PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lanny Conway (ranked 8809 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benz Bruckner (ranked 7112 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Conway
vs
Bruckner

168 cm
20
214 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

188 cm
18
204 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Enjoys gardening

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lanny Conway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Benz Bruckner!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conway looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bruckner is fending him off so far but Conway persists. Nope, Bruckner circles away and we're back to standing.
Bruckner tries to bum rush Conway with a series of wild strikes but Conway uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Conway shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Bruckner to counter with a crisp jab.
Bruckner buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Conway fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lanny Conway. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Conway looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bruckner is fending him off so far but Conway persists. Nope, Bruckner circles away and we're back to standing.
Bruckner swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Conway.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruckner slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bruckner stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bruckner wants it to stay on the feet.
Bruckner flicks out a counter leg kick but Conway steps away.
Bruckner has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Conway is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Conway throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bruckner's waist but Bruckner gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Conway off to one side.
Conway avoids the body shot from Bruckner.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Bruckner. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bruckner.
Conway moves out of range as Bruckner strikes.
Conway appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Conway fails with the takedown.
Bruckner misses with a body shot.
Conway takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Conway throws a right and a left that Bruckner avoids nicely.
Bruckner swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bruckner throws a leg kick that misses.
Conway tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bruckner swivels and escapes.
Conway is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bruckner lands a jab to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruckner stuffs the takedown.
Bruckner looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bruckner walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice jab there from Bruckner.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Conway slips a jab from Bruckner.

Conway feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Conway is breathing heavily.
Bruckner wants to sweep here but Conway controlling him for the moment.
Bruckner wants to stand up but Conway is controlling him.
Conway engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Conway wants to pass the guard but Bruckner is keeping the position.
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.
Bruckner can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Conway controls the pace.
Bruckner is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

Bruckner pushes Conway off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

Conway closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Conway lands in his opponent's guard.
Bruckner controlling Conway's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conway won't allow Bruckner to get back to his feet.
Conway trying to control but Bruckner is working from the bottom.
Conway could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Conway stands up and waves to Bruckner to follow him.
Conway looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bruckner is fending him off so far but Conway persists. Nope, Bruckner circles away and we're back to standing.
Conway uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bruckner.
Bruckner throws a shot from downtown. Conway moves away and avoids it.
Bruckner loads up on a big right hand but Conway slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benz Bruckner dominated that round.
That's time! Conway's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Conway closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Conway lands in his opponent's guard.

Bruckner manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.

Bruckner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Conway tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bruckner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bruckner displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Conway.
Bruckner looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conway tries for a takedown but Bruckner sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Conway's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bruckner connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Conway scrambles back to his feet.
Bruckner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruckner stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bruckner wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lanny Conway. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Conway tries for a takedown but Bruckner sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bruckner connects with a jab.
Bruckner works the jab nicely.
Bruckner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bruckner throws a series of punches but Conway moves out of range.
Benz Bruckner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Conway moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bruckner throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Conway on the side of the head.
Conway steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bruckner.
Bruckner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bruckner takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Conway tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bruckner swivels and escapes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Conway gets a takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Conway missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bruckner looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bruckner wants to get back to full guard.
Bruckner is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Bruckner avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Conway.
Bruckner keeping control of the position.
Bruckner is staying active underneath Conway, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruckner is looking to escape.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Conway closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bruckner circles away.
Bruckner throws out a counter right but Conway avoids it with no problem.
Bruckner scores with a jab. Conway acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bruckner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Conway went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Bruckner throws a hook to the side of Conway's head but Conway sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bruckner tries to bum rush Conway with a series of wild strikes but Conway uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Conway fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bruckner appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Bruckner as Conway shoots in.
Bruckner looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bruckner scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Conway with that takedown attempt.
Bruckner tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Conway avoids the body shot from Bruckner.
Bruckner throws a leg kick but Conway sees it coming and moves out of range.
Conway shoots for a takedown but Bruckner saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Conway shoots for a double leg takedown but Bruckner sprawls well. He's pushed Conway's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bruckner. Conway does a little dance to reset his feet.
Conway went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Bruckner catches Conway with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jab by Bruckner.
Conway changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bruckner tries to avoid it but Conway manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bruckner to the ground. Bruckner escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benz Bruckner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Conway's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Conway walks into a jab.
Bruckner keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The fighters circling - Bruckner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Conway shoots in for a double leg but Bruckner sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice defenses there by Conway.
Donk. Bruckner catches Conway right on the button with a cross.
Conway shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bruckner as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lanny Conway. 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.
Conway slips under a jab.
Bruckner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bruckner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Conway was well out of range. Poor timing from Bruckner.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruckner stuffs the takedown attempt from Conway. Conway gets slowly back to his feet.
A little jabbing left from Bruckner on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

Bruckner shoots in and bounces Conway off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bruckner is looking to stand up but Conway won't let him.
Benz Bruckner has got the better of the ground game so far.
Conway is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conway pulls Bruckner in close to prevent any damage.

Bruckner gets to his feet - Conway follows without any prompting.
Conway shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Conway takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bruckner dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Conway. That did some damage!
Conway looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Conway fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bruckner misses with a right hand

and Conway counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Bruckner has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Conway has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bruckner manages to break the clinch.
Conway defending well as Bruckner loads up on a big left hand.
Bruckner is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Conway moves out of range of the leg kick from Bruckner.
Conway walks into a straight right hand from Bruckner.
Conway dives in for a single leg takedown but Bruckner sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bruckner throws a leg kick that misses.
Bruckner lands with a cross.
Bruckner misses with a head kick.
Bruckner works Conway's body with a nice hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruckner with a hook.
Bruckner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Conway tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bruckner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bruckner listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A lazy left from Bruckner finds it's target.
Benz Bruckner is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bruckner connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Conway shoots in looking for a takedown but Bruckner manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Conway's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Bruckner has closed the distance and engaged Conway in a clinch.
Bruckner has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Benz Bruckner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bruckner has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 26:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benz Bruckner!