PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pygmy Lack (ranked 24694 p4p, 23654 weight class) and Brenon Conors (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Lack
vs
Conors

225 cm
26
300
1 - 4 - 0

225 cm
24
300
1 - 15 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Pygmy Lack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brenon Conors!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Phil Schofield and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lack leaves Conors with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lack stuffs the takedown.
Conors has his takedown stuffed
and Lack counters with a two punch combo.
Pygmy Lack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brenon Conors.
Conors looks winded!

Lack moves into the clinch successfully.
A right hand to the body from Lack.
Lack can't get the takedown.
Lack is trying to push Conors away but Conors has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Lack pulls Conors into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Lack looking for a guillotine here but Conors defends easily.

Lack pushes Conors off and gets back to his feet.
A right-left combo lands from Lack.

It looks like Brenon Conors has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lack throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Conors's waist but Conors gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lack off to one side.

Lack clinches up against the cage.
Lack taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lack has Conors pressed against the cage.

Lack manages to pull guard.
Conors landing with the ground and pound.
Conors stopping the sweep attempt from Lack.
Lack lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Lack looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conors preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lack pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Conors is keeping the position for now.
Lack throwing strikes from guard but Conors blocks nicely.
Conors looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lack looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lack throwing strikes from guard but Conors blocks nicely.
Lack is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Conors working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lack.
Lack is stalling in the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lack stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Conors swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lack showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

Lack has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A bit of stalling here from Lack.
Lack fails to pull guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pygmy Lack dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brenon Conors's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Conors shoots in but no luck this time.
Lack misses with a takedown attempt - Conors sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Conors shoots and misses
and Lack counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Conors shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lack counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pygmy Lack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brenon Conors.
Lack tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Conors swivels and escapes.
Lack shoots for a double leg takedown but Conors sprawls well. He's pushed Lack's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lack shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Conors sprawls well. Conors wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lack gets slowly back to his feet.
Lack is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Conors can do to turn this around?
Lack has a takedown stuffed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lack fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lack shoots in but Conors avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Brenon Conors seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lack is trying hard to land a takedown here. Conors sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Conors tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Conors looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Lack!
Lack tries to bench press Conors off him but Conors keeps the position.
Conors misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Lack is trying to buck Conors off.
Lack is looking for a sweep.
Conors scoring with punches and elbows.
Lack is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Conors off and has taken his back!

Conors defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.

Conors defends a prolonged rear naked choke attempt and turns nicely into his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Conors postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Lack manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Lack tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Conors just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lack drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lack is trying to force a seperation but Conors has the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conors fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lack tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Stalling in the clinch from Lack.
Lack tries for a takedown. No joy.
Conors blocks an elbow strike from Lack.
Lack blocks an uppercut.
Lack looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lack tries to pull guard but Conors forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Conors swings wildly with an uppercut but Lack uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lack blocks an uppercut.
Lack pushes Conors back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lack is looking to break free of the clinch but Conors has double underhooks.
Conors gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lack.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Conors throws a head punch that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Brenon Conors will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Brenon Conors's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Conors shoots for a double leg takedown but Lack sprawls well. He's pushed Conors's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lack throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Conors with the counter takedown but Lack avoids it easily.
Conors shoots in and drives through. Lack sprawls well.

Lack rushes Conors and presses him up against the cage.
Lack is looking for a takedown.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lack.
Lack tries to break the clinch but Conors is controlling the position.
Lack has Conors pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Conors manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lack taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lack is trying to pull guard but Conors has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pygmy Lack. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Conors takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lack - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conors tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Conors gets underhooks to prevent Lack's takedown attempt.
Lack wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Conors has him pressed against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Conors throws a punch but it's blocked by Lack.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lack blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Lack pulls guard.
Conors postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Conors is in close to Lack's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Conors throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Lack working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Conors doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Conors manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lack is trying to keep Conors in close.

Lack has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Conors can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pygmy Lack overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Conors scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conors throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Conors scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Conors postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Conors is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Conors throws a strike but Lack rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Lack stands up from Conors's guard - Lack perhaps looking for a knockout.
Lack shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Conors pinned against the cage. Conors gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pygmy Lack is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Conors keeps the fight on the outside.
Conors tries for a takedown but Lack circles away easily
and Conors takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Conors stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Conors wants it to stay on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conors dives in and grabs Lack's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lack pushes down on Conors's head and hops out.
Lack shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Conors defends it nicely.
Lack keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Conors doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Lack counter with a right hand.
Lack looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Conors is fending him off so far but Lack persists. Nope, Conors circles away and we're back to standing.
Conors shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lack counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Conors misses with a takedown
and Lack connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Conors gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lack counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pygmy Lack showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lack 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pygmy Lack!
In defeat, Brenon Conors stepped up to the mic, saying 'Book me & Fight ne'.