PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edward Conan (ranked 1195 p4p, 1524 weight class) and Samuel Nti (ranked 34 p4p, 50 weight class). Samuel Nti has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Conan
vs
Nti

178 cm
28
158
11 - 5 - 0

172 cm
35
167
29 - 13 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Urban Fighter
Brooklyn Apothecary

Vegan Gains
Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edward Conan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Samuel Nti!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nti works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Conan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Conan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Conan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nti throws out the jab.
It looked like Conan was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Nti.
Conan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nti was well out of range. Poor timing from Conan.
Conan connects with a single shot there.

It looks like Samuel Nti has been cut.
Conan ducks under a wild hook from Nti.
The fighters circling - Nti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Conan attempts a counter takedown but Nti avoids it well and moves away.
Nti throws a hook but Conan blocks it.
Nti fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice body punch from Nti.
Nti connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nti misses with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Conan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nti to score with a decent uppercut.
Conan moves out of range of the strikes.
Nti misses with a straight right.

Nti pushes Conan up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Conan.
Conan throws a head punch that misses.
Conan is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Nti to keep the fight standing.
Conan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Conan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Nti pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Nti gets underhooks to prevent Conan's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edward Conan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nti tries to work over Conan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Conan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nti scores with a hook to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Nti.
Conan swings wildly with an uppercut but Nti uses good head movement to avoid it.

Conan successfully pulls guard.
Nti won't allow Conan to sweep him here.
Nti is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Conan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nti can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
My spies in Alfred Top Team inform me that Nti has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Conan is looking for a triangle but Nti pushes his legs off easily.
Nti must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Conan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nti controls from within his opponent's guard.
Nti's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

Conan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nti can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Nti is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Conan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Nti controls the pace.

Conan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nti gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Nti is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Conan 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.
Nti stays in close to Conan's body and controls the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nti might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A swing and a miss from Conan.
Nti cracks Conan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Conan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nti.
A lazy left from Nti finds it's target.
Nti misses with a hook
and Conan counters with a stiff right hand.
Nti misses with a hook
and Conan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nti thinking.
No luck for Conan with that takedown attempt.
Nti swings for the body but Conan moves out of range.
Conan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nti looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Samuel Nti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Nti.
Nti loads up on a big right hand but Conan slips the punch.
Nti scores with a nice right hand.
Nti ducks under a wild hook from Conan.
Nti stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nti wants it to stay on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Samuel Nti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Samuel Nti's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Conan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Conan misses with a few strikes there.
Nti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nti connects with a jab.
Nice cross by Nti.
Nti throws an overhand right that lands on Conan's shoulder, as Conan tries to avoid the shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Nti misses the target.
Nti misses with a shot to the body
and Conan counters with a right hand to the body.
Nti gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Conan.
Samuel Nti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nti lands a nice hook to Conan's body. Conan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nti misses with a hook
and Conan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Samuel Nti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Conan ducks under a wild hook from Nti.
Nti sizes up Conan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nti throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Conan on the side of the head.
Nti misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conan misses with a body shot.
Conan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nti scores with a hook.
Conan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Conan ducks under a wild hook from Nti.
Conan appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Nti lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Conan at a distance.
Nti misses with a hook
and Conan counters with a right hand to the body.
Conan ducks under a wild hook from Nti.
Conan dives in for a single leg takedown but Nti sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Nti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nti tries to throw a body punch but Conan avoids it by throwing Nti back against the cage.
Conan takes a shot to the head.
Nti lands a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Conan takes a shot to the head.
Conan prevents a body shot from Nti.
Nti prevents the takedown attempt.
Conan throws a punch but it's blocked by Nti.
Nti swings wildly with an uppercut but Conan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nti lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nti.
Nti tries a body shot but Conan blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Nti scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nti misses with a punch on the inside.
Nti wants to break the clinch but can't.
Conan blocking some punches.
Nti misses with some punches.
Conan misses with a punch to the body.
Nti has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nti lands with a short shot to the head.
Nti lands a nice uppercut.
Nti misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conan can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edward Conan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nti lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Conan backwards.
Nti blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nti.

Nti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good exchange - Nti coming out on top.
Conan cracks Nti with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Conan shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Nti napping and manages to drive through into side control!
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Conan looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Nti is avoiding damage well.
Conan tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Nti defending against the ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Conan is looking to take a break and control but Nti is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nti stops Conan from passing to mount.
Conan lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Nti down.
Nti tries to buck Conan off but Conan is having none of it.

Conan is trying to get an arm triangle but Nti is defending well.

Conan is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Nti is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Nti is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Conan's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Conan landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nti keeping control of the position.
Nti tries to roll over but Conan keeps him under control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Samuel Nti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Samuel Nti's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Conan ducks under a wild hook from Nti.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nti.
Conan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nti tries to clinch but Conan is having none of it.
Conan went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Conan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Conan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Conan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nti lands with an overhand left.
Conan walks into a straight right hand from Nti.
Nti gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Conan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nti cracks Conan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conan shoots in looking for a takedown. Nti tries to sprawl out of it but Conan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nti manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nti throws a good cross that connects.
Nti connects with a jab.
Nti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Conan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nti counters with a stiff right hand.
Nti misses with a hook. Conan ducked under it nicely.
Nti throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nti takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Conan throws out the jab.
Nti looks to land a left hand but Conan moved out of range nicely.
As Nti looks to move away, Conan throws a big counter combo but Nti just gets out of the way.
Conan defending well as Nti loads up on a big left hand.
Edward Conan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conan throws the left hand but Nti avoids the punch easily.
Conan slips a straight right by Nti.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nti, as that shot connected.
Nti catches Conan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Conan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nti swivels and escapes.
Nti is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Conan with a body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edward Conan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Conan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Nti on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Conan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Conan is rocked!
Conan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nti.
Conan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nti takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nti throws an off balance right hand
and Conan counters with a nice uppercut.
Conan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Conan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nti tries to avoid it but Conan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nti to the ground. Nti escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conan misses with a straight left.
Conan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Conan fails with the takedown
and Nti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Nti moves into the clinch successfully.
Nti lands a left hand that snaps the head of Conan backwards.
Nti lands a right hand that snaps the head of Conan backwards.
Nti lands with a light punch inside.
Oh Conan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nti lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nti lands an uppercut.
Nti tries to work over Conan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nti swings wildly with an uppercut but Conan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nti works on Conan's body with a couple of short punches.
Conan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Conan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Conan lands with a short shot to the head.
Samuel Nti seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nti.
Nti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nti misses with the head strike.
Nti lands a nice uppercut.
Conan is trying to drag Nti to the mat but Nti just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Nti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nti misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nti.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Conan.
Conan seems to have got his legs back now.
Nti scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Conan.
Conan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Conan has a couple of punches blocked by Nti.
Conan tries for a takedown. No joy.
Conan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nti tries a body shot but Conan blocks it.
Conan misses with a punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Samuel Nti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nti 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samuel Nti!