PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Conway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Florini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Florini has chosen Step Up- Drowning Pool as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Conway
vs
Florini

177 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

178 cm
25
155 lbs
3 - 7 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good elbows
Knockout power

Balco Boys - Hilo

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Conway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kenny Florini!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Bruno Lombardi and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Florini ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Conway moves away.
Florini throws a right hand that Conway ducks under and follows up with a left that Conway also avoids with ease.
Conway wants to clinch.

Florini scores with a takedown into Conway's guard.

Conway throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Florini escapes and throws Conway's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Conway prevents Florini from improving position.
Conway is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Florini asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Florini is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Conway's shoulder. That is not cool.
Conway struggling a bit here.
Conway parries the strikes from Florini easily there. Florini is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Conway to escape.
Conway tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Florini wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Florini tries for a kimura but Conway is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Florini is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Conway knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Conway knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Florini on the ground.

Florini tries for a kimura but Conway is defending well.
Florini looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Florini wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Conway, who protects the arm well.

Florini is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Conway has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's four 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.
Conway is looking to reverse the position.
Conway struggling a bit here.
Florini prevents Conway from escaping the position.
Florini wants to stand but Conway is controlling his arm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenny Florini 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.

Florini gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Conway lands a jab to the nose.
Florini tries to close the distance and clinch but Conway swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Florini tries to close the distance and clinch up but Conway swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Florini misses with a two punch combination.
Conway lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A punch combination from Conway misses.
Conway circles away from the clinch attempt
and Florini takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Florini is breathing heavily.
Conway will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Conway throws a leg kick but Florini sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jimmy Conway is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conway fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Florini on the side of the head.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Conway.
Conway scores with a couple of short elbows.
Conway avoids the strikes from the bottom by Florini.
Conway cracks Florini with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Conway landing a few strikes.
Conway cracks Florini with a big elbow.
Florini can't do much from the bottom here.
Florini wants to get back to his feet but Conway drags him back down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Florini is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Conway in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Conway landing a few strikes.
Conway is putting a hurting on Florini here, landing some big shots from side control.
Conway lands an elbow.
Florini is trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conway scores with a couple of short elbows.

Conway tries for a kimura but Florini is defending well.
Conway working away.
Conway landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Florini regains half guard.

Florini looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's four 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.
Florini is staying active underneath Conway, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Conway wants to stand up but Florini manages to regain full guard.
Conway wants to stand and escape but instead Florini has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Florini pushing down on Conway's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Conway looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Conway dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Florini misses with a double jab
and Conway counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Conway lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Florini circles away quickly and effectively.
Florini fails with an attempt to clinch.
Florini looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Florini blocks a head kick by Conway.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Conway.
Florini wants to control but Conway postures up.
Florini takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Conway lands a decent elbow from side control.
Florini is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conway thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Florini to regain full guard.
Florini not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Florini keeping moving, preventing Conway from controlling successfully.
Conway thows a big elbow that misses.
Florini looking to control.
Conway trying to control but Florini is working from the bottom.

Florini looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Conway is defending well. Florini quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Conway has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Florini celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kenny Florini!