PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Edogawa Conan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Achilleo Katsidis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Conan comes to the cage accompanied by Detective Conan Theme. 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.

Conan
vs
Katsidis

179 cm
35
175 lbs
22 - 6 - 0

182 cm
28
177 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edogawa Conan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Achilleo Katsidis!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conan shoots in looking for a takedown but Katsidis manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Conan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Conan moves out of range as Katsidis throws a body kick.
Conan drops down looking for a counter takedown but Katsidis sprawls and moves away.
Conan throws a big shot that misses.
Conan dives in for a single leg takedown but Katsidis sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Katsidis was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Katsidis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Conan.
Conan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edogawa Conan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Conan misses with a hook
letting Katsidis counter with a right hand.
Conan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Katsidis! But no joy.
Edogawa Conan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Conan shoots in for a takedown but Katsidis shows good takedown defense.
The crowd cheers as Conan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Katsidis doesn't seem phased though.
Katsidis takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conan goes for a double leg but Katsidis avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Katsidis continues to drive forward.
Katsidis avoids the body shot from Conan.

Conan looking to score a takedown here. Katsidis is defending well but Conan drives through and ends up in Katsidis's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Katsidis is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Katsidis misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Katsidis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Conan lands a hook that snaps the head of Katsidis backwards.
Conan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Conan blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Conan manages to break the clinch.

Conan throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Katsidis was covering up waiting for the punch and Conan finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Katsidis is looking to stand up but Conan isn't so interested in that idea.
Katsidis looking for a sweep. Not yet Katsidis, not yet.
Katsidis wants to stand but Conan is controlling the position.
Conan trying to control but Katsidis is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katsidis has Conan pulled in close to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Katsidis wants to sweep here but Conan controlling him for the moment.

Katsidis has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Conan off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Conan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Katsidis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Conan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Conan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Katsidis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Conan avoids the body shot from Katsidis.
A little feinted left hand from Conan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katsidis smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Conan misses with a few strikes there.
Katsidis tries to land a front kick but Conan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Conan works the jab nicely.
Katsidis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Katsidis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Conan.
Conan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Katsidis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Achilleo Katsidis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Conan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Katsidis was well out of range. Poor timing from Conan.
Katsidis throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Conan is looking for a counter combo.
Conan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Katsidis as he jumps to the side.
Conan misses with a left hand
and Katsidis counters with a body kick.
Conan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Katsidis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A punch lands to the side of Katsidis 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Conan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Conan fails with a takedown attempt.
Conan throws a lazy uppercut
and Katsidis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Katsidis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Conan manages to avoid it.
Conan misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Katsidis! But no joy.
A jab from Katsidis misses.
Conan cracks Katsidis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
No joy there for Katsidis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Conan shoots for a double leg takedown but Katsidis sprawls well. He's pushed Conan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Conan moves away from the strike by Katsidis.
Conan takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A big right from Katsidis misses.
Katsidis defending well as Conan loads up on a big left hand.
A countering left hand to the body from Katsidis misses.
Katsidis misses with a straight right.
Conan drops down looking for a counter takedown but Katsidis sprawls and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Achilleo Katsidis dominated that round.
That's time! Conan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Katsidis looks to score with a jab to the body but Conan is just out of range.
Katsidis avoids the body shot from Conan.
Katsidis loads up on a big right hand but Conan slips the punch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Katsidis lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Conan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Conan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Conan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Katsidis tries to avoid it but Conan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Katsidis to the ground. Katsidis escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Conan throws a body shot but no joy.
Conan looks for a takedown but Katsidis sprawls well.
Katsidis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Conan counters with a left to the body.
Katsidis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Conan feinted with a counter takedown.
Conan connects with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Katsidis's hands.
Katsidis lands a jab.
Conan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Katsidis can pounce on him.
Conan takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conan looks for a takedown but Katsidis sprawls well.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edogawa Conan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Conan blocks a low kick nicely.
Conan slips under a jab.
Conan throws a nice looking combination but Katsidis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Conan misses the body punch
and Katsidis counters with a straight right hand.
Conan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Katsidis throws an overhand right that lands on Conan's shoulder, as Conan tries to avoid the shot.
Conan takes one to the side of the head.
Nice sprawl there from Katsidis as Conan shoots in.
It seemed like Katsidis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Katsidis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Conan.
Katsidis throws out a powerful jab.
Katsidis stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Conan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Katsidis throws out the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Conan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Conan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Katsidis tries to avoid it but Conan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Katsidis to the ground. Katsidis escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Katsidis digs a good body shot into Conan's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Conan missing with a left hand there. Katsidis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Conan tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Katsidis defends well and Conan ends up having to push Katsidis into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A nice side step and Katsidis releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Conan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Achilleo Katsidis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Katsidis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Katsidis thows a leg kick but Conan checks it
and Conan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Conan moves out of range of the body kick from Katsidis.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Katsidis.
Katsidis throws a low kick but Conan moves out of range easily.
Katsidis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Conan seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Conan scores with a decent looking hook.
Conan misses with a body shot.
Conan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Katsidis throws an off balance right hand
and Conan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Katsidis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Katsidis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Conan checks it well.
Conan looks for a takedown but Katsidis sprawls well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conan avoids the body shot from Katsidis.
Katsidis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Katsidis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Conan appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Katsidis lands with a hook. Conan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Katsidis throws a body shot but no joy.
Conan misses the shot to the body.
Conan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Katsidis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Conan doesn't seem bothered though.
A punch lands to the side of Conan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Conan misses with a combination
and Katsidis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Katsidis throws a series of punches but Conan avoids them all with ease.
Katsidis with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katsidis takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Conan ducks under a wild hook from Katsidis.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Katsidis misses with a few strikes there.
Conan feinted with a counter takedown.
Conan throws a lazy uppercut
and Katsidis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Katsidis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Conan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Conan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Conan jabs at Katsidis's body.
Conan closes the distance and clinches up with Katsidis, looking for a takedown. Conan pushes Katsidis against the cage but Katsidis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Conan throws a hook but Katsidis avoids it easily.
Conan misses the shot to the body.
Conan misses with a hook.
Conan misses with a hook.
Good work by Conan as he checks the leg kick.
Katsidis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Conan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Conan misses with a right hand
and Katsidis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Achilleo Katsidis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Conan misses with a right hand
and Katsidis counters with a nice uppercut.
Conan misses with a left hand
and Katsidis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Katsidis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Katsidis as he connects with a hook.
Conan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Katsidis.
Conan is looking to counter punch.
Katsidis moves out of range of the strikes.
Katsidis uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Conan has time to react.
Katsidis finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Conan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Katsidis on the side of the head.
Katsidis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Conan backing away here, and Katsidis unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Katsidis misses with a hook. Conan ducked under it nicely.
Katsidis misses with a hook
and Conan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Conan misses with an uppercut.
Conan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Katsidis swivels and escapes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conan lands a really nice looking cross but Katsidis seems unphased.
Conan moves out of range of the strikes.
Katsidis moves out of range as Conan strikes.
Katsidis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Katsidis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Conan cracks Katsidis with an open hand slap.
A shot to the liver by Conan. Beautiful body shot.
Katsidis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Conan.
Conan's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Conan duly obliges.
Katsidis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Conan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Katsidis throws a looping overhand right but Conan ducks down to avoid it.
Katsidis swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Katsidis lands a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Katsidis loads up on a big right hand but Conan slips the punch.
Katsidis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conan misses with a few strikes there.
Katsidis appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Conan misses with a right hand
and Katsidis counters with a stiff right hand.
Katsidis looks for the body kick but Conan saw that one coming.
Conan slips a straight right by Katsidis.
Conan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Katsidis scores with a leg kick.
Conan misses with a body shot.
Conan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Katsidis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Conan swings for the body but Katsidis moves out of range.
Conan slips a straight right by Katsidis.
Conan dives in for a single leg takedown but Katsidis sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Katsidis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edogawa Conan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Katsidis tried to score with a low kick but Conan checks it.
Conan is looking to counter punch.
Conan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Conan moves out of range of the body kick from Katsidis.
Conan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Conan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conan avoids the body shot from Katsidis.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Conan, as that shot connected.
Katsidis moves into range and connects with a jab.
Katsidis throws a looping overhand right but Conan ducks down to avoid it.
Conan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Conan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Katsidis moves away.
Katsidis lands with a hook. Conan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Conan throws the left hand but Katsidis avoids the punch easily.
Katsidis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Conan moves away.
Katsidis misses with a hook. Conan ducked under it nicely.
Conan ducks under a wild hook from Katsidis.
Katsidis misses with an uppercut
and Conan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Katsidis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Conan dives in for a single leg takedown but Katsidis sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Katsidis! But no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katsidis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Conan blocks a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Katsidis looks to land a left hand but Conan moved out of range nicely.
Katsidis leaves Conan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Conan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Conan throws a body shot but no joy.
Conan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Conan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Katsidis.
Katsidis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Conan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Katsidis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Conan clobbers Katsidis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Katsidis throws out a leg kick but Conan moves out of range and Katsidis only half commits.
Katsidis tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Conan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Achilleo Katsidis really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Conan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Conan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Katsidis throws a poor cross that misses
and Conan counters with a straight right hand.
Conan throws a jab when Katsidis was well out of range.
Conan misses with an uppercut
and Katsidis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Conan throws an off balance right hand
and Katsidis counters with a nice leg kick.
Conan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Katsidis sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Conan somewhat.
Katsidis was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A big right from Conan misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conan looks to score with a jab to the body but Katsidis is just out of range.
Conan throws a lazy right hand but Katsidis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Katsidis only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Katsidis tries a low kick but Conan avoids it.
Conan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Katsidis.
Conan was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Conan. Katsidis does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conan darts in looking for a takedown but Katsidis gets double underhooks and turns Conan into the cage.
Katsidis scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Conan throws a jab when Katsidis was well out of range.
Good shot there by Katsidis.
Katsidis scores with a crisp jab that stopped Conan in his tracks.
Katsidis throws a shot from downtown. Conan moves away and avoids it.
Conan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Conan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edogawa Conan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Katsidis swings for the body but Conan moves out of range.
Conan just misses with a punch to the body.
Conan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Katsidis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Katsidis ducks under a wild hook from Conan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conan avoids the body shot from Katsidis.
Conan checks the leg kick.
Katsidis throws the left hand but Conan avoids the punch easily.
Conan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Katsidis.
Katsidis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Conan looks to score with a jab to the body but Katsidis is just out of range.
Conan swings widly with a right hand
and Katsidis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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!
The crowd cheers as Katsidis lands an impressive looking overhand right. Conan doesn't seem phased though.

Katsidis gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Katsidis is wriggling around but Conan manages to pass to half guard.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Conan wants to control but Katsidis is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katsidis is trying to get back to full guard.
Katsidis wants to get back to his feet.
Conan is looking to stall here but Katsidis recovers full guard.
Conan looking to sit in guard and control but Katsidis gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Conan wants to improve his position but instead Katsidis has moved into half guard.
Katsidis wants to stand up but Conan is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katsidis passes the guard and advances to mount!
Katsidis takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Katsidis stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Katsidis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Conan.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Katsidis! But no joy.
Conan just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Achilleo Katsidis dominated that fourth round.
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. This is the final round!

Katsidis scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Conan lands with a nice body punch.
Katsidis stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Katsidis wants it to stay on the feet.
Conan misses with an uppercut. Katsidis saw that one coming.
A big right from Katsidis misses.
Katsidis cracks Conan with a good jab.
Katsidis finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Conan thuds a left hand into Katsidis's body.
An inside leg kick lands from Katsidis.
Conan sizes up Katsidis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Katsidis throws a leg kick which misses Conan's front leg but catches the back leg as Conan tries to avoid it.
Conan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Katsidis as he jumps to the side.
A head kick misses from Katsidis.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Conan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Katsidis circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edogawa Conan. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Katsidis throws a head kick but Conan moves out of range.
Katsidis looks to throw the jab but Conan is out of range.
A jab lands there for Conan.
Katsidis throws a jab when Conan was well out of range.
Conan misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Conan throws a body punch but Katsidis moves out of range.
Katsidis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Katsidis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Conan fails to land with a series of punches.
Conan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Conan loads up on a big right hand but Katsidis slips the punch.
Katsidis sizes up Conan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Katsidis throws a body punch but Conan moves out of range.
Edogawa Conan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Achilleo Katsidis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Conan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Katsidis tries to work over Conan's front leg with a kick but Conan checks it.
Katsidis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Conan throws a lazy uppercut
and Katsidis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Conan looks to score with a jab to the body but Katsidis is just out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Conan blocks the body kick.
Conan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Katsidis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Conan.
Katsidis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Conan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Conan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Conan has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Katsidis.
Conan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Katsidis.
Conan backing away here, and Katsidis unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Nice shot by Conan.
Conan drops his hands momentarily and Katsidis takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Katsidis has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conan jabs Katsidis to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Katsidis pushes Conan away with a front kick.
Conan throws a front kick aimed at Katsidis's knee but Katsidis avoids it well.
Katsidis lands a jab to Conan's midsection.
Nice body punch from Katsidis.
Conan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Katsidis is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Katsidis is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Conan misses with a jab to the body
and Katsidis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheers as Conan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Katsidis doesn't seem phased though.
Conan throws a right hand that misses
and Katsidis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Conan throws a big shot that misses.
Conan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Katsidis counters with a nice uppercut.
Conan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Katsidis circles away quickly and effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conan misses with a right hand
and Conan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sloppy strikes from Conan. Those never looked like landing.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Katsidis's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Katsidis duly obliges.
Conan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Katsidis counters with a solid body kick.
Katsidis lands a leg kick that knocks Conan off balance momentarily.
Katsidis throws a shot to the body.
Katsidis misses with a hook. Conan ducked under it nicely.
Conan cracks Katsidis with a good jab.
Katsidis scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Katsidis connects with a solid leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Katsidis, right into the meat.
Katsidis scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Achilleo Katsidis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Katsidis 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 45:50
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 45:50
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 45:50

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