PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Conrad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ali Seyedi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Conrad comes into the arena with Rider Part II blaring out of the sound system. Seyedi has chosen Hypnotize- Biggie smalls as his entrance music. 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.

Conrad
vs
Seyedi

195 cm
37
218 lbs
25 - 15 - 1

181 cm
32
195 lbs
19 - 9 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Museum of Monsters & Madmen

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Arcticus

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 25 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Conrad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ali Seyedi!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seyedi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Conrad.
Conrad fires out a quick counter leg kick but Seyedi just manages to avoid it.
Seyedi throws a head kick but Conrad moves out of range.
Seyedi is looking to chop away at Conrad's legs.
Nice body kick from Seyedi.
A looping hook to the body misses from Conrad. Seyedi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Seyedi tried to score with a low kick but Conrad checks it.
Seyedi ducks right into an uppercut from Conrad.
Conrad avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Seyedi motions for Conrad to come forward. Seyedi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Seyedi looks to throw a body kick

so Conrad counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Conrad throws a big elbow that misses.
Conrad with a flurry of punches that miss.
Conrad 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 trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Seyedi has momentary wrist control but Conrad slips an elbow through the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conrad pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Seyedi is keeping the position for now.
Conrad loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Conrad scoring with some ground and pound.

Seyedi has his foot on Conrad's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Conrad works his way back into a safe position though.
Conrad throwing strikes from guard but Seyedi blocks nicely.
Conrad pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Seyedi is keeping the position for now.
Conrad wants to control from the top but Seyedi keeps moving.
Seyedi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

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.
Conrad trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Seyedi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Conrad.
Seyedi throws a series of punches but Conrad avoids them all with ease.
Conrad blocks a head kick by Seyedi.
Seyedi throws a jab but it's blocked by Conrad.
A little feinted left hand from Conrad on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Seyedi lands a glancing blow to the side of Conrad's head.
Conrad moves out of range of the strikes.
Seyedi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Conrad's calf.
Seyedi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Conrad at a distance.
Conrad bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Seyedi 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.
Seyedi scores with a jab to the jaw.

It looks like Jack Conrad has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conrad lands a head kick. Seyedi smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Seyedi throws a head kick that Conrad semi-blocks.
Seyedi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Conrad is out of range.
Conrad looks to land a body kick but Seyedi moved away.
Seyedi steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Conrad.
Seyedi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Conrad was well out of range. Poor timing from Seyedi.
Conrad throws out a loose jab but Seyedi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Seyedi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Conrad.
Conrad pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Seyedi moves out of range of the strikes.
Seyedi throws a sloppy head kick and Conrad moves out of range easily.
It looked like Conrad wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A slow jab from Seyedi misses its intended target.
Seyedi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Conrad slips under a jab.
Seyedi throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Conrad counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Conrad.
Conrad will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Conrad with a nice head shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conrad trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Conrad is looking to work some ground and pound but Seyedi has wrist control.
Conrad throwing strikes from guard but Seyedi blocks nicely.
Conrad stops Seyedi from standing up.
Conrad is in close to Seyedi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Seyedi keeping moving, preventing Conrad from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Seyedi looking for a sweep. Not yet Seyedi, not yet.
Conrad passes Seyedi's left leg - he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jack Conrad will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jack Conrad's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Seyedi lands with an overhand left.
Conrad throws a sloppy head kick and Seyedi moves out of range easily.
A shot to the body from Seyedi misses
and Conrad counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Seyedi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Conrad has time to react.
Seyedi feints and then cracks Conrad's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Conrad down.
Conrad throws a nice inside leg kick.
Seyedi misses with a double jab.
Seyedi scores with a nice right hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Conrad blocks the leg kick.
Seyedi displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Conrad tries to land a body kick
and Seyedi counters with a nice leg kick.
Conrad looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ali Seyedi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick by Conrad misses
and Seyedi counters with a good, hard body kick but Conrad shrugs it off.
Seyedi throws a body punch but Conrad moves out of range.
Conrad takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conrad tries to score with a low kick but Seyedi moves his leg out of the way.
Seyedi lands a body shot.
Seyedi lands a leg kick that knocks Conrad off balance momentarily.
Seyedi throws a sloppy head kick and Conrad moves out of range easily.
Seyedi misses with a right hand
and Conrad counters with a two punch combo.
Crunch! Seyedi slams his shin into Conrad's torso.
Conrad is looking to score with low kicks.
Seyedi connects with a leg kick. Conrad looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Conrad jabs Seyedi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Conrad ducks under a wild hook from Seyedi.
Conrad half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Conrad lands a nice looking kick to the body. Seyedi takes a step back to recover.
Conrad takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Conrad slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seyedi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Seyedi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Seyedi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Conrad lands a jab.
Conrad takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Conrad has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Seyedi avoids the head kick by Conrad.
Conrad is looking to score with low kicks.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Seyedi. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Seyedi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Conrad moves away.
Conrad moves away from the strike by Seyedi.
Seyedi throws a hook but Conrad avoids it easily.
Conrad blocks a leg kick.
Seyedi throws a looping overhand right but Conrad ducks down to avoid it.
Conrad is looking to counter punch.
Conrad tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Conrad.
Seyedi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Conrad throws a leg kick but Seyedi moved away.
Conrad is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Seyedi moves out of range of the leg kick from Conrad.
Conrad scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Seyedi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Conrad scores with a sloppy right hand. Seyedi should have avoided that one.
Conrad walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Seyedi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A punch combination from Conrad misses.
Conrad cracks Seyedi with a good jab.
Conrad swings for the body but Seyedi moves out of range.
Seyedi misses the shot to the body.
Seyedi throws a leg kick but Conrad sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seyedi catches Conrad with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Jack Conrad's cut is getting worse.
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!
Conrad uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Seyedi.
Conrad throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Seyedi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Seyedi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Conrad.
Conrad misses with a wild body shot.
Conrad takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Conrad on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Seyedi. Seyedi obviously looking to wear him down.
Conrad thows a leg kick but Seyedi checks it
and Seyedi counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Seyedi throws a nice inside leg kick.
A big right from Seyedi misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Conrad lands with a kick to the temple. Seyedi shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Conrad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Seyedi.
Seyedi looks to land a left hand but Conrad moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ali Seyedi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jack Conrad's cut.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Seyedi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Conrad manages to avoid it.
Seyedi throws out a loose jab but Conrad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Conrad throws a push kick but Seyedi slaps the foot to one side.
Seyedi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Conrad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Seyedi was well out of range. Poor timing from Conrad.
Conrad misses with a low kick.
Conrad is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Seyedi throws a low kick, looking for Conrad's leg but Conrad calmly moves out of range.
Seyedi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Conrad keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Conrad is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Conrad throws a leg kick
and Seyedi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seyedi throws a leg kick which misses Conrad's front leg but catches the back leg as Conrad tries to avoid it.
Ali Seyedi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Conrad misses with a body kick.
Conrad just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Seyedi! But no joy.
Both fighters circling a little - Conrad finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Seyedi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Conrad.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Conrad blocks the low kick.
Seyedi cracks Conrad with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Seyedi moves out of range of the strikes.
Conrad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Conrad throws a nice outside leg kick.
Seyedi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Conrad pivots, looking for a leg kick but Seyedi is out of range and Conrad settles back down.
A little jabbing left from Seyedi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Seyedi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Seyedi is looking to chop away at Conrad's legs.
Good exchange - Seyedi coming out on top.
Seyedi checks the leg kick.
Conrad lands a head kick. Seyedi smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Conrad tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick from Seyedi misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seyedi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Conrad.
Conrad fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Seyedi connects with a single shot there.

Jack Conrad's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Conrad with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Seyedi throws a head kick but Conrad moves out of range.
Conrad uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Seyedi.
Conrad moves out of range of the strikes.
Conrad chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Seyedi can pounce on him.
A low kick from Seyedi misses
and Conrad counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Conrad on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Seyedi. Seyedi obviously looking to wear him down.
Seyedi checks a low kick from Conrad.
Conrad misses with an attempted mid kick.
Conrad looks to throw the jab but Seyedi is out of range.
Seyedi throws an overhand right that lands on Conrad's shoulder, as Conrad tries to avoid the shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Seyedi.
Conrad throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Seyedi swings for the body but Conrad moves out of range.
Seyedi connects with a solid leg kick.
Seyedi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Seyedi throws a hook but Conrad avoids it easily.
Seyedi misses with a left hand
and Conrad counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Conrad tries to work over Seyedi's front leg with a kick but Seyedi checks it.
A shot to the body from Conrad misses
and Seyedi counters with a low kick, right behind Conrad 's knee.
Conrad steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Seyedi.
Conrad lands with a good body shot.
Seyedi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Conrad blocks a leg kick.
Conrad lands with a nice body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Conrad misses.
Seyedi is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Conrad throws a body punch but Seyedi moves out of range.
Seyedi moves out of range as Conrad throws a body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seyedi throws a leg kick but Conrad sees it coming and moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Conrad on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Seyedi throws a leg kick but Conrad sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Conrad is looking to wear down Seyedi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A leg kick checked by Seyedi.
Conrad scores with a sloppy right hand. Seyedi should have avoided that one.
Seyedi misses the body punch
and Conrad counters with a thumping low kick.
Seyedi scores with a kick to the midsection.
Seyedi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Conrad steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Seyedi.
Conrad walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Seyedi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Conrad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Seyedi moves away.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ali Seyedi.
I think Seyedi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ali Seyedi!
During a confident post fight interview, Ali Seyedi thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.