PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arden Conner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jj Nate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). jj Nate has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Arden Conner's chin.

Conner
vs
Nate

210 cm
18
177 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

190 cm
23
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

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 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arden Conner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, jj Nate!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Conner.

Nate moves into the clinch successfully.

Nate drags the fight down to the ground.
Conner trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nate is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nate pulls Conner in close to his closed guard and prevents Conner from doing any damage or advancing position.
Nate is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Conner stopping the sweep attempt from Nate.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by jj Nate.
Conner pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nate scores with a nice head shot.

Nate looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Nate advances to half guard.
Nate is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Nate is looking to advance position but Conner won't allow it.
Conner has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nate is working away from the top position though.
Nate prevents Conner from improving his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Conner manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Nate showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
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 trying to keep a closed guard but Nate is proving a slippery customer.
Nate content to stall in guard here.

jj Nate has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Conner shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nate defends it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Conner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Conner really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nate lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Conner at a distance.
Conner fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Nate clinches up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nate has Conner pushed against the cage.
Conner tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nate smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arden Conner. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Conner tries to sprawl but Nate drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Nate with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Conner tries to roll over but Nate keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Nate is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

jj Nate dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nate scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Conner is rocked!

It looks like Arden Conner has been cut.

Nate shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Conner manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Oh Conner is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nate sitting in guard here, content to control.
Conner working a defensive guard here.

The ref stands the fighters back up. jj Nate was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Conner shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nate pinned against the cage. Nate gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Conner seems to have got his legs back now.
jj Nate is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Nate shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nate slips nicely into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nate seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Let's hope that Nate has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Nate missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nate is controlling the pace.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

OK we're going to have a standup here. jj Nate hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Nate tries to clinch but Conner moves out of range.

Nate clinches with his opponent.

Nate has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Conner uses from the top position.
Conner stopping the sweep attempt from Nate.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nate looking for a guillotine here but Conner defends easily.
Nate trying to keep a closed guard but Conner is proving a slippery customer.
Nate manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Conner manages to get himself to full guard.
Nate trying to control the position from guard on top but Conner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Conner wants to stand up but Nate is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nate controlling from the top position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

OK we're going to have a standup here. jj Nate hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Conner gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nate trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

jj Nate showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Arden Conner's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Nate moves into the clinch successfully.
Nate prevents a takedown attempt there.

Nate gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Nate trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nate slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Nate trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Conner manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Conner trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nate looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

Nate manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Conner is looking to slow Nate down with leg kicks.

Nate rushes Conner and presses him up against the cage.

Nate is trying to trip Conner. He has hold of a leg but Conner is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Nate persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Nate not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Nate slips nicely into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nate stalling.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

jj Nate has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Nate moves in looking to clinch but Conner pushes him off.
Nate tries to clinch there but Conner circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nate dives in and scores a takedown into Conner's guard.
Conner wants to stand and escape but Nate is having none of it.
Nate is stalling in the full guard.
Nate stopping the sweep attempt from Conner.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nate is looking to work some ground and pound but Conner has wrist control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nate showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. jj Nate wasn't active enough on the ground.

Nate gets a double leg takedown into Conner's guard.
Nate controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nate accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Nate gets to his feet - Conner follows without any prompting.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Nate!
Nate is looking to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
jj Nate comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nate 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... jj Nate!