PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Beto Jamaica (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian O Conan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beto Jamaica has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jamaica
vs
O Conan

176 cm
22
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
22
130 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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, Beto Jamaica!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brian O Conan!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Conan fails to land the takedown.
Jamaica tries to clinch up but O Conan circles away and keeps his distance.
O Conan fails to land with a series of punches.
Jamaica swings for the body but O Conan moves out of range.
O Conan shoots in but Jamaica avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jamaica lands a nice leg kick that just misses O Conan's sensitive parts.

Jamaica clinches with his opponent.
Jamaica misses with a knee to the head.
Jamaica lands an elbow inside.
O Conan managing to block the knees to the body from Jamaica.
Knees to the body from Jamaica.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jamaica using the Thai plumb to throw knees but O Conan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
O Conan avoiding damage as Jamaica throws knees to the body.
Jamaica crunches a lovely knee into O Conan's ribcage.
Jamaica is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

O Conan drags the fight down to the ground.
Jamaica wants to stand but O Conan has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Jamaica stopping the sweep attempt from O Conan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Conan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jamaica is fighting to break O Conan's control of his arms but O Conan is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Jamaica is looking to stand up but O Conan won't let him.
O Conan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
O Conan looks gassed!

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.
O Conan throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
O Conan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jamaica.
O Conan tries to clinch up
and Jamaica counters with a nice low kick that buckles O Conan's knee momentarily.

Jamaica closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jamaica throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Jamaica breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jamaica circles away from the clinch attempt.
O Conan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Beto Jamaica has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian O Conan.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jamaica.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Conan wants to clinch
and Jamaica counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Jamaica closes the distance and pushes O Conan back into the cage.
Jamaica lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jamaica lands an elbow inside that O Conan shrugs off.
O Conan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jamaica really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
O Conan jumps guard but Jamaica stands there with O Conan around his waist. O Conan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jamaica using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jamaica is trying to break free.
Jamaica lands an elbow that stopped O Conan in his tracks for a moment.
Jamaica tries to land knees in the clinch but O Conan avoids the damage to the body.
Jamaica unloads a knee to the mid-section. O Conan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
O Conan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jamaica lands a nice knee to the body.
Jamaica misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from O Conan.
Jamaica trying to land knees to the body.
Jamaica misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from O Conan.
O Conan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jamaica just stands there and leans against the cage.

O Conan pulls Jamaica into guard.
Jamaica preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Conan trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Jamaica has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of O Conan is proving hard to escape from.

O Conan had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Jamaica is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. O Conan Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Jamaica's back instead.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jamaica is trying to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Beto Jamaica dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Jamaica ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
O Conan avoids the body shot from Jamaica.
Jamaica tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Conan was well out of range. Poor timing from Jamaica.
O Conan wants to clinch but Jamaica slips to the side

and Jamaica counters by moving into the clinch.
O Conan looking for a takedown.
O Conan fails to pull guard.
Jamaica crunches a lovely knee into O Conan's ribcage.
Jamaica lands an elbow inside.
Jamaica landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jamaica landing knees to the body.
Jamaica landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jamaica has had enough of the clinch but O Conan keeps him there for the moment.
Jamaica unloads a knee to the mid-section. O Conan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
O Conan is breathing heavily.
O Conan avoiding damage as Jamaica throws knees to the body.
Jamaica lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down O Conan.
A hook to the body from Jamaica.
Jamaica tries to land knees in the clinch but O Conan avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Jamaica.
Jamaica lands a knee to the body.
Jamaica landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jamaica unloads a knee to the mid-section. O Conan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
O Conan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jamaica.
Jamaica trying to land knees to the body.
Jamaica lands an elbow that stopped O Conan in his tracks for a moment.
Jamaica missing with knees to the body.
Jamaica gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jamaica tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
O Conan tries to pull guard but Jamaica won't allow it.
Beto Jamaica has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian O Conan.
O Conan avoiding damage as Jamaica throws knees to the body.
Jamaica misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from O Conan.
O Conan can't get the takedown.
O Conan goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jamaica prevents it.
Jamaica lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jamaica scores a nice knee to the body.
Jamaica misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from O Conan.
Jamaica trying to land knees to the body.
Jamaica wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jamaica lands a nice knee to the body.
Jamaica lands an elbow inside.
Jamaica misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from O Conan.
Jamaica tries to land knees in the clinch but O Conan avoids the damage to the body.
Jamaica doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
O Conan goes for a takedown attempt but Jamaica pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nice takedown defense from Jamaica. No joy for O Conan on that attempt.
Jamaica displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Jamaica rushes O Conan and presses him up against the cage.
O Conan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jamaica comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jamaica lands an elbow inside.
Jamaica is trying to break the clinch but O Conan has him pressed against the cage.
Jamaica misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from O Conan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Jamaica.
O Conan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jamaica comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jamaica prevents the takedown attempt.
Jamaica tries to land knees in the clinch but O Conan avoids the damage to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jamaica.
Jamaica tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jamaica wants to break the clinch but can't.
O Conan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jamaica missing with knees to the body.
Jamaica lands a nice elbow.
Jamaica missing with knees to the body.
O Conan tries to pull guard but Jamaica holds him up against the cage and eventually O Conan drops back down to his feet.
O Conan fails to pull guard.
Jamaica landing knees to the body.
Jamaica scores a nice knee to the body.
O Conan managing to block the knees to the body from Jamaica.
O Conan can't break the clinch.
Jamaica misses with a knee strike.
Jamaica gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from O Conan.
O Conan is trying to drag Jamaica to the mat but Jamaica just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jamaica is looking to break free of the clinch but O Conan has double underhooks.
O Conan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jamaica is leaning against O Conan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
O Conan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jamaica tries to land knees in the clinch but O Conan avoids the damage to the body.
O Conan managing to block the knees to the body from Jamaica.
O Conan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jamaica unloads a knee to the mid-section. O Conan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jamaica.
Jamaica landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

O Conan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jamaica looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
O Conan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jamaica as he jumps to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Beto Jamaica dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Jamaica has managed to clinch.
Nice elbow from Jamaica.
Jamaica lands a nice knee to the body.
Jamaica wants to get back to striking at distance but O Conan won't allow it.
Jamaica tries to land knees in the clinch but O Conan avoids the damage to the body.
Jamaica lands an elbow inside that O Conan shrugs off.
O Conan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jamaica smiles and moves away.
O Conan tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jamaica counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jamaica swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jamaica scores with a one two! O Conan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jamaica misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Conan.
O Conan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jamaica looks to score with a jab to the body but O Conan is just out of range.
Beto Jamaica is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
O Conan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamaica looks to score with a jab to the body but O Conan is just out of range.
O Conan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jamaica counters with a three punch combo that has O Conan backing up. O Conan nods at Jamaica to acknowledge the strikes.
Beto Jamaica has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian O Conan.
Jamaica fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Conan manages to avoid it.
O Conan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jamaica.
Jamaica throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jamaica avoids the body shot from O Conan.
Jamaica throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent O Conan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jamaica scores with a leg kick.
Jamaica fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. O Conan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
O Conan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jamaica.

That's two 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.

O Conan tries to keep at a distance but Jamaica has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jamaica is looking to break free of the clinch but O Conan has double underhooks.
O Conan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

O Conan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jamaica is looking to wear down O Conan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jamaica throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
O Conan looks for a takedown but Jamaica sprawls well.

Jamaica closes the distance and clinches.
Jamaica using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Jamaica.
Jamaica landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jamaica landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jamaica scores a nice knee to the body.
Jamaica lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Jamaica.
Jamaica lands a knee to the body.
Jamaica misses with a knee to the head.
Beto Jamaica is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Conan tries to score a body lock takedown but Jamaica shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jamaica.
Jamaica missing with knees to the body.
O Conan avoiding damage as Jamaica throws knees to the body.

Jamaica manages to break the clinch.

Jamaica closes the distance and clinches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jamaica.
Jamaica scores a nice knee to the body.
O Conan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jamaica lands a nice elbow.
Jamaica lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Jamaica.
Jamaica unloads a knee to the mid-section. O Conan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jamaica missing with knees to the body.
Jamaica lands a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jamaica missing with knees to the body.
Jamaica tries to land knees in the clinch but O Conan avoids the damage to the body.
Jamaica lands a damaging elbow.
O Conan tries to pull guard but Jamaica holds him up against the cage and eventually O Conan drops back down to his feet.
Jamaica creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through O Conan's defenses.
O Conan managing to block the knees to the body from Jamaica.
Jamaica unloads a knee to the mid-section. O Conan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jamaica works on O Conan's body with a couple of short punches.
Jamaica with a knee to the head.
O Conan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jamaica tries to land knees in the clinch but O Conan avoids the damage to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jamaica landing knees to the body.
O Conan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jamaica crunches a lovely knee into O Conan's ribcage.
Brian O Conan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
O Conan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Beto Jamaica showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jamaica, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Beto Jamaica!