PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between King Naresuan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Naresuan
vs
Connor

180 cm
22
178 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

178 cm
22
177 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, King Naresuan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Connor!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Connor throws a right and a left that Naresuan avoids nicely.
Naresuan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Naresuan fails with the takedown.
Naresuan shoots for a takedown but Connor saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for King Naresuan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Connor throws a head kick but Naresuan moves out of range.
Naresuan looks for a takedown but Connor sprawls well.

Connor shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Naresuan's guard.

Naresuan looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Connor passes into half guard.
Naresuan wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Naresuan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Connor stands up and beckons Naresuan to join him on the feet.
Naresuan fails with the takedown

and Connor counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Connor would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Naresuan has his foot on Connor's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Connor works his way back into a safe position though.
Connor scoring with some ground and pound.
Naresuan is looking to sweep but instead, Connor has passed into half guard.
Connor trying to control the pace.

Naresuan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Naresuan is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connor scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Connor takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Naresuan gets back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Connor stands up over Naresuan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Naresuan throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Connor escapes and throws Naresuan's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Naresuan is trying to improve his position.
Connor looks up at the clock and then as Naresuan takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Connor smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Connor works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connor just content to control the position.
Naresuan tries to buck Connor off but Connor is having none of it.
Connor is chipping away with strikes.
Naresuan is trying to improve his position.

Connor stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Naresuan misses with a takedown attempt

and Connor counters with a single leg into guard. Naresuan didn't expect that.
Connor is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Naresuan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Connor doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Connor manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Naresuan looking for a guillotine here but Connor defends easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Naresuan working for a triangle but Connor defends it easily.

Connor avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Naresuan throws his legs up looking for a submission but Connor uses it to pass to side control.
Naresuan tries to bench press Connor off him but Connor keeps the position.
Naresuan tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Connor presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Connor dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Connor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Connor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Naresuan keeps the fight on the outside.
Naresuan has his takedown stuffed
and Connor counters with a slapping leg kick.
Connor throws a right hand that Naresuan ducks under and follows up with a left that Naresuan also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Connor shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Naresuan as he avoids it easily.
Connor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Connor throws a head kick but Naresuan moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Connor finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Connor moves in looking to clinch but Naresuan pushes him off.
Connor throws a push kick but Naresuan slaps the foot to one side.
Naresuan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Connor counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Naresuan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Connor gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Naresuan is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Naresuan had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Connor is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Naresuan Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Connor's back instead.

Naresuan looking for the RNC.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Naresuan is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Connor has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Naresuan doesn't have the hooks in and Connor manages to turn into his guard.
Connor is stalling in the full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Connor.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connor closes this distance looking for a takedown but Naresuan circles away.
Connor fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Naresuan checks it well.
Naresuan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for King Naresuan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Connor moves in looking to clinch but Naresuan pushes him off.
Naresuan checks a low kick from Connor.
Naresuan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Connor as he avoids it easily.
Naresuan doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Connor counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Naresuan tries to roll over but Connor keeps him under control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Naresuan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Naresuan is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Connor pulls his head out easily.
Naresuan tries to get to full guard but Connor has control of the leg.
Naresuan slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Naresuan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Naresuan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Connor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Connor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. And we move into the final round!

Connor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Naresuan shoots and misses

and Connor counters with a nice double leg into side control. Naresuan won't be happy with that.
Naresuan is trying to improve his position.
Connor lands a few punches from side control.
Naresuan is looking for a sweep.
Connor 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 Naresuan's shoulder. That is not cool.
Connor trying to control the position but Naresuan is working away.
Naresuan is looking for a sweep.
Check out the look on Connor's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Connor is working Naresuan over with some ground and pound from side control.
Connor gets to mount! Naresuan was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Naresuan is desperately trying to improve his position but Connor has a good base and remains in mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Connor is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Naresuan manages to regain half guard. Good work.

Naresuan looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Connor pushes past his half guard into mount!
Connor lands a heavy elbow.
Naresuan is in all sorts of trouble here.
Connor looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Naresuan in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Connor landing strikes, looking to finish!
Naresuan is looking to get to half guard.
Naresuan in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naresuan keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The referee warns Naresuan that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Connor controlling from mount.
Naresuan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Naresuan is working hard here to advance position.
Connor unloading with bombs!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naresuan keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Naresuan is bucking up trying to escape but Connor cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Naresuan is trying desperately to improve position.
Connor working the ground and pound effectively.
Naresuan can't escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Connor sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Naresuan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
King Naresuan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Connor blocks Naresuan's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Connor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Connor has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Connor!