PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Conway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Money (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Conway
vs
Money

194 cm
22
244 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

192 cm
29
275 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Conway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Travis Money!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conway throws a low kick but it's checked well by Money.
Money throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Conway swats away the attempt to clinch by Money.
Money bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Conway's head.
Money shoots in for a takedown but Conway shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Money ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Money has taken the fight to the clinch.
Conway dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

Money breaks from the clinch.
Conway dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Money. That did some damage!
Conway keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Conway dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Conway steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Money.
Conway throws a right and a left that both miss.
Conway cracks a nice hook into Money's ribs.
Money looks gassed!
Conway circles away from the clinch attempt

and Conway counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Money takes a shot to the head.
Come on Conway - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Money has had enough of the clinch but Conway keeps him there for the moment.
Conway taking a breather.
Money trying to control the position but instead, Conway has worked for underhooks and has pushed Money into the cage.
Money avoiding damage as Conway throws knees to the body.
Money can't break the clinch.
Conway goes for a takedown attempt but Money pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Money looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conway throws a combination. Money tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Conway throws a leg kick
and Money connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Conway has a takedown stuffed.
No luck for Money with that takedown attempt.
Ryan Conway has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Travis Money.
Nice sprawl there from Conway as Money shoots in.
Travis Money seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Money throws a one two combo.
Conway is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Conway slips under a jab from Money.
Conway misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Money counters with a nice double leg into side control. Conway won't be happy with that.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Money looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Money working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conway gets back to half guard.
Money is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Conway regains half guard.
Conway makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Conway.

Conway is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Money defends well.
Conway looking for a sweep. Not yet Conway, not yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conway is trying to control the position but Money postures up.
Money wanted to stand there but Conway had control of the position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Conway holds on and takes a little breather.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Conway is on top in guard.
Conway controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Conway with a flurry of punches that miss.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Money can do anything to dispel that myth.
Conway trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Money manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Conway looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Conway circles away from the clinch attempt.
Conway buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Conway with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Money lands a two punch combo.
A solid leg kick lands there for Conway.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Conway throws a low kick but Money moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Money. Conway does a little dance to reset his feet.

Conway closes the distance and clinches.
Conway tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Money avoids it.
Money is trying to break the clinch but Conway is controlling him.
Conway taking a breather.
Money is breathing heavily.
Money taking a breather.
Conway lands a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conway avoiding damage.
Conway misses with a body punch.
Conway softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Conway.
Nice body punch from Conway - that landed with a thud.
Conway is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Conway here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Money wants to break the clinch but can't.
Conway lands a nice shot to the body.
Conway lands a body shot.
Conway throws a knee to the head but misses.
Conway lands a left hand.
Conway makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Conway lands with a short shot to the head.
Conway gets through Money's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Conway - that landed with a thud.
Money takes a shot to the head.
Conway slowing the pace effectively.
Conway lands a body shot.
Money letting Conway take a breather here.
Conway lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Conway misses with a hook to the ribs.
Conway lands a shoulder strike.
Conway lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Conway is leaning against Money and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short left from Conway.
Conway content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Conway lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Travis Money has been cut.
Conway lands a body punch.
A hook to the body from Conway.
Money blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Money is trying to break free.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Money as Conway tries to tie him up.
Knees to the body from Conway.
Conway unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A bit of stalling here from Conway.
Conway throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Conway lands with a left to the head.
Conway lands a shot to the body.
Conway lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Conway.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Conway drops down looking for an ankle pick but Money pulls his leg out and moves away.
Conway fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Conway cracks the inside of Money's front leg.
Conway is looking to wear down Money with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Conway lands with a nice body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Conway. That's going to slow Money down.
Conway misses with a wild body shot.

Conway has managed to clinch.
Conway tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Conway stalls.
Conway lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Conway lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Money.
Conway gets through Money's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Conway pressing his opponent against the cage.
A body shot lands from Conway.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Conway stalling against the cage.
Conway scores a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Conway dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Travis Money'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Money avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Money tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Conway swivels and escapes.
Conway swinging wildly here.
Conway lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Money dodges the punch combination from Conway.
Money wants to clinch up but Conway keeps it at a distance.
Money moves out of range of the leg kick from Conway.
Money tries to close the distance and clinch but Conway swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Money chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Conway can pounce on him.
Conway is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Money can do to turn this around?
Conway throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Money.
Money takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Conway scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Conway turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ryan Conway is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Conway misses with a wild body shot.
Conway tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conway is looking to chop away at Money's legs.
Conway tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Money paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Conway scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Conway thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Money's head.
Conway keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Conway is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Money sees it coming and defends easily.
Money really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Conway. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Conway throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Conway not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Conway missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Conway trying to control the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Money is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Conway scores with a couple of nice shots.
Conway is nestled in close to Money, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Conway lands a nice short elbow.
Money blocking the ground and pound attempt from Conway.
Conway is trying to control the action in half guard but Money is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Conway is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Money wants to improve his position but Conway is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Conway connects with a nice short shot to Money's temple.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Conway landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Money is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Conway lands with a punch from half guard.
Conway is trying to control the action in half guard but Money is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Money is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Conway scores with a couple of nice shots.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Conway scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ryan Conway overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Money avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Conway.
Conway perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Money trying to control here.
Conway wants to lay and pray for a moment but Money keeps working.
Conway sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Travis Money has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Conway passes to side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Conway showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Conway has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:25
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:25
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Conway!