PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Conrad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Fonseca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Conrad comes into the arena with Rider Part II blaring out of the sound system. Fonseca has chosen Guns n' Roses - Welcome to the Jungle as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Conrad
vs
Fonseca

195 cm
28
218 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

190 cm
31
220 lbs
23 - 16 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

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 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Conrad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jackson Fonseca!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Conrad throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Fonseca tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Conrad is in Fonseca's guard.
Conrad throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Conrad throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fonseca is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Conrad wants to control from the top but Fonseca keeps moving.
Conrad working some strikes from top position.
Conrad trying to control but Fonseca is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fonseca looking to control.

Fonseca is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fonseca looking for a sweep. Not yet Fonseca, not yet.
Conrad trying to control but Fonseca is working from the bottom.
Conrad looking to sit in guard and control but Fonseca gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Conrad is pulling down on Fonseca's head. It's preventing any offense from Fonseca, at least for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conrad working a defensive guard here.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jack Conrad wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Conrad closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Conrad misses with the ground and pound.
Conrad in side control, throwing shots but Fonseca defends.
Conrad trying to control the position but Fonseca is working away.
Conrad postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fonseca is looking for a sweep.
The ground and pound from Conrad seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Conrad taking a break here but Fonseca is having none of it and regains half guard.
Conrad thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fonseca's head.
Conrad thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fonseca's head.
Conrad sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fonseca defending well though.
Fonseca blocking the ground and pound attempt from Conrad.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conrad sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Conrad trying to control from half guard but Fonseca is working away.
Conrad wants to free his trapped foot but Fonseca is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Conrad wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fonseca keeps working.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Conrad dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Fonseca stuffs the takedown attempt from Conrad. Conrad gets slowly back to his feet.
Fonseca tries a head kick but it misses.

Conrad has managed to clinch.
Fonseca misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fonseca lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Conrad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fonseca working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fonseca throws a punch but it's blocked by Conrad.
Conrad blocks a body shot from Fonseca.
A short right from Conrad.
Conrad has Fonseca pressed against the cage.
Conrad working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fonseca working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fonseca taking a breather.
Conrad scores with a shot to the side of Fonseca's head.
Conrad lands a left hand.
Fonseca misses with a hook from the clinch.
Conrad wants a takedown but no success here.
A right hand to the body from Conrad.
Conrad is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Fonseca is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Conrad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fonseca has a couple of punches blocked by Conrad.
Conrad misses with the head strike.
Fonseca goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fonseca blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fonseca misses with a short punch on the inside.

Conrad gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Conrad 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.
Conrad uses his free foot to push down on Fonseca's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Fonseca.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Conrad thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fonseca has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Conrad's lack of action.
Conrad thows a huge punch but Fonseca dodges it nicely.
Conrad wants to advance to full mount but Fonseca doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Conrad working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fonseca is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fonseca utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conrad tries to free his leg and advance position but Fonseca is retaining full guard.
Fonseca avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fonseca is trying to control the position but Conrad postures up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Conrad trying to control the position from guard on top but Fonseca is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Conrad looking to pass the guard.
Conrad is working hard here to advance position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jackson Fonseca was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Conrad tries to clinch there but Fonseca circles away.
Conrad fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fonseca has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Conrad shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Fonseca to counter with a crisp jab.
Fonseca tries to score with a low kick but Conrad moves his leg out of the way.
Fonseca tries to work over Conrad's front leg with a kick but Conrad checks it.
Conrad fails with the takedown.
Good exchange - Fonseca coming out on top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Conrad moves in looking to clinch but Fonseca pushes him off.
A punch combination from Fonseca misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fonseca misses with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Conrad dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Conrad is defended easily by Fonseca.
Jackson Fonseca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fonseca throws a half hearted mid kick.
Conrad walks into a straight right hand from Fonseca.

It looks like Jack Conrad has been cut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Conrad.
Conrad blocks a jab.

Conrad closes the distance and clinches.
Conrad lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fonseca backwards.
Fonseca looking to slow down the pace here.
Conrad keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fonseca's efforts to push away.

Fonseca manages to break the clinch.
Fonseca uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Conrad.
Conrad throws a head kick that Fonseca semi-blocks.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Conrad moves into the clinch.
Fonseca misses with a short punch on the inside.
Conrad throws a punch but it's blocked by Fonseca.

Fonseca breaks the clinch.
Conrad moves out of range of the strikes.
Fonseca on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Conrad. Conrad obviously looking to wear him down.
Conrad fails with a takedown attempt.
Conrad throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Conrad has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Conrad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Conrad circles away from the clinch attempt.

Conrad closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Conrad missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jackson Fonseca has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jack Conrad is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fonseca wants to get back to full guard.
Conrad looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Fonseca wants to improve his position but Conrad is controlling well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Fonseca looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Conrad sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jack Conrad wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Fonseca misses with a hook to the body
and Conrad counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fonseca thinking.
Fonseca throws a right and a left that both miss.
Conrad jabs Fonseca to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Conrad drives through with a takedown into guard.
Conrad controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jack Conrad overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conrad trying to control but Fonseca is working from the bottom.
Conrad is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Fonseca manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fonseca 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.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Conrad showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Conrad 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Conrad!
Jack Conrad thanked the fans post fight for their support.