PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Conan Ends It (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Longstaff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Ends It
vs
Longstaff

193 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Behold The Beast

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Conan Ends It!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Longstaff!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ends It lands a left and a right that send Longstaff crashing to the mat, dazed. Ends It thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Longstaff is rocked!

It looks like Daniel Longstaff has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Ends It.
Longstaff is still on wobbly legs! Can Ends It finish him?
Conan Ends It seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ends It throws a hook to the side of Longstaff's head but Longstaff sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Longstaff seems to have recovered his senses.
Longstaff throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ends It throws a looping overhand right but Longstaff ducks down to avoid it.
Ends It tries to clinch up but Longstaff circles away and keeps his distance.
Ends It tries to bum rush Longstaff with a series of wild strikes but Longstaff uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ends It waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Longstaff.
Ends It wants to clinch up but Longstaff keeps it at a distance.
Ends It throws an overhand right that lands on Longstaff's shoulder, as Longstaff tries to avoid the shot.

Longstaff feints and as Ends It raises his hands in defense, Longstaff changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Longstaff must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Longstaff landing with the ground and pound.
Longstaff showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ends It wants to stand and escape but Longstaff is having none of it.
Longstaff controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ends It is looking to stand up but Longstaff isn't so interested in that idea.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ends It is breathing heavily.
Longstaff is stalling in the full guard.

Longstaff stands up from Ends It's guard - Longstaff perhaps looking for a knockout.

Longstaff changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ends It looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Longstaff works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Longstaff remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

Longstaff wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ends It, who protects the arm well.
Longstaff lands an elbow.
Longstaff working the head and body with strikes.
Ends It pushes Longstaff away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Longstaff gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Longstaff works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ends It takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Longstaff grinds an elbow into Ends It's temple.
Longstaff controls the position.
Ends It pushes Longstaff away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Longstaff gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Ends It takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Longstaff works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longstaff taking a breather here.
Ends It taking punishment in the form of punches.
Longstaff is chipping away with strikes.
Longstaff in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Ends It takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Ends It takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Longstaff scoring with punches from side control.
Longstaff landing a few strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ends It takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ends It is pushing Longstaff's head away, looking to escape. Longstaff manages to hold on to the position though.
Longstaff looks up at the clock and then as Ends It takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Longstaff smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Check out the look on Longstaff's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Longstaff scoring with punches from side control.
Longstaff working the head with strikes.
Longstaff happy to just control the position for now.
Longstaff's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Longstaff wants to control but Ends It is keeping him busy.
Longstaff scoring with punches and elbows.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Longstaff cracks Ends It with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Ends It wants to get back to his feet but Longstaff drags him back down.
Longstaff scoring with punches and elbows.
Longstaff scoring with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Longstaff dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Longstaff's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Longstaff fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ends It sprawls well initially but Longstaff persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ends It is looking to escape.
Longstaff slips a nice elbow through Ends It's hands, connecting with Ends It's forehead.
Longstaff prevents Ends It from standing back up.
Longstaff frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ends It is trying to stand.
Longstaff looking to finish Ends It with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ends It!
Longstaff sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ends It is trying to stand.
Longstaff looking to finish Ends It with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ends It!
Ends It is in a horrible position here. Longstaff smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Longstaff controlling his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee warns Ends It that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ends It in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Longstaff lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ends It hang on?
Longstaff looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ends It is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Longstaff in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Longstaff raining down shots from the mount!
Longstaff scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Longstaff is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Longstaff in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Longstaff is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ends It can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Longstaff lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Longstaff looking to control and managing it successfully.
Longstaff scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ends It squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

Longstaff is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Ends It to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Ends It shrugs it off.
Ends It wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Longstaff takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Longstaff lands a big shot there that rocks Ends It but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Longstaff putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Longstaff tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ends It is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longstaff content just to control the position here.
Ends It is in a horrible position here. Longstaff smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Longstaff with good strikes from the mount here!
Longstaff looking to finish Ends It with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ends It!
Longstaff in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ends It is trying to stand up.
Longstaff lands a nice shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Longstaff with shots to the head and body - Ends It looks very uncomfortable down there.
Ends It wants to get back to his feet.
Longstaff unloading with bombs!
Longstaff lands with some strikes.
Longstaff really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ends It. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ends It is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Longstaff in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ends It trying desperately to get to his feet.
Longstaff takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Longstaff has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ends It's face.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Longstaff cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Longstaff landing strikes, looking to finish!
Longstaff landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Longstaff showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Daniel Longstaff's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Longstaff looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Ends It!
Daniel Longstaff has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ends It is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Longstaff lands with some strikes.
Longstaff landing strikes, looking to finish!
BOOM! Longstaff connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Longstaff with the ground and pound from mount.
Longstaff scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ends It?
The referee warns Ends It that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Ends It is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Longstaff working the ground and pound effectively.
Longstaff landing shots from mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Longstaff landing strikes from the mount.
Longstaff dominating with strikes here.
Longstaff in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
BOOM! Longstaff connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Longstaff connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ends It trying desperately to get to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Longstaff.
Longstaff lands a big shot there that rocks Ends It but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ends It really wants to buck Longstaff off and get back to his feet.
Longstaff has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ends It's face.
Ends It is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Longstaff working the ground and pound effectively.
Longstaff raining down shots from the mount!
Longstaff in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ends It trying desperately to get to his feet.

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.
Longstaff postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ends It looks a forlorn figure.
Longstaff with shots to the head and body - Ends It looks very uncomfortable down there.
Longstaff has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ends It really wants to buck Longstaff off and get back to his feet.
Longstaff landing strikes from the mount and Ends It is in trouble!
Longstaff landing strikes from the mount and Ends It is in trouble!
Longstaff breaks from Ends It's wrist control and lands an elbow.
BOOM! Longstaff connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Longstaff sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ends It is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Longstaff controlling the pace for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ends It is trying to stand.
Longstaff lands a big shot there that rocks Ends It but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ends It is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Longstaff.
Longstaff takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
You get the feeling that Ends It really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Longstaff unloading with bombs!

That's four 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.
Longstaff pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ends It is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Longstaff with shots to the head and body - Ends It looks very uncomfortable down there.
Ends It is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Longstaff with the ground and pound from mount.
Ends It wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Longstaff with a couple of short strikes.
Conan Ends It has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ends It taking shots to the head.
Longstaff working the ground and pound effectively.
Ends It squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Daniel Longstaff is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Longstaff fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Longstaff pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Longstaff comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Longstaff 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 25:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 25:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Longstaff!