PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Conrad Poohs (ranked 4748 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Blitz (ranked 4270 p4p, 0 weight class). Poohs comes to the cage accompanied by Dancing Teeth. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Poohs
vs
Blitz

178 cm
22
155 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

175 cm
28
160 lbs
14 - 20 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Conrad Poohs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Blitz!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blitz shoots in for a double leg but Poohs sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Poohs looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Blitz moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Poohs misses.
Poohs avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Poohs looks to land a right hand but Blitz moved out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Poohs. No joy for Blitz on that attempt.

Poohs gets tackled into the cage by Blitz. Blitz maintains the clinch.
Blitz misses with a body punch.
Poohs is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Poohs controlling the action here for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blitz drops down looking for an ankle pick but Poohs pulls his leg out and moves away.
Conrad Poohs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Blitz.
Poohs leaves Blitz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Poohs looks to land a right hand but Blitz moved out of range.
John Blitz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Blitz closes the distance and clinches.
Blitz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blitz tries to stall but Poohs uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Blitz takes a shot to the head.
Blitz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blitz is working for takedown but Poohs is calmly controlling the position for now.
Poohs taking a breather.
Blitz tries for a takedown but Poohs manages to get underhooks.
Blitz tries to throw a body punch but Poohs avoids it by throwing Blitz back against the cage.
Come on Poohs - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Good body shot from Blitz.
Poohs lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Poohs creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blitz tries to throw a body punch but Poohs avoids it by throwing Blitz back against the cage.
Poohs misses with some punches.
Poohs working aggressively here.
Poohs lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blitz backwards.
Blitz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Poohs has a couple of punches blocked by Blitz.
Blitz is working for takedown but Poohs is calmly controlling the position for now.
Poohs has a couple of punches blocked by Blitz.
Blitz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Poohs as Blitz tries to tie him up.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Blitz is trying to maintain a safe position but Poohs gets an underhook and turns Blitz into the cage.
Poohs blocks a body shot from Blitz.
Poohs blocks the elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poohs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blitz is trying to pull guard but Poohs has him pressed against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Poohs.
Blitz pressing his opponent against the cage.
Poohs will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Blitz up against the cage.

Poohs escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Poohs is looking to slow Blitz down with leg kicks.
Poohs throws a jab when Blitz was well out of range.
Blitz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Blitz staying out of range there.
Poohs tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Poohs. No joy for Blitz on that attempt.

Blitz clinches up with Poohs and pushes him back against the cage.
Blitz blocks an uppercut.
Poohs dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Blitz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Poohs.

Blitz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blitz is looking to clinch.
Poohs is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blitz.
Blitz wants to counter with a clinch but Poohs pushes him away.
Blitz throws a combination that misses
and Poohs connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Poohs lands with a kick to the ribs.
Blitz throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Poohs counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blitz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Poohs paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blitz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Poohs's waist but Poohs gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Blitz off to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Poohs throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
John Blitz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Blitz.
Poohs displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Blitz.
Poohs connects with a leg kick. Blitz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Blitz is looking to clinch but Poohs is avoiding it.
Poohs swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Poohs loads up on a big right hand but Blitz slips the punch.

Blitz moves into range and clinches up with Poohs.
Blitz tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Poohs just stands there and leans against the cage.
Blitz pushes off an throws an elbow but Poohs leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blitz blocking some punches.
Poohs has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Poohs misses with a punch on the inside.
Poohs is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blitz can do to turn this around?
Poohs working aggressively here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Poohs as Blitz tries to tie him up.

Poohs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Blitz is defended easily by Poohs.
An attempted straight right counter from Poohs misses the target.
Conrad Poohs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Blitz.
Blitz motions for Poohs to come forward. Blitz throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Blitz has managed to clinch.
Poohs blocks an elbow strike.
Blitz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Blitz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Poohs's brow.
Blitz blocks an uppercut.
Conrad Poohs has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Blitz is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Poohs gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Blitz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Poohs.

Blitz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blitz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blitz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blitz misses with a left hand
and Blitz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like John Blitz has been cut.
Poohs throws a head kick that misses.
Blitz scores with a head kick.
Poohs missing with a left hand there. Blitz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Poohs throws a leg kick but Blitz checks it.
Blitz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blitz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Poohs throws out the jab.
Blitz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Poohs paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Poohs on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

Blitz clinches up against the cage.

Blitz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Blitz clinches with his opponent.

Blitz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Poohs misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blitz moves in looking to clinch but Poohs pushes him off.

Blitz moves into the clinch.
Blitz trying to stall but Poohs improves his position.

Poohs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blitz misses with a combination
and Poohs counters with a flying knee. Nice.

Blitz is rocked!
Blitz has his takedown stuffed
and Poohs counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blitz is still on wobbly legs! Can Poohs finish him?
Blitz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Blitz seems to have recovered his senses.
Poohs scores with a jab. Blitz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Blitz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Poohs as he avoids it easily.

Blitz closes the distance and pushes Poohs back into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Poohs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blitz darts in looking for a takedown but Poohs gets double underhooks and turns Blitz into the cage.
Blitz shoots in for a double leg but Poohs sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Blitz is breathing heavily.
Blitz tries for a takedown but Poohs circles away easily
and Blitz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blitz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Poohs counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Poohs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blitz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Poohs finds it's way round the side to connect with Blitz's head.
Poohs circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fighters circling - Poohs throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Poohs feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Blitzs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Poohs throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blitz has his takedown stuffed
and Poohs counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Conrad Poohs dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Blitz's cut.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Blitz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Blitz dives in for a single leg takedown but Poohs sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Poohs swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Blitz fails with the takedown
and Poohs counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Conrad Poohs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Blitz.
Blitz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Poohs.
Poohs cracks Blitz on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Blitz falls backwards against the cage. Poohs follows up with more strikes that drop Blitz to his knees. Poohs keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Blitz! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Conrad Poohs!
Our winner, Conrad Poohs, 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.
John Blitz spoke after the fight, saying 'Have to train my wrestling'.