PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kristofir Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Condor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wright comes to the cage accompanied by You're Going Down. Condor has chosen Sepultura - Ratamahatta as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Wright
vs
Condor

164 cm
23
155 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

180 cm
20
160 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kristofir Wright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pablo Condor!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wright closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Wright wants to lay and pray for a moment but Condor keeps working.

Condor kicks Wright off and gets back to his feet.
A punch combination from Condor misses.
Wright swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Condor looks to land a left hand but Wright moved out of range nicely.
Condor lands a slapping body shot.
Wright throws a sloppy head kick and Condor moves out of range easily.

Wright instigates a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Condor as Wright tries to tie him up.

Wright has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Condor uses from the top position.

Wright working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Condor doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Condor manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wright looking to hit a scissor sweep but Condor is one step ahead there.
Condor wants to pass the guard but Wright is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Condor preventing the sweep.
Wright is working hard here to advance position.
Wright might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Wright keeping moving, preventing Condor from controlling successfully.
Condor tries to free his leg and advance position but Wright is retaining full guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Condor throws a shot to the body.
Condor misses with a wild combination.
Pablo Condor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wright looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Condor throws a right and a left that Wright avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Condor lands a jab to the head.
Condor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wright.
Condor moves out of range of the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Condor.
Wright throws a low kick but Condor avoids it.
Condor punishes Wright's body with a nice straight punch.
Condor takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wright misses with a head kick.
Condor stuns Wright with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wright closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Condor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wright moves away.
Condor throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Kristofir Wright has been cut.
Wright ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Condor moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright dives in and grabs Condor's left leg, looking for a takedown. Condor pushes down on Wright's head and hops out.
Condor lands with a shot to the body.
Condor keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kristofir Wright. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wright is breathing heavily.
Wright tries a low kick but Condor avoids it.
A cross from Condor lands.
Wright ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Condor moves away.
Condor lands a right hook to the body.
A punch combination from Condor misses.
Condor is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Condor throws a series of punches but Wright avoids them all with ease.
Wright shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Condor defends it nicely.
Condor lands with an overhand left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Condor throws a series of strikes that have Wright backpedaling.
Condor ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A nice combination there by Condor.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Condor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Condor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wright.
Condor avoids the head kick by Wright.
Condor is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Wright rather than just go for the knockout.
Wright slips a jab and a cross from Condor.
Condor stalks Wright and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wright's face. Wright staggers backwards, shaken.
Wright avoids a punch combination nicely.
Condor scores with the left hand. Wright knows he should have avoided that one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Condor throws a nice looking combination but Wright bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Condor just misses with a punch to the body.
Wright tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Condor was well out of range. Poor timing from Wright.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Condor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kristofir Wright's cut.
That's time! Wright's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Wright misses the shot to the body.
Wright buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Condor throws a right hand that Wright ducks under and follows up with a left that Wright also avoids with ease.
Wright walks into a left hand.
Wright dodges the punch combination from Condor.
Condor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wright misses with a body punch
and Condor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wright throws a push kick but Condor slaps the foot to one side.
Condor scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wright tries a head kick but it misses.
Wright misses with a takedown
and Condor counters with a series of strikes. Wright will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wright throws a leg kick that misses.
Wright tries to clinch but Condor moves out of range.
Condor is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wright takes one on the button.
Wright looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Wright clinches with his opponent.
Wright misses with some punches.
Condor stalling against the cage.
Condor is trying to break the clinch but Wright has him pressed against the cage.
Condor has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wright prevents Condor from breaking the clinch.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Wright pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wright throws a head kick that half lands.
Condor throws a series of punches but Wright moves out of range.
Wright looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Condor is fending him off so far but Wright persists. Nope, Condor circles away and we're back to standing.
Wright misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wright showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Condor.

Wright decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright is trying to control. Condor wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Wright wants to pass to mount but Condor is defending the position.
Condor wants to get back to his feet.
Condor is trying to maintain the position but Wright is very close to passing his half guard.
Condor is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Condor is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Wright with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

Wright is trying to work for a kimura but Condor is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright not doing much here.
Condor is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wright wants to lay and pray for a moment but Condor keeps working.

Condor manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Condor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Condor closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Condor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wright pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Condor connects with a right hand. Wright shakes it off.
Pablo Condor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Condor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wright misses with a body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Wright.
Condor avoids a kick to the body.
Pablo Condor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wright is looking to land body kicks.
Condor throws a series of punches but Wright avoids them all with ease.
Wright fails in his attempt to clinch.
Condor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wright slips a jab and a cross from Condor.
A bone on bone clash there as Condor blocks the leg kick.
Wright throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Kristofir Wright will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kristofir Wright's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Condor misses with a two punch combination.
Wright looks for the body kick but Condor saw that one coming.
Condor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wright shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Condor but Condor pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wright walks into a straight right hand from Condor.
Wright looks for a takedown but Condor sprawls well.
Wright on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A combination from Condor does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright walks into a stiff left hand from Condor.
Condor lands a jab to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Wright rushes Condor and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Condor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Condor digs a good hook to Wright's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Condor's waist but Condor gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wright off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kristofir Wright. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wright fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Condor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wright tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Condor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Condor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wright circles away quickly and effectively.

Wright shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Condor manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Condor avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wright looking to pass the guard.
Wright trying to control the position from guard on top but Condor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Condor is keeping the position for now.

Condor is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Wright drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Condor manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Wright has Condor in his guard.
Wright keeping moving, preventing Condor from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Condor wanted to stand there but Wright had control of the position.
Condor controls from within his opponent's guard.

Wright looking for a guillotine here but Condor defends easily.
Wright lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Condor!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Condor bucks Wright off and manages to get back to his feet!
Condor avoids the head kick by Wright.
Wright takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wright thows a body shot but no joy.
Condor throws a series of punches but Wright moves out of range.
Wright looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Danga de danga de dang - Condor scores with a four punch combination!
Condor works over Wright's head and body with a nice combination.
Wright shoots in for a takedown but Condor shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Wright clinches.
Condor tries to break free but Wright pushes him back against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Condor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Condor!