PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hung Rosario (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto El Condor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roberto El Condor has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Hung Rosario's chin.

Rosario
vs
El Condor

167 cm
25
162 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

178 cm
25
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hung Rosario!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roberto El Condor!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rosario moves into the clinch.
Rosario prevents El Condor from breaking the clinch.
Rosario will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning El Condor up against the cage.
Rosario pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rosario lands with a right to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

El Condor manages to pull guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as El Condor holds on and takes a little breather.
El Condor is trying to control the position but Rosario postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
El Condor looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Rosario puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
El Condor is looking for a sweep. Rosario is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rosario could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Rosario looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Rosario not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rosario is thwarting El Condor's attempts to control the position.
Rosario missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
El Condor is looking for a sweep. Rosario is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

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.
Still in half guard, Rosario seems content to control.
El Condor is looking for a sweep. Rosario is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rosario scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
El Condor is trying to maintain the position but Rosario is very close to passing his half guard.
El Condor tries to get to full guard but Rosario has control of the leg.
Rosario controlling the action here.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Roberto El Condor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
El Condor looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rosario is fending him off so far but El Condor persists. Nope, Rosario circles away and we're back to standing.
Rosario throws a counter high kick but El Condor was just alert enough to avoid it.

El Condor moves into the clinch.
El Condor is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Rosario to keep the fight standing.
Rosario prevents the takedown attempt.
Hung Rosario has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roberto El Condor.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Condor is looking to take this one to the mat.

Rosario decides to pull guard.
El Condor throws a strike but Rosario rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rosario engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
El Condor pulls Rosario in close to his closed guard and prevents Rosario from doing any damage or advancing position.
Rosario is stalling in the full guard.
Rosario postures up in El Condor's guard and throws a big left but El Condor blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rosario lands a couple of elbows.

Rosario stands and steps away. El Condor gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

El Condor moves into the clinch.
The referee calls for El Condor to work.
El Condor throws a knee to the head but misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
El Condor tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rosario prevents El Condor from breaking the clinch.
El Condor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hung Rosario dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Rosario misses the shot to the body.
Rosario shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says El Condor as he avoids it easily.
El Condor dives in for a single leg takedown but Rosario sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Rosario half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
El Condor closes the distance and clinches up with Rosario, looking for a takedown. El Condor pushes Rosario against the cage but Rosario circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

El Condor pushes Rosario up against the cage in a clinch.
Rosario is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that El Condor can do to turn this around?
El Condor misses with a knee to the head.
El Condor tries to score a body lock takedown but Rosario shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hung Rosario has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roberto El Condor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
El Condor misses with a knee to the head.
El Condor wants to break free but Rosario has control.
El Condor drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rosario pulls his leg out and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from El Condor.
El Condor misses with a takedown attempt
and Rosario counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
El Condor is breathing heavily.
El Condor fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
El Condor throws a head kick that misses.

Rosario shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rosario showed some decent athleticism there.
Rosario with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Rosario is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rosario is taking a breather. El Condor 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 two minutes gone in the round.

Rosario is sneakily working for an arm triangle but El Condor sees it coming and defends easily.
Rosario not doing much here.
El Condor is looking to improve his position.
El Condor blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rosario.
Rosario throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Rosario looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Rosario thows a huge punch but El Condor dodges it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Condor is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Rosario in particular looking to stall.
Rosario is thwarting El Condor's attempts to control the position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

El Condor feints and as Rosario raises his hands in defense, El Condor changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Condor wants to control from the top but Rosario keeps moving.
Rosario keeping full guard, as El Condor tries to pass.
El Condor throwing strikes from guard but Rosario blocks nicely.
El Condor has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rosario is proving hard to escape from.
Hung Rosario overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rosario is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Roberto El Condor will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

El Condor is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rosario sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
El Condor shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rosario pinned against the cage. Rosario gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

El Condor moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rosario tries for a takedown but El Condor manages to get underhooks.
Rosario letting El Condor take a breather here.
El Condor is trying to force a seperation but Rosario has the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

El Condor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
El Condor lands a high kick!

It looks like Hung Rosario has been cut.

El Condor scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Rosario might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rosario managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by El Condor.
Rosario tries to get back to half guard but can't.
El Condor wants to take a breather but Rosario manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for El Condor.
Rosario is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Condor looking to sit in guard and control but Rosario gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
El Condor lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

El Condor throwing strikes from guard but Rosario blocks nicely.
Rosario looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Condor preventing the sweep.

El Condor drops back, looking for a kneebar! Rosario looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Rosario looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Rosario!
Rosario working the head and body with strikes.

Rosario is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, El Condor has escaped the position, nice work there.
Rosario is putting a hurting on El Condor here, landing some big shots from side control.

That's four 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.
El Condor tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rosario working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rosario wants to lay and pray for a moment but El Condor keeps working.
Rosario working the body and head with strikes.
Rosario misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rosario wants to control but El Condor is keeping him busy.
El Condor is looking to reverse the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roberto El Condor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think El Condor has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 29:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!