PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brian O Conan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Follett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniel Follett told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

O Conan
vs
Follett

225 cm
22
130 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

171 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Likes ground

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brian O Conan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniel Follett!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by O Conan or perhaps it was just good defense by Follett which made him look bad.
O Conan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Follett swinging wilding here.
Follett stuffs the takedown attempt from O Conan. O Conan gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian O Conan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Follett doesn't manage to clinch there - O Conan circles away.
Follett on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Follett throws a chopping leg kick but O Conan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Follett takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
O Conan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Follett circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Follett as O Conan shoots in.
O Conan fails to land the takedown.

Follett looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
O Conan wants to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Conan wants to control but Follett is keeping busy.
O Conan is breathing heavily.

Follett is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
O Conan wants to improve his position but Follett is controlling well.
O Conan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Follett looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Follett moves nicely into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Follett looks up at the clock and then as O Conan takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Follett smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
O Conan is looking for a sweep.

Follett stands up and beckons O Conan to his feet.
O Conan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Follett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Follett takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
O Conan misses with a takedown attempt

and Follett counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Follett.

O Conan is rocked!
Follett with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Oh O Conan is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Follett not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Follett cracks O Conan with a solid left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Follett advances to half guard.
Follett lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Follett decides to return to a standing position.

Follett is looking for a takedown. Wow, that's a brutal slam - O Conan is in big trouble! Follett is landing strikes from the mount and this one is all over! The ref jumps in to save a confused looking O Conan. Poor guy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Daniel Follett!