PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lanny Conway (ranked 24849 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Lind (ranked 6095 p4p, 650 weight class). Lind is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Spit out the Bone. Lanny Conway has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Conway
vs
Lind

168 cm
20
214 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

188 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lanny Conway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nick Lind!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Conway rushes Lind and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Conway prevents the takedown attempt.
Lind drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Conway gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lind is trying to pull guard but Conway has him pressed against the cage.
Lanny Conway has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Lind.

Lind pulls guard successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Lind working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Conway has passed into half guard!
Lind throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lind trying to hold on to Conway's head to control him but Conway postures up.
Lind moves into full guard.
Conway wants to control from the top but Lind keeps moving.
Lind thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conway in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lind looking for a sweep. Not yet Lind, not yet.

Lind is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Lind stops a takedown attempt from Conway.
Lind can't get the takedown.
Lind drops down looking for an ankle pick but Conway pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lind tries to clinch up.

Conway gets a double leg takedown into Lind's guard.
Conway trying to control the position from guard on top but Lind is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Conway sitting in guard here, content to control.
Lind has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lind keeping moving, preventing Conway from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lind escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Conway gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lind looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lind is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Conway wants to control from the top but Lind keeps moving.
Lind throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Conway won't allow Lind to sweep him here.
Conway wants to stand but Lind is controlling his posture from full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

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

The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lind looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Conway is avoiding damage well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lind controlling the position.
Lind is looking to take a break and control but Conway is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lind controlling from side mount.
Conway tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lind wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Conway is trying to control Lind's posture but Lind avoids it.
Conway is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lind in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Lind throws an elbow but Conway slips to the side and avoids it well.
Lind remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Lind looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Conway is avoiding damage well.
Lind takes a little break here. Conway wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Conway tries to improve position but can't.
Conway is trying to control Lind's posture but Lind avoids it.

Lind thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Conway is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Lind dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Lind changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Conway tries to avoid it but Lind manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Conway to the ground. Conway escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Conway displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lind.
Conway throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lind makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Conway keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lanny Conway has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Lind.
Nice sprawl there from Conway as Lind shoots in.
Conway misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Conway really is a fat lump.

Lind pushes Conway up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lind tries to pull guard but Conway forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Lind tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Lind jumps guard and drags Conway to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Conway has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conway wants to control from the top but Lind keeps moving.
Nick Lind has got the better of the ground game so far.
Conway would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Lind working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Conway.
Conway wants to stand and escape but instead Lind has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Lind throwing strikes but missing.
Lind postures up.
Lind trying to control the position from guard on top but Conway is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Conway is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lind is fighting to break Conway's control of his arms but Conway is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conway keeping full guard, as Lind tries to pass.
Conway keeping moving, preventing Lind from controlling successfully.
Conway might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Conway is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Conway is adopting a defensive guard.
Lind is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lind stopping the sweep attempt from Conway.
Lind wants to pass the guard but Conway is keeping the position.
Lind not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Conway not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lind trying to control but Conway is working from the bottom.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Conway misses with a takedown
and Lind counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Conway tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lind defends well and Conway ends up having to push Lind into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lanny Conway is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Conway fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lind fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Conway displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lind.
Nick Lind seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lind looks for a takedown but Conway sprawls well.
Conway stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Conway wants it to stay on the feet.
Lind has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lind fails with the takedown.
Lind changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Conway tries to avoid it but Lind manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Conway to the ground. Conway escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Conway scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Conway tries for a kimura but Lind is defending well.
Lind can't do much from the bottom here.

Conway is trying to get an arm triangle but Lind is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lind is not content to let Conway control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Nick Lind will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Lind lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Conway at a distance.
Lind shoots in looking for a takedown but Conway manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lind's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lind with a poor takedown
and Conway counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Lind feints and as Conway raises his hands in defense, Lind changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Conway manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lind manages to get himself to full guard.

Lind is trying to keep Conway in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lind wants to stand up but Conway is controlling him.
Conway wants to control from the top but Lind keeps moving.
Conway won't allow Lind to get back to his feet.
Lind takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conway trying to control but Lind is working from the bottom.
Conway looking to sit in guard and control but Lind gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Lind missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lind wants to control from the top but Conway keeps moving.
Lind working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Conway looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Conway controls Lind momentarily but Lind frees himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lind with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lind wants to control from the top but Conway keeps moving.
Conway controls Lind momentarily but Lind frees himself.
Conway wants to sweep here but Lind controlling him for the moment.
Conway seems keen to control Lind's posture.
Lind trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Conway wants to sweep here but Lind controlling him for the moment.
Conway utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lind content to stall in guard here.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lind leaves Conway with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nick Lind is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lind misses with a takedown attempt - Conway sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lanny Conway has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Lind.
Horrible takedown attempt by Lind or perhaps it was just good defense by Conway, which made it look bad.
Conway fails with a takedown attempt.
Lind shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Conway counters with a shoot takedown. Lind fights it but they end up in guard.
Conway trying to control the position from guard on top but Lind is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lind pulls Conway in close to his closed guard and prevents Conway from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conway is looking to work some ground and pound but Lind has wrist control.
Conway trying to control the position from guard on top but Lind is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lind holds on and takes a little breather.
Lind has a closed guard, preventing Conway from standing up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lind is controlling Conway's posture.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lanny Conway has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Conway stuffs the takedown attempt from Lind. Lind gets slowly back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nick Lind.
I've got Lind winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Lind!
Nick Lind was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.