PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Condit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rex Crawford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Condit
vs
Crawford

190 cm
22
186 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

185 cm
25
185 lbs
3 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carlos Condit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rex Crawford!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Anthony Taglia and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Condit fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Condit fails with the takedown.
Crawford throws a body kick that misses.

Crawford shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Crawford was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Condit stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Condit dodges the ground and pound from Crawford.
Condit gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Crawford missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Condit blocking the ground and pound attempt from Crawford.
Crawford missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Condit is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Crawford's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Crawford's back!
Crawford really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Condit. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Condit softening up his opponent with strikes here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawford avoids the strikes from Condit.
Condit throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Crawford!
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Condit.
Condit is landing big shots and Crawford is squirming looking to escape! He can't escape though and the ref jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlos Condit!