PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Conrad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaakko Jussila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Conrad comes to the cage accompanied by Rider Part II. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Conrad
vs
Jussila

195 cm
30
218 lbs
16 - 10 - 1

195 cm
32
225 lbs
16 - 13 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Diamond Nutrition 160q

Diamond Nutrition 160q
Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

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 16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Conrad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jaakko Jussila!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jussila moves away from the strike by Conrad.
Jussila scores with a hook to the body. Conrad takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jussila fakes the leg kick and cracks Conrad in the body.
Conrad gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jussila connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Conrad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jussila lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Conrad looking to score a takedown here. Jussila is defending well but Conrad drives through and ends up in Jussila's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Conrad throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jussila works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Conrad is looking to work some ground and pound but Jussila has wrist control.
Conrad throws an elbow that misses. Jussila uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Conrad's guard. Nice move by Jussila!
Conrad is looking to stand up but Jussila isn't so interested in that idea.
Conrad is pulling down on Jussila's head to control his posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jussila preventing the sweep.
Jussila trying to control but Conrad is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Jack Conrad just wasn't active enough.
Jussila looks to throw the jab but Conrad is out of range.

Conrad shoots in and bounces Jussila off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Jussila working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Conrad.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conrad throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Conrad forces his way into half guard.
Jussila blocking the ground and pound attempt from Conrad.
Jussila avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Conrad.
Jussila looks like he's trying to stand up.
Jussila is staying active underneath Conrad, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conrad thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jussila's head.
Conrad looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Conrad thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Conrad throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Conrad is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Conrad missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Conrad slows the pace down in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conrad tries to pass to full mount but Jussila defends it.
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.
Jussila blocking the ground and pound attempt from Conrad.
Jussila blocking the ground and pound attempt from Conrad.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Conrad landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Conrad not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Conrad 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.

Conrad closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jussila to the mat! Jussila manages to get full guard.
Jack Conrad overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Conrad distracts Jussila with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Conrad wants to control from the top but Jussila keeps moving.
Conrad is looking to work some ground and pound but Jussila has wrist control.
Jussila preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jussila keeping moving, preventing Conrad from controlling successfully.
Conrad throwing strikes from guard but Jussila blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conrad wants to pass the guard but Jussila is keeping the position.
Conrad missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Conrad is looking to work some ground and pound but Jussila has wrist control.
Conrad loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Conrad content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Conrad throws an elbow that misses. Jussila uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Conrad's guard. Nice move by Jussila!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jussila trying to control but Conrad is working from the bottom.
Conrad avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jussila is looking to advance position but Conrad has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Conrad breaks from Jussila's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Conrad postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Jussila in real trouble here! The ref calls for Jussila to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Conrad!
Jack Conrad decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.