PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Conway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Weirdness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Conway
vs
Weirdness

152 cm
20
194 lbs
2 - 2 - 1

186 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wayne Conway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, The Weirdness!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weirdness misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Weirdness tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Conway counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Conway.

Conway drags the fight down to the ground.
Conway seems keen to control Weirdness's posture.

Weirdness drops back, looking for a kneebar! Conway looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Conway looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Conway!

Conway is trying to get an arm triangle but Weirdness is defending well.
Conway throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weirdness is being controlled here.

Conway wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Weirdness, who protects the arm well.
Weirdness is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Conway is one step ahead and moves to full mount!

Conway jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Weirdness manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Conway tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weirdness is trying to work for a sweep but Conway has mounted him!
Conway looking to control and managing it successfully.
Conway could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Conway working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weirdness tries to reverse the position but Conway maintains control.
Conway throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Conway unloads with some shots from mount but Weirdness bucks and avoids them well.
Conway punching from mount but Weirdness doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conway content just to control the position here.

Weirdness defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Conway.
Conway controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wayne Conway dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Conway shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Weirdness is trying to defend but Conway finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Conway is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Weirdness can't escape the position.
Conway controlling his opponent.
Conway unloads with some shots from mount but Weirdness bucks and avoids them well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conway controlling from mount.
Conway seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Weirdness for as long as he can get away with.
Conway looking to finish with strikes here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Conway there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

Conway jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Weirdness manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Conway moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weirdness looks to move to half guard but instead Conway has passed into mount! Damn!
Conway controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conway looking to finish with strikes here!
Conway controlling his opponent.

Conway stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wayne Conway dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Conway shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Weirdness as he avoids it easily.
Conway slaps away a takedown attempt from Weirdness, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Weirdness shoots in and drives through. Conway sprawls well.
Conway keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wayne Conway has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Weirdness.
Weirdness fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Conway avoids it really well and circles away.
Conway dives in and grabs Weirdness's left leg, looking for a takedown. Weirdness pushes down on Conway's head and hops out.
Weirdness throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Conway.
Weirdness tries for a takedown but Conway circles away easily

and Conway counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Conway.
Weirdness takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Conway is pushing Weirdness up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Conway has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Weirdness is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Conway tightens his grip and picks Weirdness up, before dumping him to the ground. Weirdness manages to land in guard.
Conway is stalling in the full guard.

Weirdness looking for subs off his back but Conway has passed one foot through into half guard.
Weirdness avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Conway.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conway content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Conway frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Conway sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conway thowing shots but they're missing.

Conway get's back to his feet.
Weirdness closes this distance looking for a takedown but Conway circles away.
Conway circles away from the clinch attempt
and Conway cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weirdness misses with a kick to the body.
Weirdness tries to clinch

and Conway counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Conway.
Weirdness avoiding damage as Conway throws knees to the body.
Weirdness changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Conway fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Horrible takedown by Conway or perhaps it was just good defense by Weirdness which made him look bad.
Weirdness fails with a takedown attempt.
Weirdness throws the kick towards the body but Conway avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Conway misses with a wild combination.
Nice takedown defense from Weirdness. No joy for Conway on that attempt.
The Weirdness has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wayne Conway is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Weirdness misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wayne Conway showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Conway, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wayne Conway!