PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Giorgio Conte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willum Gar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Conte
vs
Gar

180 cm
24
179 lbs
9 - 0 - 0

178 cm
23
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

Fury Nutrition Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Giorgio Conte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Willum Gar!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gar lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Conte tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Conte avoids the head kick by Gar.
Conte tries to clinch up.
Gar throws a body shot but no joy.
Gar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Conte darts in and clinches Gar up against the cage.
Gar effectively controlling the action here.
Conte lands an uppercut.
Conte can't find room to land a body shot as Gar controls the action.
Conte is leaning against Gar and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Conte definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Gar.
Conte scores with a shot to the side of Gar's head.
Conte lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gar backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Conte doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gar misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gar throws a head punch that misses.
Conte lands a body shot in the clinch.
Conte digs a right hand into Gar's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gar's gas tank.
A shot in the inside from Conte.
Conte blocking some punches.
Gar throws a head punch that misses.
Conte lands with a left to the head.
Conte softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gar misses with a body punch.
Conte lands a nice shot to the body.
Conte lands a hook that snaps the head of Gar backwards.
Conte lands with a left to the head.
Gar tries to throw a body punch but Conte avoids it by throwing Gar back against the cage.
Conte can't find room to land a body shot as Gar controls the action.
Gar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gar misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Conte breaks from the clinch.
Gar throws a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Conte throws a looping overhand right but Gar ducks down to avoid it.
Conte tries to clinch but Gar is having none of it.
Gar misses with a wild body shot.
Conte blocks a head kick by Gar.
Gar throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Gar has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Conte is landing a low percentage of strikes.

Conte moves into the clinch.
Conte pushes Gar back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Good body shot from Conte.
Gar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Conte's elbow.
Conte lands a shoulder strike.
Conte lands with a left to the head.

Gar is rocked!
Conte lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Gar to his knees! Conte keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Giorgio Conte!