PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Conway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vash Struker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vash Struker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Conway
vs
Struker

194 cm
25
244 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

180 cm
30
260 lbs
5 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Good low kicks
Heavy handed

Biofuel (Weight Gain + Loss)

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 6 - 3 - 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 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vash Struker!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conway misses with a few strikes there.
Conway walks into a jab.
Conway on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Struker. Struker obviously looking to wear him down.
Struker throws a lazy head kick
and Conway counters with a one-two to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Struker misses with a leg kick.
Conway tries to bum rush Struker with a series of wild strikes but Struker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Conway throws a series of punches but Struker avoids them all with ease.
Struker lands a high kick!

It looks like Ryan Conway has been cut.

Conway has taken the fight to the clinch.
Conway scores with a hook to the body.
Conway misses with a punch on the inside.
Conway doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Struker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Conway is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Struker gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conway throws a head punch that misses.
Conway tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Struker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Conway avoids the head kick by Struker.
Struker throws the left hand but Conway avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from Struker misses its intended target.
Conway on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Struker. Struker obviously looking to wear him down.
Struker fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Conway.
Struker takes a jab right on the kisser.
Struker takes one to the chin there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Struker cracks the inside of Conway's front leg.
Conway with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Conway throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Struker.
Struker throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Conway counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Struker.
Struker throws a head kick but Conway moves out of range.
Conway swinging wildly here.

Conway lands a left and a right that send Struker crashing to the mat, dazed. Conway thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

It looks like Vash Struker has been cut.
Struker scores with a crisp jab that stopped Conway in his tracks.
Conway tries to clinch up.
Struker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Conway cracks Struker with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Conway throws a combination that misses
and Struker counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Conway is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Conway checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Conway tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Struker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Conway. Those never looked like landing.
Struker throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Conway misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Struker lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Conway fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Struker goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A leg kick checked by Conway.
Conway misses with the combination.
Struker misses the shot to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Conway blocks the leg kick.
Conway misses with a series of wild punches.
Conway misses with a wild combination.
Conway misses with a series of wild punches.
Struker misses with a wild combination.
Struker throws a chopping leg kick but Conway manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conway shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Struker sprawls well. Struker wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Conway gets slowly back to his feet.
Struker throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Conway throws a right hand that Struker ducks under and follows up with a left that Struker also avoids with ease.
Vash Struker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Struker lands a nice looking kick to the body. Conway takes a step back to recover.
Struker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Conway tries to bum rush Struker with a series of wild strikes but Struker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Struker misses with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Struker scores with a head kick.
Struker throws a wild body kick that Conway sees coming a mile off.
Conway lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Struker circles away quickly and effectively.
Struker tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Conway dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Struker throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Struker throws a low kick but Conway moves out of range easily.
Struker tries to work over Conway's front leg with a kick but Conway checks it.
Conway 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.
Ryan Conway is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Conway tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Struker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Struker misses with a kick to the body
and Conway counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ryan Conway is winning the standup battle so far.
Struker throws a head kick that misses.
Conway uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Struker has time to react.

Conway clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Conway working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Struker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Conway throws a looping overhand right but Struker ducks down to avoid it.
Conway is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Conway throws a series of punches but Struker moves out of range.
Struker misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Struker fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Conway.
Conway connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Struker is looking to slow Conway down with leg kicks.
Conway misses with a combination
and Struker counters with an outside leg kick.
Conway takes a kick to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right-left combo lands from Conway.
Conway shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Struker as he jumps to the side.
Struker connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Conway misses the shot to the body.
Conway lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Struker circles away quickly and effectively.
An inside leg kick lands from Struker.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Struker avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conway moves out of range of the body kick.
Struker tries a head kick but it misses.
Conway throws a right and a left that both miss.
Struker throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Conway.
Struker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Conway scores with a jab to the body.
Conway is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A head kick misses from Struker.
Struker scores with a hook to the body. Conway takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Struker throws a head kick that misses.
Struker lets loose with a powerful body kick. Conway will feel that in the morning.
Struker cracks the inside of Conway's front leg.
Conway throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Struker.
Struker tried to score with a low kick but Conway checks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Conway, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Struker gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Conway throws a looping overhand right but Struker ducks down to avoid it.
Conway 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.
Struker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Conway.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Conway lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Struker throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Conway.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice jab there from Struker.
Struker tries a head kick but it misses.
Conway misses with a jab, cross combination.
Struker throws a leg kick that is checked

and Conway moves into the clinch.
Conway is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Struker.
Conway fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conway misses with a body punch.
Struker has had enough of the clinch but Conway keeps him there for the moment.
Struker wants to get back to striking at distance but Conway won't allow it.

Struker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circle momentarily. Conway darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Conway misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Struker tries to work over Conway's front leg with a kick but Conway checks it.
Struker throws a leg kick but Conway sees it coming and moves out of range.
Conway throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Struker.
Conway throws a right and a left that Struker avoids nicely.
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 Ryan Conway will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Conway fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Struker throws a low kick but Conway moves out of range easily.
Conway throws a series of punches but Struker moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Struker.
Struker scores with a head kick.
Struker defending well as Conway loads up on a big left hand.
A punch combination from Conway misses.
A combination from Conway does no damage.
A head kick misses from Struker.
Danga de danga de dang - Struker scores with a four punch combination!
Struker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Struker tried to score with a low kick but Conway checks it.
Conway throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Struker lands with a thumping leg kick.
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!
Struker looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conway throws a shot from downtown. Struker moves away and avoids it.
Conway avoids the head kick by Struker.
Conway looks to land a combination but Struker avoids it well.
Struker tries to land a leg kick but Conway saw it coming and moves away.
Conway takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Struker throws a head kick that misses.
Struker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Conway checks the leg kick nicely there.

Conway darts in and clinches Struker up against the cage.
Conway misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Conway misses with some punches.

Conway breaks from the clinch.
Ryan Conway is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conway jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Conway misses with a double jab.
Struker is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Conway.
Conway misses with a few strikes there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Conway works the jab nicely.
Conway checks a leg kick.
Conway lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Good work by Struker as he checks the leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Conway checks a leg kick.
Struker misses with a body kick.
Conway checks a low kick from Struker.
Struker misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Struker.
Struker throws a series of punches but Conway moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Struker throws a lazy right hand but Conway sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Conway misses with a wild combination.

Conway clinches up against the cage.
Conway tries to work over Struker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vash Struker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Conway pushes Struker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Conway tries to work over Struker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conway prevents Struker from breaking the clinch.
Struker is looking to break free of the clinch but Conway has double underhooks.
Conway swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Struker breaks from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Struker throws a head kick that half lands.
Conway lands a lovely overhand right.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vash Struker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28

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