PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Condom (ranked 2553 p4p, 5153 weight class) and Andre Hook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Condom
vs
Hook

188 cm
25
265
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
23
280
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Very quick

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kevin Condom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andre Hook!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Condom pushes Hook up against the cage in a clinch.
Condom fails to pull guard.

Condom drags the fight down to the ground.
Hook not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Condom throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Condom is looking for a triangle but Hook pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hook showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Hook has eaten all the pies!

Condom escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hook gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Condom is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hook is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Condom escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hook gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hook stays in close to Condom's body and controls the position.

Condom looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Condom escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hook gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hook slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Condom is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hook pulls his head out easily.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Condom looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hook slows the pace down in half guard.
Let's hope that Hook has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Condom has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Condom tries to roll over but Hook keeps him under control.
Hook controlling the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Condom looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Condom is looking to improve his position.
Hook with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

Condom looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Condom is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hook pulls his head out easily.
Hook sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Condom looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hook is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

Condom is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hook pulls his head out easily.
Hook sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Hook really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Condom. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Condom actively working from the bottom here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hook keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
It looks like Hook might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Condom dominated that round.
That's time! Condom's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Hook shoots in and drives through. Condom sprawls well.
Hook fails with a takedown attempt.
Kevin Condom is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hook misses with a takedown attempt - Condom sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kevin Condom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Hook.
Condom stuffs the takedown.
Condom tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hook swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Condom fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hook, pushing him back against the cage.

Condom has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Hook uses from the top position.
Hook controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Condom is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hook wants to control from the top but Condom keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hook advances position into side control!
Condom sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

Condom is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hook pulls his head out easily.

Condom is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hook pulls his head out easily.
Hook looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Condom is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hook can do to turn this around?
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Hook.

Condom looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hook with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

Condom actively working from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hook is taking a breather. Condom says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Hook's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

Condom looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hook slows the pace down in half guard.

Condom actively working from the bottom here.

Condom looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Condom actively working from the bottom here.

Condom looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hook is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Condom looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hook slows the pace down in half guard.
More stalling from Hook.
Condom is looking for a sweep. Hook is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hook is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Hook is continuing to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Condom actively working from the bottom here.

Condom looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Condom actively working from the bottom here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hook in particular looking to stall.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yet more stalling tactics from Hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Condom dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Hook shoots in for a takedown but Condom shows good takedown defense.

Hook closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Condom quickly recovers to half guard.
Well, if Hook is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

Condom looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hook looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Condom looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Condom is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hook pulls his head out easily.
Hook is taking a breather. Condom says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Condom actively working from the bottom here.
Hook sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Condom actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Condom looking for submissions off his back.
Hook perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Condom actively working from the bottom here.

Condom looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hook controlling the pace.
Hook with more of the same as he continues to hold on.

Condom looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hook is controlling the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Condom actively working from the bottom here.
Hook with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The adventures of Hook the control monster continue. Boring.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hook tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Condom defends well and Hook ends up having to push Condom into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Condom instigates a clinch.
Condom tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Condom jumps guard and drags Hook to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Condom is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hook is aware though and is defending well.
Hook is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Condom had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hook defends it easily.

Condom looking for a guillotine here but Hook defends easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Condom throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Andre Hook has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hook loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Andre Hook.
I think Condom 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Condom!
Kevin Condom tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.