PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jovan Radovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Conforti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Radovic
vs
Conforti

195 cm
22
272 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
240 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jovan Radovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Conforti!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Radovic looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Conforti is fending him off so far but Radovic persists. Nope, Conforti circles away and we're back to standing.
Conforti goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Jovan Radovic has been cut.
Radovic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Radovic shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Conforti as he jumps to the side.

Conforti lands a left and a right that sends Radovic crashing to the canvas! Conforti dives into mount looking to finish!
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!
Radovic tries to lock up and control but Conforti gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Radovic blocking the ground and pound.
Radovic is in all sorts of trouble here.
Conforti misses with a head shot.
Conforti thowing shots but they're missing.
Radovic tries to lock up and control but Conforti gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conforti throwing strikes here but Radovic is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Radovic wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Conforti.
Conforti sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Conforti throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Conforti thowing shots but they're missing.
Radovic is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Radovic holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Conforti tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Radovic wants to hold on but Conforti pushes him away.
Conforti prevents Radovic from getting the reversal.
Conforti throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Radovic keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Conforti throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Radovic keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Radovic wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Conforti.
Radovic tries to hold on but Conforti postures up.
Radovic is breathing heavily.
Radovic holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Conforti tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Radovic tries to hold on but Conforti pushes him away.
Radovic is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Conforti unloads with some shots from mount but Radovic bucks and avoids them well.
Conforti avoids the attempt from Radovic to control.
Conforti unloads with some shots from mount but Radovic bucks and avoids them well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conforti punishing his opponent with strikes.
Conforti throws some wild stikes that Radovic manages to avoid easily.
Conforti unloading with bombs!
Conforti sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Radovic is wriggling around trying to escape.
Conforti throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Radovic holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Conforti tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Conforti lands with some strikes.
Radovic is trying to stand up.
Conforti looking to ground and pound but Radovic is blocking nicely.
Radovic is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Radovic is in a horrible position here. Conforti smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Conforti misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Conforti.
Conforti throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Conforti throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Radovic is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Radovic is trying to escape the mount.
Conforti thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Conforti throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Radovic because Conforti loaded up on that one.
Conforti throwing strikes here but Radovic is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Radovic tries to hold on but Conforti postures up.
Radovic is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Radovic holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Conforti tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Conforti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jovan Radovic's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Conforti scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Radovic is defended easily by Conforti.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Conforti. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Conforti misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Conforti!
Nice takedown defense from Conforti. No joy for Radovic on that attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Radovic closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Conforti throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Radovic is looking to clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Radovic.
Conforti wants to counter the offense by Radovic and move into the clinch position.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jovan Radovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Conforti has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Radovic.
Conforti misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Conforti!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Radovic has his takedown stuffed
and Conforti counters with a three punch combo that has Radovic backing up. Radovic nods at Conforti to acknowledge the strikes.
Left hook, right uppercut from Conforti.
Radovic throws a chopping leg kick but Conforti manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A head kick misses from Radovic.
Conforti throws a series of punches but Radovic moves out of range.

Conforti throws a left that rocks Radovic and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Conforti dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Radovic regain composure!

Jovan Radovic's cut is getting worse.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conforti scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Radovic to see if he's OK.
The ground and pound from Conforti seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Conforti tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Michael Conforti has got the better of the ground game so far.
Radovic managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Conforti.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Radovic defending against the ground and pound.
Conforti fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The strikes coming from Conforti are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Radovic manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Radovic missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Conforti is refusing to be controlled, as Radovic sits in half guard.
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.
Conforti regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Radovic.
Conforti wants to stand but Radovic is controlling the position.
Radovic engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Radovic looking to sit in guard and control but Conforti gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Conforti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jovan Radovic's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Radovic moves in looking to clinch but Conforti pushes him off.
Conforti shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Radovic eats them both and turns towards Conforti to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Radovic goes for a double leg but Conforti avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Conforti continues to drive forward.
As Radovic backs off Conforti throws a huge counter combo but Radovic manages to avoid it all.
Radovic could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Radovic closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Conforti throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
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!
Horrible takedown attempt by Radovic or perhaps it was just good defense by Conforti, which made it look bad.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A left and a right from Conforti both land. Nice combination.
Michael Conforti seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conforti swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Radovic. Conforti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Conforti tries to counter by closing the distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Radovic.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jovan Radovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Conforti moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Conforti looks to land a combination but Radovic avoids it well.
Radovic looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conforti scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Radovic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Conforti manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Conforti lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Michael Conforti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Radovic shoots in looking for a takedown. Conforti tries to sprawl out of it but Radovic keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Conforti manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Conforti lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Conforti.

Jovan Radovic's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conforti throws a right hand that Radovic ducks under and follows up with a left that Radovic also avoids with ease.
Radovic misses with a series of wild punches.
Conforti is working the combinations to good effect here.
Conforti lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Radovic backs up against the cage.
Conforti swinging wildly here.
Radovic doesn't manage to clinch there - Conforti circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Radovic shoots in but Conforti avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Conforti steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Radovic.
Radovic looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Conforti throws a nice looking combination but Radovic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Radovic swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A right-left combo lands from Conforti.
Conforti has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Radovic goes for a double leg but Conforti avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Conforti continues to drive forward.
Conforti throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Conforti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Conforti 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Conforti!