PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Edogawa Conan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Mercer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Conan kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Detective Conan Theme. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Conan
vs
Mercer

179 cm
30
175 lbs
10 - 0 - 0

184 cm
28
182 lbs
19 - 9 - 0

BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edogawa Conan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alex Mercer!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mercer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A big left from Mercer misses.
Conan throws out a loose jab but Mercer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mercer drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Conan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Conan sets himself, and Mercer steps forward looking for the clinch! Conan avoids it this time.
Conan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mercer's waist but Mercer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Conan off to one side.
Conan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mercer.
Conan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mercer at a distance.
Edogawa Conan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Conan misses with a hook.
Mercer is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conan shoots in and drives through. Mercer sprawls well.
Conan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mercer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Conan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mercer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conan misses with a jab to the body
and Mercer counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mercer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice shot by Conan.
Mercer moves out of range as Conan strikes.
Conan shoots in for a double leg but Mercer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edogawa Conan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body punch from Conan.
Mercer looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mercer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jab from Conan.
Mercer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Conan was well out of range. Poor timing from Mercer.
Conan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
An inside leg kick lands from Mercer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Conan misses.
Conan lands an overhand right.
Conan with a nice cross.
Conan missing with a left hand there. Mercer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mercer wants to counter with a clinch but Conan pushes him away.

Conan closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Mercer is trying to control Conan's posture but Conan avoids it.
Conan is trying to ground and pound but Mercer uses the momentary lack of control by Conan to regain half guard.
Mercer is refusing to be controlled, as Conan sits in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mercer felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Conan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Conan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Conan wants to control but Mercer is keeping him busy.
Conan throws a strike but Mercer avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Mercer is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Mercer wants to pass to mount but Conan is defending the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conan wants to get back to full guard.
Conan is working hard here to advance position.
Mercer trying to mount his opponent but Conan defends it.
Conan moves into full guard.
Conan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edogawa Conan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Conan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mercer defends it nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Conan.
Conan looks to land a left hand but Mercer moved out of range nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mercer! But no joy.
Conan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercer scoring well with a low kick there.
Conan throws a shot from downtown. Mercer moves away and avoids it.
Mercer moves forwards but Conan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mercer walks into a stiff left hand from Conan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conan connects with the punch.
Conan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mercer pinned against the cage. Mercer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mercer wants to counter with a clinch but Conan pushes him away.
Edogawa Conan is winning the standup battle so far.
Conan has his takedown stuffed

and Mercer counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mercer.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edogawa Conan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mercer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Conan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Conan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mercer can do to turn this around?
Mercer lands a hook that snaps the head of Conan backwards.
Mercer can't find room to land a body shot as Conan controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Conan.
Conan tries to pull guard but Mercer forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Mercer fails to land.
Conan is looking to take this one to the mat.
Mercer gets through Conan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conan tries to pull guard but Mercer holds him up against the cage and eventually Conan drops back down to his feet.
Mercer misses with the head strike.
Mercer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Conan misses with a body punch.

Conan gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mercer is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Conan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mercer defending well though.
We've been hearing that Conan has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Conan lands with a punch from half guard.
Conan is looking to take a break and control but Mercer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Conan wants to work for an arm triangle but Mercer is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Conan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Conan wants to control but Mercer is keeping him busy.
Mercer regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Conan.
Mercer wants to sweep but no luck.
Conan postures up in Mercer's guard and throws a big left but Mercer blocks it.
Conan content to stall in guard here.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mercer leaves Conan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Conan scores with a hook to the body. Mercer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Conan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mercer manages to avoid it.

Conan shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Conan throws a strike but Mercer avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Conan pushes down on Mercer's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Conan is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edogawa Conan dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Mercer defending well as Conan loads up on a big left hand.

Conan changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mercer looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Conan working the ground and pound.
Mercer avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Conan.
Mercer dodges the ground and pound from Conan.
Conan working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercer avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Conan.
Conan lands a decent elbow from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conan scores with a couple of short elbows.
Conan connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Mercer some visible discomfort.
Conan working the ground and pound.
Conan is working Mercer over with some ground and pound from side control.

Conan swings around for an armbar but Mercer sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Conan's guard.
Mercer content to stall in guard here.
Conan wants to sweep here but Mercer controlling him for the moment.
Conan keeping moving, preventing Mercer from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercer slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Conan wants to sweep here but Mercer controlling him for the moment.
Mercer is stalling in the full guard.
Conan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mercer is posturing up here but Conan has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Mercer tries to roll out but it's too tight and Mercer has to tap! Slick submission there by Conan!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Edogawa Conan!
Edogawa Conan retains his welterweight title!
A relieved looking Edogawa Conan thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.