PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Turbs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trevor Condit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Condit is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by RAWR. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Turbs
vs
Condit

178 cm
18
153 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
29
158 lbs
6 - 10 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sammy Turbs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Trevor Condit!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turbs misses with a takedown attempt
and Condit counters with a one-two to the body.
Condit misses with a two punch combination.
Turbs shoots and misses
and Condit counters with a left and a right that stings Turbs.
Turbs misses with a takedown attempt - Condit sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sammy Turbs. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Condit instigates a clinch.

Condit breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sammy Turbs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Condit feints a jab promting Turbs to slip. Condit then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Turbs slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Condit throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Turbs moves in looking to clinch but Condit pushes him off.
Condit dodges the punch combination from Turbs.

Condit pushes Turbs up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Condit manages to break the clinch.

Condit rushes Turbs and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Condit stalls.
Turbs tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Turbs takes a shot to the head.
Condit lands with a short shot to the head.
Condit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Turbs tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Condit just stands there and leans against the cage.

Condit escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Turbs fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Turbs is defended easily by Condit.
Turbs is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Condit!
Condit stalks Turbs and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Turbs's face. Turbs staggers backwards, shaken.
Turbs looks to clinch
and Condit makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Condit scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Condit goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turbs tries to score a power double leg takedown but Condit sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Turbs somewhat.
Decent striking displayed by Condit there.
Condit scores with a one two! Turbs had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Condit, as that shot connected.
Condit works Turbs's body with a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Condit lands a nice shot to the body.
Turbs takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Condit lands a body punch.
Condit scores with a hook to the body.

Condit escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Turbs shoots in for a takedown but Condit shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Turbs takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Condit lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Condit is working the combinations to good effect here.
A shot to the liver by Condit. Beautiful body shot.
Condit shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Turbs eats them both and turns towards Condit to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Condit digs a good body shot into Turbs's ribs.
Condit is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Turbs rather than just go for the knockout.
Turbs shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Condit throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Turbs.
Turbs looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Condit is fending him off so far but Turbs persists. Nope, Condit circles away and we're back to standing.
Condit pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Turbs back to the cage. Condit follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Left hook, right uppercut from Condit.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turbs tries to score a power double leg takedown but Condit sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Turbs somewhat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Turbs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Turbs fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trevor Condit dominated that round.
That's time! Turbs's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Condit instigates a clinch.
Turbs tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Condit just stands there and leans against the cage.
Condit avoiding damage.
Turbs jumps guard but Condit stands there with Turbs around his waist. Turbs gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Condit breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Turbs dodges the punch combination from Condit.
Turbs doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Condit counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sammy Turbs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Condit lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Turbs at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Condit lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Turbs tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Condit paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sammy Turbs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Condit instigates a clinch.
Condit avoiding damage.

Condit pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Turbs shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Condit pinned against the cage. Condit gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Trevor Condit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Condit wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Condit closes the distance and clinches.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Condit connects with a single shot there.
Condit stuffs the takedown attempt from Turbs. Turbs gets slowly back to his feet.
Turbs shoots in and drives through. Condit sprawls well.
A left and a right from Condit both land. Nice combination.
Condit lands with a nice body punch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Condit!
Turbs is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Condit.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Condit closes the distance and clinches.
Turbs tries to pull guard but Condit won't allow it.
Condit scores with a shot to the side of Turbs's head.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Condit misses with the combination.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Turbs. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Turbs closes the distance and clinches up with Condit, looking for a takedown. Turbs pushes Condit against the cage but Condit circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Condit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Turbs shoots in looking for a takedown but Condit manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Turbs's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Turbs tries to close the distance and clinch but Condit swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Turbs doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Condit counters with a one-two to the body.
Condit lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A big left from Condit misses.
A combination from Condit does no damage.
Turbs shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Condit but Condit pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turbs is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Condit clinches.
Turbs tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Condit smiles and moves away.
Turbs with a lazy takedown attempt
and Condit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Condit lands a body shot.
Turbs has a takedown stuffed.
Nice body punch from Condit.
Turbs looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turbs throws a hook but Condit blocks it.
Turbs gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Condit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Condit scores with a jab.
Turbs fails with a takedown attempt.
Condit moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Condit throws a series of punches but Turbs moves out of range.
Turbs fails with the takedown
and Condit makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Condit avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Condit scores with a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Condit scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Turbs fails with the takedown
and Condit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sammy Turbs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Condit paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Condit throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Condit rushes Turbs and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Turbs takes a shot to the head.

Condit breaks the clinch.
Turbs on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Turbs misses with a takedown attempt
and Condit counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Condit throws a combination. Turbs tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A right-left combo lands from Condit.
Turbs shoots in but no luck this time.

Condit rushes Turbs and presses him up against the cage.
Condit lands a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turbs tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Come on Condit - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Turbs jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Condit walks away with a smile on his face. Turbs gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Condit moves into the clinch successfully.
Turbs jumps guard but Condit stands there with Turbs around his waist. Turbs gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Condit.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Condit manages to break the clinch.
Condit misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turbs fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Condit gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Condit tries to break the clinch but Turbs is controlling the position.
Turbs tries for a takedown but Condit manages to get underhooks.
Turbs fails to pull guard.
Condit is working Turbs over against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Condit.
Condit gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Turbs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Condit breaks from the clinch.
Trevor Condit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Turbs shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Condit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Turbs falls off balance throwing a combination
and Condit counters with a series of strikes. Turbs will be more careful next time no doubt.

Turbs shoots in and bounces Condit off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Turbs with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sammy Turbs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Trevor Condit is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turbs postures up in Condit's guard and throws a big left but Condit blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Trevor Condit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30

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