown. To Find Out Who Asked pushes down on Conrad's head and hops out.
To Find Out Who Asked tries to counter with a clinch but Conrad shakes him off and moves away.

Conrad shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches To Find Out Who Asked napping and manages to drive through into side control!
To Find Out Who Asked wants to get back to his feet but Conrad is dominant here and he's now got To Find Out Who Asked's back!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee is taking a good look at To Find Out Who Asked as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Conrad!
Conrad is landing with strikes. To Find Out Who Asked can't take much more of this.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conrad has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for To Find Out Who Asked.

Conrad is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but To Find Out Who Asked won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Conrad off his unconscious opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ibrahim Conrad!