PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dean Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Condit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardy comes to the cage accompanied by England belongs to me. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Hardy
vs
Condit

175 cm
19
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dean Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carlos Condit!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Winston Howard and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hardy fails with a takedown attempt.

Condit clinches.
Condit has Hardy pressed against the cage, preventing Hardy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Condit lands an elbow that stopped Hardy in his tracks for a moment.

Condit manages to break the clinch.
Condit defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hardy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Condit looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hardy is defended easily by Condit.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dean Hardy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hardy keeps the fight on the outside.
Condit fails with an attempt to clinch.

Condit clinches up against the cage.
Condit can't get the takedown.
Hardy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Condit working Hardy over with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Condit lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Condit lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hardy is breathing heavily.
Hardy tries to circle away but Condit has him pinned against the cage.
Nice elbow from Condit.
Condit goes for a takedown attempt but Hardy pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Condit tries to clinch up.

Condit clinches up with Hardy and pushes him back against the cage.
Condit lands an elbow inside.
Condit can't get the takedown.

Condit's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Condit closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Condit misses with an elbow strike.

Condit manages to break the clinch.
Condit wants to clinch up but Hardy keeps it at a distance.
Hardy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Condit shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hardy pinned against the cage. Hardy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Condit is looking to clinch.
Hardy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Condit throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hardy's waist but Hardy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Condit off to one side.
Condit is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Condit avoids the body shot from Hardy.
Condit tries to clinch but Hardy moves away

and Hardy counters with a single leg into guard. Condit didn't expect that.
Hardy preventing the sweep.

Hardy stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Condit tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hardy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hardy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Condit as he jumps to the side.
Hardy throws a hook but Condit avoids it easily.
Hardy fails with a takedown attempt.

Condit moves into the clinch.
Condit slows down the pace here.
Condit lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hardy wants to break free but Condit has control.
Hardy takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy wants to get back to striking at distance but Condit won't allow it.
Condit lands a knee to the body.
Condit landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Condit will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hardy up against the cage.
Condit misses with a knee to the head.
Condit content to slow the pace in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Condit escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Condit is looking to clinch but Hardy is avoiding it.
Condit tries to clinch there but Hardy circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Condit dominated that round.
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.

Hardy misses with an uppercut.
Hardy shoots in but no luck this time.
Hardy connects with a crisp jab.

Condit pushes Hardy up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Condit.
Hardy takes an elbow to the temple.
Condit lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Condit lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Condit landing knees to the head.
Condit has Hardy pressed against the cage.
Hardy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Condit lands an elbow inside that Hardy shrugs off.
Condit has Hardy pressed against the cage, preventing Hardy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hardy is pressed up against the cage. Condit has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hardy down to the mat. Hardy avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Condit ducks under a wild hook from Hardy.
Carlos Condit is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Condit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hardy keeps the fight on the outside.
Hardy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hardy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Condit.
Condit fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hardy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Condit gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The referee calls for Condit to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy can't break the clinch.
Condit lands an elbow just above Hardy 's eye.
Condit stalling the fight.
Condit is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hardy pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Dean Hardy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Condit.

Condit pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Condit tries to close the distance and clinch but Hardy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hardy throws out a loose jab but Condit uses good head movement to avoid it.

Condit rushes Hardy and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Condit content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hardy dodges an elbow strike from Condit.
Condit throws an elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Condit scores with a knee to the head.
Condit is breathing heavily.
Condit slows down the pace here.
Condit drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hardy pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hardy shoots in but no luck this time.
Condit stuffs the takedown.
Condit tries to clinch up but Hardy circles away and keeps his distance.
Condit dodges the punch combination from Hardy.
Carlos Condit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Condit tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hardy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Condit tries to clinch but Hardy is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Condit tries to clinch but Hardy is having none of it.
Hardy throws a poor cross that misses

and Condit counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hardy's guard now.
Condit stops Hardy from standing up.
Hardy keeping moving, preventing Condit from controlling successfully.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

The ref stands the fighters back up. Carlos Condit was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Condit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hardy.
Hardy fails with a takedown attempt.
Hardy keeps the fight on the outside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Condit wants to clinch.
Condit is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos 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 fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hardy missing with a left hand there. Condit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hardy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hardy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Condit circles away.
Hardy swats away the attempt to clinch by Condit.
Condit is looking to clinch but Hardy is avoiding it.
Condit fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hardy lands a lovely overhand right.
Hardy is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hardy fails with the takedown.
Condit is looking to clinch but Hardy is avoiding it.
Hardy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hardy dives in and grabs Condit's left leg, looking for a takedown. Condit pushes down on Hardy's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dean Hardy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Condit tries to clinch up but Hardy circles away and keeps his distance.
Condit tries to clinch but Hardy is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hardy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Condit swivels and escapes.

Condit fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hardy, pushing him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Condit has Hardy pressed against the cage, preventing Hardy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Condit drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hardy gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Condit landing knees to the head.
Condit is pushing Hardy up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Condit lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hardy takes an elbow to the temple.
Carlos Condit seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Condit displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hardy up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Condit jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hardy walks away with a smile on his face. Condit gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hardy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Condit as he avoids it easily.
Condit tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hardy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Condit tries to clinch up.
Condit tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hardy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hardy.
Condit tries to clinch but Hardy moves out of range.
Hardy swats away the attempt to clinch by Condit.
Condit is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Condit tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hardy paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy swats away the attempt to clinch by Condit.
Condit is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Condit avoids the body shot from Hardy.
Condit tries to clinch there but Hardy circles away.

Hardy shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Hardy was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Condit prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Condit is looking to get to half guard.
Hardy trying to control but Condit is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Condit is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Condit holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Hardy tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The referee warns Condit that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hardy tries to control but Condit wriggling away.
Hardy 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.
Hardy prevents Condit from getting the reversal.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hardy landing strikes from the mount and Condit is in trouble!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Condit wants to control but Hardy is having none of it.
Dean Hardy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carlos Condit is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hardy thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Carlos Condit.
I've got Condit winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30

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