PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Armando Conway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oleg Gorski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Conway
vs
Gorski

220 cm
24
279 lbs
1 - 2 - 1

192 cm
25
271 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Armando Conway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oleg Gorski!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gorski lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gorski.

It looks like Armando Conway has been cut.
Gorski works Conway's body with a nice hook.
Conway shoots for a double leg takedown but Gorski sprawls well. He's pushed Conway's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Gorski closes the distance and clinches.
Conway jumps guard but Gorski stands there with Conway around his waist. Conway gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Conway prevents the takedown attempt.
Gorski controlling the action here for a moment.
Conway prevents the takedown attempt.
Conway wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conway working hard to break the clinch.
Conway goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gorski prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Armando Conway. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Conway wants to break free but Gorski has control.
Conway tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conway is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gorski takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Gorski is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Conway gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Conway is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gorski gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Gorski is trying to break the clinch but Conway is controlling him.
Gorski tries to circle away but Conway has him pinned against the cage.
Conway wants to get back to striking at distance but Gorski won't allow it.
Gorski is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Conway pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Conway wants to take the fight to the mat but Gorski manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Gorski stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gorski with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gorski tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Conway smiles and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gorski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Conway fails with a takedown attempt.
Conway backing away here, and Gorski unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Gorski closes the distance and clinches up with Conway, looking for a takedown. Gorski pushes Conway against the cage but Conway circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Conway tries to clinch but Gorski is having none of it.
Gorski with a nice cross.
Gorski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gorski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Conway.
Gorski throws out a counter right but Conway avoids it with no problem.
Gorski keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Conway changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gorski tries to avoid it but Conway manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gorski to the ground. Gorski escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Conway is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gorski drives through with a takedown into Conway's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Conway manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gorski manages to get himself to full guard.

Gorski can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Conway controls the pace.
Gorski has Conway pulled in close to control his posture.
Conway is stalling in the full guard.
Conway trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Conway thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Conway 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.
Gorski has a closed guard, preventing Conway from standing up.
Gorski 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.
Gorski 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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Conway showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oleg Gorski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Armando Conway's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Gorski fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Conway is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Gorski misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gorski shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Conway as he avoids it easily.
Oleg Gorski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Conway tries to clinch up.

Conway shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Gorski is trying to defend but Conway finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Conway is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gorski is just riding it out for now. Conway eventually gives up the hold.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conway content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Conway seems to be working for a kimura but Gorski defends the submission attempt.
Conway takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Conway perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Gorski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Conway.
Gorski is looking to improve his position.
Gorski is breathing heavily.

That's two 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.
Conway is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gorski on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gorski tries to kick Conway off but Conway keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Conway is working for a kimura but Gorski is defending it quite comfortably.

Conway is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gorski can do anything to dispel that myth.
Conway lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorski is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gorski is looking to control Conway's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gorski avoid being mounted?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Conway decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Gorski is trying hard to land a takedown here. Conway sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Armando Conway has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oleg Gorski.
Gorski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gorski dives in for a single leg takedown but Conway sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

Conway shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Conway showed some decent athleticism there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conway seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Conway will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Conway is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Conway takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Armando Conway dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Armando Conway's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Conway stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Conway wants it to stay on the feet.
Conway swings for the body but Gorski moves out of range.
Gorski is looking for the big counter here.
Gorski looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Conway is fending him off so far but Gorski persists. Nope, Conway circles away and we're back to standing.
Conway will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Oleg Gorski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gorski shoots in for a takedown but Conway shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Armando Conway has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oleg Gorski.

Gorski gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Conway to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Gorski is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Conway is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conway connects with a couple of short punches.
Conway showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Conway is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gorski can do to turn this around?
Gorski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conway has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Conway makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Conway has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Conway controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Conway trying to control the position from guard on top but Gorski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Conway is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Gorski as Conway shoots in.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Conway tries for a takedown but Gorski sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Conway or perhaps it was just good defense by Gorski, which made it look bad.
Conway displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gorski.
Gorski wants to clinch.
Conway was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Conway tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Conway pushes Gorski up against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conway drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gorski misses with a knee strike.
Gorski has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Conway is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Conway pulls guard effortlessly.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Conway is on top in guard.

Gorski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Conway is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Conway postures up and lands a big shot to Gorski's brow.
Conway controlling from the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorski wants to sweep here but Conway controlling him for the moment.
Conway distracts Gorski with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Conway controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Conway drops back looking for a leg! Gorski is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gorski manages to kick Conway off! Conway jumps back into Gorski's guard.
Conway looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Armando Conway showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Conway has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 George Francis scores the fight 29:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Armando Conway!