|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gregory O Connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Logan Justis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gregory O Connor could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Logan Justis's chin.
 |
|
 |
| 175 cm
20
170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
|
189 cm
18
183 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
|
Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gregory O Connor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Logan Justis!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Chad Campbell and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Justis throws a looping overhand right but O Connor ducks down to avoid it.
A quick step to the side and O Connor tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Justis avoids the head kick by O Connor.
O Connor looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
O Connor tries a head kick but it misses.
Justis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
O Connor comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Justis cracks O Connor with a good jab.
O Connor misses with a wild combination.
Justis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decent striking displayed by Justis there.
O Connor punishes Justis's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Justis.
O Connor misses with a wild body shot.
Justis has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
O Connor lands a head kick!
It looks like Logan Justis has been cut.
Justis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Justis has managed to clinch.
O Connor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Justis backwards.
Justis lands a left hand that snaps the head of O Connor backwards.
O Connor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
O Connor works the jab nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Connor lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Connor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Justis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Connor throws out the jab.
Justis lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That kick from O Connor tenderised Justis's leg. Justis is trying to keep his angry face on.
O Connor ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Good exchange - O Connor coming out on top.
Donk. O Connor catches Justis right on the button with a cross.
O Connor misses with a wild body shot.
Justis scores with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justis clinches with his opponent.
Justis has a couple of punches blocked by O Connor.
O Connor misses with some punches.
A body shot lands from O Connor.
O Connor has had enough of the clinch but Justis keeps him there for the moment.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Justis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
O Connor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Justis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Justis prevents O Connor from breaking the clinch.
O Connor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Justis throws a punch but it's blocked by O Connor.
O Connor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Justis lands a right hand.
O Connor can't break the clinch.
A short right from Justis on the inside.
Justis misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Justis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Connor has a couple of punches blocked by Justis.
O Connor throws a punch but it's blocked by Justis.
Justis lands a right hand.
Justis avoiding damage as O Connor throws knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Connor blocks a body shot from Justis.
O Connor is trying to break the clinch but Justis is controlling him.
O Connor's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Justis gets through O Connor's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Justis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of O Connor backwards.
O Connor tries a body shot but Justis blocks it.
O Connor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
O Connor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
O Connor with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A right handed body shot lands from Justis.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Justis as O Connor tries to tie him up.
Justis scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Justis fails to land.
O Connor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Logan Justis will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Logan Justis's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from O Connor, right into the meat.
O Connor throws a low kick but Justis moves out of range easily.
O Connor misses with a body shot.
O Connor scores with a body shot.
O Connor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Justis.
Justis tries to counter with a clinch but O Connor shakes him off and moves away.
O Connor moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Connor throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
O Connor lands a right hand that snaps the head of Justis backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Connor.
Justis swings wildly with an uppercut but O Connor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Justis keeps the fight in the clinch, despite O Connor's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Connor lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Justis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Justis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
O Connor throws a head punch that misses.
O Connor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Justis throws a head punch that misses.
O Connor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Justis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Justis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Justis has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Justis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Logan Justis seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
O Connor throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from O Connor fails to land.
O Connor misses with the head strike.
Justis scores with a shot to the side of O Connor's head.
Justis lands a nice uppercut.
Justis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Justis digs a right hand underneath O Connor's ribcage. O Connor let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by O Connor.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Justis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
O Connor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Justis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A body shot lands from O Connor.
O Connor is trying to break free.
Justis misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Connor.
Justis misses with a short punch on the inside.
O Connor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Justis blocks an uppercut.
O Connor creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Justis's defenses.
Justis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
O Connor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
O Connor connects with a solid leg kick.
O Connor throws a head kick but Justis moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Connor stalks Justis and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Justis's face. Justis staggers backwards, shaken.
Justis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
O Connor fails to land with a series of punches.
O Connor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Justis.
O Connor just misses with a punch to the body.
Justis lands a really nice looking cross but O Connor seems unphased.
O Connor gets a clinch.
Justis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
O Connor is looking to break free of the clinch but Justis has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Connor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Justis.
O Connor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Justis looks to land a combination but O Connor avoids it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Connor dips to his left and cracks Justis with an uppercut!
O Connor throws a head kick that misses.
Justis throws out a counter right but O Connor avoids it with no problem.
Gregory O Connor is winning the standup battle so far.
O Connor misses with a body punch
and Justis moves into the clinch.
Justis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
O Connor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
O Connor missing with a left hand there. Justis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Justis drops down looking to force a counter takedown but O Connor defends it well.
O Connor is looking to wear down Justis with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A head kick misses from O Connor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gregory O Connor dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Logan Justis's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Justis has managed to clinch.
O Connor lands a right hand that snaps the head of Justis backwards.
Justis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Justis lands a left hand.
Justis misses with some punches.
O Connor struggles to land a body shot inside as Justis controls his hands.
O Connor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Justis throws a shot to the body.
O Connor throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Connor with a body punch. A glancing blow.
O Connor throws a right hand that Justis ducks under and follows up with a left that Justis also avoids with ease.
And Justis tries to counter it with a takedown but O Connor pushes his down on his head and steps out.
O Connor is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from O Connor misses.
O Connor scores with a body shot.
O Connor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Justis lands an overhand right.
O Connor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Justis throws out the jab.
O Connor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - O Connor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
O Connor misses with a body kick.
Justis is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Connor gets tackled into the cage by Justis. Justis maintains the clinch.
Justis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Justis misses with the head strike.
O Connor tries to break free but Justis pushes him back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Justis.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for O Connor.
Justis scores with a hook to the body.
Justis lands a right hand that snaps the head of O Connor backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Justis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
O Connor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
O Connor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Justis moves away.
Justis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
O Connor takes a swing at Justis's ribcage but misses.
Justis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
O Connor misses with a hook to the body
enabling Justis to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justis throws the left hand but O Connor avoids the punch easily.
O Connor scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
O Connor misses with the body kick
and Justis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by O Connor.
O Connor throws a right hand that misses
and Justis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
O Connor throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
O Connor jabs at Justis's body.
Justis throws a jab when O Connor was well out of range.
O Connor misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Justis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justis throws a right and a left that O Connor avoids nicely.
Justis avoids the body shot from O Connor.
Justis is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Justis works the jab nicely.
O Connor lands a nice shot that snaps Justis's head back.
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!
O Connor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It seemed like Justis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
O Connor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Justis.
Justis staying out of range there.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Logan Justis.
I think Justis has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Logan Justis!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
57% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
