PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rajko Ramljak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Conner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Conner has chosen Sick Puppies "you're going down" as his entrance music. Conner has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. The key to victory for Rajko Ramljak has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Ramljak
vs
Conner

173 cm
18
239 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

201 cm
24
264 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rajko Ramljak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jackson Conner!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramljak throws a head kick but Conner moves out of range.
Conner takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Conner looks gassed!

Conner gets the takedown into side control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ramljak is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Conner tries to score with some ground and pound. Ramljak controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
An elbow from Conner crashes against the mat.
Ramljak defending against the ground and pound.
Conner throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Conner with the ground and pound but Ramljak regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Ramljak avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Conner.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conner throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ramljak is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Conner wants to free his trapped foot but Ramljak is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Conner sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ramljak defending well though.
Ramljak wants to get back to full guard.
Conner wants to pass to mount but Ramljak is defending the position.
Ramljak really is a fat lump.
Ramljak blocking the ground and pound attempt from Conner.
Conner thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ramljak knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Conner on the ground.
Conner not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Conner is looking for a kimura here.
Conner is keen to just control but Ramljak is a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Conner not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Conner looks to land a strike but Ramljak avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Ramljak might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Conner trying to control the position from guard on top but Ramljak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Conner throwing strikes but missing.
Conner with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conner trying to control the position from guard on top but Ramljak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ramljak preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Conner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ramljak swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Conner loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Conner preventing the sweep.
Conner distracts Ramljak with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Conner throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ramljak works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Conner has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Conner in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conner chips away with some ground and pound.
Ramljak utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Conner landing with the ground and pound.
Conner not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Conner is working Ramljak over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ramljak keeping moving, preventing Conner from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Conner lands a couple of digs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Conner tries to stand but Ramljak is controlling from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jackson Conner dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Conner takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ramljak throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ramljak pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ramljak throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Conner on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ramljak. Ramljak obviously looking to wear him down.
Ramljak throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ramljak cracks the inside of Conner's front leg.
Ramljak looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A solid body kick from Ramljak.
Ramljak scoring well with a low kick there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramljak scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ramljak pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Conner stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ramljak.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A good leg kick by Ramljak.
Conner takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Conner's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Conner avoids the head kick by Ramljak.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramljak throws a head kick that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ramljak, right into the meat.
Ramljak throws a quick inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Ramljak.
Ramljak throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Conner.
Conner fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ramljak avoids it really well and circles away.
A head kick misses from Ramljak.
Conner fails with a takedown attempt.
Rajko Ramljak is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Conner takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ramljak scores with a spinning back kick!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ramljak.
Crunch! Ramljak slams his shin into Conner's torso.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramljak throws a sloppy head kick and Conner moves out of range easily.
Jackson Conner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Conner shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ramljak napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Conner lands some shots froms side control.
Conner tries to advance to mount but can't.
Conner scoring with punches from side control.
Conner landing a few strikes.
Ramljak is trying to get back to half guard.
Conner lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Ramljak down.
Conner working the head and body with strikes.
Conner scoring with punches from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conner creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Ramljak sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Conner landing strikes.
Jackson Conner has got the better of the ground game so far.
Conner lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Conner working the body and head with strikes.
Ramljak on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Conner lands a few punches from side control.
Conner lands some shots froms side control.
Conner scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ramljak to see if he's OK.
Conner scores with punches from side control.
Conner working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Check out the look on Conner's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Conner scores with punches from side control.
Ramljak on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Check out the look on Conner's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Conner looks up at the clock and then as Ramljak takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Conner smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Conner lands a decent elbow from side control.

Conner thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Conner lands a decent elbow from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Conner working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Conner throws an elbow but Ramljak slips to the side and avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ramljak lands a nice looking kick to the body. Conner takes a step back to recover.
Ramljak goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Conner has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ramljak.
Ramljak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rajko Ramljak is winning the standup battle so far.
Ramljak displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Conner.
Ramljak plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Conner on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ramljak lands a nice leg kick that just misses Conner's sensitive parts.
Ramljak scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ramljak throws a sloppy head kick and Conner moves out of range easily.
Ramljak lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ramljak keeps Conner at a distance using the push kick.
Conner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ramljak lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramljak dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Conner. That did some damage!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramljak scores with a kick to the midsection.

Conner scores a takedown into full mount!
Conner raining down hammerfists from mount.
Conner landing punches.
Conner working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Conner landing strikes, looking to finish!
Conner working the ground and pound effectively.
Conner lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramljak is wriggling around trying to escape.
Conner lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conner scoring with strikes but Ramljak is staying in there.

Conner throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Ramljak has his hands clasped together but Conner breaks the hold and Ramljak is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Conner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jackson Conner!
During a confident post fight interview, Jackson Conner thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.