PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abelinha Amarela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Conrad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Amarela
vs
Conrad

187 cm
20
216 lbs
5 - 1 - 1

195 cm
29
215 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Beast Body

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 5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Abelinha Amarela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Derek Conrad!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amarela misses with a body shot.
Conrad lands a nice shot to the body.
Conrad throws a right and a left that both miss.
Amarela scores with a sloppy right hand. Conrad should have avoided that one.
Conrad thows a body shot but no joy.
Conrad misses with a hook
and Amarela counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Conrad throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Conrad fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Amarela looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Conrad lands a body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Conrad pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Amarela avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Amarela defending well as Conrad loads up on a big left hand.
Amarela misses with an uppercut.
Conrad scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Conrad misses with a jab, cross combination.
Amarela takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Conrad jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amarela misses with an uppercut. Conrad saw that one coming.
Conrad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Conrad takes a swing at Amarela's ribcage but misses.
Conrad scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Amarela doesn't seem bothered though.
Amarela steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Conrad.
Conrad misses with a body shot.
Conrad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Amarela takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Amarela lands a jab-cross combination.
Jab from Conrad.
Amarela throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Amarela moves away from the strike by Conrad.
Conrad takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Conrad lands a right hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conrad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Derek Conrad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Conrad fails to land with a series of punches.
Conrad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Conrad wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Amarela avoids the body shot from Conrad.
Amarela tries a low kick but Conrad avoids it.
Conrad tries to bum rush Amarela with a series of wild strikes but Amarela uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Amarela works the jab nicely.
Conrad scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Amarela doesn't seem bothered though.
Conrad is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Amarela rather than just go for the knockout.
Conrad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Amarela keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Conrad.
Conrad with a nice cross.
Amarela throws a jab but it's blocked by Conrad.
Amarela throws a combination. Conrad tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amarela throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Conrad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Amarela.
Amarela throws out a loose jab but Conrad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Amarela showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Conrad.
Conrad ducks under a wild hook from Amarela.
Amarela scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Amarela scores with a shot to the body.
Conrad goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Conrad looks gassed!
Conrad waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Amarela.
Conrad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Conrad misses with a straight left.
Amarela uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Conrad.
Conrad lands with a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amarela misses with a body shot.
Amarela swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Conrad throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Amarela misses the shot to the body.
Conrad takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Conrad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Amarela moves away.
Conrad falls off balance throwing a combination
and Amarela cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Conrad misses with a series of wild punches.
Conrad thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Conrad misses with a hook.
Amarela keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Conrad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Derek Conrad will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Amarela ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Conrad moves away.
Derek Conrad is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Conrad misses with a double jab.
Conrad swings widly with a right hand
and Amarela counters with a stiff right hand.
Amarela fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Conrad manages to avoid it.
Conrad throws the left hand but Amarela avoids the punch easily.
Amarela ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Conrad moves away.
Amarela slips a jab from Conrad.
Conrad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Amarela was well out of range. Poor timing from Conrad.
A jab from Conrad finds it's way through Amarela's defenses.
Amarela throws a low kick but Conrad moves out of range easily.
Amarela throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Conrad throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Conrad looks to land a right hand but Amarela moved out of range.
Conrad uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Amarela has time to react.
Amarela scores with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conrad swinging wildly here.
Conrad misses the shot to the body.
Amarela throws a shot from downtown. Conrad moves away and avoids it.
Amarela throws a low kick but Conrad moves out of range easily.
Amarela misses with a wild body shot.
Amarela doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Amarela misses with a straight right.
Conrad jabs at Amarela's body.
Conrad throws a poor cross that misses
and Amarela counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Conrad thinking.
Amarela uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Conrad.
Conrad ducks under a wild hook from Amarela.
Conrad throws a right and a left that Amarela avoids nicely.
Conrad is breathing heavily.
Amarela misses with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conrad misses with a hook
and Amarela counters with a straight right hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Conrad.
Conrad throws a jab when Amarela was well out of range.
Conrad keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Amarela.
Amarela takes a swing at Conrad's ribcage but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Amarela scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Conrad moves out of range of the strikes.
Conrad misses with a straight right.
Conrad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Amarela.
Conrad throws a body punch but Amarela moves out of range.
Amarela ducks right into an uppercut from Conrad.
Conrad looks to throw the jab but Amarela is out of range.
Conrad misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amarela comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Amarela connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Conrad's hands.
Conrad throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Amarela misses with a body shot.
Amarela tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Conrad was well out of range. Poor timing from Amarela.
Conrad just misses with a punch to the body.
Conrad just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Amarela. Conrad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Conrad dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Amarela avoids the body shot from Conrad.
Amarela misses with a body shot.
Conrad scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The fighters circling - Conrad throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amarela misses with a body shot.
Conrad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Amarela.
Conrad fails to land with a series of punches.
Amarela thows a body shot but no joy.
Amarela throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Conrad throws a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Amarela looks to land a left hand but Conrad moved out of range nicely.
Amarela swings for the body but Conrad moves out of range.
Amarela on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Conrad throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Amarela sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Amarela lands with a cross.
Amarela doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Conrad misses with a wild body shot.
Amarela is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Conrad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Abelinha Amarela will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Conrad misses with a combination
and Amarela counters with a nice uppercut.
Conrad misses with a looping left.
Conrad throws a jab when Amarela was well out of range.
Conrad swings for the body but Amarela moves out of range.
Conrad misses with a few strikes there.
Amarela moves forwards but Conrad connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Conrad swings for the body but Amarela moves out of range.
Conrad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Amarela was well out of range. Poor timing from Conrad.
Conrad misses with a wild combination.
Conrad throws a combination that misses
and Amarela counters with a nice body shot.
Amarela throws a hook but Conrad blocks it.
Conrad misses with a jab, cross combination.
Conrad takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Conrad takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amarela looks to score with a jab to the body but Conrad is just out of range.
Amarela throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Amarela fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Conrad manages to avoid it.
Conrad misses with a wild body shot.
Conrad rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Amarela moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Conrad looks to score with a jab to the body but Amarela is just out of range.
Amarela looks to score with a jab to the body but Conrad is just out of range.
Amarela thows a left - swing and a miss!
Conrad checks the leg kick.
Conrad misses the body punch
and Amarela cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice straight punches there by Amarela. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Amarela.
Conrad misses with a combination
and Amarela counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Conrad looks to land a left hand but Amarela moved out of range nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conrad throws a jab when Amarela was well out of range.
Amarela throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Conrad sizes up Amarela with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Amarela!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A combination from Amarela does no damage.
Amarela will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Amarela misses with a wild body shot.
Amarela stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Conrad throws a predictable looking body shot
and Amarela cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Amarela throws a leg kick
and Conrad counters with a one-two to the body.
Conrad scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A bone on bone clash there as Conrad blocks the leg kick.
Amarela uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Conrad has time to react.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amarela swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Conrad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Amarela looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Amarela lands an overhand right.
Amarela avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Conrad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Amarela takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Conrad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Conrad checks a low kick from Amarela.
Conrad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Amarela misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Conrad.
Conrad throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conrad closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Conrad pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Conrad misses with a two punch combination.
Amarela uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Conrad has time to react.
Amarela throws an overhand right that lands on Conrad's shoulder, as Conrad tries to avoid the shot.
Conrad on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Conrad scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good standup being displayed there by Amarela as he connects with a hook.
Amarela walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Conrad checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Amarela fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Conrad manages to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Amarela throws a shot from downtown. Conrad moves away and avoids it.
Conrad staying out of range there.
Conrad lands a lovely overhand right.

And that's the end of the fight!
Abelinha Amarela showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Amarela 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Abelinha Amarela!
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight for Derek Conrad!
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight for Derek Conrad!

Derek Conrad wins by split decision!
Derek Conrad took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Beast Body for their support in the buildup to the fight.