PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Theron Conrad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guido Cannetti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cannetti has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Conrad
vs
Cannetti

217 cm
24
178 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

162 cm
22
170 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Theron Conrad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Guido Cannetti!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cannetti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Conrad throws a leg kick but Cannetti moved away.

Conrad gets a clinch.

Conrad has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Cannetti clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!

Conrad working for a choke but Cannetti is defending well.
Cannetti wriggles onto his back under a barage of strikes.
Cannetti looks winded!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conrad sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Conrad looking to secure an arm triangle but Cannetti defends it well.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Cannetti has eaten all the pies!
Conrad unloading with bombs!
Conrad with shots to the head and body - Cannetti looks very uncomfortable down there.
Conrad throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Cannetti because Conrad loaded up on that one.
Conrad fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Conrad will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Cannetti is bucking up trying to escape but Conrad cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Conrad has control of Cannetti's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Cannetti regains control of the situation pretty easily.

Conrad swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Cannetti is now in Conrad's guard. A big mistake from Conrad there, giving up the dominant position!
Conrad bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cannetti's guard.

Conrad keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cannetti's head.
Conrad in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conrad throws a big right hand that misses.
Conrad distracts Cannetti with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Conrad working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cannetti's head.

Conrad gets to his feet - Cannetti follows without any prompting.

Conrad closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Cannetti quickly recovers to half guard.

Conrad wants to work for an arm triangle but Cannetti is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Conrad looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Conrad throwing shots but Cannetti is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conrad missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Conrad throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Conrad looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Conrad thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Theron Conrad dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Conrad shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Conrad was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Conrad trying to control the position but Cannetti is working away.
Cannetti on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

Conrad looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Conrad tries for a kimura but Cannetti is defending well.
Cannetti is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conrad throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Conrad goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Cannetti rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Conrad's guard! Nice work there by Cannetti!
Conrad throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

Cannetti gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Conrad gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Conrad breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Conrad gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Conrad is trying to trip Cannetti. He has hold of a leg but Cannetti is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Conrad persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conrad is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Conrad trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Conrad is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Conrad working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cannetti's head.
Conrad trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Conrad scoring with some ground and pound.
Conrad is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cannetti can do to turn this around?
Cannetti has momentary wrist control but Conrad slips an elbow through the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conrad scoring with some ground and pound.
Cannetti preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Conrad has taken the fight to the clinch.

Conrad gets control of Cannetti's arms and successfully pulls guard. Conrad will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Conrad wriggles free and stands up.

Conrad moves into the clinch successfully.

Conrad has clasped his hands together around Cannetti's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Conrad working the ground and pound but Cannetti is defending the strikes.

Conrad stands up and we're back to a striking position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Cannetti enables Conrad to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Cannetti manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Cannetti preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Conrad really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Conrad makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Conrad landing some decent shots from guard.
Theron Conrad overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Conrad is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Conrad connects with a couple of short punches.
Conrad makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Theron Conrad dominated that second round.
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. And we move into the final round!

Conrad moves into the clinch successfully.

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

Conrad drives through and clinches with Cannetti against the cage.

Conrad breaks from the clinch.
Cannetti shoots in looking for a takedown. Conrad tries to sprawl out of it but Cannetti keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Conrad manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Conrad closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conrad looking to slow down the pace here.
Cannetti takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Conrad pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Conrad has managed to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Conrad is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Cannetti can't fight it off and eventually Conrad manages to take the fight to the floor. Cannetti looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Conrad working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Conrad with a flurry of punches that miss.
Conrad throws a big right hand that misses.
Conrad lands a couple of digs.
Conrad is looking to work some ground and pound but Cannetti has wrist control.
Cannetti preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conrad makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Conrad lands a jab.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Conrad is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Conrad jumps guard and drags Cannetti to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Conrad is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cannetti defends well.
Cannetti stopping the sweep attempt from Conrad.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Conrad escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cannetti gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Conrad is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Guido Cannetti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Conrad has his foot on Cannetti's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cannetti works his way back into a safe position though.

Cannetti is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Conrad is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cannetti is aware though and is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cannetti stands up out of Conrad's guard for a moment - Conrad manages to land a nice upkick.
Conrad trying to strike off his back.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Conrad closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Cannetti quickly recovers to half guard.
Conrad missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Conrad thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Conrad sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cannetti taking some punishment here, with Conrad in his half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Theron Conrad showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Conrad 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:26
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:26
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Theron Conrad!