PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mario Jose Binay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Condit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Jose Binay
vs
Condit

180 cm
21
180 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

188 cm
19
183 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

Dynamite

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mario Jose Binay!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carlos Condit!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Binay is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Condit circles away from the clinch attempt.
Binay fails with an attempt to clinch.
Condit looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Binay tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Condit counters with a three punch combo that has Binay backing up. Binay nods at Condit to acknowledge the strikes.
Condit circles away from the clinch attempt.
Binay is looking to clinch.
Binay tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Condit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Condit tried to score with a low kick but Binay checks it.
Condit misses with a right hand

and Binay holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Binay stalling the fight.
Condit wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Condit is trying to force a seperation but Binay has the dominant position.
Binay is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Binay seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Condit tries to circle away but Binay has him pinned against the cage.
Binay is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Condit is trying to force a seperation but Binay has the dominant position.

Condit breaks the clinch.
Condit thows a body shot but no joy.
Condit with a jab.

Binay has closed the distance and engaged Condit in a clinch.
Condit being controlled against the cage.
Condit wants to get back to striking at distance but Binay won't allow it.
Binay avoiding damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Condit can't break the clinch.
Binay taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mario Jose Binay.
Binay doesn't manage to clinch there - Condit circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Condit.
Binay wants to clinch up but Condit keeps it at a distance.
A slow jab from Condit misses its intended target.
Binay tries to clinch up.
Condit bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Binay's head.
Condit looks to score with a jab to the body but Binay is just out of range.
Mario Jose Binay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Binay tries to clinch there but Condit circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Binay tries to clinch up but Condit circles away and keeps his distance.
Condit tries to land a front kick but Binay steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Condit walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Binay checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Binay tries to close the distance and clinch but Condit swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Binay wants to clinch.
Condit dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Binay. That did some damage!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Condit circles away from the clinch attempt
and Condit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Binay tries to clinch but Condit moves out of range.
Binay uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Condit.
A swing and a miss from Condit.

Binay moves into the clinch.
Condit wants to get back to striking at distance but Binay won't allow it.
A bit of stalling here from Binay.
Condit misses with a knee strike.
Condit is trying to force a seperation but Binay has the dominant position.

Condit breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Binay keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Condit throws a wild body kick that Binay sees coming a mile off.
Condit keeps the fight on the outside.
Binay is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Binay tries to close the distance and clinch but Condit swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Binay wants to clinch up but Condit keeps it at a distance.
Binay moves in looking to clinch but Condit pushes him off.
Binay tries to clinch up but Condit circles away and keeps his distance.
Binay moves out of range as Condit throws a body kick.
Condit circles away from the clinch attempt.
Binay avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Condit throws a hook to the side of Binay's head but Binay sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fight stays on the outside here - Binay looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A swing and a miss from Condit.
Binay fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Condit throws a low kick but it's checked well by Binay.
Condit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A telegraphed right hand from Condit misses the target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Binay moves to clinch but Condit breaks away
and Condit counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Condit throws a half hearted mid kick.
Binay is looking to clinch.
Condit throws an overhand right that lands on Binay's shoulder, as Binay tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Carlos Condit will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Condit throws a series of punches but Binay avoids them all with ease.

Binay gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Binay has Condit pushed against the cage.
Binay gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Binay prevents Condit from breaking the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Condit's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mario Jose Binay.
Binay moves in looking to clinch but Condit pushes him off.
Binay tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Condit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Binay instigates a clinch.
Binay keeps control of Condit as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Condit breaks the clinch.
Binay tries to close the distance and clinch up but Condit swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Binay tries to clinch up.
Condit misses with a leg kick.
Condit misses with an uppercut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Condit.
Binay tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Condit misses with a low kick.
Binay tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Condit paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Condit looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A big left from Condit misses.
Binay tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Condit paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Binay closes the distance looking to clinch
and Condit counters with a nice leg kick.
Binay wants to clinch up but Condit keeps it at a distance.
Binay is looking to clinch but Condit is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Condit keeps the fight on the outside.
Condit throws a right and a left that Binay avoids nicely.
Binay wants to clinch up but Condit keeps it at a distance.
Binay slips a straight right by Condit.
Condit swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Condit fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Binay looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Binay uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Condit.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Condit.
Condit keeps the fight on the outside.
Condit misses with a straight left.
Condit misses with a body kick.
Binay tries to clinch up.
Condit throws a head kick that misses.
Condit swats away the attempt to clinch by Binay.

Binay moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Condit's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Binay prevents Condit from breaking the clinch.
Condit wants to get back to striking at distance but Binay won't allow it.
Condit throws a punch but it's blocked by Binay.
Binay stalling the fight.
Condit throws an elbow but it misses.
Condit has had enough of the clinch but Binay keeps him there for the moment.
Binay taking a breather.
Binay taking a breather.
Binay dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mario Jose Binay.
Binay moves away from the strike by Condit.
Condit misses with a straight right.
Condit misses with a hook.

Binay clinches up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Condit tries to break free but Binay pushes him back against the cage.
Binay keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Condit's efforts to push away.
Binay keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Condit's efforts to push away.
Condit is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Condit wants to break the clinch but can't.
Binay blocks an elbow strike.
Binay stalling against the cage.
Binay keeps control of Condit as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Condit wants to get back to striking at distance but Binay won't allow it.
Binay has Condit pushed against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Binay for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Mario Jose Binay will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Condit connects with an inside leg kick.
Binay tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Condit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Condit swats away the attempt to clinch by Binay.
Condit cracks the inside of Binay's front leg.
Condit throws a jab but it's blocked by Binay.
Binay is looking to clinch but Condit is avoiding it.
Binay wants to clinch up but Condit keeps it at a distance.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Binay checks a leg kick.
Binay fails in his attempt to clinch.
Condit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Binay.
Binay ducks under a wild hook from Condit.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Binay defending well as Condit loads up on a big left hand.
Condit throws a chopping leg kick but Binay manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mario Jose Binay is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Binay fails with an attempt to clinch.
Binay tries to clinch but Condit moves out of range.
Condit fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Binay doesn't manage to clinch there - Condit circles away.
Binay tries to close the distance and clinch but Condit swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Binay tries to close the distance and clinch up but Condit swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Binay tries to clinch but Condit moves out of range.
Binay wants to clinch up but Condit keeps it at a distance.
Binay takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Binay is looking to clinch.
Binay fails in his attempt to clinch.
Binay slips a jab from Condit.
Binay is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Condit keeps the fight on the outside.
Binay walks into a stiff left hand from Condit.
Binay tries to close the distance and clinch but Condit swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Condit throws a leg kick but Binay sees it coming and moves out of range.
Binay fails in his attempt to clinch.

Binay has Condit up against the cage in a clinch.
Binay wants to stall.
Condit wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Come on Binay - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Condit wants to get back to striking at distance but Binay won't allow it.

Condit manages to break the clinch.
Binay tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Condit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Binay defending well as Condit loads up on a big left hand.
Binay tries to close the distance and clinch but Condit swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Condit pivots, looking for a leg kick but Binay is out of range and Condit settles back down.
Binay tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Condit gets tackled into the cage by Binay. Binay maintains the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Binay.
Condit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Binay holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Condit tries to circle away but Binay has him pinned against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Binay stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mario Jose Binay.
Binay moves in looking to clinch but Condit pushes him off.
Binay gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Binay tries to clinch there but Condit circles away.
Binay checks a leg kick.
Condit keeps the fight on the outside.
Condit tries to land a leg kick but Binay saw it coming and moves away.
Binay tries to close the distance and clinch up but Condit swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Binay is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Binay is looking to clinch.
Binay tries to close the distance and clinch up but Condit swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Binay fails in his attempt to clinch.
Binay blocks a low kick nicely.
Binay slips under a jab from Condit.
Binay tries to close the distance and clinch but Condit swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Condit throws a body kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Binay looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Binay keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Condit.
Binay slips a straight right by Condit.
Binay displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Condit throws out the jab.

Binay closes the distance and clinches.
Binay taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Condit's face as he tries to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Binay displaying some good clinch control by pressing Condit up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mario Jose Binay clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Condit throws a big shot that misses.
Condit misses with a looping right.
Condit fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Condit swats away the attempt to clinch by Binay.
Binay tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Condit paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Condit misses with a wild body shot.

Binay has taken the fight to the clinch.
Condit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Condit wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Binay has him pressed against the cage.
Condit looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Binay stalling in the clinch.

Condit's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Binay tries to clinch but Condit is having none of it.
Condit misses the jab.

Binay has taken the fight to the clinch.
Condit wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Come on Binay - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Condit is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Binay's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Condit is looking to break free of the clinch but Binay has double underhooks.
Binay pressing his opponent against the cage.
Condit is looking to break free of the clinch but Binay has double underhooks.
Condit is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Condit breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Binay tries to clinch up but Condit circles away and keeps his distance.
Carlos Condit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Binay moves out of range as Condit throws a body kick.
Condit misses with a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Binay checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Condit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Binay tries to close the distance and clinch but Condit swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Binay moves out of range of the body kick.
Binay fails in his attempt to clinch.
A big right from Condit misses.
Condit misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A swing and a miss from Condit.
Condit misses with a body kick.
Binay wants to clinch.
Condit keeps the fight on the outside.
Binay tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Condit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Binay moves out of range of the body kick from Condit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Binay slips under a jab from Condit.
Binay is looking to clinch but Condit is avoiding it.
Binay tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Condit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Binay avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Binay tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Condit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Binay doesn't manage to clinch there - Condit circles away.
Binay tries to clinch up.
Binay fails in his attempt to clinch.
Binay doesn't manage to clinch there - Condit circles away.
Condit misses with a hook. Binay ducked under it nicely.
A big right from Condit misses.
Binay tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Condit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Binay fails in his attempt to clinch.
Condit takes a swing at Binay's ribcage but misses.
Binay tries to close the distance and clinch up but Condit swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Binay tries to clinch but Condit is having none of it.
Binay darts in trying to clinch
and Condit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Condit circles away from the clinch attempt.
Condit throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Binay stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Binay tries to close the distance and clinch but Condit swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Binay tries to clinch but Condit is having none of it.
Condit lands a leg kick that knocks Binay off balance momentarily.
Condit swats away the attempt to clinch by Binay.

Binay moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Condit tries to break the clinch but Binay is controlling the position.
Binay effectively controlling the action here.
Condit looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Condit tries to break free but Binay pushes him back against the cage.
Condit is looking to break free of the clinch but Binay has double underhooks.
Condit is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Carlos Condit will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Binay closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Condit counter with a right hand.
Condit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Binay.

Binay clinches with his opponent.
Binay stalling.
Condit is trying to force a seperation but Binay has the dominant position.
Condit is looking to break free of the clinch but Binay has double underhooks.
Condit throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Condit working hard to break the clinch.

Condit manages to break the clinch.
Binay tries to clinch up but Condit circles away and keeps his distance.
Binay walks into a stiff left hand from Condit.
Condit misses with an uppercut.
Binay is looking to clinch.
Condit pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Binay keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Condit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Condit throws a jab but it's blocked by Binay.

Binay clinches with his opponent.
Condit is looking to break free of the clinch but Binay has double underhooks.
Binay is stalling here.
Condit trying to control the position but instead, Binay has worked for underhooks and has pushed Condit into the cage.
Condit tries to circle away but Binay has him pinned against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mario Jose Binay.
The fight stays on the outside here - Binay looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Binay tries to clinch up.
Binay tries to close the distance and clinch up but Condit swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Condit misses the shot to the body.
Condit circles away from the clinch attempt.
Binay is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Binay is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Condit tests Binay's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Binay tries to clinch up but Condit circles away and keeps his distance.
Binay fails in his attempt to clinch.
Condit keeps the fight on the outside.
Condit circles away from the clinch attempt
and Condit counters with a solid body kick.
Binay avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Condit.
A jab from Condit misses.

Binay pushes Condit up against the cage in a clinch.
Condit wants to break free but Binay has control.
Binay stalling in the clinch.
Condit can't break the clinch.
Binay keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Condit's efforts to push away.
Condit wants to break the clinch but can't.
Condit wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Condit wants to break the clinch but can't.
Condit tries to break the clinch but Binay is controlling the position.
A head punch on the inside from Condit fails to land.
Condit has had enough of the clinch but Binay keeps him there for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Condit wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Condit is looking to break free of the clinch but Binay has double underhooks.
Binay manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mario Jose Binay.
Condit circles away from the clinch attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mario Jose Binay.
I think Binay has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 46:49
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 46:49
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 50:46

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Carlos Condit!
Carlos Condit is the new welterweight champion!