PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kruger Kongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Conrad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kongo
vs
Conrad

187 cm
19
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Likes ground

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kruger Kongo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Conrad!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Anthony Taglia and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conrad catches Kongo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kongo shoots in for a double leg but Conrad sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kongo shoots in but Conrad avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jack Conrad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Kongo with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kruger Kongo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kongo throws a head kick but Conrad moves out of range.
Conrad throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kongo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Conrad lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kongo circles away quickly and effectively.
Kongo fails to land the takedown.
Conrad scores with a three punch combo!
Conrad stuffs the takedown attempt from Kongo. Kongo gets slowly back to his feet.
Conrad with a poor takedown

and Kongo counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Conrad!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kongo trying to control but Conrad is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Conrad is working to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kongo wants to control the pace but Conrad is squirming around nicely.
Kongo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Conrad wants to control but Kongo is having none of it.
Conrad is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Conrad is working to get back to half guard.
Conrad sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Conrad tries to get to full guard but Kongo has control of the leg.
Kongo is keen to just control but Conrad is a slippery customer.
Conrad tries to roll over but Kongo keeps him under control.
Kongo wants to pass the guard but Conrad is defending well.

That's two 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.
Conrad tries to roll over but Kongo keeps him under control.
Kongo wants to get back to his feet.
Conrad wants to get back to full guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kongo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Conrad moves into the clinch successfully.
Conrad has had enough of the clinch but Kongo keeps him there for the moment.
Kongo goes for a takedown attempt but Conrad pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conrad scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Conrad swinging wilding here.

Kongo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Kongo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kongo tries to control but Conrad wriggling away.
Conrad is looking to improve his position but Kongo isn't that keen on the idea.
Conrad is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kongo controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conrad wants to hold on but Kongo pushes him away.
Kongo controlling his opponent.
Conrad is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kongo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Conrad is looking to escape.
Kongo avoids the attempt from Conrad to control.
Conrad holds on to Kongo as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Conrad dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kongo has his takedown stuffed
and Conrad counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kongo ducks under a wild hook from Conrad.
Conrad misses the shot to the body.
Conrad swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Kongo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Conrad's guard.
Kongo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Conrad keeping moving, preventing Kongo from controlling successfully.
Conrad looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kongo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Conrad pulls Kongo in close to his closed guard and prevents Kongo from doing any damage or advancing position.
Kongo looking to pass the guard.
Conrad wants to sweep here but Kongo controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conrad manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Conrad mounts Kongo! Really nice guard pass there!
Kongo regains half guard.
Kongo keeping hold of Conrad's head, controlling as best he can.
Kongo regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kongo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Conrad!
Kongo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kongo controlling from the full mount.
Conrad wants to hold on but Kongo pushes him away.
Conrad sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

Conrad looking for submissions off his back.
Kongo content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Conrad trying to control from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kongo keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Kongo wants to take a breather but Conrad is having none of it.
Still in half guard, Kongo seems content to control.
Kongo tries to pass to full mount but Conrad defends it.
Conrad is looking for a sweep. Kongo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Conrad is not content to let Kongo control the position.
Conrad gets back to full guard.
Conrad is trying to keep Kongo in close.
Conrad is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Kongo trying to control but Conrad is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Conrad trying to keep a closed guard but Kongo is proving a slippery customer.
Kongo stops Conrad from standing up.
Conrad keeping moving, preventing Kongo from controlling successfully.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Kruger Kongo just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Kongo has managed to clinch.
Kongo tries to land knees in the clinch but Conrad avoids the damage to the body.
Kongo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kruger Kongo dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Kongo walks into a left hand.
A low kick from Conrad misses

and Kongo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kongo.
Conrad is looking to break free of the clinch but Kongo has double underhooks.
Conrad blocks the elbow strike.
Kongo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Conrad fights it off and pushes away nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kongo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A low kick from Conrad is predictable there

and Kongo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Conrad's guard now.
Kongo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kongo trying to control but Conrad is working from the bottom.
Kongo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Conrad swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kongo trying to control but Conrad is working from the bottom.
Kongo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kongo trying to control the position from guard on top but Conrad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kongo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Conrad lands a jab to the nose.
Conrad smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Conrad swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Kongo counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Conrad!
Kongo controlling his opponent.
Conrad is desperately trying to improve his position but Kongo has a good base and remains in mount.
Kongo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Conrad is looking to escape.
Conrad can't escape the position.
Conrad tries to hold on but Kongo postures up.
Conrad tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kongo controlling from mount.
Kongo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Conrad is looking to get to half guard.
Kongo trying to control but Conrad is having none of it.
Kongo looking to control and managing it successfully.
Conrad is trying to escape the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Conrad tries to hold on but Kongo pushes him away.
Conrad is desperately trying to improve his position but Kongo has a good base and remains in mount.
Kongo controlling from the full mount.
Conrad is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kongo controlling his opponent.
Conrad is desperately trying to improve his position but Kongo has a good base and remains in mount.
Kongo looking to control but Conrad is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Conrad is looking to get to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kruger Kongo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kongo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kruger Kongo!