PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Cook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eugenio Conolly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Conolly's choice of entrance music: Rolling Stones - Satisfaction. Daniel Cook has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Cook
vs
Conolly

213 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
204 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniel Cook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eugenio Conolly!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cook pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Conolly shoots in for a takedown but Cook shows good takedown defense.
Cook avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Conolly tries for a takedown but Cook sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cook fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cook circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cook missing with a left hand there. Conolly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Cook closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Cook lands in his opponent's guard.
Conolly looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Cook stands and steps away. Conolly gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Cook avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cook throws a head kick but Conolly moves out of range.
Cook throws a nice looking combination but Conolly bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cook is breathing heavily.
Cook looks to land a left hand but Conolly moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cook throws a head kick but Conolly moves out of range.
Cook keeps the fight on the outside.

Conolly rushes Cook and presses him up against the cage.
Cook wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Cook has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Conolly is trying to keep an underhook but Cook manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Conolly makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Conolly.
Conolly is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Conolly trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conolly wants to stand but Cook is controlling the position.

Cook gets to his feet - Conolly follows without any prompting.
Conolly wants to clinch.
Cook really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Conolly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cook will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Conolly wants the takedown. Cook is fighting it off but Conolly persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Cook's guard against the cage.
Cook wants to stand but Conolly is controlling the position.
Conolly trying to control but Cook is working from the bottom.
Conolly stops Cook from standing up.
Conolly trying to control but Cook is working from the bottom.
Cook has a closed guard, preventing Conolly from standing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cook tries for a takedown but Conolly circles away easily

and Conolly counters by moving into the clinch.

Conolly breaks the clinch.
Cook falls off balance throwing a combination

and Conolly counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Cook's guard now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eugenio Conolly dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Cook lands with a nice combination. Conolly backs away looking to recover.

Cook decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Conolly is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Conolly has one foot on Cook's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Conolly bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Conolly is looking to clinch.
Conolly throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cook falls off balance throwing a combination
and Conolly counters with a nice body kick.
Cook throws a one two combo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Conolly drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Cook is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Conolly asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conolly wants to stand but Cook has his arm trapped.
Conolly tries to stand but Cook controls the position and pulls Conolly into his guard.
Conolly looking to sit in guard and control but Cook gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Conolly looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Cook puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

Cook stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Conolly to get to his feet.

Conolly takes the fight into the clinch.
Conolly drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cook pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cook lands a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cook misses with an uppercut. Conolly saw that one coming.
Daniel Cook is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Conolly is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cook.
Cook throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Conolly throws a combination. Cook tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

It looks like Daniel Cook has been cut.
Cook closes the distance and clinches up with Conolly, looking for a takedown. Cook pushes Conolly against the cage but Conolly circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Conolly tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cook swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cook fails with the takedown.
Cook keeps the fight on the outside.
Cook swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Conolly counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Cook is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Conolly wants to get up but he can't break Cook's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cook pushes Conolly off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Cook looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Conolly looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Conolly pushes Cook off and scrambles back to his feet.
Conolly avoids the head kick by Cook.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cook misses with a series of wild punches.
Cook swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Conolly counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eugenio Conolly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Daniel Cook's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're 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.

Conolly tries to keep at a distance but Cook has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cook tries to break the clinch but Conolly is controlling the position.
Cook wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cook tries to break the clinch but Conolly is controlling the position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Conolly.

Conolly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Conolly fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Conolly jabs at Cook's body.
Conolly tries to close the distance and clinch but Cook swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cook circles away from the clinch attempt.

Conolly shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Conolly wants to stand and escape but instead Cook has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Cook gets to his feet. Conolly looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cook misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cook walks into a stiff left hand from Conolly.

Cook takes the fight into the clinch.

Conolly breaks from the clinch.
Conolly misses with a hook. Cook ducked under it nicely.

Cook looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Conolly!
Conolly is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eugenio Conolly has got the better of the ground game so far.
Conolly tries to hold on but Cook postures up.

Cook get's back to his feet.
Cook shoots in for a takedown but Conolly shows good takedown defense.
Conolly throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cook falls off balance throwing a combination

and Conolly counters with a single leg into guard. Cook didn't expect that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Conolly wants to get up but he can't break Cook's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Conolly gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Conolly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Conolly keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cook throws a head kick that misses.
Conolly tries to clinch but Cook is having none of it.
Conolly shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cook pinned against the cage. Cook gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cook moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cook misses with a wild combination.
No joy there for Conolly, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Cook closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Conolly is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Cook can't fight it off and eventually Conolly manages to take the fight to the floor. Cook looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Conolly has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Cook is proving hard to escape from.
Conolly must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Cook is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Conolly tries for a takedown but Cook manages to get underhooks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cook is looking to break free of the clinch but Conolly has double underhooks.

Conolly breaks the clinch.
Cook scores with a one two! Conolly had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Daniel Cook has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eugenio Conolly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice sprawl there from Conolly as Cook shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Cook. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cook looks to throw the jab but Conolly is out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eugenio Conolly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Conolly has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eugenio Conolly!