PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Condit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Mitrione (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Condit could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Matt Mitrione's chin.

Condit
vs
Mitrione

210 cm
25
268 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

195 cm
25
245 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Condit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matt Mitrione!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Steve Erwin and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Condit fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Mitrione rushes Condit and presses him up against the cage.
Condit gets underhooks to prevent Mitrione's takedown attempt.
Condit is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mitrione pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Condit is trying to force a seperation but Mitrione has the dominant position.

Mitrione lands a takedown into guard.
Condit working a defensive guard here.
Condit is really struggling to control Mitrione but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Mitrione loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Condit controlling Mitrione's posture.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Mitrione wants to control from the top but Condit keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Michael Condit.
Condit misses with a takedown attempt - Mitrione sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Condit. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Mitrione feints and as Condit raises his hands in defense, Mitrione changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Condit looking to control.

Mitrione gets to his feet - Condit follows without any prompting.

Mitrione looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Condit!
Mitrione avoids the attempt from Condit to control.
Condit holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Mitrione tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Condit wants to hold on but Mitrione pushes him away.
Mitrione thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Mitrione working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Condit tries to hold on but Mitrione pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitrione looking to control but Condit is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Condit tries to hold on but Mitrione postures up.
Mitrione looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mitrione scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Condit?
Condit tries to hold on but Mitrione pushes him away.
Mitrione sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Mitrione working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Condit really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Mitrione is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Condit to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Condit shrugs it off.
Mitrione looks gassed!
Condit tries to hold on but Mitrione pushes him away.
Mitrione takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Condit doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Mitrione counters with a shoot takedown. Condit fights it but they end up in guard.
Mitrione is looking to stand up but Condit won't let him.
Mitrione trying to control but Condit is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Condit seems keen to control Mitrione's posture.
Condit has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Condit gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Mitrione counters with a nice double leg into side control. Condit won't be happy with that.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Condit sneaks back into half guard.
Condit trying to hold on to Mitrione's head to control him but Mitrione postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Mitrione dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Condit shoots in for a takedown but Mitrione shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Mitrione looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Condit wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Mitrione stopping the sweep attempt from Condit.
Condit throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Mitrione trying to control but Condit is working from the bottom.
Mitrione stays in close to Condit's body and controls the position.
Condit trying to control the position.
Matt Mitrione has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Michael Condit has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Mitrione darts in and clinches Condit up against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Mitrione escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Condit enables Mitrione to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Condit manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Mitrione. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Condit is adopting a defensive guard.
Mitrione wants to control from the top but Condit keeps moving.
Condit looking to control.
Condit wants to get back to his feet but Mitrione is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Mitrione won't allow Condit to sweep him here.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Mitrione decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Condit has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mitrione is working away from the top position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitrione trying to control from half guard but Condit is working away.

Mitrione seems to be looking for submissions.
Condit trying to control here.
Mitrione controlling the action here.
It looks like Mitrione is going to stand back up.
Condit wants to control but Mitrione is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Condit keeps control of the position for the meantime.

Michael Condit has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Condit with a poor takedown

and Mitrione counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Condit is trying to control but can't.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Mitrione trying to mount his opponent but Condit defends it.
Condit wants to control but Mitrione is keeping busy and won't allow it.

We're going to have a standup here because Michael Condit wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Condit with a poor takedown

and Mitrione counters by clinching up.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Condit. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Mitrione pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mitrione fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Condit manages to avoid it.
Condit with a lazy takedown attempt

and Mitrione counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Condit!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Condit gets back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitrione looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Condit makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Condit.
Condit trying to keep a closed guard but Mitrione is proving a slippery customer.
Mitrione wants to get up but he can't break Condit's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Condit is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Condit keeping moving, preventing Mitrione from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Condit not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Mitrione showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Condit doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Mitrione counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mitrione is stalling here.

Mitrione breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Michael Condit is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Mitrione shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mitrione showed some decent athleticism there.
Condit missing with punches from the bottom.
Mitrione looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Mitrione is thwarting Condit's attempts to control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Condit landing small, sideways elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Condit wants to control but Mitrione is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Condit is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Mitrione is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Michael Condit just wasn't active enough.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Mitrione.
You can see the frustration on Condit's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mitrione postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
You can see the frustration on Condit's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Condit is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Mitrione's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Condit is positioning himself well to prevent Mitrione advancing to mount.
Condit trying to control here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Condit tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Condit is trying to maintain the position but Mitrione is very close to passing his half guard.
Condit missing with punches from the bottom.
Condit works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitrione wanted to stand there but Condit had control of the position.
Condit controlling the position.
Condit controls Mitrione momentarily but Mitrione frees himself.
Mitrione wanted to stand there but Condit had control of the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Michael Condit wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Mitrione scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Condit is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Mitrione's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Mitrione content to control rather than advance.
Mitrione throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitrione is trying to control. Condit wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Mitrione 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.
Condit is trying to control but can't.
Condit is controlling Mitrione's trapped leg to prevent Mitrione from advancing to side control.
Mitrione trying to control from half guard but Condit is working away.
Michael Condit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matt Mitrione is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mitrione has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Condit wants to control but Mitrione is keeping busy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Mitrione comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mitrione 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Mitrione!