PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between David King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert E Conan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for David King has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

King
vs
E Conan

171 cm
25
162 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

168 cm
22
163 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Valhalla Q160 Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, David King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Robert E Conan!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but King moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Conan throws a head kick that misses.
Conan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but King avoids it really well and circles away.
King tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Conan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
King is looking to clinch.
King wants to clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Conan is defended easily by King.

Conan gets the takedown into side control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ground and pound from Conan seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

Conan decides to stand back up.
Conan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Conan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Conan, right into the meat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King wants to clinch.
King is looking to clinch but Conan is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King wants to clinch up but Conan keeps it at a distance.
King connects with a right hand. Conan shakes it off.
The fight stays on the outside here - King looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Conan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has King pinned against the ropes. King gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
David King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert E Conan.

Conan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
A short uppercut from King.
King blocking some punches.
King lands a left hand.
Conan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Conan throws a head punch that misses.
Conan blocks an uppercut.
Conan tries to throw a body punch but King avoids it by throwing Conan back against the ropes.
Conan throws a head punch that misses.

Conan breaks the clinch.
King takes a head kick and keeps coming.
David King is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

King closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Conan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Conan.

King breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Robert E Conan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Conan shoots in for a double leg but King sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Conan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with King but King pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The fight stays on the outside here - King looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

King has closed the distance and engaged Conan in a clinch.
Conan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Conan is trying to break free.
Conan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Conan lands an uppercut.
Conan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Conan has a couple of punches blocked by King.
A head punch blocked on the inside by King.

Conan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
King is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
King tries to clinch but Conan is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King loads up on a big right hand but Conan slips the punch.
King tries to clinch but Conan moves out of range.
King fails in his attempt to clinch.
King wants to clinch.

King instigates a clinch.

Conan breaks from the clinch.
Conan misses with a body shot.
Conan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Conan circles away from the clinch attempt.
King lands a jab to the nose.
Conan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like David King has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King swinging wildly here.
King tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Conan misses the jab.
King fails with an attempt to clinch.
Conan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? King is fending him off so far but Conan persists. Nope, King circles away and we're back to standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

King clinches up with Conan and pushes him back against the ropes.
Conan working aggressively here.
Conan is leaning against King and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
King is trying to break the clinch but Conan is controlling him.
King blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Conan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
King misses with a straight left.
King tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

King rushes Conan and presses him up against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Conan fails to land.
Conan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Conan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Conan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Conan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Conan tries a body shot but King blocks it.
King lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Conan blocks a body shot from King.
Conan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
King is trying to break free.
King lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
King blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Conan breaks the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Conan.
Crunch! Conan slams his shin into King's torso.
King tries to clinch up but Conan circles away and keeps his distance.
Conan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to King's calf.
Conan slips a straight right by King.
King throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Conan connects with a looping right hand.
King is looking to clinch.
Conan lands with a kick to the temple. King shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

King tries to keep at a distance but Conan has taken the fight into the clinch.
King is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Conan is keeping busy.
Conan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
King wants to break the clinch but can't.

Conan breaks the clinch.
King on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Conan lands a front kick.
King is breathing heavily.

Conan dives in and scores a takedown into King's guard.
Conan postures up in King's guard and throws a big left but King blocks it.
Conan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Conan pushes down on King's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Conan uses his free foot to push down on King's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for King.
Conan lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
King taking shots to the head.
Conan landing shots from mount.
Conan breaks from King's wrist control and lands an elbow.
King knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Conan on the ground.
Conan is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. King can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

King is rocked!

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Conan looking to finish King with some ground and pound. This is bad for King!
Oh King is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Conan looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has King covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robert E Conan!
Robert E Conan thanked the fans post fight for their support.