PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Peter Condit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tamsir Kassoui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peter Condit has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Condit
vs
Kassoui

187 cm
18
193 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

221 cm
19
188 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Peter Condit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tamsir Kassoui!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Condit tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kassoui swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kassoui shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Condit defends it nicely.
Condit tries to clinch

and Kassoui moves into the clinch.

Condit pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Condit, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Condit tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kassoui manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Peter Condit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Condit tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kassoui manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Condit closes the distance looking to clinch

and Kassoui counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Kassoui drops back looking for a leg! Condit is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Condit manages to kick Kassoui off! Kassoui jumps back into Condit's guard.
Kassoui stands and throws Condit's legs to the side, diving into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Kassoui looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Kassoui has hold of Condit's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Condit tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Kassoui cranks the arm and Condit screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Condit, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Tamsir Kassoui!