PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michal Cieslak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deair Conan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michal Cieslak has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Cieslak
vs
Conan

191 cm
28
200 lbs
12 - 18 - 0

170 cm
28
213 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Michal Cieslak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Deair Conan!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cieslak closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cieslak misses with a short punch on the inside.

Cieslak is fighting off a takedown attempt but Conan is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Cieslak to the mat. Cieslak regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Conan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Conan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Conan sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Conan gets to his feet - Cieslak follows without any prompting.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Cieslak clinches with his opponent.
Cieslak misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Cieslak.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cieslak swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Conan manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
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.

Conan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Conan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Conan lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Conan is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cieslak defends it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Conan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Conan working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Conan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cieslak's head.
Conan scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Conan in particular looking to stall.
Conan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Conan lands a nice short elbow.
Cieslak taking some punishment here, with Conan in his half guard.
Conan keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
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.
Conan scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cieslak knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Conan on the ground.
Well, if Conan is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Cieslak rushes Conan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cieslak misses with a short punch on the inside.

Conan gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Conan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Conan drops back looking for a leg! Cieslak is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cieslak manages to kick Conan off! Conan jumps back into Cieslak's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Deair Conan dominated that 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.

Conan looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Cieslak is defending against the submission attempts here by Conan.
Conan perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Cieslak is defending against the submission attempts here by Conan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conan content to control rather than advance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Conan is continuing to stall.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Conan.
Conan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Conan dives in and scores a takedown into Cieslak's guard.
Conan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Conan content to stall in guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cieslak working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Conan.
Conan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cieslak is keeping the position for now.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Conan closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Cieslak's guard.
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.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Cieslak rushes Conan and presses him up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cieslak.
A short uppercut from Cieslak.
Cieslak gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Conan.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cieslak.
Cieslak misses with a short punch on the inside.
Conan is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Cieslak throws a punch but it's blocked by Conan.
Conan tries to throw a body punch but Cieslak avoids it by throwing Conan back against the cage.
Conan taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conan is trying to drag Cieslak to the mat but Cieslak just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Michal Cieslak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Deair Conan.
Cieslak lands a left hand that snaps the head of Conan backwards.

Conan ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Conan no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conan seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The adventures of Conan the control monster continue. Boring.
Conan wants to sweep here but Cieslak controlling him for the moment.

Cieslak gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Cieslak rushes Conan and presses him up against the cage.
Conan goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cieslak prevents it.
Conan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cieslak just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cieslak lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Cieslak.
Conan tries to pull guard but Cieslak holds him up against the cage and eventually Conan drops back down to his feet.
Cieslak throws a punch but it's blocked by Conan.
Cieslak lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Conan blocking some punches.
Conan tries for a takedown but Cieslak manages to get underhooks.
Conan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Conan drags the fight down to the ground.
Cieslak preventing the sweep.

Conan working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Cieslak has passed into half guard!
Conan regains full guard. Nicely done.
Deair Conan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Conan is controlling Cieslak's posture.

Conan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cieslak can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Conan controlling the position.

Cieslak stands up from Conan's guard - Cieslak perhaps looking for a knockout.
Conan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

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.

Cieslak rushes Conan and presses him up against the cage.
Conan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cieslak.
Conan tries to score a body lock takedown but Cieslak shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cieslak lands an uppercut.
Conan tries to score a body lock takedown but Cieslak shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cieslak pushes Conan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Cieslak scores with a nice short uppercut.
Conan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Conan tries for a takedown. No joy.
Conan blocks an uppercut.
Cieslak swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A shot in the inside from Cieslak.
Cieslak scores with a nice hook to the head.
Conan blocks an uppercut.
Michal Cieslak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Conan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michal Cieslak showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Conan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Deair Conan!
Deair Conan got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'