PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zorba The Dancing Buddha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayne Conner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Dancing Buddha kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Zorba Time. The crowd seem to be enjoying Conner's choice of entrance music: The Man Who Sold The World. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

The Dancing Buddha
vs
Conner

190 cm
31
209 lbs
15 - 10 - 0

189 cm
31
221 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zorba The Dancing Buddha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wayne Conner!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Dancing Buddha walks into a jab.
The Dancing Buddha shoots for a double leg takedown but Conner sprawls well. He's pushed The Dancing Buddha's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Conner tries a low kick but The Dancing Buddha avoids it.
Conner stuffs the takedown.
Conner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Dancing Buddha.
Conner misses with a hook. The Dancing Buddha ducked under it nicely.
Conner misses with the combination.
Conner misses with a wild body shot.
The Dancing Buddha ducks under a wild hook from Conner.
Horrible takedown attempt by The Dancing Buddha or perhaps it was just good defense by Conner, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zorba The Dancing Buddha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Dancing Buddha pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Dancing Buddha shoots for a takedown but Conner saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Conner throws a hook but The Dancing Buddha avoids it easily.
The Dancing Buddha looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Conner swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by The Dancing Buddha.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Dancing Buddha closes this distance looking for a takedown but Conner circles away.
The Dancing Buddha tries to score a power double leg takedown but Conner sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten The Dancing Buddha somewhat.
Conner scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The Dancing Buddha drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Conner takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The Dancing Buddha is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A good leg kick by Conner.
Conner finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The Dancing Buddha moves away from the strike by Conner.
The Dancing Buddha tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Conner swivels and escapes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from The Dancing Buddha.
Conner listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Conner throws the left hand but The Dancing Buddha avoids the punch easily.
As Conner looks to move away, The Dancing Buddha throws a big counter combo but Conner just gets out of the way.
Conner lands a high kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Dancing Buddha scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The Dancing Buddha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Conner misses with a jab, cross combination.
A counter left hand to the body from The Dancing Buddha misses its target.
Conner connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
No luck for The Dancing Buddha with that takedown attempt.
The Dancing Buddha lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Conner backs up against the cage.
The Dancing Buddha shoots in looking for a takedown. Conner tries to sprawl out of it but The Dancing Buddha keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Conner manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Dancing Buddha tries for a takedown but Conner sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The Dancing Buddha moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The Dancing Buddha on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The Dancing Buddha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Conner.
The Dancing Buddha moves out of range as Conner strikes.
Conner throws a hook to the side of The Dancing Buddha's head but The Dancing Buddha sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The Dancing Buddha darts in looking for a takedown but Conner gets double underhooks and turns The Dancing Buddha into the cage.
Conner tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and The Dancing Buddha is able to avoid easily.
Wayne Conner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Dancing Buddha takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A punch combination from The Dancing Buddha misses.
Conner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Conner slaps away a takedown attempt from The Dancing Buddha, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conner throws a solid leg kick but The Dancing Buddha takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Conner.
The Dancing Buddha seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Conner keeps the fight on the outside.
The Dancing Buddha fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Conner stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Conner wants it to stay on the feet.
Conner throws out a counter right but The Dancing Buddha avoids it with no problem.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Conner throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck The Dancing Buddha on the side of the head.
The Dancing Buddha tries to clinch but Conner is having none of it.
Conner lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The Dancing Buddha ducks under a wild hook from Conner.
The Dancing Buddha seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Conner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Conner throws a body punch but The Dancing Buddha moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from The Dancing Buddha, right into the meat.
The Dancing Buddha gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A big left from Conner misses.
Conner throws a hook but The Dancing Buddha avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wayne Conner dominated that round.
That's time! The Dancing Buddha's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

The Dancing Buddha fails with a takedown attempt.
Conner takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wayne Conner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Conner.
Conner tests The Dancing Buddha's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Conner lands with a cross.
The Dancing Buddha fails with an attempt to clinch.
The Dancing Buddha drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Dancing Buddha throws a head kick that misses.
A jab from Conner does it's job there.
A swing and a miss from Conner.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Dancing Buddha throws a series of strikes that have Conner backpedaling.

The Dancing Buddha gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether The Dancing Buddha might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conner working aggressively here.
Conner lands a hook that snaps the head of The Dancing Buddha backwards.
Conner tries to circle away but The Dancing Buddha has him pinned against the cage.

The Dancing Buddha ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. The Dancing Buddha no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The Dancing Buddha is looking to sweep but instead, Conner has passed into half guard.
Conner slows the pace down in half guard.
The Dancing Buddha is staying active underneath Conner, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Well, if Conner 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conner is keen to just control but The Dancing Buddha is a slippery customer.

Conner escapes and gets back to his feet.
Wayne Conner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Conner throws a body shot but no joy.
Conner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The Dancing Buddha slips under a jab from Conner.
A solid body kick from Conner.
No luck with that takedown attempt from The Dancing Buddha.
Conner throws a lazy right hand but The Dancing Buddha sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The Dancing Buddha fails with the takedown
and Conner counters with a two punch combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zorba The Dancing Buddha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Conner misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Dancing Buddha takes one on the button.
Zorba The Dancing Buddha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Conner turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Conner throws out a loose jab but The Dancing Buddha uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Dancing Buddha throws a counter high kick but Conner was just alert enough to avoid it.
The Dancing Buddha closes this distance looking for a takedown but Conner circles away.
The Dancing Buddha throws a sloppy head kick and Conner moves out of range easily.
Conner works the jab nicely.
The Dancing Buddha ducks under a wild hook from Conner.
Conner lands a nice shot to the body.
Conner throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent The Dancing Buddha stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Conner thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on The Dancing Buddha if he has to take too many more of those.
Conner throws a head kick that misses.
Conner tests The Dancing Buddha's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Dancing Buddha tries to close the distance and clinch but Conner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The Dancing Buddha takes one to the chin there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Dancing Buddha slips under a jab from Conner.
Conner connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Conner looks to land a left hand but The Dancing Buddha moved out of range nicely.
The Dancing Buddha walks into a jab.
Conner lands with a nice body punch.
The Dancing Buddha bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The Dancing Buddha steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Conner.
The Dancing Buddha seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
The Dancing Buddha closes the distance and clinches up with Conner, looking for a takedown. The Dancing Buddha pushes Conner against the cage but Conner circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Conner scores with a hook.
Conner misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Conner misses.
Conner throws a solid leg kick but The Dancing Buddha takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Conner.
The Dancing Buddha walks into a jab.
The Dancing Buddha tries to move into range but Conner moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

The Dancing Buddha is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wayne Conner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Conner lands a straight punch to the body, keeping The Dancing Buddha at a distance.
Nice uppercut there from Conner.
Oh The Dancing Buddha is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Conner just misses with a punch to the body.
The Dancing Buddha seems to have got his legs back now.
The Dancing Buddha connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The Dancing Buddha fails with the takedown
and Conner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The Dancing Buddha just misses with a punch to the body.
The Dancing Buddha takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The Dancing Buddha checks the leg kick nicely there.

The Dancing Buddha closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conner has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Conner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Dancing Buddha's elbow.
Conner lands a body punch in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Dancing Buddha goes for a takedown attempt but Conner pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Conner lands a big right hand that sends The Dancing Buddha crashing to the mat! Conner stays standing though and waves The Dancing Buddha back to his feet!
The Dancing Buddha misses with a takedown attempt - Conner sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zorba The Dancing Buddha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Dancing Buddha connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Conner's hands.
Conner misses with a straight left.
The Dancing Buddha on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Conner. Conner obviously looking to wear him down.
Jab from Conner.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Conner swings and misses with a shot to the body
and The Dancing Buddha counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Conner throws a body punch but The Dancing Buddha moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conner feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to The Dancing Buddha's calf.
Conner checks a low kick from The Dancing Buddha.
Conner is clearly trying to counter these attacks from The Dancing Buddha with a body shot.
Conner takes a swing at The Dancing Buddha's ribcage but misses.
Conner connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Conner scores with a shot to the body.
The Dancing Buddha avoids the body shot from Conner.
Conner misses with a wild body shot.
The Dancing Buddha looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Conner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Dancing Buddha moves away.
Conner misses with a body shot.
The Dancing Buddha feinted with a counter takedown.
The Dancing Buddha shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Conner sprawls well. Conner wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. The Dancing Buddha gets slowly back to his feet.
The Dancing Buddha uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Conner.
The Dancing Buddha fails to land the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conner lands a nice hook to The Dancing Buddha's body. The Dancing Buddha takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Conner.
The Dancing Buddha fails with an attempt to clinch.
The Dancing Buddha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Dancing Buddha darts in looking for a takedown but Conner gets double underhooks and turns The Dancing Buddha into the cage.
Zorba The Dancing Buddha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wayne Conner is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The Dancing Buddha tries to clinch up
and Conner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Conner catches The Dancing Buddha with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Conner misses with a wild body shot.
Conner throws out a loose jab but The Dancing Buddha uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like The Dancing Buddha was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
The Dancing Buddha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Dancing Buddha moves out of range of the strikes.
The Dancing Buddha walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

The Dancing Buddha has managed to clinch.
The Dancing Buddha is trying to pull guard but Conner turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
The Dancing Buddha's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The Dancing Buddha is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Conner gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A body shot lands from Conner.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, The Dancing Buddha creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wayne Conner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Conner winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wayne Conner!
An out of breath Wayne Conner thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.