PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Otto von Bismarck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willie Connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). von Bismarck comes to the cage accompanied by Chris Brown Feat. T-Pain - Kiss Kiss. Connor comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Dropkick Murphys-Rocky Road To Dublin kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Otto von Bismarck has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

von Bismarck
vs
Connor

191 cm
26
217 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

190 cm
26
223 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

[†CoE†]Terror-Trition 155Q[†CoE†]
[†CoE†]Terror-Trition 155Q[†CoE†]

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Otto von Bismarck!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Willie Connor!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Connor thumps von Bismarck with a low kick.
von Bismarck sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

Connor closes the distance and clinches.
Connor struggles to land a body shot inside as von Bismarck controls his hands.
von Bismarck blocks an uppercut.
Connor can't find room to land a body shot as von Bismarck controls the action.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Connor.
von Bismarck goes for a takedown in the clinch but Connor prevents it.
von Bismarck is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Connor gets through von Bismarck's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Connor misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from von Bismarck.
von Bismarck goes for a takedown attempt but Connor pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Otto von Bismarck. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Connor connects with a solid leg kick.
Connor lands with a right hand.
A good leg kick by Connor.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
von Bismarck walks into a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Connor scores with a jab to the jaw.
Connor lands a head kick. von Bismarck smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Connor connects with the punch.
Willie Connor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Connor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Connor throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
von Bismarck is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Connor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but von Bismarck paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Connor lands with a kick to the temple. von Bismarck shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Connor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Connor loads up on a big right hand but von Bismarck slips the punch.
von Bismarck takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Connor is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. von Bismarck is defending well for now.
Connor misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from von Bismarck.
von Bismarck is working for takedown but Connor is calmly controlling the position for now.
Connor lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt von Bismarck or not.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connor lands a shoulder strike.
Connor misses with a punch to the body.
Connor crunches a lovely knee into von Bismarck's ribcage.
Nice elbow from Connor.
Connor crunches a lovely knee into von Bismarck's ribcage.
Connor has a couple of punches blocked by von Bismarck.
Connor lands a nice elbow.
Connor struggles to land a body shot inside as von Bismarck controls his hands.
von Bismarck changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Connor fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Connor throws a head kick but von Bismarck moves out of range.
Connor works the jab nicely.
von Bismarck gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Connor.
Connor lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Willie Connor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Connor throws a nice inside leg kick.
Connor moves in looking to clinch but von Bismarck pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connor connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Connor lands a lovely overhand right.
Connor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Connor thuds his shin into the meat of von Bismarck's side.
Connor is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! von Bismarck had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Connor scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Connor turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Connor scores with the left hand. von Bismarck knows he should have avoided that one.
Connor scores with a sloppy right hand. von Bismarck should have avoided that one.
Connor lunges at von Bismarck with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by von Bismarck's hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
von Bismarck takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Connor lands a jab to the nose.
Connor thuds a left hand into von Bismarck's body.
The crowd cheers as Connor lands an impressive looking overhand right. von Bismarck doesn't seem phased though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
von Bismarck blocks a head kick by Connor.
von Bismarck takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Connor lands a jab to the nose.
Connor moves into range and connects with a jab.
Connor scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
von Bismarck takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Some wild striking there from Connor.
Connor tries a head kick but it misses.
von Bismarck uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Connor.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Connor swings for the body but von Bismarck moves out of range.
von Bismarck tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Connor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Connor lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Connor thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Connor looks to land a combination but von Bismarck avoids it well.
von Bismarck on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Connor. Connor obviously looking to wear him down.
von Bismarck is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Connor throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Connor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Connor throws a leg kick which misses von Bismarck's front leg but catches the back leg as von Bismarck tries to avoid it.
Connor misses with a low kick.
Connor goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Connor throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Willie Connor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
von Bismarck blocks a head kick by Connor.
Connor throws a big shot that misses.
Connor cracks a nice hook into von Bismarck's ribs.
Otto von Bismarck is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Connor pushes von Bismarck away with a front kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Connor scores with a nice head shot.
Connor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Connor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Connor lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Connor just misses with a punch to the body.
Connor scores with a hook to the body. von Bismarck takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Connor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but von Bismarck was well out of range. Poor timing from Connor.
Connor scores with a three punch combo!
von Bismarck takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Connor turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Connor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Connor lands a head kick. von Bismarck smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Connor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
von Bismarck on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Connor chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connor tries to land a front kick but von Bismarck steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
von Bismarck fails in his attempt to clinch.
Connor throws a jab when von Bismarck was well out of range.
von Bismarck takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Connor.
von Bismarck takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Connor tries to land a front kick but von Bismarck steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice body kick from Connor.
von Bismarck circles away from the clinch attempt.
von Bismarck blocks the body kick.
Connor lands a nice looking body shot.
Connor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Connor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
von Bismarck takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connor misses with a wild body shot.
von Bismarck will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Connor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but von Bismarck paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Connor thumps von Bismarck with a low kick.
Connor misses with a head kick.
von Bismarck looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Connor cracks von Bismarck with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Connor lands a nice leg kick that just misses von Bismarck's sensitive parts.
Connor goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
von Bismarck uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Connor.
Connor scores with a punch to the head.
von Bismarck uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Connor.
Connor throws a body punch but von Bismarck moves out of range.
Connor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Connor connects with a looping right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
von Bismarck moves out of range as Connor strikes.
Connor scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
von Bismarck takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
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!
von Bismarck on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Connor misses with a wild body shot.
Connor slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Connor lands with a slapping head kick.

von Bismarck is rocked!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Connor! von Bismarck is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Willie Connor!
Willie Connor is the new light heavyweight champion!