PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sandy Osborne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brendan Conlon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Conlon is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: lose yourself. 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.

Osborne
vs
Conlon

172 cm
18
278 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

189 cm
19
225 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sandy Osborne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brendan Conlon!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conlon dives in for a single leg takedown but Osborne sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Conlon lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

It looks like Sandy Osborne has been cut.
Conlon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Osborne seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Conlon fails to land with a series of punches.
Osborne throws a big counter combination but Conlon scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Conlon avoids the head kick by Osborne.

Conlon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Osborne, pushing him back against the cage.
Osborne is trying to pull guard but Conlon turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Osborne's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Osborne tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conlon tries for a takedown but Osborne manages to get underhooks.

Osborne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Conlon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Conlon shoots in and drives through. Osborne sprawls well.
Sandy Osborne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brendan Conlon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conlon lands a nice looking body shot.
Osborne stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Osborne wants it to stay on the feet.
Osborne stuffs the takedown attempt from Conlon. Conlon gets slowly back to his feet.

Osborne fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Conlon, pushing him back against the cage.
Conlon is trying to pull guard but Osborne has him pressed against the cage.
Osborne misses with a knee to the head.
Conlon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Conlon tries to score a body lock takedown but Osborne shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A short left from Osborne.
Conlon tries to pull guard but Osborne forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Conlon looks winded!
Osborne crunches a lovely knee into Conlon's ribcage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osborne fails to pull guard.

Osborne manages to break the clinch.

Osborne moves into the clinch.
Conlon wants to break free but Osborne has control.
Osborne lands a nice knee to the body.
Osborne using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Conlon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Osborne tries to pull guard but Conlon forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Conlon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Conlon is trying to pull guard but Osborne turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Osborne.

Osborne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Osborne has managed to clinch.
Conlon tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Osborne breaks the clinch.

Osborne drives through with a takedown into Conlon's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Osborne stands up and waves to Conlon to follow him.

Osborne has taken the fight to the clinch.
Osborne tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Conlon smiles and moves away.
Conlon throws a leg kick that is checked

and Osborne counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Osborne.
Osborne is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conlon has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Osborne is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Osborne is trying to pull guard but Conlon has him pressed against the cage.
Conlon wants to break free but Osborne has control.

Osborne escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Conlon misses with a hook to the body

and Osborne holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Osborne works on Conlon's body with a couple of short punches.
Osborne working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Osborne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brendan Conlon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Conlon tries to score a power double leg takedown but Osborne sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Conlon somewhat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sandy Osborne dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sandy Osborne'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.

Osborne clinches.
Osborne lands an elbow that stopped Conlon in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Brendan Conlon has been cut.

Conlon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Conlon looks to land a combination but Osborne avoids it well.
Osborne listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Conlon scores with a three punch combo!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conlon attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Conlon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Osborne as he jumps to the side.
Conlon shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Osborne eats them both and turns towards Conlon to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Conlon is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conlon takes a kick to the side of the head.
Conlon tries for a takedown but Osborne circles away easily

and Osborne counters by clinching up.
Osborne jumps guard but Conlon stands there with Osborne around his waist. Osborne gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Osborne fails to pull guard.
Osborne jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Conlon walks away with a smile on his face. Osborne gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sandy Osborne. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Conlon gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Osborne keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Conlon's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conlon wants to stand and escape but Osborne is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Osborne throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Conlon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Osborne accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Conlon is working an open guard so Osborne takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Brendan Conlon seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Conlon tries to keep at a distance but Osborne has taken the fight into the clinch.
Osborne really is a fat lump.

Osborne jumps guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Osborne holds on and takes a little breather.
Osborne looking for a sweep. Not yet Osborne, not yet.
Osborne utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Conlon wants to get up but he can't break Osborne's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Conlon looking to sit in guard and control but Osborne gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Osborne is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's four 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.

Conlon manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Osborne jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Conlon walks away with a smile on his face. Osborne gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Conlon drives through and clinches with Osborne against the cage.

Osborne pulls guard effortlessly.

Conlon drops back, looking for a kneebar! Osborne looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Osborne looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Osborne!

Osborne working the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sandy Osborne dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Osborne's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Conlon throws a head kick that misses.
Conlon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Osborne doesn't seem bothered though.

Osborne closes the distance and clinches.
Sandy Osborne has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Conlon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Conlon drives through and clinches with Osborne against the cage.
Conlon is trying to pull guard but Osborne has him pressed against the cage.
Osborne landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Osborne tries to pull guard but Conlon forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conlon is trying to force a seperation but Osborne has the dominant position.
Osborne is leaning against Conlon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Conlon throws an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Osborne ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Osborne no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Conlon postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Conlon wants to stand and escape but instead Osborne has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Conlon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Osborne working some strikes from top position.
Osborne prevents Conlon from getting back to his feet.
Conlon is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Osborne dives into side control.

Osborne has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osborne tries to close the distance and clinch up but Conlon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Conlon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Osborne rushes Conlon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Osborne crunches a lovely knee into Conlon's ribcage.
Conlon takes a knee to the side of the body.

Osborne pulls guard successfully.
Conlon throws a strike but Osborne rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

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!
Conlon wants to get back to his feet but Osborne is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osborne in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Conlon wants to get back to his feet but Osborne is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Osborne lands a couple of digs.
Osborne has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Osborne is looking to work some ground and pound but Conlon has wrist control.
Conlon wants to get back to his feet but Osborne passes into half guard.
Osborne throws a strike but Conlon avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Osborne postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Osborne throws a big right hand that misses.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sandy Osborne showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Osborne, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sandy Osborne!