PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between T Dawg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Conroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Dawg
vs
Conroy

179 cm
23
153 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

175 cm
25
155 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, T Dawg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Victor Conroy!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conroy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Conroy dodges the punch combination from Dawg.
Conroy tries to clinch up but Dawg circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice sprawl there from Dawg as Conroy shoots in.
T Dawg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dawg looks to land a combination. Conroy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Dawg looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dawg misses with a series of wild punches.
Dawg avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dawg throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Conroy counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Dawg!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Conroy thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Dawg trying desperately to get to his feet.

Conroy looking for a guillotine from mount but Dawg is having none of it.
Conroy tries to control but Dawg wriggling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Conroy is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Conroy shoots in but Dawg avoids the takedown attempt easily.
T Dawg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Conroy.
Dawg swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Conroy counters by clinching up.
Dawg wants to break the clinch but can't.
A frustrated look appears on Dawg's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dawg gets underhooks to prevent Conroy's takedown attempt.
Conroy looks gassed!
Conroy can't get the takedown.
Conroy trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conroy keeps control of Dawg as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dawg tries to circle away but Conroy has him pinned against the ropes.
Conroy prevents Dawg from breaking the clinch.
Conroy goes for a takedown attempt but Dawg pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Dawg throws a nice looking combination but Conroy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dawg misses with a series of wild punches.
Dawg misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dawg ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dawg swats away the attempt to clinch by Conroy.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Conroy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Conroy pushes Dawg up against the ropes in a clinch.
Conroy is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dawg pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Conroy looking for a takedown.
Dawg is trying to break free.

Conroy jumps guard and drags Dawg to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Dawg wanted to stand there but Conroy had control of the position.

Conroy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dawg can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dawg stopping the sweep attempt from Conroy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dawg decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Dawg slaps away a takedown attempt from Conroy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
T Dawg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dawg misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dawg throws a series of punches but Conroy moves out of range.
Dawg falls off balance throwing a combination

so Conroy counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Conroy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Conroy dominated that round.
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 Conroy counters with a shoot takedown. Dawg fights it but they end up in guard.
Dawg is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Conroy trying to control the position from guard on top but Dawg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Conroy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dawg knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Conroy on the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Conroy wants to control from the top but Dawg keeps moving.
Conroy trying to stand up but can't free himself from Dawg's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawg wants to get back to his feet but Conroy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Conroy stands up from Dawg's guard - Conroy perhaps looking for a knockout.
Dawg throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dawg leaves Conroy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dawg with a body punch. A glancing blow.

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.

Conroy drives through with a takedown into guard.
Conroy wants to control from the top but Dawg keeps moving.
Dawg keeping full guard, as Conroy tries to pass.
Dawg wants to stand and escape but Conroy is having none of it.
Conroy wants to control from the top but Dawg keeps moving.
Dawg is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawg keeping moving, preventing Conroy from controlling successfully.
Conroy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Conroy pushes down on Dawg's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Dawg looks like he's trying to stand up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Conroy is defended easily by Dawg.
T Dawg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Conroy.

That's four 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.
Dawg digs a good body shot into Conroy's ribs.

Conroy shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Conroy was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
BOOM! Conroy connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Dawg is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Conroy has taken his back!
Conroy somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.

Conroy looking to break Dawg's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Dawg remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Conroy will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Conroy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Conroy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dawg tries to avoid it but Conroy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dawg to the ground. Dawg escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Dawg as Conroy shoots in.
Jab by Dawg.
Dawg scores with a one two! Conroy had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A left and a right from Dawg both land. Nice combination.
A combination from Dawg does no damage.
Dawg looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dawg fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Conroy clinches with his opponent.

Conroy is trying to trip Dawg. He has hold of a leg but Dawg is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Conroy persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Conroy passes into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Conroy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dawg defending well though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conroy trying to control from Dawg's half guard. Dawg has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Dawg is looking to stand up but Conroy isn't so interested in that idea.
Conroy sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Conroy advances to half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Conroy is stalling here. Dawg is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Conroy seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Dawg has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

Dawg stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Conroy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dawg is fending him off so far but Conroy persists. Nope, Dawg circles away and we're back to standing.
T Dawg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Conroy.
Conroy shoots in for a double leg but Dawg sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dawg darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Conroy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dawg.
Conroy shoots in looking for a takedown. Dawg tries to sprawl out of it but Conroy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Dawg manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Conroy avoids the body shot from Dawg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Conroy is defended easily by Dawg.
Dawg misses with a jab, cross combination.
T Dawg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dawg misses with a jab to the body

and Conroy decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dawg's guard.
Conroy slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Dawg is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Conroy is controlling him well.

Conroy goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Dawg rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Conroy's guard! Nice work there by Dawg!
Dawg has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dawg would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Victor Conroy has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conroy wants to stand but Dawg is controlling the position.
Conroy has a closed guard, preventing Dawg from standing up.
Dawg wants to stand and escape but instead Conroy has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Conroy is pushing down on Dawg's leg trying to pass to half guard. Dawg is fighting to maintain full guard but Conroy has managed to sneak the leg through.
T Dawg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Victor Conroy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Conroy seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dawg does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Conroy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Conroy winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Conroy!