PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chris Haggerty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trevor Condit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Condit comes into a darkened arena with his song building. RAWR kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Haggerty
vs
Condit

185 cm
19
153 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
25
158 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Haggerty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Trevor Condit!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haggerty shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Condit defends it nicely.

Haggerty gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A left hand lands to the body for Condit.

Haggerty has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Condit clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Condit is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Haggerty trying to control momentarily.
Haggerty somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haggerty trying to control.
Haggerty has good solid back control here.
Haggerty wants to control but Condit manages to buck him off and is now in Haggerty's guard! Nice work there by Condit!
Haggerty wants to sweep but no luck.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Haggerty scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Condit is trying to stand back up but Haggerty is controlling him

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haggerty trying to mount his opponent but Condit defends it.

Haggerty seems to be looking for submissions.
Haggerty is breathing heavily.

Condit kicks off Haggerty and gets to his feet.
Condit fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Haggerty circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice shot by Condit.
Haggerty showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Condit.
Haggerty takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Condit.
Condit looks to land a combination. Haggerty sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Condit throws a right and a left that both miss.
Haggerty misses with a low kick as Condit jumps back.
Haggerty shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Condit as he avoids it easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Haggerty.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Haggerty. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Condit throws a one two combo.
Condit scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Condit stalks Haggerty and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Haggerty's face. Haggerty staggers backwards, shaken.
Condit is working the combinations to good effect here.
A jab lands there for Condit.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haggerty fails with the takedown.
Condit scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Condit lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Condit lands a jab-cross combination.
Haggerty takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Condit tries to clinch up

and Haggerty decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Condit's guard.

Condit has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Haggerty off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Condit connects with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Chris Haggerty will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Condit!
Haggerty closes this distance looking for a takedown but Condit circles away.
Haggerty shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Condit sprawls well. Condit wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Haggerty gets slowly back to his feet.
Condit connects with a nice looking jab.
Condit scores with a nice head shot.
Condit misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haggerty has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Condit finds it's way round the side to connect with Haggerty's head.
Condit scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Haggerty clinches.
Condit lands a nice uppercut.
Condit wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Condit tries to break the clinch but Haggerty is controlling the position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Condit.
Haggerty has Condit pressed against the cage, preventing Condit from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Condit is looking to break free of the clinch but Haggerty has double underhooks.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Haggerty as Condit tries to tie him up.
Haggerty blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Condit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Condit content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Haggerty manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Haggerty misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Condit on the inside.
Condit struggles to land a body shot inside as Haggerty controls his hands.
Haggerty is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Condit pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Haggerty. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Condit tries to throw a body punch but Haggerty avoids it by throwing Condit back against the cage.
Haggerty really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A head punch on the inside from Condit fails to land.
Haggerty prevents Condit from breaking the clinch.

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.
Haggerty prevents a body shot from Condit.
Haggerty drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Condit can't break the clinch.
Condit looking to stall.
Condit is looking to break free of the clinch but Haggerty has double underhooks.
Condit has Haggerty pressed against the cage, preventing Haggerty from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Condit lands a hook to the side of the head.
Haggerty blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Condit is trying to break the clinch but Haggerty has him pressed against the cage.
Condit works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Condit works on Haggerty's body with a couple of short punches.
Condit wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Haggerty has him pressed against the cage.
Condit lands a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Condit struggles to land a body shot inside as Haggerty controls his hands.
Condit is working Haggerty over against the cage.
Condit tries to circle away but Haggerty has him pinned against the cage.
Condit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Condit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Condit wants to break free but Haggerty has control.
Condit wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Haggerty keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Condit's efforts to push away.
Haggerty keeps control of Condit as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Haggerty pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Haggerty is trying hard to land a takedown here. Condit sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Haggerty fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Condit avoids it really well and circles away.

Condit moves into the clinch successfully.

That's four 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.
Condit has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Condit tries to circle away but Haggerty has him pinned against the cage.
Haggerty is looking to control Condit's arms but Condit gets an underhook and turns him. Now Haggerty has his back to the cage.
Haggerty fails to pull guard.
Condit is looking to break free of the clinch but Haggerty has double underhooks.
Condit is trying to break the clinch but Haggerty has him pressed against the cage.
Haggerty tries to pull guard but Condit won't allow it.
Good body shot from Condit.

Haggerty's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Condit throws a one two combo.
Haggerty shoots in but Condit avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Haggerty pushes Condit up against the cage in a clinch.
Condit is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trevor Condit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Condit tries to close the distance and clinch but Haggerty swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Condit thuds a left hand into Haggerty's body.
Haggerty shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Condit but Condit pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Condit scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Haggerty looks for a takedown but Condit sprawls well.
Condit lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Condit stalks Haggerty and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Haggerty's face. Haggerty staggers backwards, shaken.
A nice combination there by Condit.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Condit leaves Haggerty with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Haggerty. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Condit lands a slapping body shot.
Trevor Condit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haggerty showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Condit.
Condit tries to clinch but Haggerty moves out of range.
Haggerty swats away the attempt to clinch by Condit.
Danga de danga de dang - Condit scores with a four punch combination!
Haggerty circles away from the clinch attempt
and Haggerty counters with a head kick.
Haggerty gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Condit.
Condit lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Haggerty backs up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Condit lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Condit throws a shot to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Condit.
Condit scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Condit closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Condit uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Haggerty has time to react.
Condit scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Haggerty doesn't seem bothered though.
Condit scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Condit moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Condit throws a one two combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Condit goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Condit scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Condit looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Condit looks to land a combination but Haggerty avoids it well.
Condit tries to clinch there but Haggerty circles away.
Condit lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Danga de danga de dang - Condit scores with a four punch combination!
A left and a right from Condit both land. Nice combination.
Condit jabs at Haggerty's body.
Chris Haggerty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Condit scores with a jab to the jaw.
Danga de danga de dang - Condit scores with a four punch combination!
Condit tries to clinch but Haggerty moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Condit fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Haggerty, pushing him back against the cage.
Condit is trying to break free.
Condit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Condit tries to work over Haggerty's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Haggerty taking a breather.
Condit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Haggerty looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Condit is looking to break free of the clinch but Haggerty has double underhooks.
Haggerty prevents Condit from breaking the clinch.
Haggerty fails to pull guard.
Condit wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Condit has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Condit wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Haggerty is looking to break free of the clinch but Condit has double underhooks.
Condit looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Condit wants to get back to striking at distance but Haggerty won't allow it.
Condit tries to break free but Haggerty pushes him back against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Trevor Condit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Condit has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trevor Condit!