PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Guy Clould (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dario Conca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dario Conca will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Clould
vs
Conca

195 cm
19
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Guy Clould!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dario Conca!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Seu Braga and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conca shoots in for a takedown but Clould shows good takedown defense.
Clould swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Clould swats away the attempt to clinch by Conca.
Conca slips a jab from Clould.
Clould uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Conca.
Conca closes the distance and clinches up with Clould, looking for a takedown. Conca pushes Clould against the cage but Clould circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Conca tries to clinch but Clould is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Conca looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Donk. Clould catches Conca right on the button with a cross.
Conca scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Guy Clould has been cut.
Conca is looking to clinch but Clould is avoiding it.
Conca fails with the takedown

and Clould counters with a nice double leg into side control. Conca won't be happy with that.
Guy Clould has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dario Conca.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Clould lands a decent elbow from side control.
Clould landing a few strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conca tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Clould lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Clould.
Clould scores with punches from the back.
Conca looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Conca looks gassed!

Clould has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Conca has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Conca is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Clould is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Conca up.
Conca is trapped and Clould is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Clould has Conca flattened out and is raining down punches.
Clould really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Conca is keeping busy.
Conca is trying to stand back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clould is punishing Conca with some ground and pound.
Clould lands punches and elbows.
Conca wants to get back to his feet.
Clould will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Clould is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Clould lands with a hammerfist to the side of Conca's head.
Clould scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Clould is riding his opponent, not letting Conca buck him off.

Clould has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Conca has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Clould has good solid back control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conca wants to get back to his feet.
Clould loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Conca hold on?
Can Conca hold on?! Clould is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Clould controlling from the back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clould has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Conca.
Clould really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Conca.

Conca is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Clould gets his way!
Clould trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clould is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Clould knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Conca on the ground.
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!
Conca looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Clould connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Conca to escape the position.
Clould is punishing Conca with strikes - can he finish him?!
Clould scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Conca is looking for a way out.
Clould tries to get the hooks in deep but Conca pushed the leg off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clould is riding his opponent, not letting Conca buck him off.
Clould throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Conca!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Guy Clould dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Guy Clould's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Clould throws a head kick but Conca moves out of range.
Clould scores with a hook to the body. Conca takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Clould just misses with a punch to the body.

Conca gets caught flat footed, as Clould shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Clould scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Clould sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Clould trying to control the position from guard on top but Conca is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Conca wants to stand but Clould is controlling the position.
Clould trying to control but Conca is working from the bottom.
Conca wants to stand but Clould is controlling the position.
Conca is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clould forces his way into half guard.
Clould seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Clould working Conca over with strikes.
Clould content to control rather than advance.
Conca is staying active underneath Clould, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Guy Clould wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Conca shoots in for a takedown but Clould shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Conca with a lazy takedown attempt

and Clould counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Clould trying to control the action but Conca is working from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Clould is looking for a kimura here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Clould in particular looking to stall.
Clould seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Clould wants to control but Conca is keeping him busy.
Conca wants to get back to his feet.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Clould seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Clould working the head and body with strikes.
Clould looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Clould decides to stand up.
Clould feints a jab promting Conca to slip. Clould then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Conca slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

It looks like Dario Conca has been cut.

Clould drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Clould trying to control the action but Conca is working from the bottom.
Clould scoring with punches from side control.
Conca is not content to let Clould control the position.
Clould is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Conca can do to turn this around?
This has been an exciting period of action!

Clould is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Conca knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conca is not content to let Clould control the position.
Conca taking punishment in the form of punches.
Clould scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Conca to see if he's OK.
Clould cracks Conca with a big right hand but Conca just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Conca takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Conca is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Clould has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clould controlling from side mount.
Conca bucks up and tries to throw Clould off but instead Clould has got his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Guy Clould dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Clould misses with a double jab.

Conca gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Clould to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Clould won't allow Conca to get back to his feet.
Conca keeping moving, preventing Clould from controlling successfully.
Conca wants to stand up but Clould is controlling him.
Clould works over Conca with some ground and pound from guard.
Clould is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Clould wants to control from the top but Conca keeps moving.
Conca takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Conca is looking to stand back up but Clould counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Conca.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clould scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Clould connects with a nice short shot to Conca's temple.
Clould looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Clould seems to be working for a kimura but Conca defends the submission attempt.
Clould tries to pass to full mount but Conca defends it.
Conca wants to get back to his feet.
Clould is trying to control the action in half guard but Conca is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Conca tries to kick Clould off but Clould keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Clould perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Clould wants to lay and pray for a moment but Conca keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clould wants to pass to mount but Conca is defending the position.

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

Clould closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Conca to the mat! Conca manages to get full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Conca keeping moving, preventing Clould from controlling successfully.
Clould lands a couple of elbows.
Clould trying to control but Conca is working from the bottom.
Clould sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Clould's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clould scoring with some ground and pound.
Conca is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Clould wants to control from the top but Conca keeps moving.
Clould working some strikes from top position.
Conca is looking to stand up but Clould isn't so interested in that idea.
Clould engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Guy Clould has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Clould misses with a straight right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conca doesn't manage to clinch there - Clould circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Conca.
Clould misses with a two punch combination.
Clould bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Conca's head.
Clould fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Guy Clould is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice uppercut there from Clould.
Clould jabs Conca right on the nose. Conca blinks but takes it well.
Guy Clould is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clould. Conca does a little dance to reset his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Clould looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clould trying to control but Conca is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Guy Clould showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Clould has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Guy Clould!