PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Quagmire Yeah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eoghan Condon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quagmire Yeah has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Yeah
vs
Condon

165 cm
21
153 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

180 cm
24
146 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Quagmire Yeah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eoghan Condon!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Condon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Eoghan Condon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Condon clinches up with Yeah and pushes him back against the cage.
Condon is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Yeah pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Condon lands with a right to the head.

Yeah decides to pull guard.
Yeah looking for a sweep. Not yet Yeah, not yet.
Yeah has a closed guard, preventing Condon from standing up.
Condon wants to stand and escape but instead Yeah has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Yeah stops Condon from standing up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Yeah thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Yeah passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Yeah is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Condon has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Yeah tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Yeah has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Yeah wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Condon, who protects the arm well.

Yeah wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Condon, who protects the arm well.
Condon tries to escape but Yeah is in control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Yeah wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Condon, who protects the arm well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Yeah wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Condon, who protects the arm well.
Condon tries to escape but Yeah is in control.

Yeah is trying to get an arm triangle but Condon is defending well.

Yeah goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Condon rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Yeah's guard! Nice work there by Condon!

Yeah has his foot on Condon's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Condon works his way back into a safe position though.
Condon wants to stand but Yeah is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Yeah has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Condon can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Yeah working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Condon doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Condon manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Yeah is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Condon is aware though and is defending well.
Condon wanted to stand there but Yeah had control of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Condon is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

Yeah is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Condon defends well.
Condon trying to stand up but can't free himself from Yeah's guard.
Condon must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Yeah is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Condon defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quagmire Yeah dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Yeah closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Condon's guard.
Condon is looking to stand up but Yeah isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yeah passes Condon's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Yeah is working for a kimura but Condon is defending it quite comfortably.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yeah prevents Condon from standing back up.
Condon has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.

Yeah is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Yeah seems to be looking for submissions.
Condon looks like he's trying to stand up.

Yeah is looking for a kimura here.
Yeah tries to pass to full mount but Condon defends it.
Yeah moves nicely into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Yeah thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Condon pushes Yeah away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Yeah gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Yeah is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Condon has escaped the position, nice work there.
Condon is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Yeah asserts his dominance and retains side control.

Yeah is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Condon is trying to escape and Yeah transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Condon is forced to tap! Nice work there by Yeah! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Quagmire Yeah!
The defeated Eoghan Condon had this to say: 'He got lucky...'.