PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Conner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Husam Antar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Husam Antar will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Conner
vs
Antar

168 cm
24
216 lbs
1 - 7 - 0

194 cm
25
212 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 1 - 7 - 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Husam Antar!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Antar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Conner cracks Antar with a right hand to the side of the head.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Conner is defended easily by Antar.

Antar rushes Conner and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Antar breaks the clinch.
Antar checks a leg kick.

Antar clinches with his opponent.

Antar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Conner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Conner is defended easily by Antar.

Conner moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Antar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Antar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Conner holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Antar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Antar closes the distance looking to clinch
and Conner counters with a left and a right that stings Antar.
Conner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Antar.
Antar gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Conner is defended easily by Antar.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Conner. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Antar clinches with his opponent.
Antar has had enough of the clinch but Conner keeps him there for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antar is trying to break the clinch but Conner has him pressed against the cage.
Antar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Antar gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Conner.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Antar is trying to break free.
Antar has had enough of the clinch but Conner keeps him there for the moment.

Antar breaks the clinch.
Antar tries to close the distance and clinch but Conner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Antar looks to clinch

and Conner moves into the clinch.

Antar breaks from the clinch.
Antar keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Conner getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antar tries to clinch but Conner moves away

and Conner counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Conner.
Antar has had enough of the clinch but Conner keeps him there for the moment.
Conner wants a takedown.

Antar breaks the clinch.
Husam Antar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Antar tries to clinch up

and Conner counters by moving into the clinch.
Antar is looking to break free of the clinch but Conner has double underhooks.
Conner is trying to pull guard but Antar turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Conner tries to score a body lock takedown but Antar shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Conner with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Conner jumps guard and drags Antar to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Antar is looking to stand up but Conner won't let him.

Conner throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Conner wants to improve his position but instead Antar has moved into half guard.
Antar wants to stand up but Conner is controlling the position.
Antar throws a strike but Conner avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Antar is looking to stand up but Conner won't let him.
Antar preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Daniel Conner will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Antar stuffs the takedown attempt from Conner. Conner gets slowly back to his feet.
Antar misses with a body shot.
Antar throws a series of punches but Conner avoids them all with ease.
Antar checks a low kick from Conner.
Antar throws a series of strikes that have Conner backpedaling.

It looks like Daniel Conner has been cut.
Antar lands a nice shot that snaps Conner's head back.
Conner digs a good hook to Antar's body.
Antar misses with a combination

and Conner counters by moving into the clinch.
Antar wants to break free but Conner has control.
Conner wants to break free but Antar has control.
Conner tries to pull guard but Antar holds him up against the cage and eventually Conner drops back down to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conner is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Antar is trying to break the clinch but Conner is controlling him.

Antar manages to break the clinch.
Antar tries to clinch up but Conner circles away and keeps his distance.
Conner misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Conner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Conner changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Antar tries to avoid it but Conner manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Antar to the ground. Antar escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Husam Antar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Antar throws a one two combo.
Antar tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Conner counters by clinching up.

Conner ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Conner no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Antar showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Antar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Antar trying to control the position from guard on top but Conner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Conner striking off his back but it's not causing Antar any problems.

Antar gets to his feet. Conner looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No joy there for Antar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Antar drives through and clinches with Conner against the cage.
Antar tries to break free but Conner pushes him back against the cage.

Antar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Antar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Antar swats away the attempt to clinch by Conner.
Antar throws a series of punches but Conner moves out of range.
Antar is looking to clinch.
Conner dodges the punch combination from Antar.

Conner tries to keep at a distance but Antar has taken the fight into the clinch.
Conner has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Antar avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Antar is trying to break the clinch but Conner is controlling him.
Conner keeps control of Antar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Conner wants a takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Antar breaks from the clinch.
Daniel Conner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Conner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Antar lands a jab to the head.
Antar tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Conner counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Conner.
Husam Antar seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Conner wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Antar has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Antar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Conner misses with a punch to the body.
Conner tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Antar just stands there and leans against the cage.
Conner prevents Antar from breaking the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Antar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Conner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Conner shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Husam Antar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Daniel Conner's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Antar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Antar scores with a three punch combo!
Antar misses with a few strikes there.

Antar moves into range and clinches up with Conner.
Antar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Antar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Antar looks to clinch
letting Conner counter with a right hand.
Conner shoots in looking for a takedown. Antar tries to sprawl out of it but Conner keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Antar manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
No joy there for Antar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Antar misses with a double jab
and Conner counters with a three punch combo that has Antar backing up. Antar nods at Conner to acknowledge the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Antar stuffs the takedown.
No luck for Conner with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Conner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Antar tries to clinch but Conner moves out of range.

Conner instigates a clinch.

Antar breaks from the clinch.
Antar lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Conner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Antar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Antar wants to clinch up but Conner keeps it at a distance.
Conner tries a head kick but it misses.
A punch lands to the side of Conner 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Antar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Conner counters with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antar falls off balance throwing a combination
and Conner counters with a stiff right hand.
Antar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Conner is looking to clinch but Antar is avoiding it.
Antar lands a jab-cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Conner dives in and grabs Antar's left leg, looking for a takedown. Antar pushes down on Conner's head and hops out.

Conner clinches with his opponent.

Conner manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Conner wants to sweep here but Antar controlling him for the moment.
Conner controlling the position.
Conner controls Antar momentarily but Antar frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Antar gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Antar misses with a wild body shot.
Conner misses with the combination.
Antar tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Conner counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Antar wants to get back to striking at distance but Conner won't allow it.
Antar tries to break free but Conner pushes him back against the cage.
Conner is looking to break free of the clinch but Antar has double underhooks.
Antar can't break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Antar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Conner is looking to clinch but Antar is avoiding it.
Conner keeps the fight on the outside.
Antar tries to bum rush Conner with a series of wild strikes but Conner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Antar throws a body punch but Conner moves out of range.
Antar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Conner is trying hard to land a takedown here. Antar sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Conner fails with a takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Conner closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Antar wants to clinch
and Conner counters with a left and a right that stings Antar.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Husam Antar.
Well Antar has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Husam Antar!