PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Konrad Hielscher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Condit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Hielscher
vs
Condit

181 cm
23
198 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

190 cm
22
186 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Determined

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 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Konrad Hielscher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carlos Condit!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Bruno Lombardi and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hielscher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hielscher swats away the attempt to clinch by Condit.
Hielscher stuffs the takedown attempt from Condit. Condit gets slowly back to his feet.

Hielscher pushes Condit up against the cage in a clinch.
Condit with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Konrad Hielscher has been cut.
A short right from Hielscher.
Hielscher stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Hielscher for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Hielscher scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hielscher blocks the elbow strike.
Hielscher looking to stall.
Condit tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hielscher just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hielscher lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Condit with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Condit tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Konrad Hielscher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Condit.
Condit tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hielscher just stands there and leans against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Condit throws an elbow but misses.
Hielscher lands a right hand.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Condit just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hielscher's brow.
Hielscher blocks an elbow strike.
Condit misses with an elbow strike.
Hielscher struggles to land a body shot inside as Condit controls his hands.
Hielscher blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A knee to the head by Condit.
Condit has Hielscher pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hielscher manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Condit tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Condit looks to throw an elbow but misses.
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 Hielscher walks away with a smile on his face. Condit gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Condit takes a swing at Hielscher's ribcage but misses.

Hielscher clinches.
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!

Hielscher breaks from the clinch.

Condit drives through and clinches with Hielscher against the cage.
Hielscher taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Condit trying to land knees to the body.
The referee calls for Condit to work.
Condit drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hielscher gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hielscher blocks an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Condit tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hielscher just stands there and leans against the cage.
Condit lands a nice elbow.
Condit fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hielscher dodges an elbow strike from Condit.
Hielscher wants to break free but Condit has control.
Hielscher avoids a wild elbow strike from Condit.
Hielscher has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nice body punch from Hielscher.
Condit goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hielscher prevents it.

Hielscher breaks the clinch.
Hielscher connects with a looping right hand.

Hielscher pushes Condit up against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hielscher breaks from the clinch.
Hielscher smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Condit is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hielscher.
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!
Hielscher displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hielscher thuds a left hand into Condit's body.
Condit throws a sloppy head kick
and Hielscher counters with a straight right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hielscher avoids the head kick by Condit.
Condit throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Konrad Hielscher dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Konrad Hielscher's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Condit missing with knees to the body.
Condit jumps guard but Hielscher stands there with Condit around his waist. Condit gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Condit trying to land knees to the body.
Condit trying to land knees to the body.
Condit missing with knees to the body.
Condit misses with an elbow over the top.
Condit throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hielscher blocks it with crossed arms.
Condit missing with knees to the body.
Hielscher dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Hielscher's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Condit looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Hielscher pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Condit plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Konrad Hielscher is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hielscher avoids the head kick by Condit.
Condit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hielscher blocks a head kick by Condit.

Hielscher gets a clinch.
Condit tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hielscher just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hielscher avoids the elbow strike from Condit, against the cage.
Hielscher blocks the elbow strike.
Hielscher scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Still in the clinch, Hielscher scores with a nice short uppercut.
Carlos Condit seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Condit using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hielscher has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hielscher is trying to break the clinch but Condit is controlling him.
Condit drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hielscher gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Konrad Hielscher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Condit.
Condit misses with an elbow strike.
Hielscher taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Condit throws an elbow but misses.
Hielscher stalling.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Condit jumps guard but Hielscher stands there with Condit around his waist. Condit gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Condit tries to land a knee to the head but Hielscher blocks with his arms.
Condit throws an elbow but it misses.
Nice elbow from Condit.
Condit tries a knee to the head but Hielscher blocks it.
Condit tries to pull guard but Hielscher holds him up against the cage and eventually Condit drops back down to his feet.
Condit misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hielscher.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hielscher breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Carlos Condit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Condit throws a head kick that misses.
Hielscher throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Condit tries to keep at a distance but Hielscher has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hielscher cracks Condit with a nice body shot.
Condit pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Condit pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Condit creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Condit jumps guard but Hielscher stands there with Condit around his waist. Condit gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hielscher breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Condit tries to keep at a distance but Hielscher has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hielscher on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Condit throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hielscher on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Condit throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Condit lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Condit tries a knee to the head but Hielscher blocks it.
Hielscher blocks the elbow strike.
Hielscher avoiding damage as Condit throws knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Condit has Hielscher pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hielscher manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hielscher blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Condit just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hielscher's brow.
Condit pushes off an throws an elbow but Hielscher leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hielscher is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Condit is keeping busy.
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.
The cut man is working on Konrad Hielscher'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!

Condit moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hielscher fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Condit on the side of the head.

Hielscher instigates a clinch.
Hielscher managing to block the knees to the body from Condit.
Hielscher lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Condit or not.
Hielscher stalling.
Condit lands an elbow inside.
Hielscher dodges an elbow strike from Condit.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hielscher - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Condit jumps guard but Hielscher turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hielscher blocks the elbow strike.
Hielscher leaning against his opponent.
Hielscher looking to stall.

Condit decides to pull guard.
Hielscher is looking to stand up but Condit won't let him.
Hielscher controlling from the top position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Konrad Hielscher wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Hielscher lands a slapping body shot.
Konrad Hielscher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hielscher avoids the head kick by Condit.

Hielscher rushes Condit and presses him up against the cage.
Hielscher tries to break the clinch but Condit is controlling the position.

Hielscher breaks from the clinch.

Hielscher drives through and clinches with Condit against the cage.
Hielscher'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 missing with knees to the body.
Condit is trying to pull guard but Hielscher has him pressed against the cage.
Hielscher blocks an elbow strike from Condit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hielscher manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Condit tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hielscher avoids it.
Condit with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hielscher is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Condit tries to pull guard but Hielscher holds him up against the cage and eventually Condit drops back down to his feet.
Konrad Hielscher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Condit.
Condit fails to pull guard.

Hielscher breaks the clinch.
Condit closes the distance and clinches up with Hielscher, looking for a takedown. Condit pushes Hielscher against the cage but Hielscher circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Hielscher clinches up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hielscher is trying to maintain a safe position but Condit gets an underhook and turns Hielscher into the cage.
Condit misses with an elbow over the top.
Condit tries to land knees in the clinch but Hielscher avoids the damage to the body.
Hielscher is trying to push Condit away but Condit has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hielscher tries to break the clinch but Condit is controlling the position.
Condit fails to pull guard.
Condit misses with an elbow over the top.

Condit manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Condit throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Condit takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Hielscher gets to his feet - Condit follows without any prompting.

And that's the end of the fight!
Konrad Hielscher showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hielscher 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Konrad Hielscher!