PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Reg Magno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ana Conda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Magno
vs
Conda

180 cm
25
170 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

181 cm
20
163 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reg Magno!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ana Conda!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conda throws a right hand that misses

and Magno counters with a shoot takedown. Conda fights it but they end up in guard.
Magno trying to move into half guard but instead Conda has managed to sweep!
Conda trying to control but Magno is working from the bottom.
Conda throwing strikes from guard but Magno blocks nicely.
Conda throws and elbow that misses. Magno uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Conda's guard. Nice move by Magno!
Conda has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Conda looking for a guillotine here but Magno defends easily.
Conda tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Magno knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Conda on the ground.
Conda working a defensive guard here.
Conda working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Magno.
Magno preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Conda is looking for a triangle but Magno pushes his legs off easily.
Magno trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Conda looking to control.
Magno stopping the sweep attempt from Conda.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Magno accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Magno scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Magno won't allow Conda to sweep him here.

Conda is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Magno is aware though and is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Conda tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Magno postures up in Conda's guard and throws a big left but Conda blocks it.
Magno throws a big right hand that misses.
Conda looking to control.

Conda working for a triangle but Magno defends it easily.
Magno trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Magno has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magno throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Conda works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Conda is trying to keep Magno in close.
Conda wants to sweep here but Magno controlling him for the moment.

Conda escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Magno gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Magno lands a couple of digs.
Conda working a defensive guard here.
Magno throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Conda controls Magno momentarily but Magno frees himself.
Conda wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conda controls Magno momentarily but Magno frees himself.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Ana Conda hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
The fighters circling - Conda throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Magno misses with a combination
enabling Conda to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Reg Magno has been cut.
Conda throws a leg kick

and Magno counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Conda throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Magno is working Conda over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Conda preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Conda tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Magno with a nice head shot there.
Conda bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Magno's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Conda trying to control the position from guard on top but Magno is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Conda prevents Magno from getting back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Magno avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Reg Magno will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Reg Magno's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Magno stuffs the takedown attempt from Conda. Conda gets slowly back to his feet.
Conda lands with a shot to the body.
Magno wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magno tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Conda manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Conda shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Conda showed some decent athleticism there.
Conda is pressing down on Magno's thigh, looking to free his foot. Magno is holding on for now.
Conda wants to lay and pray for a moment but Magno keeps working.
Conda is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Magno moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Conda is looking to work some ground and pound but Magno has wrist control.
Magno looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Conda puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Conda throwing shots but Magno is blocking nicely.
Conda misses with a head shot. Magno uses the momentum to regain guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Conda wants to pass the guard but Magno is keeping the position.
Conda throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Magno works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Reg Magno overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conda trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Magno tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Conda postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Conda looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Conda trying to control the position from guard on top but Magno is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Magno is trying to keep Conda in close.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ana Conda was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Conda rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Magno counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Magno fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Conda scores with a hook to the body. Magno takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Conda cracks a nice hook into Magno's ribs.
Magno blocks a jab.
Conda jabs Magno right on the nose. Magno blinks but takes it well.
A nice leg kick lands there from Conda.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ana Conda showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Reg Magno's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Conda changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Magno keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Conda changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Magno slips a jab from Conda.
Conda misses with a wild body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Magno looks to score with a jab to the body but Conda is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conda throws a lazy right hand but Magno sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Magno slips a jab from Conda.
Conda misses the shot to the body.
Reg Magno is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Magno keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ana Conda seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Magno tries to clinch up
and Magno takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conda changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Magno tries to avoid it but Conda manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Magno to the ground. Magno escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Conda throws a right hand that misses

and Magno counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Conda manages to get to full guard.
Magno won't allow Conda to sweep him here.
Conda is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Magno avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Conda.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magno is staying active underneath Conda, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Conda throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Conda works his way into side control.
Conda postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Conda is trying to ground and pound but Magno uses the momentary lack of control by Conda to regain half guard.
Conda is trying to control the action in half guard but Magno is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Conda wants to pass to mount but Magno is defending the position.
Conda slows the pace down in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Magno is refusing to be controlled, as Conda sits in half guard.

Ana Conda has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Magno shoots in and drives through. Conda sprawls well.
Magno misses with a takedown attempt
and Conda counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Conda punishes Magno's body with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ana Conda really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Reg Magno's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Conda swings for the body but Magno moves out of range.
Conda misses the shot to the body.
Conda scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Conda tries for a takedown but Magno sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Conda throws a head kick that misses.

Conda looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conda throwing shots but Magno is blocking nicely.
Conda is trying to control the action in half guard but Magno is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Conda not doing much here.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Ana Conda hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Conda fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Conda tries to sprawl but Magno drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Magno missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Conda manages to get to full guard.
Conda looking to hit a scissor sweep but Magno is one step ahead there.
Magno throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conda bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Magno's guard.
Conda distracts Magno with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Conda trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Magno wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Conda is now in half guard.
Magno is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Conda missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Conda is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Magno!
Conda raining down shots from the mount!
Conda tries to control but Magno wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magno is in all sorts of trouble here.
Conda scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Magno?
Conda looking to control but Magno is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Conda has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Magno's face.
Conda scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Magno?
Conda tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ana Conda dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Reg Magno's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

A looping hook to the body misses from Conda. Magno does a little dance to reset his feet.
Magno drops his hands momentarily and Conda takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Magno wants to clinch
and Conda cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Conda is trying hard to land a takedown here. Magno sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conda stuffs the takedown attempt from Magno. Magno gets slowly back to his feet.
Conda just misses with a punch to the body.
Conda misses with a takedown attempt
and Magno counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Conda thinking.
Magno tries to clinch
and Conda counters with an outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Magno misses with a takedown attempt

and Conda counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Magno is not content to let Conda control the position.
Conda tries to pass to full mount but Magno defends it.
Magno avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Conda.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Conda in particular looking to stall.
Magno keeping control of the position.
Conda seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Ana Conda is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ana Conda wasn't active enough on the ground.
Magno tries to close the distance and clinch up but Conda swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Conda throws an overhand right that lands on Magno's shoulder, as Magno tries to avoid the shot.

Magno looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Conda looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Conda trying to control but Magno postures up.
Reg Magno has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Magno lands with a punch from half guard.
Magno sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Conda defending well though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ana Conda comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Conda 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 46:49
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 46:49
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ana Conda!
Ana Conda is the new lightweight champion!