PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Conner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Homer Jaysimpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Wayne Conner has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Conner
vs
Jaysimpson

189 cm
20
221 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
23
203 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Tokyo United Fightwear

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wayne Conner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Homer Jaysimpson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaysimpson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jaysimpson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Conner avoids it really well and circles away.
Jaysimpson misses with a takedown attempt - Conner sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jaysimpson throws a hook to the side of Conner's head but Conner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jaysimpson wants to clinch up but Conner keeps it at a distance.
Jaysimpson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Conner tries to avoid it but Jaysimpson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Conner to the ground. Conner escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wayne Conner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Homer Jaysimpson.
A shot to the liver by Conner. Beautiful body shot.
Jaysimpson tries for a takedown but Conner circles away easily
and Conner counters with a series of strikes. Jaysimpson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Conner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Conner lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Conner jabs Jaysimpson right on the nose. Jaysimpson blinks but takes it well.

Conner feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Jaysimpson sprawling to the canvas! Jaysimpson rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Conner finish him?!

Jaysimpson is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jaysimpson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jaysimpson is still on wobbly legs! Can Conner finish him?

Jaysimpson takes the fight into the clinch.
Conner misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaysimpson blocking some punches.
Jaysimpson seems to have recovered his senses.
Conner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Conner working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Conner wants to get back to striking at distance but Jaysimpson won't allow it.
Jaysimpson has Conner pushed against the cage.
Conner wants to break free but Jaysimpson has control.
Conner struggles to land a body shot inside as Jaysimpson controls his hands.
Jaysimpson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Conner pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jaysimpson tries to clinch up but Conner circles away and keeps his distance.
Jaysimpson cracks Conner with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaysimpson blocks the body kick.
Jaysimpson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Conner moves away.
Conner throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wayne Conner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice uppercut there from Conner.
Jaysimpson tries to close the distance and clinch but Conner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Jaysimpson moves into the clinch.
Conner looking to stall.

Jaysimpson gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jaysimpson slows the pace down in half guard.
Jaysimpson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jaysimpson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaysimpson not doing much here.
Jaysimpson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jaysimpson throwing shots but Conner is blocking nicely.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jaysimpson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Conner pinned against the cage. Conner gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jaysimpson tries to clinch up but Conner circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Jaysimpson pushes Conner up against the cage in a clinch.
Jaysimpson is looking for a takedown.
Conner gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jaysimpson.
Conner misses with the head strike.
Jaysimpson stalls.
Conner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jaysimpson's elbow.
Jaysimpson blocks an uppercut.
Conner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Conner.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wayne Conner dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Conner loads up on a big right hand but Jaysimpson slips the punch.
Jaysimpson doesn't manage to clinch there - Conner circles away.
Conner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jaysimpson can do to turn this around?
Jaysimpson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Conner.
Jaysimpson drops his hands momentarily and Conner takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Conner connects with a body shot that sends Jaysimpson's belly button to the back.
Conner cracks Jaysimpson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Conner ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Conner scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Conner jabs Jaysimpson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jaysimpson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've been informed that Jaysimpson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

Jaysimpson moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Conner cracks Jaysimpson with a nice body shot.
Conner wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jaysimpson has him pressed against the cage.
Conner gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jaysimpson.
Jaysimpson stalling against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaysimpson prevents Conner from breaking the clinch.
Conner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Conner wants to break the clinch but can't.
Conner is looking to control Jaysimpson's arms but Jaysimpson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Conner has his back to the cage.
Conner is trying to break free.
Conner tries to throw a body punch but Jaysimpson avoids it by throwing Conner back against the cage.
Conner misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jaysimpson stalling against the cage.
Jaysimpson blocks an uppercut.
Jaysimpson prevents a body shot from Conner.
Conner struggles to land a body shot inside as Jaysimpson controls his hands.
Jaysimpson stalls.
Conner trying to stall but Jaysimpson improves his position.
Conner will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jaysimpson up against the cage.
Conner misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaysimpson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Conner up against the cage.
Conner tries to break free but Jaysimpson pushes him back against the cage.
Conner working hard to break the clinch.
Jaysimpson takes a shot to the head.
Conner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Conner.
Conner is trying to push Jaysimpson away but Jaysimpson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Conner has had enough of the clinch but Jaysimpson keeps him there for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conner is trying to break the clinch but Jaysimpson is controlling him.
Conner is trying to push Jaysimpson away but Jaysimpson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Conner taking a breather.
Conner working hard to break the clinch.
Conner lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Conner tries to circle away but Jaysimpson has him pinned against the cage.
Conner misses with a hook to the ribs.
The referee calls for Jaysimpson to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Conner blocks a body shot from Jaysimpson.
Jaysimpson keeps control of Conner as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wayne Conner dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Jaysimpson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Jaysimpson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jaysimpson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Jaysimpson wants to free his trapped foot but Conner is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jaysimpson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaysimpson working Conner over with strikes.
Conner knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jaysimpson on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaysimpson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Conner's head.
Jaysimpson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jaysimpson throwing shots but Conner is blocking nicely.
Conner on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Conner tries to get out of the position.
Jaysimpson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jaysimpson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Conner defends well and Jaysimpson ends up having to push Conner into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Conner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jaysimpson throws a series of punches but Conner moves out of range.
Jaysimpson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jaysimpson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
No luck for Jaysimpson with that takedown attempt.
Conner slips a jab and a cross from Jaysimpson.
Conner throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Homer Jaysimpson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conner with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jaysimpson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Conner buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Conner stuffs the takedown.
Wayne Conner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Homer Jaysimpson.
Conner lands with an overhand left.
Jaysimpson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Conner moves away.
Jaysimpson dives in and grabs Conner's left leg, looking for a takedown. Conner pushes down on Jaysimpson's head and hops out.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Conner works Jaysimpson's body with a nice hook.
Conner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Conner scores with a hook to the body. Jaysimpson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Conner lands a right hook to the body.

Conner sends Jaysimpson crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Conner is motioning to the referee to let Jaysimpson up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Conner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Conner cracks Jaysimpson with a hook to the temple - Jaysimpson is on wobbly legs here! Conner swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Jaysimpson falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Conner wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Wayne Conner!