PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dylan Conroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Young Blood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Conroy
vs
Blood

180 cm
22
160 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
20
160 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dylan Conroy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Young Blood!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Alyssa Summers and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conroy misses with a two punch combination.
Blood shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Conroy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blood throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Conroy.
Conroy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Conroy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Blood.
Conroy misses with a double jab.
Blood throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Conroy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Blood fakes the leg kick and cracks Conroy in the body.

Blood moves into range and clinches up with Conroy.
A short uppercut from Blood.
Conroy fails to pull guard.
Conroy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Blood breaks the clinch.
Blood lets loose with a powerful body kick. Conroy will feel that in the morning.
Conroy misses with a few strikes there.
Conroy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blood throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conroy throws a series of punches but Blood avoids them all with ease.

Blood rushes Conroy and presses him up against the cage.
Conroy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Blood has him pressed against the cage.

Blood manages to break the clinch.
Blood throws a body kick that misses.
Conroy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Blood.
Dylan Conroy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Young Blood.
Conroy misses with a few strikes there.

Blood drives through and clinches with Conroy against the cage.

Blood breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dylan Conroy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A combination from Conroy does no damage.
Conroy goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Blood is looking to land body kicks.
Blood showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Conroy.
Conroy lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Blood throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dylan Conroy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Conroy throws a right hand that Blood ducks under and follows up with a left that Blood also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conroy throws a right hand that Blood ducks under and follows up with a left that Blood also avoids with ease.
Conroy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Blood moves into range and clinches up with Conroy.

Blood manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Blood is pulling down on Conroy's head. It's preventing any offense from Conroy, at least for the moment.
Conroy is stalling in the full guard.
Blood pulls Conroy in close to prevent any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Blood is trying to keep Conroy in close.
Blood tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Conroy trying to control the position from guard on top but Blood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blood wants to control but Conroy passes easily into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Blood makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Blood looks gassed!
Conroy throws a series of punches but Blood avoids them all with ease.
Conroy works over Blood's head and body with a nice combination.
Conroy displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Conroy throws a one two combo.
Conroy closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Blood is defended easily by Conroy.
Conroy moves out of range of the body kick from Blood.
Conroy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Blood scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Conroy is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Young Blood dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Conroy with a hook.

Blood gets a clinch.

Blood escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Conroy tries to clinch up.
Conroy misses with a series of wild punches.

Blood darts in and clinches Conroy up against the cage.
Conroy drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Blood gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Conroy pushes off an throws an elbow but Blood leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blood has Conroy pressed against the cage.
Blood is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Conroy gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Blood is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conroy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Conroy is trying to break the clinch but Blood has him pressed against the cage.

Blood decides to pull guard.
Blood is pulling down on Conroy's head. It's preventing any offense from Conroy, at least for the moment.
Conroy wants to stand but Blood has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Blood is trying to keep Conroy in close.
Blood is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

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.
Blood trying to keep a closed guard but Conroy is proving a slippery customer.
Conroy has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Blood is proving hard to escape from.
Blood working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A cross from Conroy lands.
Conroy throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Dylan Conroy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Conroy closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Conroy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Conroy falls off balance throwing a combination

and Blood counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Conroy wants to control but Blood is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Blood prevents Conroy from standing back up.
Conroy is trying to control but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conroy tries to kick Blood off but Blood keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Conroy wants to control but Blood is keeping busy.
Conroy is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Blood's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Blood's back!
Conroy is looking to control Blood but Blood is wriggling around and keeping busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blood looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Young Blood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Conroy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Conroy goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Blood tries to close the distance and clinch but Conroy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Conroy throws a series of punches but Blood avoids them all with ease.
Blood shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Conroy defends it nicely.
Blood takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Blood tries to close the distance and clinch but Conroy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blood takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Conroy's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Conroy duly obliges.
Conroy looks to land a combination. Blood sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conroy scores with a body shot.
Blood showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Conroy.
Conroy darts in trying to clinch

and Blood counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Conroy pushes Blood off looking to stand but Blood dives back in and keeps control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood moves nicely into side control.
Blood takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Conroy is looking for a sweep.
Conroy is trying to control Blood's posture but Blood avoids it.
Conroy defending against the ground and pound.
Blood is looking to take a break and control but Conroy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Conroy is trying to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Blood goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Conroy has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Blood but great work by Conroy.
Blood is not content to let Conroy control the position.
Conroy wants to stand but Blood has his arm trapped.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Conroy!
Blood shoots for a takedown but Conroy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Conroy lands with a nice combination. Blood backs away looking to recover.
Conroy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Blood. Blood circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conroy darts in trying to clinch
and Blood counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Conroy is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Conroy moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Conroy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blood swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Conroy closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Conroy tests Blood's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Conroy throws a one two combo.
Conroy is working the combinations to good effect here.
Conroy tries to clinch there but Blood circles away.
Conroy closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Conroy moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Conroy stalks Blood and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Blood's face. Blood staggers backwards, shaken.
Conroy stuffs the takedown.
Dylan Conroy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Young Blood.
Conroy displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Conroy throws a one two combo.
Conroy goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conroy goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Conroy works over Blood's head and body with a nice combination.
Conroy stalks Blood and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Blood's face. Blood staggers backwards, shaken.
Conroy lands a two punch combo.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Conroy!
Conroy scores with the left hand. Blood knows he should have avoided that one.
Conroy scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A right-left combo lands from Conroy.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Blood blocks an elbow strike.
Conroy swings wildly with an uppercut but Blood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Conroy is trying to drag Blood to the mat but Blood just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Young Blood.
I've got Blood 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Young Blood!