PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Franky Conner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conor McGregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franky Conner has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Conner
vs
McGregor

175 cm
18
184 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

179 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Franky Conner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Conor McGregor !
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Conner has McGregor up against the ropes in a clinch.
Conner using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McGregor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McGregor misses with the head strike.
Conner trying to land knees to the body.
McGregor lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Conner throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McGregor blocks it with crossed arms.
Conner using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McGregor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Conner throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McGregor blocks it with crossed arms.
Conner blocking some punches.
Conner misses with a hook to the ribs.
McGregor presses Conner against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McGregor gets through Conner's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Conner lands with a light punch inside.
McGregor lands with a short shot to the head.
Conner misses with a body punch.
McGregor takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Conor McGregor has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Conner looking to throw knees to the head but McGregor is blocking nicely.
Conner is trying to maintain a safe position but McGregor gets an underhook and turns Conner into the ropes.
Conner utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Conner misses with a knee to the head.
McGregor managing to block the knees to the body from Conner.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGregor .
Conner is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McGregor is defending well for now.
Conner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McGregor tries to throw a body punch but Conner avoids it by throwing McGregor back against the ropes.
Conner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Conner definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Conner trying to land knees to the body.
Conner using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McGregor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Conner swings wildly with an uppercut but McGregor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Conner throws a punch but it's blocked by McGregor .
Conner using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McGregor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Conner with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McGregor blocks an uppercut.
McGregor lands a right hand.
McGregor misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McGregor .
Conner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Conner throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Conner lands a good knee to the midsection. McGregor won't want to take too many of those.
Conner scores with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGregor lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Conner looking to throw knees to the head but McGregor is blocking nicely.
Conner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Conner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Conner throws a knee to the head but misses.
Conner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McGregor avoids it.
McGregor misses with the head strike.
Conner misses with a knee to the head.
Conner throws a punch but it's blocked by McGregor .
Conner misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from McGregor on the inside.
Conner looking to throw knees to the head but McGregor is blocking nicely.
McGregor blocking some punches.
Conner blocks a body shot from McGregor .
McGregor is working Conner over against the ropes.
Conner is breathing heavily.
McGregor lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Conner tries a knee to the head but McGregor blocks it.
Conner missing with knees to the body.
Conner connects with a knee to the head.
McGregor scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Franky Conner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Conor McGregor 's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

McGregor gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Conner working McGregor over with knees to the body.
McGregor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McGregor lands a shoulder strike.
Conner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McGregor avoids a wild elbow strike from Conner.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, McGregor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McGregor managing to block the knees to the body from Conner.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McGregor .
McGregor lands a body punch.
McGregor lands a hook to the side of the head.
Conner with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McGregor throws a head punch that misses.

Conner breaks from the clinch.
Conner doesn't manage to clinch there - McGregor circles away.
Conner throws a wild body kick that McGregor sees coming a mile off.
Conner throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and McGregor counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Conner tries to clinch but McGregor is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor ducks under a wild hook from Conner.

McGregor clinches.
McGregor blocking some punches.
Conner tries to work over McGregor 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McGregor lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Conner or not.
McGregor working aggressively here.
Franky Conner has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Conner is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Conner.
Conner with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McGregor throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Conners head.
Conner missing with knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McGregor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Conner backwards.
McGregor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Conner looking to throw knees to the head but McGregor is blocking nicely.
Conner putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McGregor in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Conner has a couple of punches blocked by McGregor .
McGregor digs a right hand into Conner's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Conner's gas tank.
Conner misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conner trying to control the position but instead, McGregor has worked for underhooks and has pushed Conner into the ropes.
McGregor is leaning against Conner and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Conner misses with an elbow over the top.
McGregor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Conner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Conner tries a knee to the head but McGregor blocks it.
Conner crunches a lovely knee into McGregor 's ribcage.
Conner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Conner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice right hand lands inside from McGregor .
Still in the clinch, McGregor scores with a nice short uppercut.
McGregor misses with some punches.
Conner throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McGregor blocks it with crossed arms.
McGregor prevents a body shot from Conner.
Conner lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, McGregor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McGregor misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Conor McGregor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Conor McGregor 's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Conner ducks right into an uppercut from McGregor .
Conner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Conner wants to land a leg kick but McGregor is out of range.
Conner throws a low kick but McGregor moves out of range easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Conner 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 McGregor has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McGregor and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
McGregor looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Franky Conner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Conner keeps the fight on the outside.
Conner throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Conner wants to clinch but McGregor slips to the side
and McGregor counters with a straight right hand.
Conner tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McGregor is able to avoid easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGregor scores with the left hand. Conner knows he should have avoided that one.
Conner throws a head kick that misses
and McGregor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Conner tries to clinch up
and McGregor counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conner lands with a thumping leg kick.
Conner misses the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McGregor ! But no joy.

McGregor closes the distance and clinches.
McGregor scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McGregor lands a shoulder strike.
McGregor lands an uppercut.
McGregor lands a hook to the side of the head.
McGregor scores with a nice hook to the head.
Conner tries to land knees in the clinch but McGregor avoids the damage to the body.
Conner trying to land knees to the body.
Conner pushes off an throws an elbow but McGregor leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
McGregor scores with a shot to the side of Conner's head.
A short right from McGregor .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A quick uppercut on the inside from McGregor .
Conner blocks an uppercut.
Franky Conner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Conner tries to work over McGregor 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGregor gets through Conner's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Conner is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McGregor is defending well for now.
Conner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Conner using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McGregor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

McGregor creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Conner crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5, yes, he's made it back to his feet. He seems OK so it looks like we're going to continue!

Conner is rocked!
McGregor is looking to clinch but Conner is avoiding it.
Conner appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
McGregor punishes Conner's body with a nice straight punch.

McGregor drops a shoulder and throws a biiiig uppercut that drops Conner onto his butt! Conner pops straight back to his feet to convince the referee that he's OK to continue.
Oh Conner is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

McGregor has closed the distance and engaged Conner in a clinch.
Conner seems to have got his legs back now.
McGregor lands a body shot.
A right hand to the body from McGregor .
McGregor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Conner backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from McGregor .
A body shot lands from McGregor .
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Still in the clinch, McGregor scores with a nice short uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McGregor .
Conner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Conor McGregor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McGregor lands an uppercut.
McGregor lands a nice shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Conor McGregor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McGregor 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight for Conor McGregor !
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for Conor McGregor !
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight for Conor McGregor !

Conor McGregor wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Conor McGregor , made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.