PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sterling Archer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tam Conway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Archer
vs
Conway

186 cm
25
178 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
180 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sterling Archer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tam Conway!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conway moves out of range as Archer strikes.
Archer shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Conway eats them both and turns towards Archer to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Conway throws a series of strikes that have Archer backpedaling.
A lazy left from Archer finds it's target.
Conway checks a leg kick.
Archer throws a combination that misses
and Conway counters with a two punch combo.
Sterling Archer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Archer misses the shot to the body.
Archer stalks Conway and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Conway's face. Conway staggers backwards, shaken.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Archer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Archer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Archer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Archer looks to land a right hand but Conway moved out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Conway!
Conway swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Archer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer throws a series of punches but Conway moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Archer, as that shot connected.
Archer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Archer swinging wildly here.
Archer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Archer cracks Conway with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Archer throws a body punch but Conway moves out of range.
Archer scores with a decent looking hook.
Archer with a nice cross.
Archer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Conway throws a series of punches but Archer moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Archer drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Conway scores with a hook.
Archer wants to clinch up but Conway keeps it at a distance.
Archer ducks under a wild hook from Conway.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Conway misses with an uppercut.
Conway lands with a shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Archer.
Archer throws a good cross that connects.
The fight stays on the outside here - Archer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Archer misses with a series of wild punches.
Archer misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Archer misses its intended target.
A jab from Archer misses.
Conway checks the leg kick.
Archer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Archer takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Archer lands a really nice looking cross but Conway seems unphased.
Archer misses the shot to the body.
Archer throws a hook to the side of Conway's head but Conway sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Archer connects with a single shot there.
Conway misses with a jab, cross combination.
Archer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Archer is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Archer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Archer misses with a hook to the body
and Conway connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Archer wants to clinch up but Conway keeps it at a distance.
Conway slips a jab from Archer.
Conway lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Archer at a distance.
Archer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Conway.
Conway looks to land a combination but Archer avoids it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Archer missing with a left hand there. Conway was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Conway will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Archer lands a body shot.
Archer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sterling Archer dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Conway lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

Archer has taken the fight to the clinch.
Conway wants to break the clinch but can't.
Conway is trying to break free.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Archer.
A right hand to the body from Conway.
Stalling in the clinch from Archer.
Archer is trying to push Conway away but Conway has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Conway tries to break the clinch but Archer is controlling the position.
Conway wants to break free but Archer has control.
Archer stalling the fight.
Archer working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer tries to circle away but Conway has him pinned against the cage.

Archer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Decent striking displayed by Archer there.
Some wild striking there from Conway.
Conway misses with a body shot.
Archer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Archer throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Archer misses with a wild body shot.
Archer throws the left hand but Conway avoids the punch easily.
Archer throws a combination that misses
and Conway counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Conway throws a right and a left that Archer avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Archer missing with a left hand there. Conway was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Archer misses with a hook to the body
and Conway counters with a nice uppercut.
Archer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sterling Archer is winning the standup battle so far.
Archer slips a straight right by Conway.
Archer lands with a good body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Conway with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sterling Archer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Archer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Conway to counter with a crisp jab.
Archer misses with a hook. Conway ducked under it nicely.
Archer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sloppy strikes from Conway. Those never looked like landing.
Archer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Archer finds it's way through Conway's defenses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conway scores with a nice strike.
Archer misses with a looping left.
Archer lands a really nice looking cross but Conway seems unphased.
Archer uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Conway has time to react.
Archer misses with a few strikes there.
Archer throws a series of punches but Conway moves out of range.
Archer throws a lazy right hand but Conway sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Archer lands a glancing blow to the side of Conway's head.
Archer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Archer scores with a decent looking hook.
Conway slips a jab from Archer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conway throws a series of punches but Archer moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Archer. Those never looked like landing.
Conway scores with a shot to the body.
Archer misses with a hook.
Archer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Conway feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Archers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Archer throws a low kick but it's checked well by Conway.
Conway throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Archer.
Archer avoids a punch combination nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Archer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Conway scores with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sterling Archer dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Archer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Conway.
Archer looks to land a left hand but Conway moved out of range nicely.
Archer throws a right hand that Conway ducks under and follows up with a left that Conway also avoids with ease.
Archer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Archer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Conway fails to land with a series of punches.
Archer fails to land with a series of punches.
A right-left combo lands from Conway.
Conway rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Archer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Archer misses with a combination
and Conway connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Archer avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Conway counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Archer misses with a low kick as Conway jumps back.
Archer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Conway manages to avoid it.
Archer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Conway counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Archer misses with a hook.
Archer scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A looping hook to the body misses from Archer. Conway does a little dance to reset his feet.
Archer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Conway on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Conway scores with a jab to the jaw.
Conway staying out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conway lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Conway slips under a jab from Archer.
Archer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Conway ducks under a wild hook from Archer.
Jab by Archer.
Archer motions for Conway to come forward. Archer throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Archer throws a body punch but Conway moves out of range.
Conway misses with a wild body shot.
Archer throws a front kick aimed at Conway's knee but Conway avoids it well.
Conway moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Conway throws a hook but Archer blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Archer misses with a double jab.
Conway fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Conway lands a body shot.
A combination from Archer does no damage.
Conway misses with a two punch combination.
Conway throws a body punch but Archer moves out of range.
Archer swinging wildly here.
Conway scores with a three punch combo!
Archer dodges the punch combination from Conway.
Archer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Conway moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Archer with a jab.
Conway cracks Archer with a right hand to the side of the head.
Archer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Conway.
Archer wants to clinch up but Conway keeps it at a distance.
Archer looks to throw the jab but Conway is out of range.
Archer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Conway moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Conway scores with a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Conway moves out of range of the strikes.
Conway connects with a looping right hand.
Tam Conway has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Archer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tam Conway.
Well Archer 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sterling Archer!