PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Conway (ranked 2796 p4p, 2171 weight class) and Nario Gwan (ranked 356 p4p, 285 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Ricky Conway has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Ricky Conway seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Conway
vs
Gwan

180 cm
26
185
3 - 1 - 0

185 cm
26
190
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

MKFC

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricky Conway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nario Gwan!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conway moves out of range of the strikes.
Conway was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Conway keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gwan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Conway was well out of range. Poor timing from Gwan.
Gwan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Conway ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gwan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Conway uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gwan.
Gwan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Conway.
Gwan lands a nice hook to Conway's body. Conway takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gwan misses with a wild body shot.
A quick step to the side and Conway tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Conway moves away from the strike by Gwan.
Gwan throws a hook to the side of Conway's head but Conway sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Conway swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nario Gwan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Conway slips under a jab.
Gwan throws an off balance right hand
and Conway connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gwan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Conway manages to avoid it.
Conway throwing a counter right hand but Gwan manages to avoid it.
Gwan looks to land a left hand but Conway moved out of range nicely.
Gwan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Conway momentarily.
Conway uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gwan.
The crowd cheers as Conway lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gwan doesn't seem phased though.
Conway scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Conway lands a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Gwan. Beautiful body shot.
Gwan misses with a hook
and Conway counters with a straight right hand.
A big left from Gwan misses.
Conway steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gwan.
Conway waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gwan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gwan throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Conway wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Conway keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A quick step to the side and Conway tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gwan throws a hook to the side of Conway's head but Conway sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Conway wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Conway moves forwards but Gwan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gwan throws the left hand but Conway avoids the punch easily.
Conway throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gwan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gwan throws a body shot but no joy.
Conway appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Conway misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gwan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Conway.
It looked like Conway was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gwan.
Gwan missing with a left hand there. Conway was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A shot to the body from Gwan misses
and Conway counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gwan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gwan throws an off balance right hand
and Conway connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Conway lands a body shot.
Gwan lands with a right hand.
Gwan misses with a left hand
and Conway counters with a left to the body.
Gwan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Conway sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Conway was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gwan misses with a hook.
Gwan thows a left - swing and a miss!
A decent looking cross lands there for Conway.
Gwan lands a lovely overhand right.
Conway dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Conway fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gwan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gwan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Conway.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gwan throws a shot from downtown. Conway moves away and avoids it.
Conway scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Conway moves away from the strike by Gwan.
Gwan throws a big shot that misses.
Nice uppercut there from Conway.
Gwan misses the body punch
and Conway counters with a right hand to the body.
Gwan misses with a straight left.
Gwan cracks Conway with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gwan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Conway counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Conway is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nice shot lands for Conway.
Gwan throws a right hand that misses
and Conway counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gwan throws a body shot but no joy.
Conway is looking to counter punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ricky Conway will probably get the nod.
That's time! Conway's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Conway digs a good body shot into Gwan's ribs.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Gwan in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Gwan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Conway moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from Conway misses the target.
Gwan misses with a looping right.
We've been informed that Gwan has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Gwan misses with a hook
and Conway counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Conway ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gwan moves away.
Gwan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've been told by Conway's head coaches at Desert Fitness & Training -13 Elites/1 Sensational that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gwan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Conway.
Gwan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Conway in his tracks.
Conway comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conway slips a jab from Gwan.
Conway slips a straight right by Gwan.
Gwan walks into a stiff left hand from Conway.
Conway listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gwan misses with a lunging right hand
and Conway counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Conway.
Conway scores with a punch to the head.
Gwan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gwan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Conway.
Gwan throws a jab when Conway was well out of range.
Gwan throws a sloppy body shot
and Conway counters with a stiff right hand.
Gwan misses with a body shot.
Conway was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gwan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gwan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gwan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gwan misses with a hook
and Conway counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gwan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Conway connects with a body shot that sends Gwan's belly button to the back.
Gwan scores with a nice strike.
Conway slips a jab from Gwan.
Conway ducks under a wild hook from Gwan.
Conway avoids the body shot from Gwan.
Nice uppercut lands for Conway. That snapped Gwan's head back.
Conway cracks Gwan with a good jab.
Conway uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gwan.
Gwan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Conway sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Gwan.
Gwan just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gwan looks to throw the jab but Conway is out of range.
Gwan throws a looping overhand right but Conway ducks down to avoid it.
Gwan swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Conway counter with a right hand.
Gwan misses with a wild body shot.
Conway thuds his right hand into Gwan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Gwan is rocked!
Gwan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gwan is still on wobbly legs! Can Conway finish him?
Gwan ducks right into an uppercut from Conway.
Gwan throws a shot from downtown. Conway moves away and avoids it.
Conway misses the jab.
Gwan seems to have recovered his senses.
Conway misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gwan scores with a jab to the body.
Gwan throws a right hand that misses
and Conway makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ricky Conway is winning the standup battle so far.
Gwan lands with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Conway steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gwan.
Conway throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gwan throws a hook but Conway blocks it.
A little feinted left hand from Conway on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gwan misses with a body punch
and Conway makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gwan misses with a hook to the body
and Conway counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Conway throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Conway misses with a looping right.
Conway cracks Gwan with an open hand slap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricky Conway dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Conway throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gwan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gwan misses with a hook
and Conway counters with a straight right hand.
Conway takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Conway avoids the body shot from Gwan.
Conway ducks under a wild hook from Gwan.
Gwan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gwan avoids the body shot from Conway.
A little jabbing left from Gwan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gwan scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gwan misses with a hook
and Conway cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gwan throws a lazy uppercut
and Conway counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A shot to the body from Gwan misses
letting Conway counter with a right hand.
Conway avoids the body shot from Gwan.
It looked like Conway was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gwan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conway misses with a straight left.
Gwan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gwan swings for the body but Conway moves out of range.
Gwan throws a jab but it's blocked by Conway.
Conway throwing a counter right hand but Gwan manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Gwan. That snapped Conway's head back.
Nice defenses there by Conway.
Conway swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gwan misses with a left hand
and Conway counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gwan throws a right hand that misses
and Conway cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Gwan misses the target.
It looked like Conway was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gwan.
Gwan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gwan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gwan misses the shot to the body.
Gwan throws a hook to the side of Conway's head but Conway sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An attempted straight right counter from Conway misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Conway.
Gwan just misses with a punch to the body.
Conway scores with a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Conway takes a swing at Gwan's ribcage but misses.
Conway blocks a jab.
Conway is looking to counter punch.
Gwan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Conway has time to react.
Gwan throws out a loose jab but Conway uses good head movement to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Conway misses the target.
Conway on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gwan throws a right hand that misses
and Conway connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gwan swings widly with a right hand
and Conway connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Conway slips under a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gwan throws a hook but Conway blocks it.
Conway works over Gwan's head and body with a nice combination.
Gwan misses with a hook
and Conway counters with a right hand to the body.
Ricky Conway is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gwan misses with a left hand
and Conway counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Conway moves away from the strike by Gwan.
Conway scores with a jab. Gwan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gwan throws a right hand that misses
and Conway counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Conway tests Gwan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Conway lands a nice shot to the body.
Conway bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gwan takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donk. Conway catches Gwan right on the button with a cross.
Gwan throws a right hand that misses
enabling Conway to counter with a crisp jab.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Gwan might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Conway has got the better of the exchanges.
Gwan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Conway counters with a straight right hand.
Gwan swings widly with a right hand
and Conway cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gwan throws a body shot but no joy.
A counter left hand to the body from Conway misses its target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gwan. Conway does a little dance to reset his feet.
Conway appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Gwan throws an overhand right that lands on Conway's shoulder, as Conway tries to avoid the shot.
Gwan misses with an uppercut
and Gwan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gwan swings widly with a right hand
and Conway counters with a two punch combo.
Gwan throws a hook to the side of Conway's head but Conway sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Conway throws a big counter combination but Gwan scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Nario Gwan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Conway keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gwan.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ricky Conway showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Conway 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky Conway!
Ricky Conway very nearly forgot to thank MKFC amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.