PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Peter Oliver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deair Conan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Deair Conan has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Peter Oliver's chin.

Oliver
vs
Conan

200 cm
18
177 lbs
0 - 1 - 1

170 cm
25
170 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Intelligent

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 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Peter Oliver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Deair Conan!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Oliver darts in and clinches Conan up against the cage.
Oliver is trying to pull guard but Conan has him pressed against the cage.
Oliver is trying to pull guard but Conan turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Conan has clasped his hands together around Oliver's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Oliver tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Conan lands with a hammerfist to the side of Oliver's head.
Conan has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Oliver's body.
Conan is not going to allow Oliver to sit and survive in this position.
Conan is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Oliver preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Conan.
Conan is landing with strikes from the back.

Oliver 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 Conan gets his way!
Conan just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Conan is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Oliver is defending well though. Conan let's go of the attempt for now.

Conan is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Oliver is defending well though. Conan let's go of the attempt for now.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
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.
Oliver trying to control but not successfully.
Conan landing with strikes.
Conan keeps control of the position easily here as Oliver tries to buck him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Conan lands punches and elbows.
Conan has good solid back control here.
It looks like Conan might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Conan closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Oliver to the mat! Oliver manages to get full guard.
Conan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Conan scoring with some ground and pound.
Conan wants to stand but Oliver is controlling his posture from full guard.
Oliver really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Conan is stalling in the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conan wanted to stand there but Oliver had control of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conan controls from within his opponent's guard.
Conan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Conan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Oliver sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Conan somewhat.
Oliver tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Conan manages to circle out of the way.

Conan shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Oliver napping and manages to drive through into side control!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conan is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Oliver's shoulder. That is not cool.

Conan tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliver is trying to get back to half guard.
Conan wants to stand but Oliver has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
Conan tries to free his leg and advance position but Oliver is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Oliver looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Conan passes into side control.
Oliver is letting Conan control him for a moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Let's hope that Conan has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Deair Conan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Conan looks for a takedown but Oliver sprawls well.
Oliver tries to clinch up but Conan circles away and keeps his distance.
Conan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Oliver sprawls well. Oliver wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Conan gets slowly back to his feet.
Oliver fails with an attempt to clinch.
Conan is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Oliver gets cracked there but stands up to it.

It looks like Peter Oliver has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Conan darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Oliver has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Conan is on him like a limpet, forcing Oliver back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliver jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Conan walks away with a smile on his face. Oliver gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Conan closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Conan lands in his opponent's guard.
Oliver is wriggling around but Conan manages to pass to half guard.

Oliver is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Oh Oliver is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Conan takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Conan looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

Conan is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Conan tries to stand and escape but Oliver is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conan is taking a breather. Oliver says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Conan tries to stand but can't do so whilst Oliver controls his leg.
Conan working the head and body with strikes.
Conan stalling.
Conan's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

Conan is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Oliver is just riding it out for now. Conan eventually gives up the hold.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Conan with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Conan seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Oliver seems to have got his legs back now.

Oliver looking for a kimura from the bottom but Conan passes into side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conan creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Conan is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Oliver's shoulder. That is not cool.
Conan advances to mount.
Oliver taking shots to the head.
Conan looking to control and managing it successfully.
Conan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conan landing punches.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Conan! Oliver is hurt baaadly! Conan is firing away with more strikes - Oliver is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Deair Conan!
A relieved looking Deair 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.