PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between William Spud (ranked 115 p4p, 313 weight class) and Edward Conan (ranked 14 p4p, 46 weight class). Spud comes to the cage accompanied by Havana. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Spud
vs
Conan

169 cm
36
157
32 - 11 - 0

178 cm
30
158
16 - 7 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Altitude Clothing
Conquer

Brooklyn Apothecary
Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Spud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edward Conan!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Conan closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Spud's guard.
Conan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Spud has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Conan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Spud swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Conan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Conan lands a couple of digs.
Conan with a nice head shot there.
Conan is looking to work some ground and pound but Spud has wrist control.
Conan is working Spud over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conan lands a couple of digs.
Conan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Spud is keeping the position for now.
Conan scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conan throws a big elbow that misses.
Spud wants to get back to his feet but Conan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Conan wants to control from the top but Spud keeps moving.
Conan throws an elbow that misses. Spud uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Conan's guard. Nice move by Spud!

Conan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Conan is trying to control the position but Spud postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conan looking for a sweep. Not yet Conan, not yet.
Conan is trying to control the position but Spud postures up.
Conan tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Spud stands and steps away. Conan gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Conan scores with a jab to the head.

Spud has closed the distance and engaged Conan in a clinch.
Conan tries to score a body lock takedown but Spud shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Spud fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Spud tries a body shot but Conan blocks it.
Spud swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Conan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Conan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Spud tries to clinch up but Conan circles away and keeps his distance.
Spud slips under a jab.
Conan misses with a straight right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Spud fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Conan, pushing him back against the cage.
Spud fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Spud.
Conan lands a shoulder strike.
Spud misses with the head strike.
Spud misses with a body punch.
Spud misses with a hook from the clinch.
Spud throws a head punch that misses.
Conan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Conan tries to pull guard but Spud holds him up against the cage and eventually Conan drops back down to his feet.
Spud swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spud tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Conan's elbow.
Spud misses with the head strike.
Spud misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Spud fails to land.
Spud pushes Conan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spud tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Conan prevents a body shot from Spud.
Spud misses with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spud misses with a short punch on the inside.

Conan ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Conan no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Conan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Conan looking for a guillotine here but Spud defends easily.
Conan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Spud blocking the ground and pound attempt from Conan.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Edward Conan dominated that round.
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.

Conan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Spud defends it nicely.
Conan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Conan throws a looping overhand right but Spud ducks down to avoid it.
Conan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Conan appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Conan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A quick step to the side and Spud tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Conan scores with a nice right hand.
Spud tries to close the distance and clinch but Conan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Spud slips a straight right by Conan.
Spud was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

Spud gets a clinch.
Conan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Spud walks away with a smile on his face. Conan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
William Spud has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edward Conan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Spud has Conan up against the cage in a clinch.
Spud lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Conan.
Spud misses with a hook from the clinch.
Conan is trying to break the clinch but Spud is controlling him.
Spud tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Conan's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Conan blocks an uppercut.
Conan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Spud is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Conan prevents a body shot from Spud.
Conan working aggressively here.

Conan has hold of one of Spud's legs. Spud is fighting the takedown attempt but Conan gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Spud keeping moving, preventing Conan from controlling successfully.
Conan throws a big right hand that misses.
Conan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Conan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Conan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Spud is keeping the position for now.
Conan distracts Spud with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conan prevents Spud from getting back to his feet.

Spud has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Conan is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Conan jumps guard but Spud turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Spud misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Conan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Spud swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spud scores with an uppercut up the middle.
William Spud has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Conan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Spud walks away with a smile on his face. Conan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Spud tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Conan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Spud has closed the distance and engaged Conan in a clinch.

Conan gets control of Spud's arms and successfully pulls guard. Conan will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Conan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Spud's guard.

Conan wants to control from the top but Spud keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conan tries to free his leg and advance position but Spud is retaining full guard.
Conan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Spud is looking to stand up but Conan isn't so interested in that idea.
Conan connects with a couple of short punches.
Spud wants to get back to his feet but Conan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Conan makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Conan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Conan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Conan wants to control from the top but Spud keeps moving.
Spud keeping full guard, as Conan tries to pass.
Conan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Conan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Spud is keeping the position for now.
Conan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Edward Conan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Conan misses the shot to the body.
Conan misses with a body shot.
Spud tries to close the distance and clinch but Conan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Conan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Spud takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Conan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Conan has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Spud is landing a low percentage of strikes.
William Spud seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Conan throws a looping overhand right but Spud ducks down to avoid it.
Spud closes the distance but Conan moves to the side
and Conan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Spud tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Conan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Conan lands a nice hook to Spud's body. Spud takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Spud has closed the distance and engaged Conan in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Conan.
Conan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Spud fails to land.
A short uppercut from Conan.
Spud throws a head punch that misses.
Spud lands with a light punch inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice left hand lands by Spud.
Spud has a couple of punches blocked by Conan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spud digs a right hand underneath Conan's ribcage. Conan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Conan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Conan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Conan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Spud tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Conan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Conan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Spud doesn't manage to clinch there - Conan circles away.
Spud tries to clinch up.
Conan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Conan throws a hook to the side of Spud's head but Spud sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fight stays on the outside here - Spud looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Spud tries to clinch up.
A countering left hand to the body from Conan misses.
Conan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Conan counters with a stiff right hand.
Spud tries to clinch up but Conan circles away and keeps his distance.
Conan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Spud is looking to clinch.
Spud fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spud is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Spud is looking to clinch but Conan is avoiding it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Conan! But no joy.
Spud is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It seemed like Conan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Conan keeps the fight on the outside.
A big left from Conan misses.
Spud moves in looking to clinch but Conan pushes him off.
Conan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Conan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Spud tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Conan clobbers Spud with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

It looks like William Spud has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spud moves out of range of the strikes.
As Conan looks to move away, Spud throws a big counter combo but Conan just gets out of the way.
Spud darts in trying to clinch
and Conan counters with a nice body shot.
Conan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Spud doesn't manage to clinch there - Conan circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spud tries to clinch but Conan is having none of it.
Conan misses with a looping left.
Conan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Spud is looking to clinch.
Conan misses with a wild body shot.
Spud tries to clinch up.
Conan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Spud tries to clinch there but Conan circles away.
Conan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Spud fails in his attempt to clinch.

Conan shoots in and gets a takedown into Spud's guard.
Conan throws a big elbow that misses.
Conan works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Conan is trying to control. Spud wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Conan performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Edward Conan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conan wants to control but Spud is keeping him busy.
Conan slows the pace down in half guard.
Spud wants to get back to his feet.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Spud is staying active underneath Conan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
William Spud has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
William Spud is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Conan misses the jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Edward Conan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Conan 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edward Conan!