PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mareth Line (ranked 304 p4p, 280 weight class) and A. Mere Con (ranked 37 p4p, 34 weight class). 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!

Line
vs
Con

180 cm
35
175
18 - 8 - 0

184 cm
33
171
20 - 8 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mareth Line!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, A. Mere Con!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Con throws a right hand that misses
and Line makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Con really felt that one!
Line throws a leg kick but Con sees it coming and moves out of range.
Line scores with a head kick. Con tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Con throws a hook but Line blocks it.
Line fires out a quick counter leg kick but Con just manages to avoid it.
Con just misses with a punch to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Line.
Line misses with an uppercut
and Con counters with a series of strikes. Line will be more careful next time no doubt.
Con lands with a cross.
Line looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Line slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Line ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Con moves away.
Line staying out of range there.
Line appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Line waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Con.
Line keeps the fight on the outside.
Con jabs Line right on the nose. Line blinks but takes it well.
Line tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Con was well out of range. Poor timing from Line.
Line scores with a head kick.
Con throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Line tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Con was well out of range. Poor timing from Line.
Line misses with a straight left.
Con swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Con blocks the body kick.
Con takes one to the chin there.
Line misses the shot to the body.
Con pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Con ducks under a wild hook from Line.
Con tries to clinch up.
Line takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Con uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Line.
Line pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Line throws a head kick that misses.
Line takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Con ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Line moves away.
Line takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Line throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Line scores with a leg kick.
Line throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Con on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Con ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Line looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Con throws a jab but it's blocked by Line.
Line throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Con listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Con uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Line.
Line misses with a body kick.
Line missing with a left hand there. Con was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Con jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Line.
A. Mere Con seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Line throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Con was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice shot lands for Con.
Line uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Con.
Con avoids a kick to the body.
Con throws a lazy right hand but Line sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Con swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Con moves out of range of the body kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Con.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Con changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Con darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice defenses there by Con.
Con is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Line had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Con jabs Line to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Con uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Line.
Con throws a body punch but Line moves out of range.
Line misses with a looping right.
Line misses with a body shot.
Line walks into a straight right hand from Con.
Con takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Con misses with a hook.
Line takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Line throws a body kick that misses.
Con throws a jab but it's blocked by Line.
Con slips a straight right by Line.
Line ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Line misses with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Con swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Line missing with a left hand there. Con was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Con throws out a counter right but Line avoids it with no problem.
Con throws a jab but it's blocked by Line.
Con takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Con walks into a left hand.
Con connects with a body shot.
Line takes a jab right on the kisser.
Con throws out a loose jab but Line uses good head movement to avoid it.
Line throws a body punch but Con moves out of range.
Line shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Con throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Con gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Line takes a shot to the head.
Con scores with a shoulder strike.

Line escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Con keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but A. Mere Con 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.

Con connects with a good right hand that stumbles Line. Line circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Con throws a body punch but Line moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Con.
Line ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Con slips under a jab.
Line looks to score with a jab to the body but Con is just out of range.
Con clobbers Line with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Con moves out of range of the body kick from Line.
Line throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Line uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Con.
Line half committed to a counter leg kick.
Nice body punch from Con.
Con misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Line lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Line displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Con throws out the jab.
Con throws a big shot that misses.
Con just misses with a punch to the body.
Con scores with a punch to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Con misses with a two punch combination.
A quick step to the side and Line tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Con lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Line throws out a loose jab but Con uses good head movement to avoid it.
Line takes one to the chin there.
Con bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Line's head backwards.
Line misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Con.
Con blocks the body kick.
Con uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Line.
Line drops his hands momentarily and Con takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Con keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Con throws a body punch but Line moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Line misses the target.
Con lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Line circles away quickly and effectively.
Con misses with a hook to the body
and Con takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Line uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Con.
Line was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Con misses with a hook. Line ducked under it nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Con looks to score with a jab to the body but Line is just out of range.
Line looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Line slips a jab from Con.
A. Mere Con seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Line throws a jab when Con was well out of range.
Line jabs at Con's body.
Con ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Line fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Con checks it well.
Line throws a head kick that misses.
Nice jab there from Con.
Line lands with a thumping leg kick.
Con takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Line pivots, looking for a leg kick but Con is out of range and Line settles back down.
Line throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Con swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Line.
Con looks to land a right hand but Line moved out of range.
Con just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Line on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Con scores with a shot to the body.
Line keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Con. Line does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Line misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Con.

Con moves into range and clinches up with Line.
Con misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Con tries to work over Line's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Line goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Con lands a left hand that snaps the head of Line backwards.
Con misses with a hook from the clinch.

Con pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Con blocks the body kick.
Con misses with a right hand
and Line cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Line uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Con.
As Con backs away, Line returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Con throws a shot from downtown. Line moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Con. Line does a little dance to reset his feet.
Line swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Con is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Line.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Con takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Line ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Con moves away.
Con works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Line waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Con.
Con looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Con misses the jab.
Con throws a jab when Line was well out of range.
Line throws a push kick but Con slaps the foot to one side.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Con throws a lazy right hand but Line sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Line misses with a wild body shot.
Con tries to close the distance and clinch but Line swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Line just misses with a punch to the body.
Con has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Con waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Line.
Line moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Line looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Con shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Line eats them both and turns towards Con to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Line throws a leg kick but Con checks it.
Con scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
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.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Con misses with a wild body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Con. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Con.
Line throws a wild body kick that Con sees coming a mile off.
Con's corner calls for a 1-2. Con obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Line looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Line thows a leg kick but Con checks it
and Con counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Con gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Line.
Con scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Line throws a half hearted mid kick.
Con will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Line seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Con moves out of range as Line strikes.
Con just misses with a punch to the body.
Con jabs at Line's body.
Con connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good shot there by Line.
Line slips under a jab from Con.
Line quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Line throws the left hand but Con avoids the punch easily.
Con throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Line sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Line. Con does a little dance to reset his feet.
Con gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Line.
Con misses with a straight right.
Con looks to throw the jab but Line is out of range.
Con throws a sloppy body shot
and Line counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Con misses with an uppercut
and Line counters with a stiff right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Line. Con does a little dance to reset his feet.
Line lands with a right hand.
Line thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circling - Con throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Line throwing a counter right hand but Con manages to avoid it.
Con lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Line at a distance.
Con fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Line misses with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Line throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Con connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Con misses.
Con gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Line.
Line misses with a shot to the body
and Con counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Line takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Con slips a straight right by Line.
Con ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Line moves away.
Line fires out a quick counter leg kick but Con just manages to avoid it.
Line misses with a looping left.
Line is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Con.
Con tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Line was well out of range. Poor timing from Con.
Line throws a right hand that Con ducks under and follows up with a left that Con also avoids with ease.
Con blocks a head kick by Line.
Line avoids the body shot from Con.
Line gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Line throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Line slips a straight right by Con.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Con misses the jab.
Line throws a push kick but Con slaps the foot to one side.
A nice combination there by Line.
Con misses with a wild body shot.
Line lands a nice leg kick that just misses Con's sensitive parts.
Con lands a really nice looking cross but Line seems unphased.
Con is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Line.
Line throws a jab but it's blocked by Con.
Con scores with a body shot.
Con throws an overhand right that lands on Line's shoulder, as Line tries to avoid the shot.
Con throws a body shot but no joy.
Con throws a looping overhand right but Line ducks down to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Line misses the target.
Con misses the shot to the body.
Con avoids the head kick by Line.
A nice side step and Con releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Line throws a low kick but Con moves out of range easily.
Con misses with a looping left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Con connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Con throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Line sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Con throws a right and a left that both miss.
Line slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Con just misses with a punch to the body.
Con misses the shot to the body.
Line throws a body punch but Con moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Con on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Con throws a body shot but no joy.
Con looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Con throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Line scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Line throws the kick towards the body but Con avoids it.
Line uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Con.
Mareth Line has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Line is looking to land body kicks.
A countering left hand to the body from Con misses.
Line missing with a left hand there. Con was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It seemed like Con was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to A. Mere Con.
Well Con 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... A. Mere Con!
A. Mere Con decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.