PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Condit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Silver will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Condit
vs
Silver

190 cm
20
270 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

194 cm
20
239 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Carlos Condit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Silver!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Silver scoring well with a low kick there.

Condit closes the distance and pushes Silver back into the cage.
Condit throws a knee to the head but misses.
Condit with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Condit lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Silver avoids a wild elbow strike from Condit.
Condit swings wildly with an uppercut but Silver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Condit trying to land knees to the body.
Condit lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silver backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Condit lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Condit misses with a punch on the inside.
Silver tries to stall but Condit uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Condit misses with a punch on the inside.
Condit working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Condit working aggressively here.
A body shot lands from Condit.
Condit throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Condit lands a shoulder strike.
Condit trying to land knees to the body.
A short left from Condit.
Condit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Condit scores with a nice hook to the head.
Silver looking to stall.
Silver looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Condit tries a body shot but Silver blocks it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Condit.
Condit lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Condit working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Condit.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silver blocks an elbow strike.
Condit blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Condit working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Condit definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Silver tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Condit's elbow.
Condit scores with a shoulder strike.
Condit pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Condit lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Condit lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Condit scores with a nice hook to the head.
Condit softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Silver gets tackled into the cage by Condit. Condit maintains the clinch.
Silver blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Condit lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Condit drops Silver onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Silver is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Silver is rocked!
Silver stalling in the clinch but Condit improves position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Condit.
Silver is still on wobbly legs! Can Condit finish him?
A nice right hand lands inside from Condit.
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!
Clinched against the cage, Condit lands a big elbow that drops Silver! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Silver is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlos Condit!