PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Condit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson Sanders has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Condit
vs
Sanders

190 cm
22
186 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

177 cm
22
194 lbs
5 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Big heart

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Knockout power

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 1 - 3 - 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 5 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jackson Sanders!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Anthony Taglia and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanders takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Sanders gets caught napping as Condit dives in and scores a takedown. Sanders manages to retain guard.
Condit preventing the sweep.
Condit prevents Sanders from getting back to his feet.
Condit passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Condit stands up.

Condit fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sanders, pushing him back against the cage.
Condit is working for takedown but Sanders is calmly controlling the position for now.

Condit jumps into guard, dragging Sanders to the mat.
Condit looking to control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanders loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Condit is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Condit will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Sanders got a little sloppy there for a moment and Condit has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sanders has managed to get both his arms back between Condit's legs - danger averted.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders throwing strikes from guard but Condit blocks nicely.
Sanders with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sanders throws a strike but Condit rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Condit stands up and waves to Sanders to follow him.
Condit cracks Sanders with a good jab.
Condit shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sanders pinned against the cage. Sanders gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sanders tries to clinch but Condit moves out of range.

Condit shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Condit showed some decent athleticism there.

Condit is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Condit is working for a submission of some sort.
Sanders 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.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Condit keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Condit is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sanders defends it well.
Condit drops an elbow to the side of Sanders's head.
Condit is keen to just control but Sanders is a slippery customer.

Condit is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Condit scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sanders wants to get back to his feet.

Condit seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Sanders is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Carlos Condit!