PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Conley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francis Begbie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Conley
vs
Begbie

190 cm
20
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

193 cm
20
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rick Conley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Francis Begbie!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Begbie throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Begbie is looking to clinch but Conley is avoiding it.
Begbie throws a low kick but Conley avoids it.
Conley throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Begbie tries to clinch there but Conley circles away.
Conley avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Begbie throws a quick inside leg kick.
Conley throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like Francis Begbie has been cut.
Conley checks a leg kick nicely.
Begbie throws a leg kick but Conley checks it.
Conley chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Conley 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.
Begbie scores with a leg kick.
Begbie throws a leg kick
and Conley counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conley fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Begbie on the side of the head.
Conley tries a head kick but it misses.
Conley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Begbie scoring well with a low kick there.
Conley throws a hook to the side of Begbie's head but Begbie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Begbie throws a head kick but Conley moves out of range.
Conley throws a low kick but Begbie moves out of range easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Conley.
Conley avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Begbie throws a low kick but Conley avoids it.
Begbie tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Conley is able to avoid easily.
Begbie misses with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Begbie moves out of range as Conley throws a body kick.
Conley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Begbie walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Conley misses with a hook.
Begbie throws a head kick that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Conley keeps Begbie at a distance using the push kick.
Conley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Begbie.
Conley finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Conley.
Begbie has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Conley.
Begbie throws a low kick, looking for Conley's leg but Conley calmly moves out of range.
Begbie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conley scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Begbie clinches with his opponent.
Begbie landing knees to the body.
Begbie throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Conley is trying to break the clinch but Begbie has him pressed against the cage.
Conley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Begbie blocking some punches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Begbie - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Conley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Conley throws a sloppy head kick and Begbie moves out of range easily.
Conley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Conley swats away the attempt to clinch by Begbie.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Conley throws a head kick that misses.
Begbie misses with the body kick
and Conley counters with a nice low kick that buckles Begbie's knee momentarily.
Begbie looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Conley is looking to land body kicks.

Begbie moves into the clinch successfully.
Begbie misses with a knee to the head.
Begbie throws an elbow that misses.
Conley is trying to force a seperation but Begbie has the dominant position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Conley wants to break free but Begbie has control.
Begbie stalling the fight.

Begbie manages to break the clinch.
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 Rick Conley will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Francis Begbie's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A solid leg kick lands there for Begbie.
Begbie tries to work over Conley's front leg with a kick but Conley checks it.
Begbie wants to slow Conley down by chopping away at his legs.
Conley lands a leg kick that knocks Begbie off balance momentarily.
Conley goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Begbie clinches with his opponent.
Begbie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Begbie taking a breather.
Begbie stalling the fight.
Begbie is looking to control Conley's arms but Conley gets an underhook and turns him. Now Begbie has his back to the cage.

Begbie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Conley lands a nice leg kick that just misses Begbie's sensitive parts.
Conley clobbers Begbie with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Begbie on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Begbie walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Begbie lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Conley has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Conley and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Conley cracks Begbie with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A nice leg kick lands there from Conley.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Conley.
Conley throws a leg kick but Begbie sees it coming and moves out of range.
Begbie ducks right into an uppercut from Conley.
Conley connects with an inside leg kick.
Begbie takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Begbie tries to land a leg kick but Conley saw it coming and moves away.
Begbie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conley moves out of range of the body kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Conley.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Begbie on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Conley will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rick Conley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Begbie looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Begbie.
Nice shot by Conley.
Conley throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Conley fakes the leg kick and cracks Begbie in the body.
Francis Begbie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Conley tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Begbie takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Begbie's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Begbie misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Begbie throws a sloppy head kick and Conley moves out of range easily.
Conley takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Conley lands a leg kick that knocks Begbie off balance momentarily.
Conley misses with a head kick.
Conley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Conley throws a leg kick that is checked
and Begbie makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Begbie throws a leg kick but Conley checks it.
Begbie throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Begbie on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Begbie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Conley.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Begbie.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conley checks a leg kick.
Begbie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Conley. That's going to slow Begbie down.
Begbie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Conley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Begbie can pounce on him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice uppercut lands for Conley. That snapped Begbie's head back.
Begbie throws a quick inside leg kick.
Conley throws a leg kick that misses.
Begbie looks to throw a body kick
and Conley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Conley looks to land a left hand but Begbie moved out of range nicely.
Conley throws a series of punches but Begbie moves out of range.
Begbie scores with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Rick Conley will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Francis Begbie's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Conley throws a poor cross that misses
and Begbie counters with a head kick.
Conley throws a solid leg kick but Begbie takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Conley.
Begbie misses with a low kick.
Conley looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Begbie takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Conley throws a chopping leg kick but Begbie manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Conley thuds his right hand into Begbie's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Conley throws a wild body kick that Begbie sees coming a mile off.
Begbie scores with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Conley throws a leg kick but Begbie sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Begbie throws a nice head kick!
Conley throws a wild body kick that Begbie sees coming a mile off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Begbie throws a nice outside leg kick.
Begbie connects with a leg kick. Conley looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Begbie lands a nice leg kick that just misses Conley's sensitive parts.
A slapping leg kick lands for Begbie.
Begbie does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Conley checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Conley lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Begbie has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Begbie and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Begbie throws a head kick that misses.
Begbie throws a leg kick but Conley sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Conley moves out of range of the body kick.
Conley checks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Conley.
A head kick misses from Conley.
Begbie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Begbie fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Conley is out of range.
Conley moves out of range of the body kick.
Begbie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Conley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Begbie buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Begbie.
Begbie wants to clinch.
Francis Begbie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Begbie cracks the inside of Conley's front leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Begbie lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Begbie moves in looking to clinch but Conley pushes him off.

Begbie clinches with his opponent.
Begbie has Conley pressed against the cage, preventing Conley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Begbie manages to break the clinch.
Begbie throws out a leg kick but Conley moves out of range and Begbie only half commits.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Begbie.
A nice inside leg kick there by Begbie. That's going to slow Conley down.
Begbie throws a sloppy head kick and Conley moves out of range easily.
Begbie misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Begbie thuds his shin into the meat of Conley's side.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Conley moves out of range of the leg kick from Begbie.
Rick Conley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Begbie throws a sloppy head kick and Conley moves out of range easily.
Conley checks a leg kick.
Conley checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Begbie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Conley.

Begbie darts in and clinches Conley up against the cage.
Francis Begbie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Conley trying to stall but Begbie improves his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Conley is struggling to control the position.
Begbie pushes off an throws an elbow but Conley leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Francis Begbie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Conley has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:30

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Francis Begbie!