PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Derfel Cadarn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conway Pulford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cadarn kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Saxon. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cadarn
vs
Pulford

199 cm
24
265 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

198 cm
24
253 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Derfel Cadarn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Conway Pulford!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pulford takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

It looks like Conway Pulford has been cut.
Pulford throws the kick towards the body but Cadarn avoids it.
Cadarn tried to score with a low kick but Pulford checks it.
Pulford misses with a head kick.
Pulford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pulford thows a leg kick but Cadarn checks it
and Cadarn counters with a straight right hand.
Pulford throws a jab when Cadarn was well out of range.
Pulford blocks the body kick.
Pulford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pulford lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pulford throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pulford connects with a crisp jab.
Pulford lands with a cross.
Pulford is looking to score with low kicks.
Pulford misses with a straight left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pulford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cadarn.
Pulford jabs Cadarn to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Both fighters circling a little - Cadarn finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Cadarn misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulford takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cadarn lands a leg kick that knocks Pulford off balance momentarily.
Pulford throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Cadarn misses with a body kick.
Pulford thinks about the counter body kick.

Cadarn closes the distance and clinches.
Cadarn working aggressively here.
Pulford is trying to break the clinch but Cadarn is controlling him.

Pulford pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cadarn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pulford misses with a low kick as Cadarn jumps back.
Cadarn looks to land a body kick but Pulford moved away.
Pulford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cadarn fires out a quick counter leg kick but Pulford just manages to avoid it.
Pulford moves out of range of the strikes.

Pulford lands a big head kick that sends Cadarn tumbling to the mat! Pulford takes a step backwards and waves Cadarn back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Derfel Cadarn has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pulford misses with a low kick.
Pulford moves out of range of the body kick from Cadarn.
Pulford with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cadarn to score with a decent uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cadarn lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cadarn lands with a good body shot.
Cadarn misses with an uppercut. Pulford saw that one coming.
Pulford with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cadarn missing with a left hand there. Pulford was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pulford uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cadarn connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pulford moves out of range as Cadarn throws a body kick.
Cadarn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pulford thinks about the counter body kick.
Cadarn lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Pulford scores with a nice right hand.
Cadarn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pulford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cadarn.
Conway Pulford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pulford just misses with a punch to the body.
Cadarn thinks about countering with a body kick.
Cadarn punishes Pulford's body with a nice straight punch.
That kick from Cadarn tenderised Pulford's leg. Pulford is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulford moves out of range as Cadarn throws a body kick.
Pulford connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cadarn lands a jab.

That has opened up Conway Pulford's cut even more.
Cadarn checks a low kick from Pulford.
Cadarn lands with a kick to the ribs.
Pulford misses with a straight right.
A good leg kick by Cadarn.
Pulford checks a leg kick.
Pulford lands with a nice body punch.
Cadarn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pulford scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cadarn throws a leg kick which misses Pulford's front leg but catches the back leg as Pulford tries to avoid it.
Pulford throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cadarn is looking to counter punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cadarn pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pulford throws a lazy body kick
and Cadarn counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pulford lands a nice shot to the body.
Cadarn missing with a left hand there. Pulford was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pulford throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Pulford looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pulford thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pulford throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cadarn's head.
Cadarn pushes Pulford away with a front kick.
Cadarn checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pulford throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Pulford pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pulford lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cadarn's sensitive parts.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pulford throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pulford misses with a jab to the body
and Cadarn counters with a nice uppercut.
Pulford throws an off balance right hand
and Cadarn counters with a nice body kick.
Pulford looks winded!
Pulford misses with a leg kick

and Cadarn counters by moving into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Conway Pulford will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Pulford misses with a body shot.
Pulford cracks Cadarn with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pulford lands a high kick!
Pulford scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pulford throws a head kick but Cadarn moves out of range.
Cadarn throws a push kick but Pulford slaps the foot to one side.
Pulford tries a head kick but it misses.
Cadarn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Cadarn.
Pulford goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cadarn fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pulford throws a sloppy head kick and Cadarn moves out of range easily.
Cadarn scores with a hook.
Pulford's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cadarn takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pulford looks to throw a body kick
and Cadarn counters with a thumping low kick.
Pulford is breathing heavily.
Cadarn scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cadarn lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pulford chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cadarn can pounce on him.
Pulford tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Conway Pulford seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pulford on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A good leg kick by Cadarn.

Cadarn clinches up against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Cadarn.
Cadarn is working Pulford over against the cage.
Cadarn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pulford misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Cadarn.
Still in the clinch, Cadarn scores with a nice short uppercut.

The cut above Conway Pulford's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Pulford prevents a body shot from Cadarn.
Cadarn lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cadarn tries a body shot but Pulford blocks it.
Pulford looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cadarn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Good body shot from Cadarn.
I was talking to Cadarn's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Cadarn.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cadarn.
Cadarn lands a left hand.
Cadarn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cadarn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pulford backwards.

Conway Pulford's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Cadarn lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cadarn pushes Pulford back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cadarn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pulford backwards.
Cadarn digs a right hand into Pulford's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pulford's gas tank.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cadarn.
A body shot lands from Cadarn.

Cadarn drops Pulford onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Pulford is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Pulford is rocked!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Conway Pulford's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Derfel Cadarn!
An out of breath Derfel Cadarn thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Conway Pulford spoke after the fight, saying 'They drugged me! The opponent is juicing and he had steel plates in his gloves! The ref and all the judges were paid off!!!'.