PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnathan Conway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scotty McNully (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Conway
vs
McNully

153 cm
24
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnathan Conway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Scotty McNully!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McNully misses with a takedown attempt - Conway sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Conway misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McNully is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
McNully is looking to clinch but Conway is avoiding it.
Conway swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conway lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Scotty McNully has been cut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Conway misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conway can't find room to land a body shot as McNully controls the action.
McNully has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Conway avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Conway tries a body shot but McNully blocks it.
Conway lands a body shot.
Conway avoiding damage.
Conway lands an uppercut.
McNully is trying to pull guard but Conway has him pressed against the cage.
Johnathan Conway has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scotty McNully.
Conway lands an elbow inside.
Conway is stalling here.
Conway tries to throw a body punch but McNully avoids it by throwing Conway back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McNully goes for a takedown attempt but Conway pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
McNully fails with a takedown attempt.
Conway tries to counter with a takedown but McNully is quick to defend against it.
McNully shoots and misses

and Conway holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
McNully tries to score a body lock takedown but Conway shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Conway.

Conway successfully pulls guard.
Conway keeping moving, preventing McNully from controlling successfully.
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.

Conway throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Conway might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
McNully trying to control the position from guard on top but Conway is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

McNully drops back, looking for a kneebar! Conway looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Conway looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Conway!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
McNully is trying to control Conway's posture but Conway avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Conway is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, McNully has escaped the position, nice work there.

Conway goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, McNully rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Conway's guard! Nice work there by McNully!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Conway keeping moving, preventing McNully from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnathan Conway dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Scotty McNully's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

McNully fails to land the takedown.
McNully avoids the head kick by Conway.
Conway misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Conway drives through with a takedown into McNully's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

McNully pushes Conway off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Conway.
McNully closes this distance looking for a takedown but Conway circles away.
Conway throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

and Conway counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Conway has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Conway lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Conway trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Conway stands up from McNully's guard - Conway perhaps looking for a knockout.
Conway throws a head kick that misses.
Johnathan Conway is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from McNully is defended easily by Conway.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conway throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McNully shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Conway defends it nicely.
McNully dives in for a single leg takedown but Conway sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
McNully shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Conway as he jumps to the side.
Conway tries to counter by moving into the clinch but McNully manages to circle out of the way.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conway avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McNully throws a series of punches but Conway moves out of range.
McNully throws a combination that misses
and Conway counters with a two punch combo.
McNully has his takedown stuffed

and Conway moves into the clinch.
Conway unloads a knee to the mid-section. McNully lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Conway manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Conway is struggling to control the position.
Conway gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McNully on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Conway fails to land.

Conway is trying to trip McNully. He has hold of a leg but McNully is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Conway persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

McNully has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Conway off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Conway really is a fat lump.
McNully has his takedown stuffed

and Conway counters by clinching up.
Conway displaying some good clinch control by pressing McNully up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnathan Conway dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Scotty McNully's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.

Conway tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McNully doesn't manage to clinch there - Conway circles away.
McNully shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Conway as he jumps to the side.
Conway misses with a jab, cross combination.
McNully feints the counter takedown.
Johnathan Conway is winning the standup battle so far.
McNully shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Conway as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McNully moves in looking to clinch but Conway pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McNully shoots in for a double leg but Conway sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Johnathan Conway has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scotty McNully.
Horrible takedown attempt by McNully or perhaps it was just good defense by Conway, which made it look bad.
Conway lands a high kick!
Conway displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from McNully.
Conway feinted with a counter takedown.
McNully blocks a head kick by Conway.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Conway looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Conway winds up and cracks McNully with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ground and pound from Conway.
Conway thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Conway is looking for a kimura here.
Conway is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Conway is working for a kimura but McNully is defending it quite comfortably.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McNully trying to control from the bottom.

McNully looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Scotty McNully has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McNully trying to control from the bottom.
Conway tries to stand and escape but McNully actually recovers to 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.
Conway with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Johnathan Conway overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

McNully is looking for a triangle but Conway pushes his legs off easily.
McNully wants to stand and escape but Conway is having none of it.

McNully working for submissions but it's allowed Conway to get to half guard.

Conway is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The fighters are battling for position here. McNully manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnathan Conway showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Conway has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnathan Conway!