PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Connors (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Jouban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Connors
vs
Jouban

197 cm
26
242 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

216 cm
25
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Connors!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roger Jouban!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Connors keeps the fight on the outside.

Jouban has closed the distance and engaged Connors in a clinch.
Connors on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Connors is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Connors throws a head punch that misses.
Jouban lands a knee to the body.
Connors is trying to stall.
Jouban unloads a knee to the mid-section. Connors lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Connors is breathing heavily.
Jouban crunches a lovely knee into Connors's ribcage.
Jouban unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jouban lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jouban landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jouban lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jouban with a knee to the head.

It looks like Mike Connors has been cut.
Jouban lands a knee to the body.
Jouban landing knees to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jouban putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Connors in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jouban missing with knees to the body.
Jouban with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jouban landing knees to the head.
Connors tries to pull guard but Jouban won't allow it.
Jouban tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Connors avoids it.
Jouban misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Connors.
Jouban putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Connors in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jouban misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Connors.
Jouban using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jouban lands a knee to the body.
Jouban unloads a knee to the mid-section. Connors lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by Jouban.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knees to the body from Jouban.
Jouban unloads a knee to the mid-section. Connors lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jouban.
Jouban lands a good knee to the midsection. Connors won't want to take too many of those.
Jouban working Connors over with knees to the body.
Connors blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jouban landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jouban is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jouban misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Connors.
Connors avoiding damage as Jouban throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Connors.
Connors takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jouban unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jouban lands a good knee to the midsection. Connors won't want to take too many of those.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jouban obliges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Jouban.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jouban.
Jouban lands a good knee to the midsection. Connors won't want to take too many of those.
Jouban lands a good knee to the midsection. Connors won't want to take too many of those.
Connors managing to block the knees to the body from Jouban.
Connors avoiding damage as Jouban throws knees to the body.
Jouban missing with knees to the body.
Connors wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Connors. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jouban misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Connors.
Come on Connors - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jouban trying to land knees to the body.
Connors tries to pull guard but Jouban forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Connors takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connors blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jouban landing knees to the body.
Jouban missing with knees to the body.
Connors on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jouban trying to land knees to the body.
Jouban is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Connors is defending well for now.
Jouban is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Connors is defending well for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Connors fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jouban utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jouban missing with knees to the body.
Connors wants to get back to striking at distance but Jouban won't allow it.
Jouban throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Connors blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roger Jouban dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Connors's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Connors misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jouban wants to clinch up but Connors keeps it at a distance.
Connors went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jouban looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jouban fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Connors gets tackled into the cage by Jouban. Jouban maintains the clinch.
Connors avoiding damage as Jouban throws knees to the body.
Connors on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Connors on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Connors takes a knee right on the jaw!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Connors takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jouban blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jouban tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jouban trying to land knees to the body.
Jouban is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jouban is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Connors is defending well for now.
Connors avoiding damage as Jouban throws knees to the body.
Connors is trying to drag Jouban to the mat but Jouban just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jouban landing knees to the body.
Jouban misses with a knee to the head.
Jouban connects with a nasty looking knee right to Connors's face.
Connors is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jouban is keeping busy.
Jouban unloads a knee to the mid-section. Connors lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Connors wants to break free but Jouban has control.
Jouban tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Connors avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connors tries to pull guard but Jouban forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Connors tries to break free but Jouban pushes him back against the cage.
Connors blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jouban unloads a knee to the mid-section. Connors lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Connors takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jouban obliges.
Connors blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Connors avoiding damage as Jouban throws knees to the body.
Connors takes a knee right on the jaw!
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!
Jouban connects with a knee to the head.
Jouban has Connors pressed against the cage, preventing Connors from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jouban missing with knees to the body.
Connors avoiding damage as Jouban throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connors is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jouban to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Connors. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jouban scores a nice knee to the body.
Connors jumps guard but Jouban turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jouban with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Connors is struggling to control the position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jouban.
Connors avoiding damage as Jouban throws knees to the body.
Connors avoiding damage.
Jouban is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Connors is defending well for now.
Jouban with a knee to the head.
Connors tries to pull guard but Jouban forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connors wants to take the fight to the mat but Jouban manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jouban obliges.
Jouban is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Connors is defending well for now.

Connors breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Connors uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jouban.
Connors half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Jouban wants to clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Connors takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jouban missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roger Jouban showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mike Connors's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Jouban tries to clinch up but Connors circles away and keeps his distance.
Connors swats away the attempt to clinch by Jouban.

Jouban gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Connors drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Connors blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jouban lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jouban trying to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Connors has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Jouban is trying to keep an underhook but Connors manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Connors stops Jouban from getting back to his feet.
Connors wants to take a breather but Jouban is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jouban tries to kick Connors off but Connors keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Connors is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Connors takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Jouban is looking to escape.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Mike Connors is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Jouban pushes Connors up against the cage in a clinch.
Jouban landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jouban landing knees to the head.
Jouban working Connors over with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jouban.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jouban unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Connors stalling in the clinch but Jouban improves position.
Jouban misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Connors.
Jouban landing knees to the head.
Jouban unloads a knee to the mid-section. Connors lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jouban tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Connors avoids it.
Jouban tries a knee to the head but Connors blocks it.
Connors wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jouban is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Connors is defending well for now.
Jouban has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
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!

Connors pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Connors rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jouban moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jouban tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Connors paws at him with a jab and circles away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Connors escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jouban throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Connors is looking for a counter combo.
Connors keeps the fight on the outside.
Jouban on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Connors. Connors obviously looking to wear him down.
Connors misses with the combination.
Jouban tries to clinch there but Connors circles away.
Some wild striking there from Connors.

Jouban gets a clinch.
Jouban landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jouban is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jouban unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jouban lands a nice knee to the body.
Connors managing to block the knees to the body from Jouban.
Jouban missing with knees to the body.
Connors on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jouban missing with knees to the body.
Jouban landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Connors on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Connors blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A frustrated look appears on Connors's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Connors has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jouban after a bit of a struggle.
Mike Connors has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roger Jouban is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jouban with a knee to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roger Jouban comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jouban winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 26:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roger Jouban!