PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marek Siuta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Conrad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Conrad comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rider Part II kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Siuta
vs
Conrad

189 cm
29
220 lbs
10 - 4 - 1

195 cm
30
218 lbs
15 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

CEC Nutrition Q160

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 10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Marek Siuta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Conrad!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Siuta closes the distance looking to clinch
and Conrad counters with a right hand to the body.
Siuta closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Conrad counter with a right hand.

Siuta clinches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Siuta throws a punch but it's blocked by Conrad.
Siuta working aggressively here.
Conrad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Siuta doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Conrad taking a breather.
Siuta doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Conrad lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Siuta backwards.
A shot in the inside from Conrad.
Conrad throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Conrad.
A short left from Conrad.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conrad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Siuta has a couple of punches blocked by Conrad.

Conrad is trying to trip Siuta. He has hold of a leg but Siuta is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Conrad persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Conrad with a flurry of punches that miss.
Siuta preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Siuta preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Conrad with a nice head shot there.
Siuta is trying to control the position but Conrad postures up.
Siuta utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Siuta looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Conrad working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Conrad loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Conrad works over Siuta with some ground and pound from guard.
Conrad chips away with some ground and pound.
Conrad is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Siuta wants to sweep but no luck.
Siuta is trying to control the position but Conrad postures up.
Conrad lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Conrad with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conrad sitting in guard here, content to control.
Conrad is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Siuta looking to control.
Siuta utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Conrad cracks Siuta with a solid left hand.
Siuta preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Conrad works over Siuta with some ground and pound from guard.
Conrad passes into half guard.
Conrad sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Siuta defending well though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siuta regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Conrad.
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!
Siuta working a defensive guard here.
Conrad connects with a couple of short punches.
Conrad landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Conrad is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Conrad closes this distance looking for a takedown but Siuta circles away.
Conrad circles away from the clinch attempt.
Siuta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Conrad paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Conrad shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Conrad showed some decent athleticism there.
Conrad sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Siuta defending well though.
Siuta blocking the ground and pound attempt from Conrad.
Jack Conrad has got the better of the ground game so far.
Conrad throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Conrad wants to pass to mount but Siuta is defending the position.
Siuta is looking to control Conrad's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Siuta avoid being mounted?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conrad is pressing down on Siuta's thigh, looking to free his foot. Siuta is holding on for now.
Conrad has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Conrad sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Siuta defending well though.
Conrad with the ground and pound but Siuta uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Conrad is in close to Siuta's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conrad landing some decent shots from guard.
Conrad passes Siuta's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Conrad takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Conrad missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Conrad throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Conrad missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Conrad is looking for a kimura here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siuta won't allow Conrad to pass to mount.
Conrad content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Conrad lands a nice short elbow.
Conrad missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conrad seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Conrad trying to mount his opponent but Siuta defends it.
Siuta blocking the ground and pound attempt from Conrad.
Conrad thows a huge punch but Siuta dodges it nicely.
Siuta desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Conrad missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Conrad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Siuta tries to clinch up
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Conrad lands with a kick to the temple. Siuta shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Conrad circles away from the clinch attempt
and Conrad counters with a nice low kick that buckles Siuta's knee momentarily.
Siuta throws a right and a left that Conrad avoids nicely.

Conrad closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Conrad lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Conrad lands with a punch from half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Siuta is looking for a sweep. Conrad is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conrad missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Conrad throws a strike but Siuta avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Conrad is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Conrad trying to control the position from guard on top but Siuta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Conrad is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Conrad in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jack Conrad is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conrad looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Jack Conrad hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Conrad ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Conrad shoots in looking for a takedown but Siuta manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Conrad's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Conrad shoots in and gets a takedown into Siuta's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Conrad is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

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.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jack Conrad.

Conrad feints and as Siuta raises his hands in defense, Conrad changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Conrad content to stall in guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conrad's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jack Conrad was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A lazy left from Conrad finds it's target.
Marek Siuta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A jab from Siuta misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Conrad comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Conrad 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Conrad!
During a confident post fight interview, Jack Conrad thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.