PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Vera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conrad Howell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Howell is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: In Bed With Quinsy. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Vera
vs
Howell

182 cm
22
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
190 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stephen Vera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conrad Howell!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vera swats away the attempt to clinch by Howell.
Vera avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Vera clinches up against the cage.
Howell misses with a knee strike.
Howell looking to throw knees to the head but Vera is blocking nicely.
Howell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Howell tries to land a knee to the head but Vera blocks with his arms.
Vera lands a nice knee to the body.
Vera landing knees to the body.
Vera avoiding damage.
Howell scores with a knee to the head.
Vera lands an elbow just above Howell 's eye.
Vera landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Vera leaning his opponent against the cage.
Howell tries a knee to the head but Vera blocks it.
Howell looks gassed!
Howell letting Vera take a breather here.
Vera gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Vera misses with a knee strike.
Howell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vera has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vera missing with knees to the body.
Vera with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Howell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vera blocks it with crossed arms.
Howell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vera blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees to the body from Vera.
Howell tries to land a knee to the head but Vera blocks with his arms.
Vera lands an elbow inside.
Howell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vera blocks it with crossed arms.
Howell tries to land a knee to the head but Vera blocks with his arms.
Vera tries to land knees in the clinch but Howell avoids the damage to the body.
Howell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vera has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vera with a knee to the head.
Howell tries a knee to the head but Vera blocks it.
Howell managing to block the knees to the body from Vera.
Howell looking to throw knees to the head but Vera is blocking nicely.
Vera using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Howell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vera lands a nice knee to the body.
Vera lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Howell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vera misses with an elbow strike.
Vera throws an elbow that misses.
Howell lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Howell letting Vera take a breather here.
Vera throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Howell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Howell.
Vera missing with knees to the body.
Howell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Howell tries to land a knee to the head but Vera blocks with his arms.
Howell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vera blocks it with crossed arms.
Howell tries a knee to the head but Vera blocks it.
Nice elbow from Vera.
Howell takes a knee right on the jaw!
Vera leaning his opponent against the cage.
Howell tries to land a knee to the head but Vera blocks with his arms.
Vera leaning his opponent against the cage.
Howell looking to throw knees to the head but Vera is blocking nicely.
Howell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Howell takes an elbow to the temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howell avoiding damage as Vera throws knees to the body.
Howell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Howell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Howell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vera has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Howell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vera missing with knees to the body.
Howell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vera blocks it with crossed arms.
Howell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Howell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Howell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Howell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vera landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Howell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vera has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vera lands an elbow just above Howell 's eye.
Vera landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Howell tries to land a knee to the head but Vera blocks with his arms.
Vera lands a nice knee to the body.
Howell looking to throw knees to the head but Vera is blocking nicely.
Howell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Howell connects with a knee to the head.
Howell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vera has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vera's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Vera lands an elbow just above Howell 's eye.
Howell looking to throw knees to the head but Vera is blocking nicely.
Vera manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Vera landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Howell takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees in the clinch landing for Vera.
Vera tries a knee to the head but Howell blocks it.
Howell misses with a knee strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vera lands an elbow just above Howell 's eye.
Vera with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Howell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Howell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vera using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Vera lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Howell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Howell tries to land a knee to the head but Vera blocks with his arms.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Vera.
Vera using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Howell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Howell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Howell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vera blocks it with crossed arms.
Howell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vera trying to land knees to the body.
Vera crunches a lovely knee into Howell's ribcage.
Vera lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Vera landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Howell tries to land a knee to the head but Vera blocks with his arms.
Vera lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Vera takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Howell misses with a knee to the head.
Vera stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Howell looking to throw knees to the head but Vera is blocking nicely.
Howell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Howell looking to throw knees to the head but Vera is blocking nicely.
Howell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Vera is trying to stall.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vera throws an elbow but misses.
Howell tries a knee to the head but Vera blocks it.
Howell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vera missing with knees to the body.
Howell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vera blocks it with crossed arms.
Vera takes a knee right on the jaw!
Howell tries a knee to the head but Vera blocks it.
Howell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vera blocks it with crossed arms.
Howell misses with a knee to the head.
Howell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vera blocks it with crossed arms.
Vera trying to land knees to the body.
Howell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vera landing knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Vera.
Vera using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Vera slows down the pace here.
Howell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Howell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vera blocks it with crossed arms.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Howell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Vera takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Vera misses with an elbow strike.
Knees to the body from Vera.
Howell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vera content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Howell managing to block the knees to the body from Vera.
Howell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vera misses with a knee to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Vera misses with an elbow strike.
Howell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vera is trying to stall.
Howell takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stephen Vera dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Howell tries to clinch
and Vera counters with a body kick.
Howell closes the distance but Vera moves to the side

and Vera moves into the clinch.
Vera scores a nice knee to the body.
Vera lands a nice knee to the body.
Howell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vera lands a knee to the body.
Vera stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Howell takes an elbow to the temple.
Vera leaning his opponent against the cage.
Vera lands an elbow that stopped Howell in his tracks for a moment.
Vera lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Vera with a knee to the head.
Howell tries a knee to the head but Vera blocks it.
Vera lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Howell scores with a knee to the head.
Howell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vera has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vera has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Knees to the body from Vera.
Howell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Howell misses with a knee strike.
Howell takes an elbow to the forehead.
Howell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vera lands a nice elbow.
Vera lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Conrad Howell has been cut.
Stephen Vera has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Howell is breathing heavily.
Vera landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Vera lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Howell lands a knee to the head.
Howell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Howell looking to throw knees to the head but Vera is blocking nicely.
Vera taking a breather.
Vera is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Howell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vera stalling in the clinch but Howell improves position.
Howell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vera blocks it with crossed arms.
Howell takes an elbow to the temple.
Vera trying to land knees to the body.
Vera lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Vera with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Vera is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Howell is keeping busy.
Vera connects with a knee to the head.
Vera lands an elbow inside that Howell shrugs off.
Howell tries to land a knee to the head but Vera blocks with his arms.
Vera throws an elbow but it misses.
Vera lands a knee to the body.
Howell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vera blocks it with crossed arms.
Vera throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Howell blocks it with crossed arms.
Vera throws an elbow but it misses.
Howell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vera has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vera looking to slow down the pace here.
Howell misses with a knee to the head.
Howell misses with a knee to the head.
Howell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Howell looking to throw knees to the head but Vera is blocking nicely.
Howell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vera has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Howell misses with a knee strike.
Vera gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Howell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vera blocks it with crossed arms.
Vera is stalling here.
Howell looking to throw knees to the head but Vera is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Howell with a knee to the head.
Howell looking to throw knees to the head but Vera is blocking nicely.
Vera misses with an elbow over the top.
Howell tries to land a knee to the head but Vera blocks with his arms.
Howell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vera has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vera lands a knee to the body.
Howell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vera slows down the pace here.
Vera lands a nice elbow.
Howell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vera lands a nice knee to the body.
Vera scores a nice knee to the body.
Vera landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Vera looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Vera using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Vera with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Vera stalling against the cage.
Howell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vera using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Howell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vera is trying to stall.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vera throws an elbow but misses.
Howell looking to throw knees to the head but Vera is blocking nicely.
Howell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Howell takes an elbow to the forehead.
Vera lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Vera lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Vera.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vera landing knees to the body.
Howell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vera has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Howell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vera blocks it with crossed arms.
Howell looking to throw knees to the head but Vera is blocking nicely.
Vera lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Howell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vera lands an elbow inside.
Howell misses with a knee strike.
Howell misses with a knee to the head.
Vera wants to stall.
Vera lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Vera.
Vera missing with knees to the body.
Howell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vera has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Howell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vera blocks it with crossed arms.
Howell connects with a knee to the head.
Howell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vera blocks it with crossed arms.
Howell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Howell avoiding damage as Vera throws knees to the body.
Vera is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Vera lands an elbow inside.
Howell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vera lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Howell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vera with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Vera with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Vera stalling in the clinch but Howell improves position.
Howell misses with a knee strike.
Howell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vera throws a knee to the head but misses.
Howell with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vera is trying to stall.
Howell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vera just leaning against Howell, taking a breather.
Howell misses with a knee to the head.
Vera using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Howell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vera scores a nice knee to the body.
Vera landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Vera tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Howell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Howell tries to land a knee to the head but Vera blocks with his arms.
Vera tries to stall but Howell uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Howell tries to land a knee to the head but Vera blocks with his arms.
Vera misses with a knee to the head.
Vera with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Howell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vera landing knees to the body.
Vera using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Howell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vera has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Howell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vera has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vera gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Vera lands an elbow inside.
The is referee keeping an eye on Vera - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Vera connects with a nasty looking knee right to Howell's face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vera with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Howell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Howell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Howell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vera has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vera landing knees to the body.
Vera lands a nice elbow.
Vera lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Vera lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stephen Vera dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Conrad Howell's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Vera connects with a solid leg kick.
Howell tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Vera makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Howell really felt that one!
The fight stays on the outside here - Vera looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Howell tries to clinch but Vera moves away
and Vera counters with a nice low kick that buckles Howell's knee momentarily.
Howell closes the distance but Vera moves to the side

and Vera holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Vera connects with a nasty looking knee right to Howell's face.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vera throws an elbow but misses.
Howell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vera has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Howell misses with a knee strike.
Howell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Howell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vera lands a damaging elbow.
Howell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Come on Vera - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Howell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vera throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Howell misses with a knee to the head.
Vera lands a nice elbow.
Howell lands a knee to the head.
Howell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vera blocks it with crossed arms.
Vera stalls.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Howell tries a knee to the head but Vera blocks it.
Vera lands a nice knee to the body.
Howell misses with a knee to the head.
Howell takes an elbow to the temple.
Vera tries to land knees in the clinch but Howell avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Howell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vera is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Howell is keeping busy.
Howell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Howell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vera has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Howell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vera using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Howell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vera lands a nice knee to the body.
Howell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Howell tries a knee to the head but Vera blocks it.
Howell landing knees to the head.
Howell misses with a knee strike.
Howell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Howell lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Howell tries to land a knee to the head but Vera blocks with his arms.
Howell looking to throw knees to the head but Vera is blocking nicely.
Howell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vera has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Howell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Howell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Howell misses with a knee strike.
Howell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Howell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Howell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Howell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vera blocks it with crossed arms.
Howell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Howell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vera takes a knee right on the jaw!
Howell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Howell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Howell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Howell misses with a knee to the head.
Howell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Howell lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vera using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Howell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Howell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Howell tries to land a knee to the head but Vera blocks with his arms.
Knees to the body from Vera.
Vera looking to throw knees to the head but Howell is blocking nicely.
Howell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vera lands an elbow inside that Howell shrugs off.
Howell blocks the elbow strike.
Howell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vera using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Vera stalling.
Howell misses with a knee to the head.
Vera looking to throw knees to the head but Howell is blocking nicely.
Howell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vera tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Howell with a knee to the head.

Vera is rocked!
Howell misses with a knee to the head.
Oh Vera is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Howell managing to block the knees to the body from Vera.
Vera trying to land knees to the body.
Howell tries to land a knee to the head but Vera blocks with his arms.
Vera is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Howell misses with a knee to the head.
Howell tries a knee to the head but Vera blocks it.
Howell misses with a knee to the head.
Howell managing to block the knees to the body from Vera.
Howell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Howell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Howell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Howell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vera has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Howell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vera blocks it with crossed arms.
Howell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vera blocks it with crossed arms.
Howell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Howell looking to throw knees to the head but Vera is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vera stalling in the clinch but Howell improves position.
Howell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Howell.
Howell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vera seems to have got his legs back now.
Vera tries to stall but Howell uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Howell tries a knee to the head but Vera blocks it.
Howell misses with a knee to the head.
Howell misses with a knee to the head.
Vera throws a knee to the head but misses.
Howell misses with a knee to the head.
Howell misses with a knee to the head.
Howell with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Vera.
Vera misses with an elbow strike.
Howell tries to land a knee to the head but Vera blocks with his arms.
Vera landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Howell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Howell tries to land a knee to the head but Vera blocks with his arms.
Howell tries to land a knee to the head but Vera blocks with his arms.
Howell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Howell landing knees to the head.
Howell tries a knee to the head but Vera blocks it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vera.
Howell misses with a knee strike.
Vera lands a nice elbow.
Howell looking to throw knees to the head but Vera is blocking nicely.
Howell looking to throw knees to the head but Vera is blocking nicely.
Howell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vera lands an elbow inside that Howell shrugs off.
Howell blocks the elbow strike.
Vera trying to stall but Howell improves his position.
Howell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Howell misses with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Vera.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vera is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Vera connects with a nasty looking knee right to Howell's face.
Howell landing knees to the head.
Howell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vera has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vera leaning his opponent against the cage.
Howell lands a big knee to the head and Vera goes down! Howell pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Conrad Howell!