PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cole Konrad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Lloyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Konrad
vs
Lloyd

186 cm
20
250 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Conviction
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Cole Konrad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Lloyd!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Konrad throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lloyd's waist but Lloyd gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Konrad off to one side.
Konrad wants to clinch up but Lloyd keeps it at a distance.
Konrad checks a low kick from Lloyd.
Konrad fails with the takedown
and Lloyd counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Konrad gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lloyd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lloyd lands with a right hand.
Konrad misses with a takedown
and Lloyd connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cole Konrad. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Konrad closes the distance and clinches.

Lloyd breaks from the clinch.
Konrad tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lloyd swivels and escapes.

Konrad shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lloyd's guard.
Konrad is breathing heavily.
Konrad won't allow Lloyd to get back to his feet.
Konrad looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Konrad has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lloyd looking to hit a scissor sweep but Konrad is one step ahead there.
Lloyd keeping moving, preventing Konrad from controlling successfully.

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.
Lloyd wants to get back to his feet but Konrad is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Cole Konrad.

Lloyd gets tackled into the cage by Konrad. Konrad maintains the clinch.
Konrad tries to pull guard but Lloyd holds him up against the cage and eventually Konrad drops back down to his feet.
Lloyd stalling in the clinch but Konrad improves position.

Lloyd breaks the clinch.
Lloyd doesn't manage to clinch there - Konrad circles away.
Lloyd is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Konrad. Those never looked like landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lloyd closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Konrad gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Lloyd regains guard.
Konrad takes a decent strike to the side of the head.

Konrad decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Lloyd, up you get!
Alex Lloyd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danga de danga de dang - Lloyd scores with a four punch combination!
Lloyd throws a nice outside leg kick.
Konrad with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lloyd counters with a left and a right that stings Konrad.

Lloyd has Konrad up against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lloyd tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Konrad just stands there and leans against the cage.
Konrad is trying to break free.

Lloyd drags the fight down to the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Konrad looking to pass the guard.
Lloyd pulls Konrad in close to his closed guard and prevents Konrad from doing any damage or advancing position.
Lloyd looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Konrad wanted to stand there but Lloyd had control of the position.
Lloyd wants to stand but Konrad is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Lloyd dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Konrad shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lloyd pinned against the cage. Lloyd gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Konrad rushes Lloyd and presses him up against the cage.

Konrad has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Lloyd is trying to keep an underhook but Konrad manages to get the takedown into half guard.

Lloyd pushes Konrad off and gets back to his feet.
Lloyd lands a slapping body shot.

Konrad closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Lloyd wants to improve his position but Konrad is controlling well.
Still in half guard, Konrad seems content to control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lloyd is holding on to half guard well.
Konrad could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Konrad tries to pass to full mount but Lloyd defends it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Lloyd is staying active underneath Konrad, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Cole Konrad has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Konrad.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Konrad seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lloyd does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lloyd is trying to get back to full guard.
Konrad seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Konrad decides to stand and escape the position.
Konrad blocks a jab.
Lloyd throws a one two combo.
Lloyd misses with a looping right.
Konrad with a lazy takedown attempt

and Lloyd moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Konrad tries to land knees in the clinch but Lloyd avoids the damage to the body.
Lloyd is working for takedown but Konrad is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lloyd is working for takedown but Konrad is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lloyd swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Konrad content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Lloyd gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Konrad regains guard.
Lloyd pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Konrad is keeping the position for now.
Cole Konrad overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Konrad is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lloyd looking to sit in guard and control but Konrad gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cole Konrad dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Some wild striking there from Konrad.
Lloyd stuffs the takedown attempt from Konrad. Konrad gets slowly back to his feet.
Konrad looks to clinch
and Lloyd counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lloyd pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Lloyd instigates a clinch.
Lloyd looking for a takedown.

Lloyd escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lloyd lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Konrad circles away quickly and effectively.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lloyd throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Konrad looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lloyd is fending him off so far but Konrad persists. Nope, Lloyd circles away and we're back to standing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lloyd looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Konrad throws a sloppy head kick
and Lloyd counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lloyd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cole Konrad is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lloyd throws a combination. Konrad tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lloyd displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Konrad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cole Konrad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Konrad is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lloyd sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Lloyd.
A big left from Lloyd misses.
Lloyd avoids the body shot from Konrad.
Konrad's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lloyd connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Konrad scrambles back to his feet.
Lloyd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Konrad was well out of range. Poor timing from Lloyd.
Lloyd misses with the combination.

Konrad shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Lloyd is trying to defend but Konrad finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Konrad is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Lloyd wants to control but Konrad is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Konrad moves nicely into side control.
Konrad has knee on belly and moves into mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Konrad looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Konrad trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Konrad controlling the pace for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Cole Konrad.
I think Konrad has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cole Konrad!