PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Kermodian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Conrad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kermodian's entrance music is Arctic Monkeys - Mardy Bum. A fine choice. Conrad has chosen Rider Part II as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kermodian
vs
Conrad

185 cm
34
215 lbs
25 - 22 - 1

195 cm
27
218 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Very strong

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 25 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Kermodian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Conrad!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kermodian tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Conrad paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A head kick misses from Kermodian.
Conrad shoots in looking for a takedown but Kermodian manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Conrad's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Conrad throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mark Kermodian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Kermodian misses.
Kermodian cracks Conrad with a right hand to the side of the head.
Conrad blocks the body kick.
Conrad wants to clinch up but Kermodian keeps it at a distance.

Conrad closes the distance and pushes Kermodian back into the cage.
Conrad lands with a light punch inside.

Conrad has clasped his hands together around Kermodian's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kermodian is trying to get back to half guard.
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!
Conrad cracks Kermodian with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Kermodian is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Conrad throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Check out the look on Conrad's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Conrad looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kermodian is avoiding damage well.
Kermodian is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Conrad off and has taken his back!
Kermodian trying to control.
Conrad finds himself mounted whilst avoiding strikes.
Conrad is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kermodian takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kermodian looking to control but Conrad is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kermodian unloads with some shots from mount but Conrad bucks and avoids them well.
Kermodian has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kermodian avoids the attempt from Conrad to control.
Conrad holds on to Kermodian as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
Conrad is desperately trying to improve his position but Kermodian has a good base and remains in mount.
Kermodian sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Kermodian prevents Conrad from getting the reversal.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kermodian controlling the position easily from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Conrad tries to hold on but Kermodian postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kermodian looking to control but Conrad is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kermodian takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kermodian can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Conrad is looking to escape.
Conrad is in all sorts of trouble here.
Conrad looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Kermodian wants to control the pace but Conrad is squirming around nicely.
Conrad is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kermodian postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Conrad looks a forlorn figure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conrad is looking to get to half guard.
Conrad reaches up and holds on to Kermodian to control the position.
Conrad is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kermodian tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Conrad is squirming around, avoiding Kermodian's attempts to control the action.
Kermodian throwing strikes here but Conrad is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Conrad tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kermodian trying to control but Conrad is having none of it.
Conrad is bucking up trying to escape but Kermodian cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
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 Mark Kermodian will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kermodian gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Conrad counters with an inside leg kick.

It looks like Jack Conrad has been cut.
Kermodian tries a head kick but it misses.
Kermodian wants to clinch but Conrad slips to the side

and Conrad counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Conrad looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Kermodian is looking to improve his position.
Kermodian gets full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Conrad postures up and lands a big shot to Kermodian's brow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Conrad connects with a couple of short punches.
Conrad trying to control the position from guard on top but Kermodian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Conrad working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conrad pushes down on Kermodian's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Jack Conrad has got the better of the ground game so far.
Conrad with the ground and pound but Kermodian uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Kermodian wants to control the position but Conrad says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Conrad seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Kermodian is looking to improve his position.
Conrad throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conrad working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Kermodian's thigh. Kermodian counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Kermodian trying to keep a closed guard but Conrad is proving a slippery customer.
Conrad passes into half guard.
Conrad is keen to just control but Kermodian is a slippery customer.
Kermodian is looking to control Conrad's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kermodian avoid being mounted?
Conrad looks to land a strike but Kermodian avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kermodian keeping moving, preventing Conrad from controlling successfully.
Conrad is looking to advance position but Kermodian has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Conrad tries to hold on but Kermodian pushes him away.
Kermodian throws some wild stikes that Conrad manages to avoid easily.
Kermodian misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Kermodian throws some wild stikes that Conrad manages to avoid easily.
Conrad blocking the ground and pound.
Kermodian looking to control but Conrad is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kermodian avoids the attempt from Conrad to control.
Conrad holds on, trying desperately to control.
Conrad is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kermodian sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Conrad is desperately trying to improve his position but Kermodian has a good base and remains in mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Conrad is squirming around, avoiding Kermodian's attempts to control the action.
Conrad is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Conrad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jack Conrad's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Kermodian misses with an uppercut. Conrad saw that one coming.
Kermodian throws a sloppy head kick and Conrad moves out of range easily.
Kermodian keeps the fight on the outside.
Conrad shoots for a takedown but Kermodian saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Conrad blocks the leg kick.
Kermodian takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Kermodian rushes Conrad and presses him up against the cage.
Conrad lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kermodian backwards.
Kermodian stalling against the cage.
Conrad lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Conrad lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kermodian blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Conrad lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kermodian blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Conrad struggles to land a body shot inside as Kermodian controls his hands.
Kermodian blocks an uppercut.
Conrad wants a takedown but no success here.
Kermodian lands an elbow that stopped Conrad in his tracks for a moment.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The crowd are getting on Conrad's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Kermodian wants to stall.
Conrad is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kermodian's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kermodian looking to stall.
Conrad takes a knee right on the jaw!

That has opened up Jack Conrad's cut even more.
Conrad scores with a hook to the body.
Kermodian looking to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Conrad.
Conrad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kermodian misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Conrad.

Conrad has hold of one of Kermodian's legs. Kermodian is fighting the takedown attempt but Conrad gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Conrad chips away with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conrad postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Conrad is in close to Kermodian's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Conrad is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Conrad pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kermodian is keeping the position for now.
Kermodian working a defensive guard here.
Conrad controlling from the top position.
Conrad is pushing down on Kermodian's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kermodian is fighting to maintain full guard but Conrad has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kermodian is in trouble now - Conrad has advanced to mount!
Conrad scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kermodian?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Conrad lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kermodian hang on?
Conrad with good strikes from the mount here!
Kermodian takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Conrad's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Conrad!
Jack Conrad seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.