PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Conway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ales Zhandunka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Conway
vs
Zhandunka

193 cm
22
241 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

220 cm
25
275 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

:: Happy Pills ::

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thomas Conway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ales Zhandunka!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Alyssa Summers and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Conway feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Zhandunka preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Conway throwing strikes from guard but Zhandunka blocks nicely.
Conway has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Zhandunka preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Conway postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Conway controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Conway working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Conway throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Zhandunka working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Conway.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Conway throws a chopping leg kick but Zhandunka manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ales Zhandunka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Zhandunka drops Conway with a beautiful combination! Conway stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Zhandunka is looking for the KO!

It looks like Thomas Conway has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zhandunka tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Zhandunka throws a hook but Conway avoids it easily.
Zhandunka fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Zhandunka. That snapped Conway's head back.
Nice defenses there by Conway.

Conway scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Conway looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Zhandunka with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Conway sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Zhandunka defending well though.
Conway is keen to just control but Zhandunka is a slippery customer.
Conway thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Zhandunka's head.
Zhandunka controlling the position for now.

Conway wants to work for an arm triangle but Zhandunka is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Conway not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhandunka avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Conway.
Conway thows a huge punch but Zhandunka dodges it nicely.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A big left from Zhandunka misses.
Zhandunka stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Conway slips a straight right by Zhandunka.
Ales Zhandunka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zhandunka missing with a left hand there. Conway was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zhandunka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Conway.
Zhandunka misses with an uppercut. Conway saw that one coming.
Good leg kick by Conway there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice defenses there by Conway.
Zhandunka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Conway.
Zhandunka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zhandunka takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Conway darts in and clinches Zhandunka up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Conway.
Conway lands a hook to the side of the head.
Conway pushes off an throws an elbow but Zhandunka leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Zhandunka pushes Conway back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhandunka works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Conway.
Zhandunka misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zhandunka prevents the takedown attempt.
Conway can't find room to land a body shot as Zhandunka controls the action.
Conway tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Conway missing with knees to the body.
Conway lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zhandunka lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zhandunka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A body shot lands from Zhandunka.
Zhandunka lands with a right to the head.
Zhandunka lands a body shot.
Conway is breathing heavily.
Zhandunka dodges an elbow strike from Conway.
Zhandunka taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Conway looking to throw knees to the head but Zhandunka is blocking nicely.
Zhandunka throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Conways head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zhandunka softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short left from Zhandunka.
Conway tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Zhandunka lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Conway swings wildly with an uppercut but Zhandunka uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conway tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zhandunka avoids it.
A short right from Zhandunka on the inside.
Conway working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zhandunka.
Conway goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Conway is working for takedown but Zhandunka is calmly controlling the position for now.
A head punch on the inside from Conway fails to land.
Conway blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zhandunka is stalling here.
Zhandunka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zhandunka working aggressively here.
Zhandunka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zhandunka is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Zhandunka receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Zhandunka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Conway is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Zhandunka gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Conway. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zhandunka avoids the elbow strike from Conway, against the cage.
Zhandunka prevents a body shot from Conway.
Zhandunka wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Conway has him pressed against the cage.
Zhandunka blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Zhandunka - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ales Zhandunka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Conway's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Conway takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Zhandunka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A big right from Zhandunka misses.
Zhandunka avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Zhandunka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zhandunka throws the left hand but Conway avoids the punch easily.
Zhandunka looks to land a right hand but Conway moved out of range.
Conway displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zhandunka throws out the jab.
Zhandunka misses with a looping right.
Conway displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zhandunka throws out the jab.
A big left from Conway misses.
Conway uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zhandunka.
Ales Zhandunka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Conway shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Zhandunka as he jumps to the side.
Zhandunka scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Zhandunka looks to throw the jab but Conway is out of range.
Zhandunka throws a hook but Conway avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Zhandunka. That snapped Conway's head back.
Zhandunka walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Conway drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Zhandunka swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Conway's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ales Zhandunka!