PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Edogawa Conan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Conan's entrance music is Detective Conan Theme. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Conan
vs
Daniels

179 cm
33
175 lbs
17 - 4 - 0

179 cm
25
176 lbs
12 - 5 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edogawa Conan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Daniels!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Conan does no damage.
Daniels misses with a double jab.
Conan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Daniels displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Conan throws out the jab.
Conan misses with a few strikes there.
Conan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Daniels tries to clinch up but Conan circles away and keeps his distance.
Daniels throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Conan gets a takedown into half guard.
Well, if Conan is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Daniels avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Conan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conan frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Daniels is squirming around, avoiding Conan's attempts to control the action.
Conan looking to finish with strikes here!
Daniels is squirming around, avoiding Conan's attempts to control the action.
Conan looking to land elbow strikes but Daniels uses the position to regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Conan 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.
Conan seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Conan working the head and body with strikes.
Conan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Conan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Conan lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Conan working over Daniels with some ground and pound. Daniels looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels blocking the ground and pound attempt from Conan.
Daniels has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Conan tries to pass to full mount but Daniels defends it.
Conan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Daniels defending well though.
Conan drops an elbow to the side of Daniels's head.

Conan looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Conan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Conan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Conan wants to pass to mount but Daniels is defending the position.
Conan is trying to control the action in half guard but Daniels is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Conan passes to full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edogawa Conan dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A chopping leg kick lands by Daniels.
Conan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Daniels at a distance.
Conan lands a body shot.

Conan drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Conan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Conan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Conan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Daniels swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Conan throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Daniels keeping moving, preventing Conan from controlling successfully.
Conan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Conan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Conan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Conan sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Daniels's guard.
Conan is pressing down on Daniels's thigh, looking to free his foot. Daniels is holding on for now.
Conan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

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.
Conan trying to pass the guard but Daniels defending well.
Conan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Daniels taking some punishment here, with Conan in his half guard.
Edogawa Conan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Conan is looking to advance position but Daniels won't allow it.
Conan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Daniels is trying to stand.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Daniels misses with a body shot.
Nice cross by Conan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels misses with an uppercut
and Conan counters with a three punch combo that has Daniels backing up. Daniels nods at Conan to acknowledge the strikes.
Edogawa Conan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Conan drops his hands momentarily and Daniels takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Conan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Conan lands a head shot.
Conan misses with a jab to the body
and Daniels counters with a thumping low kick.
Conan looks to score with a jab to the body but Daniels is just out of range.
Daniels on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Daniels throws a head kick but Conan moves out of range.
Conan throws a jab when Daniels was well out of range.

Daniels rushes Conan and presses him up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Daniels fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Daniels lands with a right to the head.
Conan is trying to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels tries a body shot but Conan blocks it.
Conan lands with a right to the head.
Conan is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Daniels to keep the fight standing.
Daniels dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A short right from Conan.
Daniels lands with a light punch inside.
Conan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Conan is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Daniels to keep the fight standing.
Conan is trying to pull guard but Daniels has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edogawa Conan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Conan looking for a takedown.
Daniels struggles to land a body shot inside as Conan controls his hands.

Conan manages to pull guard.
Conan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Daniels wants to stand and escape but instead Conan has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Daniels is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edogawa Conan dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Daniels with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Conan to score with a decent uppercut.
Daniels takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Daniels has managed to clinch.

Conan manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Conan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Daniels can do to turn this around?
Daniels preventing the sweep.
Daniels trying to stand up but can't free himself from Conan's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Conan looking for subs off his back but Daniels has passed one foot through into half guard.
Conan wants to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Conan makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Conan.

Conan throws his legs up looking for a submission but Daniels uses it to pass to side control.
Conan is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Daniels is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Conan regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Daniels is thwarting Conan's attempts to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conan is looking to improve his position.
Conan works his way to full guard. Good work.

Conan is looking for a triangle here but Daniels uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Daniels tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conan is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Daniels is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Conan is looking to improve his position but Daniels isn't that keen on the idea.
Daniels is looking to stand but Conan has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Conan wants to control but Daniels is having none of it.
Conan is trying to escape the mount.
Conan slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Jack Daniels has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Edogawa Conan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conan is looking for a sweep. Daniels is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Conan works his way to full guard. Good work.
Daniels preventing the sweep.
Daniels trying to stand up but can't free himself from Conan's guard.
Conan looking to control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Conan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Daniels is one step ahead there.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The crowd cheers as Conan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Daniels doesn't seem phased though.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Edogawa Conan.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Conan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edogawa Conan!
Edogawa Conan seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Jack Daniels stepped up to the mic, saying 'Shit i knew i shouldn't have drunk that bottle of JD last night, Frank come on lets go get pissed.'.