PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Cowherd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brian Cowherd has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cowherd
vs
Connor

200 cm
25
280 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

186 cm
25
260 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Determined

GRAND Royal Wear

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brian Cowherd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Martin Connor!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cowherd moves into the clinch.
Cowherd scores with a nice hook to the head.
Connor is looking to control Cowherd's arms but Cowherd gets an underhook and turns him. Now Connor has his back to the ropes.
Connor misses with the head strike.
Connor jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cowherd walks away with a smile on his face. Connor gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Connor tries to close the distance and clinch but Cowherd swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cowherd tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Connor paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Connor scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Cowherd wants to get back to full guard.
Cowherd is working hard here to advance position.
Cowherd missing with punches from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Connor.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Cowherd wants to control but Connor is keeping busy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Connor prevents Cowherd from standing back up.
Connor looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Connor wants to control but Cowherd is keeping him busy.
Connor working over Cowherd with some ground and pound. Cowherd looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Cowherd is trying to maintain the position but Connor is very close to passing his half guard.
Cowherd wants to get back to full guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Connor connects with a nice short shot to Cowherd's temple.
Cowherd is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cowherd is trying to stand back up but Connor is controlling him
Connor should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Cowherd slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Connor is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cowherd not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Connor cracks Cowherd with a solid left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Connor working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Connor landing with the ground and pound.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Connor has eaten all the pies!
Connor working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cowherd's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cowherd wants to stand up but Connor is controlling him.
Cowherd not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Connor working some strikes from top position.
Cowherd controls Connor momentarily but Connor frees himself.
Cowherd wants to get back to his feet but Connor is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Connor postures up.
Connor with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cowherd looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Connor is in close to Cowherd's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Cowherd on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cowherd tries to get out of the position.
Connor with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Connor lands a couple of elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Connor is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Connor lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Connor scoring with some ground and pound.
Connor postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cowherd manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Connor tries to reverse the position but Cowherd maintains control.
Connor sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Cowherd is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Cowherd lands with a punch from half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cowherd throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cowherd will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cowherd prevents Connor from improving his position.
Connor works his way to full guard. Good work.
Cowherd preventing the sweep.
Connor wants to control but Cowherd passes easily into half guard.
Cowherd wants to take a breather but Connor is having none of it.
Connor is looking to control Cowherd's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Connor avoid being mounted?
Connor wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Connor keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are battling for position here. Connor manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Connor looking for a sweep. Not yet Connor, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Martin Connor dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Connor keeps the fight on the outside.
Cowherd fails with an attempt to clinch.

Cowherd gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Connor avoids a wild elbow strike from Cowherd.
Cowherd lands with a short shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Cowherd.
Cowherd working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Cowherd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Connor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Cowherd scores with a nice short uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cowherd.
Cowherd dodges an elbow strike from Connor.
Connor is breathing heavily.
Connor tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cowherd smiles and moves away.

Connor tries to keep at a distance but Cowherd has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Connor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Cowherd.
Cowherd stops a takedown attempt from Connor.
Cowherd lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cowherd is leaning against Connor and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cowherd working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cowherd lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cowherd lands with a light punch inside.
Cowherd digs a right hand into Connor's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Connor's gas tank.
Cowherd lands with a right to the head.
Cowherd holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cowherd.
Cowherd lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cowherd throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Connor blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cowherd.

Cowherd drops Connor onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Connor is propped up by the ropes and works his way back to his feet!

Connor is rocked!
Cowherd lands with a short shot to the head.
Connor is still on wobbly legs! Can Cowherd finish him?
Cowherd throws a big uppercut that drops Connor! More strikes from Cowherd and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Connor lies dazed against the ropes as Cowherd celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brian Cowherd!