PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Condit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pep Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hernandez has chosen Superstar-Lupe Fiasco as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Condit is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Pep Hernandez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Condit
vs
Hernandez

185 cm
23
180 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

187 cm
23
175 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Heavy handed

THE STEEL PENN NUTRITION

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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Carlos Condit !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pep Hernandez!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hernandez misses with the combination.
Condit is breathing heavily.
Hernandez misses with a double jab.
Hernandez misses with a two punch combination.
Hernandez throws a nice looking combination but Condit bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hernandez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hernandez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Condit backs up against the cage.

It looks like Carlos Condit has been cut.
Hernandez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Condit .
Hernandez misses with a few strikes there.
Hernandez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Condit moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch combination from Hernandez misses.
Hernandez tries to bum rush Condit with a series of wild strikes but Condit uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hernandez fails to land with a series of punches.
Hernandez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hernandez misses with a series of wild punches.
Hernandez scores with a three punch combo!
Pep Hernandez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hernandez swinging wildly here.
Condit avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hernandez stalks Condit and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Condit 's face. Condit staggers backwards, shaken.
Hernandez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hernandez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hernandez throws a right and a left that Condit avoids nicely.
Hernandez throws a nice looking combination but Condit bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hernandez throws a series of punches but Condit moves out of range.
A big right from Condit misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Condit moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hernandez throws a series of punches but Condit moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Hernandez.
Hernandez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Condit .
Hernandez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Condit misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hernandez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hernandez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hernandez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Condit circles away quickly and effectively.
Condit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hernandez throws out the jab.
Hernandez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hernandez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez throws a right hand that Condit ducks under and follows up with a left that Condit also avoids with ease.
Hernandez fails to land with a series of punches.
Condit tries to score with a low kick but Hernandez moves his leg out of the way.
Hernandez throws a series of punches but Condit avoids them all with ease.
Condit takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Condit takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A punch lands to the side of Condit 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hernandez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Condit moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hernandez is working the combinations to good effect here.
Some wild striking there from Hernandez.
Hernandez misses with a two punch combination.
Hernandez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Condit lands a jab to Hernandez's midsection.
Hernandez misses with a two punch combination.
Hernandez misses with a few strikes there.
Hernandez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hernandez scores with a shot to the body.
Hernandez fails to land with a series of punches.
Condit lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Condit just misses with a punch to the body.
Hernandez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hernandez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No joy there for Hernandez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Condit misses with a body shot.
Condit avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pep Hernandez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Condit 's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hernandez looks to land a combination but Condit avoids it well.
Hernandez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hernandez works the jab nicely.
Hernandez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Condit circles away quickly and effectively.
Hernandez throws a one two combo.
Hernandez misses with a few strikes there.
A right-left combo lands from Hernandez.
Condit is looking to wear down Hernandez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hernandez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hernandez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Condit throws out the jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Condit feints and then cracks Hernandez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hernandez down.
Hernandez misses with a jab, cross combination.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hernandez in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Condit throws a right and a left that Hernandez avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez misses with a double jab
and Condit counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hernandez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Condit makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Condit chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hernandez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Condit ducks under a wild hook from Hernandez.
Hernandez misses with a double jab
and Condit counters with a head kick. That will keep Hernandez thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hernandez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Condit counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Condit lands the left hand.
Hernandez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Condit in his tracks.

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.
Hernandez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hernandez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hernandez moves out of range of the body kick from Condit .
Condit moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hernandez takes a swing at Condit 's ribcage but misses.
Condit throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hernandez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Condit counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Carlos Condit is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hernandez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Condit counters with a nice kick to the body.
Hernandez throws a combination that misses
and Condit counters with a slapping leg kick.
Condit misses with a shot to the body
and Hernandez counters with a left to the body.
Condit moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Condit misses with a wild combination.
Hernandez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Condit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez thuds a left hand into Condit 's body.
Hernandez throws a right and a left that Condit avoids nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hernandez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hernandez takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hernandez misses with a combination
and Condit counters with a low kick, right behind Hernandez 's knee.
Hernandez misses with a combination
and Condit counters with a nice leg kick.
Condit thumps Hernandez with a low kick.
Hernandez throws a combination that misses
and Condit counters with a nice leg kick.
Condit thows a body kick. Hernandez tries to catch it but that hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hernandez.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Condit , right into the meat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Condit . That's going to slow Hernandez down.
Condit is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hernandez.
Hernandez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Condit counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hernandez throws a combination that misses
and Condit counters with a good, hard body kick but Hernandez shrugs it off.
Hernandez sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Condit feints and then cracks Hernandez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hernandez down.
Hernandez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hernandez throws a combination that misses
and Condit makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Condit scores with a body shot.
Condit swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hernandez counters with a left and a right that stings Condit .
Hernandez misses with a double jab
and Condit counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Carlos Condit will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Carlos Condit 's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Condit will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hernandez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Condit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab lands there for Hernandez.
Hernandez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hernandez swinging wildly here.
Condit looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hernandez avoids the head kick by Condit .
Hernandez fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A leg kick checked by Hernandez.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hernandez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hernandez throws a nice looking combination but Condit bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hernandez misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez throws a series of punches but Condit avoids them all with ease.
Hernandez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A punch combination from Hernandez misses.
Hernandez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Condit misses with a jab, cross combination.
Condit throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hernandez stuns Condit with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hernandez misses with a combination
and Condit counters with a head kick.
Hernandez misses with a combination
and Condit counters with a thumping low kick.
Condit lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hernandez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Condit makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hernandez throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hernandez misses with a double jab
and Condit counters with a head kick. That will keep Hernandez thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hernandez misses with a double jab
and Condit finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Hernandez misses with a combination
and Condit counters with a body kick.
Hernandez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Condit misses with a shot to the body
and Hernandez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Condit throws a series of punches but Hernandez moves out of range.
Hernandez throws a combination that misses
and Condit counters with a straight right hand.
Hernandez misses with a combination
and Condit makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Condit counters with a good low kick that Hernandez was not able to check.
Hernandez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hernandez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Condit counters with a one-two to the body.
Condit is looking to slow Hernandez down with leg kicks.
Hernandez checks a leg kick.
Condit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Condit is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hernandez.
Condit dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hernandez. That did some damage!
Condit throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hernandez counters with a left and a right that stings Condit .
Condit misses with a two punch combination.
A nice leg kick lands there from Condit .
Pep Hernandez seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hernandez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hernandez misses with a double jab
and Condit makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Condit .
Hernandez throws a combination that misses
and Condit counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hernandez misses with a body shot.
A solid body kick from Condit .
Hernandez has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Condit .
A right-left combo lands from Hernandez.
Hernandez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Condit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Condit takes a swing at Hernandez's ribcage but misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Condit . Hernandez shrugs it off though.
Hernandez scores with a punch to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Condit showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Condit 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!