PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Conner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Laston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Laston's choice of entrance music: Next Episode- Snoop Dogg. Jake Laston will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Conner
vs
Laston

168 cm
24
216 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

195 cm
21
255 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

LOD: Affordable Quality

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 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Conner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Laston!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Conner. No joy for Laston on that attempt.
Conner closes this distance looking for a takedown but Laston circles away.
Laston falls off balance throwing a combination

and Conner counters by clinching up.
Laston goes for a takedown attempt but Conner pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Conner scores with a three punch combo!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Conner is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Laston.

It looks like Daniel Conner has been cut.
Laston looks winded!
Conner avoids a punch combination nicely.
No joy there for Laston, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Conner closes the distance and clinches.
Conner drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Laston breaks from the clinch.
Laston slaps away a takedown attempt from Conner, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Conner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Laston is looking to clinch but Conner is avoiding it.
Laston lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Conner circles away quickly and effectively.
Conner tries to clinch but Laston is having none of it.
Conner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Horrible takedown by Conner or perhaps it was just good defense by Laston which made him look bad.
Laston misses with a combination
and Conner counters with a three punch combo that has Laston backing up. Laston nods at Conner to acknowledge the strikes.

It looks like Jake Laston has been cut.
Conner shoots in for a takedown but Laston shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conner's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Conner duly obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Conner clinches up against the cage.
Laston tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Conner wants a takedown.
Conner looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Laston is trying to break the clinch but Conner is controlling him.
Conner wants a takedown but no success here.
Conner is pressed up against the cage. Laston has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Conner down to the mat. Conner avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Laston has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Conner shoots in for a takedown but Laston shows good takedown defense.
Laston throws a left and a right that both miss
and Conner counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Conner tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Laston defends well and Conner ends up having to push Laston into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Laston gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Conner.
Laston swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conner pressing his opponent against the cage.
Laston misses with a hook to the ribs.
Conner has Laston pressed against the cage, preventing Laston from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Laston is trying to break the clinch but Conner has him pressed against the cage.

Conner manages to pull guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Laston working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Laston throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Conner is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laston is looking to escape.
Laston wants to stand back up but Conner manages to pass into side control.

Conner thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Laston is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Conner has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Conner.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Conner 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!

Conner gets a clinch.

Laston breaks from the clinch.
Conner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laston manages to avoid it.
Laston misses with a wild combination.
Laston falls off balance throwing a combination

and Conner counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Conner prevents Laston from breaking the clinch.
Conner looking for a takedown.
Laston lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Laston working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Conner tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Laston smiles and moves away.
Laston is breathing heavily.
Conner fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Conner. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laston avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Some wild striking there from Laston.
A left and a right from Laston both land. Nice combination.
Laston misses with a combination

and Conner counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Conner.
A frustrated look appears on Laston's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Conner jumps into guard, dragging Laston to the mat.

Conner looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Conner has Laston pulled in close to control his posture.
Laston wants to stand but Conner is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laston wants to stand and escape but instead Conner has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Conner with a flurry of punches that miss.

Conner decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Laston, up you get!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Conner darts in and clinches Laston up against the cage.
Laston swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Conner has had enough of the clinch but Laston keeps him there for the moment.
Conner wants to get back to striking at distance but Laston won't allow it.
Laston has had enough of the clinch but Conner keeps him there for the moment.
Conner changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Laston fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Conner lands with a nice body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conner misses with a low kick.
Laston swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Conner counters with a stiff right hand.
Laston throws a left and a right that both miss
and Conner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Conner shoots in but no luck this time.
Laston shoots in for a double leg but Conner sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Conner looks for a takedown but Laston sprawls well.
Daniel Conner is winning the standup battle so far.

Conner instigates a clinch.
Laston looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Laston is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conner is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Conner is trying to pull guard but Laston has him pressed against the cage.
Laston is trying to push Conner away but Conner has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Laston can't break the clinch.
Conner is trying to break the clinch but Laston is controlling him.

Laston escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Conner rushes Laston and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Conner works on Laston's body with a couple of short punches.
Laston wants to break the clinch but can't.
Conner wants to take the fight to the mat but Laston manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
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 Daniel Conner will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

No joy there for Laston, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Conner will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Laston misses with a jab, cross combination.
Conner throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Laston misses with the combination.
Conner dives in for a single leg takedown but Laston sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Laston has had enough of the clinch but Conner keeps him there for the moment.

Laston's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Laston looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Conner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Conner shoots for a double leg takedown but Laston sprawls well. He's pushed Conner's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Conner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Conner shoots in but Laston avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Laston tries to clinch but Conner moves away
and Conner counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conner avoids a punch combination nicely.
No joy there for Laston, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Conner shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Laston as he jumps to the side.
Laston moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Laston misses with a two punch combination.
Conner shoots for a takedown but Laston saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Laston shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Conner as he avoids it easily.
Laston swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Laston misses with a combination
and Conner counters with a one-two to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conner shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Laston pinned against the cage. Laston gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Laston tries to close the distance and clinch up but Conner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Some wild striking there from Laston.
Conner tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Laston swivels and escapes.
Laston shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Conner pinned against the cage. Conner gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Conner throws a low kick but it's checked well by Laston.
Conner changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Laston tries to avoid it but Conner manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Laston to the ground. Laston escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laston throws a left and a right that both miss
and Conner counters with a three punch combo that has Laston backing up. Laston nods at Conner to acknowledge the strikes.
Daniel Conner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Conner darts in looking for a takedown but Laston gets double underhooks and turns Conner into the cage.
Laston on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Laston breaks from the clinch.
Conner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Laston paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Laston misses with a double jab.
Laston misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Conner moves into the clinch successfully.
Conner tries to pull guard but Laston won't allow it.
Laston working aggressively here.
Laston wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Conner tries to pull guard but Laston holds him up against the cage and eventually Conner drops back down to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Laston manages to break the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Laston.
Conner shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Laston pinned against the cage. Laston gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Laston shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Conner as he jumps to the side.
Jake Laston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Conner lands a nice hook to Laston's body. Laston takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laston throws a right and a left that Conner avoids nicely.
Daniel Conner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Conner looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Laston is fending him off so far but Conner persists. Nope, Laston circles away and we're back to standing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Laston comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Conner 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Conner!
The defeated Jake Laston had this to say: 'You know, people lose, but I am coming back after this loss.'.