PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cedric Caraan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ethan Conrad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Caraan might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to TubThumping(I get Knockdown). Conrad is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Thousand Foot Krutch - War Of Change. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Ethan Conrad enters the cage!

Caraan
vs
Conrad

182 cm
34
194 lbs
15 - 17 - 0

188 cm
21
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cedric Caraan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ethan Conrad!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conrad lands a leg kick that knocks Caraan off balance momentarily.

Conrad fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Caraan, pushing him back against the cage.
Conrad throws a knee to the head but misses.
Conrad gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Caraan.
Conrad scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Cedric Caraan has been cut.
Caraan tries to score a body lock takedown but Conrad shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Caraan is trying to pull guard but Conrad has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cedric Caraan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Conrad stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Caraan fails to pull guard.
Caraan tries to pull guard but Conrad won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conrad connects with a nasty looking knee right to Caraan's face.
Caraan has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Conrad avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Conrad with a knee to the head.
Conrad lands with a left to the head.
Conrad stalling the fight.
Conrad using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Caraan is breathing heavily.
Conrad stalling.
Conrad unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Conrad lands a knee to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've been hearing reports that Caraan has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A knee to the head by Conrad.
Conrad scores with a knee to the head.
Conrad landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Conrad lands a right hand.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Conrad putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Caraan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conrad dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ethan Conrad.
Conrad lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Conrad fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Caraan.
Conrad tries to bum rush Caraan with a series of wild strikes but Caraan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Conrad! Caraan is out on his feet! Conrad rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Caraan is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Caraan is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ethan Conrad!