PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Brock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Conrad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brock's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Guns and Roses - Reckless Life. Conrad has chosen Rider Part II as his entrance music. Eddie Brock had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Brock
vs
Conrad

190 cm
33
220 lbs
27 - 16 - 0

195 cm
36
218 lbs
23 - 13 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Fury Nutrition Inc.

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 27 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eddie Brock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Conrad!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brock lands with an overhand left.
Nice uppercut there from Brock.
Conrad lands a two punch combo.
Conrad walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Brock checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Conrad throws a low kick but Brock moves out of range easily.

Brock shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Conrad is trying to defend but Brock finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Brock is pressing down on Conrad's thigh, looking to free his foot. Conrad is holding on for now.
Conrad moves into full guard.
Brock passes Conrad's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brock is keen to just control but Conrad is a slippery customer.
Conrad wants to improve his position but Brock is controlling well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brock is trying to control the action in half guard but Conrad is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Brock is thwarting Conrad's attempts to control the position.
Brock seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Conrad does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Conrad tries to get to full guard but Brock has control of the leg.
Conrad wants to control but Brock is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brock sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Conrad defending well though.
Brock throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Brock is looking to take a break and control but Conrad is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Brock tries to pass to full mount but Conrad defends it.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Brock looks to throw the jab but Conrad is out of range.
Conrad throws out a loose jab but Brock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brock buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Conrad throws a low kick but Brock avoids it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Conrad.
Brock staying out of range there.
Brock looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd cheers as Brock lands an impressive looking overhand right. Conrad doesn't seem phased though.
Brock shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Conrad sprawls well. Conrad wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Brock gets slowly back to his feet.
Brock throws a jab but it's blocked by Conrad.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brock throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brock throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Eddie Brock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brock avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Conrad misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Conrad blocks the body kick.
The fighters circling - Brock throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Conrad throws a body shot but no joy.
Jack Conrad is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Conrad throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Brock bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Conrad. Brock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brock throws a quick inside leg kick.
A cross from Brock lands.
Brock tries a head kick but it misses.
Brock takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Brock throws a body punch but Conrad moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Brock.
Conrad lands with a kick to the temple. Brock shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brock throws a hook but Conrad avoids it easily.
Conrad looks to score with a jab to the body but Brock is just out of range.
Brock blocks the body kick.
Conrad jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Brock throws a lazy uppercut
and Conrad counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Brock thinking.
Conrad pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Conrad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Conrad thumps Brock with a low kick.
Brock looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Brock closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Brock throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Brock sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Conrad desperately trying to maintain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Brock dominated that 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.

Brock throws a lazy uppercut
and Conrad connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Conrad avoids the body shot from Brock.
Brock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Conrad manages to avoid it.
Conrad shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Brock has a takedown stuffed.
Nice defenses there by Brock.
Brock slips under a jab from Conrad.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brock. Conrad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brock rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Conrad counters with a nice body shot.
Conrad connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conrad misses with a low kick.
Conrad attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Conrad misses.

Brock scores with a takedown into Conrad's guard.
Conrad utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brock missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Brock loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Conrad looking to control.
Conrad tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Conrad avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brock trying to control the position from guard on top but Conrad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brock throws a big elbow that misses.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Conrad takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Both fighters circling a little - Brock finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Brock throws a right and a left that Conrad avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brock throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Brock connects with a looping right hand.
Donk. Brock catches Conrad right on the button with a cross.
A slow jab from Brock misses its intended target.
Conrad tried to score with a low kick but Brock checks it.
Brock misses with a low kick.
Conrad scores with a jab to the body.
Brock throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Brock throws a body punch but Conrad moves out of range.
Conrad lands with a nice body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brock misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Conrad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brock manages to avoid it.
Conrad needs to keep his hands up - Brock had a free shot at his head there.
Brock throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Brock there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Eddie Brock is winning the standup battle so far.
Brock slips a straight right by Conrad.
Conrad throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice uppercut there from Conrad.
Brock lands with a good body shot.
Brock goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Brock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brock looks to land a body kick but Conrad moved away.
Conrad does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Brock is trying hard to land a takedown here. Conrad sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Brock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brock scores with a hook.
Conrad is looking to chop away at Brock's legs.
Decent striking displayed by Conrad there.
Brock throws a head kick but Conrad moves out of range.
Brock tries to land a leg kick but Conrad saw it coming and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brock misses with a shot to the body
and Conrad counters with a big head kick but Brock shrugs it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brock lands a nice looking kick to the body. Conrad takes a step back to recover.
Brock fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Conrad.
Brock lands with an uppercut that bounces Conrad off the cage and back into range.
Brock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brock misses with a leg kick
and Conrad counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brock throws a body shot but no joy.
Brock avoids a kick to the body.
Brock defending well as Conrad loads up on a big left hand.
Brock misses with an uppercut. Conrad saw that one coming.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Conrad.
Brock lands an overhand right.
Brock misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Brock dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Jab by Brock.
Conrad throws a body punch but Brock moves out of range.
Conrad fails to land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Brock.
Good shot there by Brock.
A left and a right from Brock both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Jack Conrad has been cut.
A cross from Conrad lands.
Brock checks a leg kick.
Conrad pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Brock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Conrad moves away.
Conrad throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Brock, right into the meat.
Brock misses the jab.
Conrad throws a body punch but Brock moves out of range.
Brock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Conrad can do to turn this around?
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Brock tests Conrad's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brock throws a right hand that misses
letting Conrad counter with a right hand.
Brock misses the jab.
Brock misses with a head kick.
Brock moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Brock throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Brock misses with a straight left.
Conrad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brock moves away.
Conrad takes a swing at Brock's ribcage but misses.
Conrad scores with a nice strike.
Brock pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brock avoids the head kick by Conrad.
Conrad throws a body shot but no joy.
Conrad misses with a straight right.
Conrad feints and then cracks Brock's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brock down.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Brock.
Jack Conrad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conrad throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Conrad tries to score with a low kick but Brock moves his leg out of the way.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brock moves forwards but Conrad connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Brock closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Brock misses with a looping right.
Brock takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Brock is looking to slow Conrad down with leg kicks.
Conrad misses with an uppercut. Brock saw that one coming.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Brock checks a leg kick.

Brock manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Conrad on his heels. He'll look to pass Conrad's guard now, I'm sure.
Conrad bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Brock's guard.

Brock bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Conrad's guard.

Brock 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.
Conrad 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Conrad is stalling here. Brock is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Conrad seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Brock has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Brock cracks Conrad with a big right hand but Conrad just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Brock fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Conrad wants to control but Brock postures up.
Brock landing a few strikes.
Brock in side control, throwing shots but Conrad defends.
Conrad is looking for a sweep.
Conrad is trying to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brock connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Conrad some visible discomfort.
Brock is looking to take a break and control but Conrad is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Conrad takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Eddie Brock is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Conrad tries to escape but Brock is in control.
Brock wants to lay and pray for a moment but Conrad keeps working.
Brock is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Conrad is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Conrad tries to improve position but can't.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Brock showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brock 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Brock!