PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manco Capac (ranked 358 p4p, 360 weight class) and A. Mere Con (ranked 49 p4p, 50 weight class). Capac comes into the arena with Iggy Pop - The Passenger blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Capac
vs
Con

180 cm
28
170
17 - 13 - 0

184 cm
32
171
18 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Conquer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Manco Capac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, A. Mere Con!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Con avoids the body shot from Capac.
We've been hearing reports that Capac has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Con misses with a wild body shot.
Capac throws a jab when Con was well out of range.
A. Mere Con seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Capac doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Con cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Capac shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Con is trying to defend but Capac finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Con pushes Capac off and gets back to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Con. Capac does a little dance to reset his feet.
Capac looks to land a right hand but Con moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Con. Capac does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Capac fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Con swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Capac went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Con throws a poor cross that misses
and Capac counters with a left to the body.
Con throws a body shot but no joy.
Con scores with a nice strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Con throws a shot from downtown. Capac moves away and avoids it.
Capac throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Con throws a looping overhand right but Capac ducks down to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Con. Capac does a little dance to reset his feet.
Con throws a right hand that misses
and Capac counters with a two punch combo.
Capac throws a series of punches but Con avoids them all with ease.
A little jabbing left from Con on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Capac lands a nice hook to Con's body. Con takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Capac misses the shot to the body.
Capac takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Con swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Capac is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Con is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Capac.
Capac is looking to counter punch.
Capac uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Con.
A. Mere Con is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Capac punishes Con's body with a nice straight punch.
Capac with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Con throws a body shot but no joy.
Capac is looking to wear down Con with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Capac throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Con was covering up waiting for the punch and Capac finishes the takedown easily into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Capac preventing the sweep.
Capac trying to control but Con is working from the bottom.
Capac is pushing down on Con's leg trying to pass to half guard. Con is fighting to maintain full guard but Capac has managed to sneak the leg through.
Con has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Capac trying to control the action but Con is working from the bottom.
Con is doing well to control the position and prevent Capac from advancing to side control.

Capac is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Con defends it well.
Con slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Con keeping moving, preventing Capac from controlling successfully.
Capac trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Capac wants to control from the top but Con keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Con controlling Capac's posture.
Capac trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Con is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Capac trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Con keeping moving, preventing Capac from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Capac's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Capac looking to pass the guard.
Capac is working hard here to advance position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Con lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Capac keeping moving, preventing Con from controlling successfully.
Con wants to stand but Capac has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Con trying to control the position from guard on top but Capac is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Capac looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Capac had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Con defends it easily.
Con controls from within his opponent's guard.
Con preventing the sweep.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Manco Capac will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Capac with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Con counter with a right hand.
Capac throws a nice looking combination but Con bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Con takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Con throws a hook but Capac avoids it easily.
Capac throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Con counters with a straight right hand.
Con scores with a nice head shot.
Capac tries for a takedown but Con sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Con throws out a counter right but Capac avoids it with no problem.
Capac moves away from the strike by Con.
Con throws a jab when Capac was well out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Capac misses its target.
No luck for Capac with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manco Capac. 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.
Con steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Capac.
Con misses with a shot to the body
and Capac counters with a two punch combo.
Manco Capac is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Con. Capac does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Con throws a body punch but Capac moves out of range.
Capac looks to score with a jab to the body but Con is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Capac tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Con defends well and Capac ends up having to push Con into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Con throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Capac jumps guard and drags Con to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Con content to stall in guard here.
Con's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Con postures up.

Capac is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Con controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Capac looking for a sweep. Not yet Capac, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Con slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Con pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Capac is keeping the position for now.
Con stays in close to Capac's body and controls the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Con trying to control but Capac is working from the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Capac scores with a crisp jab that stopped Con in his tracks.
Capac misses with a jab, cross combination.
Con throws a hook but Capac blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Capac fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Con manages to avoid it.
Capac shoots in and drives through. Con sprawls well.
Con swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Capac takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Con stuns Capac with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Con throws a hook to the side of Capac's head but Capac sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Con moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Con misses with a looping right.
Nice straight punches there by Con. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Con.
Con lands the left hand.
Con dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Capac throws out a powerful jab.
Con misses with a straight right.
Capac appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Capac avoids the body shot from Con.
Capac connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Con throws out a loose jab but Capac uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Con ducks under a wild hook from Capac.
Con keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Con swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Con scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Capac doesn't seem bothered though.
Con throws a jab but it's blocked by Capac.
Capac appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Capac scores with a body shot.
Con changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Capac avoids the body shot from Con.
Con missing with a left hand there. Capac was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Capac tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Con was well out of range. Poor timing from Capac.
Con misses with an uppercut. Capac saw that one coming.

Capac throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Con tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Capac is in Con's guard.
Capac trying to control the position from guard on top but Con is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Con seems keen to control Capac's posture.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A. Mere Con showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Con throws an overhand right that lands on Capac's shoulder, as Capac tries to avoid the shot.
Capac just misses with a punch to the body.
Capac rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Con counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Capac is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Con.
A cross from Capac lands.
Con throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Capac misses the target.
Capac takes one on the button.
Capac throws out a powerful jab.
Capac steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Con.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Con misses.
Con connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Capac misses with a body shot.
Capac throws a nice looking combination but Con bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Con punishes Capac's body with a nice straight punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Con throws a big shot that misses.
Con scores with a jab to the body.
Con uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Capac.
Con throws the left hand but Capac avoids the punch easily.
Con is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Capac.
Capac throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Capac takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A swing and a miss from Con.
Con getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Con stuffs the takedown.
Con connects with a single shot there.
Con looks to land a right hand but Capac moved out of range.
Capac lands a nice looking body shot.
Capac just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Capac connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Con's hands.
Capac misses with a body shot
and Con counters with a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Con scores with a punch to the head.
Capac misses with a right hand
and Con counters with a straight right hand.
Capac fails to land the takedown.
Con displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Manco Capac has been cut.
Capac dives in and grabs Con's left leg, looking for a takedown. Con pushes down on Capac's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manco Capac. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed right hand from Con misses the target.
Capac takes a jab right on the kisser.
Capac uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Con.
A looping hook to the body misses from Capac. Con does a little dance to reset his feet.
Capac throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Con takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Con lands a nice looking body shot.
Capac displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Con throws out the jab.
Capac throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Con on the side of the head.
Con's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Capac connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Con scrambles back to his feet.
Con with a nice cross.
Con loads up on a big right hand but Capac slips the punch.
Capac appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Con pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Con scores with a hook.
Capac goes for a double leg but Con avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Con continues to drive forward.
Capac misses with a hook to the ribs.
Con misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Con.
Con lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Con creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Con has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Capac missing with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Capac has a couple of punches blocked by Con.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Con blocking some punches.
Capac tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Capac looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

Con pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Capac throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Con lands with a nice body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Con drops his hands momentarily and Capac takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Con throws a shot from downtown. Capac moves away and avoids it.
Con fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Capac. Con does a little dance to reset his feet.
Con avoids the body shot from Capac.
Capac throws a body punch but Con moves out of range.
Con getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice sprawl there from Con as Capac shoots in.
Con uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Capac.
Con scores with a nice right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
A. Mere Con comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Con 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29

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