PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Greg Connor (ranked 78 p4p, 373 weight class) and Magnificent Chulalongkorn (ranked 8 p4p, 41 weight class). Connor comes to the cage accompanied by Cherub Rock. Chulalongkorn has chosen Yellow Claw & The Opposites - Thunder as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Connor
vs
Chulalongkorn

178 cm
23
158
11 - 1 - 0

163 cm
24
144
10 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

HARDCORE Threads
Conviction

Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Greg Connor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Magnificent Chulalongkorn!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Connor throws an off balance right hand
and Chulalongkorn counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Connor lands a nice shot that snaps Chulalongkorn's head back.
A big left from Connor misses.
Chulalongkorn connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

It looks like Greg Connor has been cut.
Connor misses with an uppercut. Chulalongkorn saw that one coming.
Connor throws a jab when Chulalongkorn was well out of range.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chulalongkorn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Connor throws out the jab.
Chulalongkorn now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Connor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Connor throws a sloppy body shot
and Chulalongkorn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Connor scores with a body shot.
Connor throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Connor misses with a right hand
and Chulalongkorn counters with a nice uppercut.
Connor feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Chulalongkorns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Connor misses with an uppercut
and Chulalongkorn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Connor is rocked!
Connor lands a nice looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connor lands a nice hook to Chulalongkorn's body. Chulalongkorn takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A big left from Connor misses.
Connor sets himself, and Chulalongkorn steps forward looking for the clinch! Connor avoids it this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chulalongkorn misses with an uppercut. Connor saw that one coming.
Chulalongkorn misses with a double jab.
A jab from Connor misses.
Connor scores with a jab to the head.
A slow jab from Connor misses its intended target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connor throws a shot from downtown. Chulalongkorn moves away and avoids it.

Chulalongkorn drops Connor with a big left hand and mounts him. Connor is in big trouble!
Oh Connor is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Connor is squirming around, avoiding Chulalongkorn's attempts to control the action.
Connor seems to have got his legs back now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Chulalongkorn looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

Chulalongkorn has control of Connor's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Connor regains control of the situation pretty easily.

Chulalongkorn moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Connor has worked his arm free - good work by Connor!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Chulalongkorn goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Connor has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Chulalongkorn but great work by Connor.
You can see the frustration on Chulalongkorn's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Connor tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Chulalongkorn can't do much from the bottom here.
Connor tries to stand but Chulalongkorn is controlling his head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Magnificent Chulalongkorn will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Greg Connor's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Chulalongkorn takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Chulalongkorn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Connor counters with a straight right hand.
Chulalongkorn lunges at Connor with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Connor's hand.
Chulalongkorn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Connor seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chulalongkorn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Connor.
Nice defenses there by Chulalongkorn.
A little jabbing left from Chulalongkorn on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Chulalongkorn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Connor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chulalongkorn throws an off balance right hand
and Connor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Connor.
Chulalongkorn misses with a combination
and Connor counters with a nice body shot.
Connor connects with a body shot.
Connor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Connor scores with a jab. Chulalongkorn acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connor delivers a nice body kick.
Connor misses with a left hand
and Chulalongkorn counters with a stiff right hand.
Connor lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Chulalongkorn at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Connor.
Chulalongkorn appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
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!

Connor feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Chulalongkorn sprawling to the canvas! Chulalongkorn rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Connor finish him?!

Chulalongkorn is rocked!
Connor throws out a loose jab but Chulalongkorn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chulalongkorn is still on wobbly legs! Can Connor finish him?
Connor scores with a decent looking hook.
Connor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chulalongkorn can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chulalongkorn staying out of range there.
Connor drops Chulalongkorn with a straight right hand, right on the button! Connor follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Greg Connor!
Greg Connor retains his featherweight title!
A very excited looking Greg Connor rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.