PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Conrad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Plo Koon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Conrad comes to the cage accompanied by Rider Part II. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Conrad
vs
Koon

195 cm
37
218 lbs
25 - 16 - 2

193 cm
29
208 lbs
5 - 6 - 1

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Museum of Monsters & Madmen

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 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Conrad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Plo Koon!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conrad listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A bone on bone clash there as Koon blocks the leg kick.
Koon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Koon stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

It looks like Jack Conrad has been cut.
Koon misses with a straight right.
Koon lands a head kick!
Koon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Conrad circles away quickly and effectively.
Conrad lands with a shot to the body.
Koon throws a body shot but no joy.
Koon tries a low kick but Conrad avoids it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Koon.
Conrad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koon manages to avoid it.
Koon has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Koon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Conrad.
Conrad wants to land a leg kick but Koon is out of range.
And Koon tries to counter it with a takedown but Conrad pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Conrad paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Koon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Conrad moves out of range as Koon strikes.
Conrad throws a shot from downtown. Koon moves away and avoids it.
Koon with the counter takedown but Conrad avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koon throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Conrad.
Koon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Conrad checks a low kick from Koon.
Koon with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Conrad walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Koon checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Koon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Conrad sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Conrad throws a leg kick that misses.
Conrad clobbers Koon with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A nice leg kick lands there from Koon.
Conrad scores with a head kick.
Koon fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Conrad checks it well.
Koon avoids the body shot from Conrad.
Koon with the counter takedown but Conrad avoids it easily.
Koon throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jack Conrad is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Koon thuds a left hand into Conrad's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Conrad throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Koon ducks under a wild hook from Conrad.
Conrad sets himself, and Koon steps forward looking for the clinch! Conrad avoids it this time.
Conrad lands with a right hand.
Koon missing with a left hand there. Conrad was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Conrad fires out a quick counter leg kick but Koon just manages to avoid it.
A head kick by Conrad misses
and Koon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Koon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Koon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Conrad was well out of range. Poor timing from Koon.
Conrad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koon.
Koon throws a jab but it's blocked by Conrad.
Koon throws a front kick that sends Conrad stumbling back into the cage.
Koon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Conrad throws a quick inside leg kick.
Koon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Conrad counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Koon throws a hook but Conrad blocks it.
Conrad throws a series of punches but Koon moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conrad blocks the body kick.
Conrad takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Koon looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Conrad is fending him off so far but Koon persists. Nope, Conrad circles away and we're back to standing.
Conrad thinks about countering with a body kick.
Conrad throws a sloppy head kick and Koon moves out of range easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Koon. That's going to slow Conrad down.
Conrad with a hook.
Koon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Conrad.

Koon drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Koon trying to control the action but Conrad is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koon looks up at the clock and then as Conrad takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Koon smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 struggling a bit here.
Conrad is not content to let Koon control the position.
Conrad is looking for a sweep.
Conrad wants to get back to his feet.
The ground and pound from Koon seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Conrad is not content to let Koon control the position.
Conrad avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Koon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Plo Koon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Conrad's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Koon slips a jab from Conrad.
Koon throws a leg kick which misses Conrad's front leg but catches the back leg as Conrad tries to avoid it.
Conrad throws a head kick that misses.
Koon feints and then cracks Conrad's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Conrad down.
Koon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A head kick misses from Koon.
Conrad slips a straight right by Koon.
It appears Conrad was looking to counter with a kick there.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sloppy strikes from Koon. Those never looked like landing.
Koon looks to land a body kick but Conrad moved away.
Conrad stuffs the takedown attempt from Koon. Koon gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Conrad misses.
Conrad throws a hook but Koon avoids it easily.
Koon tries to counter with a clinch but Conrad shakes him off and moves away.
Conrad gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Koon or perhaps it was just good defense by Conrad, which made it look bad.
Conrad was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Conrad misses its intended target.
A telegraphed right hand from Conrad misses the target.
Plo Koon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Koon misses with a head kick.
Koon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Conrad.
Koon throws a head kick that misses.
Conrad moves out of range of the strikes.
An inside leg kick from Conrad misses.
It seemed like Koon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Conrad throws a chopping leg kick but Koon manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Conrad wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Koon misses the shot to the body.
Conrad listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Koon fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jack Conrad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Plo Koon.
A telegraphed right hand from Koon misses the target.
Koon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koon throws a low kick but Conrad avoids it.
Conrad went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A bone on bone clash there as Koon blocks the leg kick.
Koon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Conrad manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Koon.
Decent striking displayed by Conrad there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Conrad.
Conrad jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And Koon tries to counter it with a takedown but Conrad pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Koon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Conrad takes a swing at Koon's ribcage but misses.
Koon looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Koon tries to score with a low kick but Conrad moves his leg out of the way.
Koon shoots in and drives through. Conrad sprawls well.
Koon misses with a hook. Conrad ducked under it nicely.
Conrad tries a head kick but it misses.
Koon looks to land a right hand but Conrad moved out of range.
Conrad darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koon is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Conrad misses with a kick to the body.
Koon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Koon shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Conrad was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Plo Koon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Conrad misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Koon takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Conrad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koon was well out of range. Poor timing from Conrad.
Koon looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Conrad tries a head kick but it misses.
Conrad misses with an uppercut.
Conrad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Koon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Conrad checks a leg kick nicely.
Conrad is looking to score with low kicks.
Koon slips a jab from Conrad.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conrad moves out of range of the leg kick from Koon.
Koon explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Koon throws a series of punches but Conrad avoids them all with ease.
That kick from Koon tenderised Conrad's leg. Conrad is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Conrad tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Conrad takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Koon takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Koon misses with a kick to the body.
Koon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Conrad circles away quickly and effectively.
Koon slips a straight right by Conrad.
Koon pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Conrad is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Conrad fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Koon checks it well.
Koon throws a push kick but Conrad slaps the foot to one side.
Conrad wants to land a leg kick but Koon is out of range.
Koon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Conrad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Plo Koon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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! This is the final round!

Koon attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Conrad on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Koon tests Conrad's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Koon scores with a body shot.
Conrad tries a low kick but Koon avoids it.
Koon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Koon misses.
Koon slips under a jab.
Conrad throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Koon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conrad looks to land a body kick but Koon moved away.

Koon clinches.
Conrad wants to break the clinch but can't.

Conrad pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick lands from Koon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koon pivots, looking for a leg kick but Conrad is out of range and Koon settles back down.
Conrad tried to counter with a leg kick but Koon avoided it.
Conrad throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Koon has managed to clinch.
Koon has a couple of punches blocked by Conrad.
Koon is looking for a takedown.
Koon swings wildly with an uppercut but Conrad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Conrad working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Koon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Conrad prevents a takedown attempt there.
Conrad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Koon prevents the takedown attempt.
Koon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Koon.
A head punch on the inside from Koon fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Conrad.
Jack Conrad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conrad blocking some punches.
Conrad lands a right hand.
Koon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Conrad throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Koon throws a punch but it's blocked by Conrad.
Koon misses with some punches.
Koon gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Conrad.
Koon gets through Conrad's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koon working aggressively here.
Koon throws a punch but it's blocked by Conrad.

Koon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Conrad thuds a left hand into Koon's body.
Conrad throws a low kick but it's checked well by Koon.
Conrad thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Koon throws a front kick aimed at Conrad's knee but Conrad avoids it well.
Conrad throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Conrad throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Koon's head.
A punch lands to the side of Koon 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Conrad misses with a head kick.
Koon digs a good hook to Conrad's body.
That kick from Koon tenderised Conrad's leg. Conrad is trying to keep his angry face on.
Koon throws a leg kick which misses Conrad's front leg but catches the back leg as Conrad tries to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Koon.
Conrad attempts a counter takedown but Koon avoids it well and moves away.
Koon darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Conrad lands a nice leg kick that just misses Koon's sensitive parts.
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!
Koon misses with a wild body shot.
Koon looks to land a body kick but Conrad moved away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koon throws a wild body kick that Conrad sees coming a mile off.
Conrad drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice uppercut there from Koon.
Koon throws a right and a left that Conrad avoids nicely.
Conrad tries to counter with a takedown but Koon is quick to defend against it.
Koon lands with a straight right. Conrad didn't see that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Koon.
Conrad tried to counter with a leg kick but Koon avoided it.
Conrad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koon on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Koon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Koon.
Conrad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koon manages to avoid it.
Conrad takes a jab right on the kisser.
Koon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Conrad tries to keep at a distance but Koon has taken the fight into the clinch.

Koon turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Koon manages to end up in side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Plo Koon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Koon has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Plo Koon!
After winning the bout, Plo Koon thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.