PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Connely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that John Storm has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily John Storm seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Storm
vs
Connely

180 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

181 cm
20
194 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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, John Storm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Connely!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Connely shoots for a double leg takedown but Storm sprawls well. He's pushed Connely's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Connely is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Storm.

It looks like Chris Connely has been cut.
Storm stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Storm wants it to stay on the feet.
Storm fails to land with a series of punches.
Connely shoots in but Storm avoids the takedown attempt easily.
John Storm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Connely.

Connely shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half 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.
Storm tries to get to full guard but Connely has control of the leg.
Storm pushes Connely off looking to stand but Connely dives back in and keeps control.
Connely wants to control but Storm is keeping him busy.

Connely is looking for a kimura here.

Connely wants to work for an arm triangle but Storm is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Connely is working away from the top position though.
Storm tries to get to full guard but Connely has control of the leg.

Connely is looking for a kimura but Storm is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Connely to get the leverage.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Connely looks for a takedown but Storm sprawls well.
Storm misses the shot to the body.
Storm lands a right hook to the body.
Storm throws a body punch but Connely moves out of range.
Storm stuffs the takedown attempt from Connely. Connely gets slowly back to his feet.
Connely looks gassed!
Connely fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Chris Connely seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Connely takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Connely.
Storm connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Connely's hands.
Storm lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Storm connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Connely's hands.
Storm throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Connely shoots in but no luck this time.
Connely slips a jab and a cross from Storm.
Storm lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Connely circles away quickly and effectively.
Storm throws a right and a left that both miss.
Connely shoots in and drives through. Storm sprawls well.
Connely takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Storm throws a body punch but Connely moves out of range.
Storm fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Storm swinging wilding here.
Storm throws a series of punches but Connely moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connely swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Storm ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Connely moves away.
Storm throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Connely lands with a shot to the body.
Storm throws a nice looking combination but Connely bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Connely feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Connely postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Connely stopping the sweep attempt from Storm.
Storm preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Storm tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connely throwing strikes but missing.
Connely passes Storm's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Storm is looking for a sweep. Connely is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Storm throws a right hand that Connely ducks under and follows up with a left that Connely also avoids with ease.

Connely closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Storm did well to prevent Connely getting side control.
Connely lands strikes from half guard.
Connely trying to control the action but Storm is working from the bottom.

Connely is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Storm sees it coming and defends easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Storm tries to roll over but Connely keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that John Storm will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chris Connely's cut.
That's time! Storm's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Storm thows a body shot but no joy.
Storm scores with a shot to the body.
Storm is looking to wear down Connely with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Connely steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Storm.
Connely throws out a loose jab but Storm uses good head movement to avoid it.
Storm lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Storm leaves Connely with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Connely is trying hard to land a takedown here. Storm sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Connely misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Storm.
Nice takedown defense from Storm. No joy for Connely on that attempt.
John Storm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Connely.
Connely fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Connely is breathing heavily.
Connely closes this distance looking for a takedown but Storm circles away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Storm!
Storm lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Connely slips a jab and a cross from Storm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm throws a predictable looking body shot

and Connely counters with a nice double leg into side control. Storm won't be happy with that.
Storm is not content to let Connely control the position.
Connely in side control, throwing shots but Storm defends.

Connely is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Storm has escaped the position, nice work there.
Storm can't do much from the bottom here.
Connely has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Storm is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Storm is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Connely looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connely is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Storm!
Storm is looking to improve his position but Connely isn't that keen on the idea.
Connely tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Connely scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Connely working for a guillotine from mount but Storm is in no mood to give up.
You get the feeling that Storm really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Connely landing strikes, looking to finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Connely working Storm over with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connely punishing his opponent with strikes.
Storm can't escape the position.
Connely landing strikes from the mount and Storm is in trouble!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Connely dominating with strikes here.
Connely lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Connely with the ground and pound from mount.
Connely looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Connely landing strikes from the mount and Storm is in trouble!
Connely lands a heavy elbow.
Connely punishing his opponent with strikes.
Connely with shots to the head and body - Storm looks very uncomfortable down there.
Connely postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Storm looks a forlorn figure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm tries to lock up and control but Connely gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Connely wants to control the pace but Storm is squirming around nicely.
Connely putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Connely avoids the attempt from Storm to control.
Connely lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Storm hang on?
Connely connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Connely is landing with some decent strikes but Storm is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Connely is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Storm can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Connely lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Storm really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Connely showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chris Connely's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Connely throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Storm was covering up waiting for the punch and Connely finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Connely stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Storm swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Connely is pushing down on Storm's leg trying to pass to half guard. Storm is fighting to maintain full guard but Connely has managed to sneak the leg through.
Connely is keen to just control but Storm is a slippery customer.
Storm is trying to stand up here but Connely is controlling him well.

Connely is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Storm trying to control from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Connely winds up and cracks Storm with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Connely wants to control but Storm is keeping him busy.

Connely is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Storm wants to control but Connely is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Storm is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Connely seems to be looking for submissions.
Storm tries to kick Connely off but Connely keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Connely sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Storm defending well though.
Storm taking some punishment here, with Connely in his half guard.
Storm is trying to stand.
Chris Connely has got the better of the ground game so far.

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.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Storm chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Connely can pounce on him.

Connely scores with a takedown into Storm's guard.
Connely pushing down on Storm's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Storm taking some punishment here, with Connely in his half guard.
Storm trying to control here.
Storm wants to get back to full guard.
Connely works his foot free and advances to mount.

Connely is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Storm has managed to escape the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connely throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Connely is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Connely scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Storm?
Connely connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Storm is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Connely sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Connely landing strikes from the mount.
Connely tries to control but Storm wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Connely jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Storm manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Storm managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Connely.
The ground and pound from Connely seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Connely trying to control the position but Storm is working away.
Connely throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

Connely swings around for an armbar but Storm sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Connely's guard.
Storm would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Connely comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Connely has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Connely!