PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Greg Connor (ranked 85 p4p, 1935 weight class) and Yellow Belt Casey (ranked 11 p4p, 207 weight class). Connor comes to the cage accompanied by Cherub Rock. Yellow Belt Casey has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Connor
vs
Casey

178 cm
25
158
14 - 1 - 0

168 cm
24
151
8 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Fenrir Fightgear - Anno 2013
Carnage Clothing

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 14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Greg Connor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yellow Belt Casey!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Casey slips under a jab.
We've been told by Connor's head coaches at Elite MMA Training that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Connor. Casey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Casey misses with a takedown
and Connor counters with a straight right hand.
Casey looks to land a right hand but Connor moved out of range.
Casey misses with a straight right.
Casey uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Connor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Connor scores with a kick to the body.
Connor throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Casey counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice uppercut there from Casey.
Casey blocks a jab.
Casey swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Connor misses with the body kick
and Casey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Casey scores with a jab to the head.
Connor swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Casey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Connor darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Casey darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Connor keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Casey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice defenses there by Casey.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connor moves away from the strike by Casey.
Connor is looking to counter punch.
Connor scores with a nice right hand.
Connor throws a lazy right hand but Casey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Connor looks to throw the jab but Casey is out of range.
Greg Connor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Casey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Connor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Casey.
Connor connects with a looping right hand.
Connor misses with a hook. Casey ducked under it nicely.
Casey let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Casey moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Casey misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connor moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Casey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Casey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Connor throws out the jab.
Connor avoids the body shot from Casey.
Connor throws a lazy right hand but Casey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Connor misses the jab.
Casey avoids a kick to the body.
Connor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Casey.
Connor throws out a loose jab but Casey uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connor throws a body shot but no joy.
Connor throws a shot from downtown. Casey moves away and avoids it.
Casey slips a jab from Connor.
Casey cracks Connor with a right hand to the side of the head.
Casey lands a body shot.
Casey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Casey.
Greg Connor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yellow Belt Casey.
Connor lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Greg Connor dominated that round.
That's time! Connor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Casey missing with a left hand there. Connor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A quick step to the side and Connor tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

It looks like Yellow Belt Casey has been cut.
Casey sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Connor takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Connor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Casey can do to turn this around?
Casey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Connor was well out of range. Poor timing from Casey.
A swing and a miss from Connor.
Connor ducks under a wild hook from Casey.
Connor misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Casey was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Connor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Connor throws an overhand right that lands on Casey's shoulder, as Casey tries to avoid the shot.
Connor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Casey circles away quickly and effectively.
Casey is looking for the big counter here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Connor throws a wild body kick that Casey sees coming a mile off.
Casey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Connor.
Connor jabs at Casey's body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Casey might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Connor has got the better of the exchanges.
Casey swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Connor.
Connor swings widly with a right hand
and Casey counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Greg Connor has been cut.
Good exchange - Connor coming out on top.
Casey walks forward, straight into a front kick from Connor.
Casey walks into a left hand.
Casey misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connor clobbers Casey with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Casey sizes up Connor with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Connor connects with a jab.

Casey is rocked!
Casey moves out of range of the strikes.
Casey is still on wobbly legs! Can Connor finish him?
Casey misses with an uppercut
and Connor counters with a nice kick to the body.
Connor slips a straight right by Casey.
Casey seems to have recovered his senses.
Casey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Connor.
A swing and a miss from Casey.
Casey ducks under a wild hook from Connor.
A slow jab from Casey misses its intended target.
Connor was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Greg Connor is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connor takes one to the chin there.
Connor rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Casey counters with a nice double leg into side control. Connor won't be happy with that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Connor tries to escape but Casey is in control.
Connor wants to control but Casey postures up.

Casey is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Connor is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Casey is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Connor knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Casey tries to advance to mount but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connor manages to get back to half guard.
Casey wants to take a breather but Connor is having none of it.
Connor is looking for a sweep. Casey is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Casey wants to take a breather but Connor is having none of it.

Casey is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Connor has managed to free his arm - good work.
Connor is not content to let Casey control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Greg Connor will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!

Connor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Connor misses with a hook. Casey ducked under it nicely.
Casey with a poor takedown
and Connor counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Casey closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A telegraphed right hand from Casey misses the target.
Casey shoots in for a double leg but Connor sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Connor quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Connor lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Connor throws a body kick that misses.
Casey swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Connor uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Casey has time to react.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Casey lands a glancing blow to the side of Connor's head.
Connor takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Connor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Casey.
Casey tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.

Casey drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Casey tries to free his leg and advance position but Connor is retaining full guard.
Casey trying to control but Connor is working from the bottom.
Casey looking to sit in guard and control but Connor gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Connor won't allow Casey to sweep him here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connor would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Casey is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Connor defends well.
Casey wants to sweep here but Connor controlling him for the moment.

Connor decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Casey, up you get!
Connor lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Casey finds it's way through Connor's defenses.
Casey works the jab nicely.
Connor misses with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connor throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Casey to counter with a crisp jab.
Casey scores with a jab to the head.
Casey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Connor throws out the jab.
A big left from Casey misses.
A little feinted left hand from Connor on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Yellow Belt Casey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Connor throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Casey tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A big right from Connor misses.
Connor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Casey looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Casey misses with a right hand
and Connor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Connor throws a jab but it's blocked by Casey.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connor scores with a push kick.
Connor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Casey.
Casey 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.
Casey throws a jab but it's blocked by Connor.
A looping hook to the body misses from Connor. Casey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Connor looks to score with a jab to the body but Casey is just out of range.
Connor throws a right hand that misses
enabling Casey to counter with a crisp jab.
Connor looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Connor.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Casey! But no joy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Greg Connor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Connor, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Greg Connor!
An out of breath Greg Connor thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.