PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sven Eager (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Strong Condition (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Eager
vs
Condition

187 cm
18
212 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

200 cm
20
210 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

Black Belt Nutrition #=========||=========#

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sven Eager!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Strong Condition!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eager takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Sven Eager has been cut.
Eager misses with a double jab.
Eager fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Condition has closed the distance and engaged Eager in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Eager.
Eager is looking to break free of the clinch but Condition has double underhooks.
Condition unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Condition landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Condition lands a nice knee to the body.
Condition landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Eager is breathing heavily.
Condition scores a nice knee to the body.
Condition landing knees to the body.
Condition unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Condition landing knees to the body.
Condition landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Condition working Eager over with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Condition.
Condition putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Eager in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Condition working Eager over with knees to the body.
Condition utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Condition pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sven Eager seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Condition explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Eager takes a kick to the side of the head.
Both fighters circling a little - Condition finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

Condition darts in and clinches Eager up against the cage.
Condition lands a knee to the body.
Condition landing knees to the head.
Condition lands a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Condition lands a knee to the body.
Eager takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees to the body from Condition.
Condition with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Condition connects with a nasty looking knee right to Eager's face.

Sven Eager's cut is getting worse.
Condition with a knee to the head.
Condition lands a knee to the head.
Condition using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Condition working Eager over with knees to the body.
Condition landing knees to the body.
Condition utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Condition with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Condition blocks an uppercut.
Condition landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Condition unloads a knee to the mid-section. Eager lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Condition working Eager over with knees to the body.
Condition lands a knee to the head.

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

Condition darts in and clinches Eager up against the cage.
Condition lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Condition.
Condition unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Eager wants to get back to striking at distance but Condition won't allow it.
Eager takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Condition putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Eager in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Condition lands a knee to the body.

Condition breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Condition lands a nice looking body kick.
Condition throws a head kick that half lands.

Eager gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Condition with a knee to the head.
Condition scores a nice knee to the body.
Condition connects with a knee to the head.
Condition lands a knee to the head.
Condition scores with a knee to the head.
Condition working Eager over with knees to the body.
Eager is trying to break the clinch but Condition has him pressed against the cage.
Eager tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Condition is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Condition scores with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Condition lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Condition.
Eager is trying to stall.
Eager tries to circle away but Condition has him pinned against the cage.
Condition scores with a knee to the head.
Eager takes a knee right on the jaw!
Condition prevents Eager from breaking the clinch.
Condition unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Condition working Eager over with knees to the body.
Eager wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Condition manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Condition gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Condition scores with a knee to the head.
Condition lands a knee to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Eager's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Strong Condition dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sven Eager's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Eager misses with a looping right.

Condition fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Eager, pushing him back against the cage.
Condition landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Condition.
Condition landing knees to the body.
Condition with a knee to the head.
Condition landing knees to the body.
Condition lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Condition prevents Eager from breaking the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Condition.

Condition breaks the clinch.
Eager throws a hook but Condition blocks it.
A slow jab from Eager misses its intended target.

Condition moves into the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Condition with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Condition working Eager over with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Condition connects with a knee to the head.
Condition working Eager over with knees to the body.

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

Condition clinches up against the cage.
Condition landing knees to the head.
Condition lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Eager wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A knee to the head by Condition.
Condition crunches a lovely knee into Eager's ribcage.

Condition escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Eager walks forward, straight into a front kick from Condition.

Condition moves into range and clinches up with Eager.
Condition scores a nice knee to the body.
Eager is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Condition's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Condition slips a jab and a cross from Eager.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Condition goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Condition avoids a punch combination nicely.
Condition slips a straight right by Eager.

Condition has taken the fight to the clinch.
Condition lands a knee to the body.
Condition unloads a knee to the mid-section. Eager lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Condition with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Sven Eager's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Condition with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Condition connects with a knee to the head.
Condition with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Condition 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.
Eager wants to break free but Condition has control.
Condition unloads a knee to the mid-section. Eager lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Condition connects with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eager wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Condition utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Condition is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Eager is defending well for now.
Eager can't break the clinch.
Condition connects with a knee to the head.
Eager tries to break free but Condition pushes him back against the cage.
Condition using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Eager is looking to break free of the clinch but Condition has double underhooks.
Eager misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Condition obliges.
Condition landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Condition keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Eager's efforts to push away.
Condition landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Condition with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Eager is looking to break free of the clinch but Condition has double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Condition connects with a nasty looking knee right to Eager's face.
Condition using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Eager has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Condition tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Eager avoids it.
Eager on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Condition tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Eager wants to break the clinch but can't.
Condition lands a knee to the head.
Eager is trying to push Condition away but Condition has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Condition has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Eager wants to get back to striking at distance but Condition won't allow it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Condition has Eager pressed against the cage, preventing Eager from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Condition lands a good knee to the midsection. Eager won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Eager wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Condition has him pressed against the cage.
Strong Condition seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Condition manages to break the clinch.
Strong Condition seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A chopping leg kick lands by Condition.
Eager thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Strong Condition showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sven Eager's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Eager rushes Condition and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Condition with a knee to the head.
Eager looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Eager tries to break the clinch but Condition is controlling the position.
Condition unloads a knee to the mid-section. Eager lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Condition landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Condition lands a knee to the head.

Condition breaks the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Condition lands a high kick!

Condition fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Eager, pushing him back against the cage.
Eager is trying to push Condition away but Condition has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Condition lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Condition with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

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

Eager rushes Condition and presses him up against the cage.
Eager takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Condition with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Condition.
Condition tries a knee to the head but Eager blocks it.
Condition throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Eager blocks it with crossed arms.
Eager managing to block the knees to the body from Condition.
Condition misses with a knee strike.
Eager wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Eager tries to break the clinch but Condition is controlling the position.
Eager wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Condition utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Condition tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Eager misses with a hook from the clinch.
Eager wants to get back to striking at distance but Condition won't allow it.
Eager tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Condition smiles and moves away.

Condition has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eager looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Condition as Eager tries to tie him up.
Condition putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Eager in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Condition landing knees to the head.
Condition prevents Eager from breaking the clinch.
Condition connects with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Condition with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Condition using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Condition using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Condition blocking some punches.

Condition pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Eager takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Condition. Eager shrugs it off though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Eager drives through and clinches with Condition against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Condition.
Condition with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Eager can't break the clinch.
Condition unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Condition landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Condition putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Eager in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Condition putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Eager in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Condition crunches a lovely knee into Eager's ribcage.
Condition throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Eager blocks it with crossed arms.
Eager is trying to break the clinch but Condition is controlling him.
Condition landing knees to the head.
Condition keeps control of Eager as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Condition pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Eager fails to land with a series of punches.
Condition throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Eager.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Eager tries to circle away but Condition has him pinned against the cage.
Condition lands a knee to the head.
Strong Condition is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Condition obliges.
Condition connects with a knee to the head.
Condition with a knee to the head.
Condition trying to land knees to the body.
Condition with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Eager swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Eager swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Eager wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Condition scores a nice knee to the body.
Eager takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sven Eager has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Condition scores with a knee to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Strong Condition comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Condition 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 26:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Strong Condition!
Strong Condition made sure to mention his sponsor, Black Belt Nutrition #=========||=========# in his post fight interview.