PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brendan Conlon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Inspector Andre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Conlon
vs
Andre

170 cm
25
162 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
161 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Versus

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Brendan Conlon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Inspector Andre!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Phil Schofield and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andre defending well as Conlon loads up on a big left hand.
Conlon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Andre's head backwards.
Andre cracks Conlon with a right hand to the side of the head.
Andre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Conlon moves away.

Conlon shoots in and gets a takedown into Andre's guard.
Conlon looking to pass the guard.

Conlon avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Andre escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Conlon gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Andre is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Conlon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Andre swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conlon is pushing down on Andre's leg trying to pass to half guard. Andre is fighting to maintain full guard but Conlon has managed to sneak the leg through.
Andre trying to control from the bottom.
Conlon is trying to control the action in half guard but Andre is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Andre has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Conlon is working away from the top position though.
Conlon seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Andre does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Conlon wants to free his trapped foot but Andre is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Conlon thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Conlon thows a huge punch but Andre dodges it nicely.
Conlon is taking a breather. Andre says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Conlon 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.
Conlon wants to control but Andre is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Andre is defending against the submission attempts here by Conlon.

Andre actively working from the bottom here.
Conlon controlling the action here.
Conlon prevents Andre from improving his position.
Conlon sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Andre defending well though.
Conlon is taking a breather. Andre says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Conlon winds up and cracks Andre with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andre moves into full guard.
Conlon working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Conlon is pushing down on Andre's leg trying to pass to half guard. Andre is fighting to maintain full guard but Conlon has managed to sneak the leg through.
Andre wants to get back to full guard.
Conlon slows the pace down in half guard.
Conlon looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Andre trying to hold on to Conlon's head to control him but Conlon postures up.

Conlon is working for a submission of some sort.

Andre looking for submissions off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Conlon seems to be looking for submissions.
Andre tries to get to full guard but Conlon has control of the leg.
Andre taking some punishment here, with Conlon in his half guard.
Conlon is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Conlon trying to mount his opponent but Andre defends it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Conlon throwing shots but Andre is blocking nicely.
Conlon lands with a punch from half guard.
Well, if Conlon is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brendan Conlon dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Andre ducks under a wild hook from Conlon.
Andre walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Andre keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Conlon.

Conlon throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Andre tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Conlon is in Andre's guard.
Brendan Conlon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Conlon postures up.
Conlon showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Andre keeping moving, preventing Conlon from controlling successfully.
Conlon content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conlon is in close to Andre's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Conlon content to stall in guard here.
Andre controls Conlon momentarily but Conlon frees himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conlon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Conlon wants to control from the top but Andre keeps moving.
Conlon sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Andre is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Andre working for a triangle but Conlon defends it easily.
Conlon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Andre can do to turn this around?
Andre being controlled here, momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Conlon wants to control from the top but Andre keeps moving.
Andre working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Conlon.

Andre working for a triangle but Conlon defends it easily.
Conlon works over Andre with some ground and pound from guard.
Conlon is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Conlon working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Andre's head.
Andre avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conlon wants to control from the top but Andre keeps moving.
Conlon advances to half guard.
Andre keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Conlon lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Andre trying to hold on to Conlon's head to control him but Conlon postures up.
Conlon looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Andre with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Andre is trying to get back to full guard.
Conlon takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Conlon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Conlon lands strikes from half guard.
Conlon working the head and body with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conlon has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Conlon scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Andre?
Conlon lands a big shot there that rocks Andre but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Conlon avoids the attempt from Andre to control.
Conlon pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Conlon wants to control the pace but Andre is squirming around nicely.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brendan Conlon dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Conlon scores with a punch to the head.
Decent striking displayed by Andre there.
Andre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Conlon manages to avoid it.
Conlon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Conlon takes the fight into the clinch.

Andre gets control of Conlon's arms and successfully pulls guard. Andre will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Andre throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Conlon lands a couple of digs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conlon working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Andre can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Conlon controls the pace.
Andre is trying to keep Conlon in close.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conlon advances to half guard.
Conlon works his way into side control.
Andre struggling a bit here.
Conlon lands a nice forearm strike.
Conlon is putting a hurting on Andre here, landing some big shots from side control.
Conlon is looking to take a break and control but Andre is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Andre is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conlon trying to control the action but Andre is working from the bottom.
Conlon working away.
Conlon controlling from side mount.
Conlon is putting a hurting on Andre here, landing some big shots from side control.
Conlon is putting a hurting on Andre here, landing some big shots from side control.
Conlon in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conlon controls the position from side control.
Conlon trying to control the position but Andre is working away.
Andre is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Conlon off and has taken his back!

Andre is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Andre is not going to allow Conlon to sit and survive in this position.
Conlon rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Andre is keen to just control but Conlon is a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Andre seems to be working for a kimura but Conlon defends the submission attempt.
Conlon slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Conlon has his foot on Andre's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Andre works his way back into a safe position though.

Andre drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Andre jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Conlon scores with a nice shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Conlon escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Andre gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Andre trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brendan Conlon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Conlon has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:26
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:26
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brendan Conlon!
Brendan Conlon retains his lightweight title!
A victorious Brendan Conlon thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.